Takeshi Caesar
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Caesar Takeshi | |
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Born | Tomofumi Murata 17 August 1955 Yamaguchi, Japan |
Other names | Caesar |
Nationality | ![]() |
Division | Welterweight |
Style | Shoot boxing |
Tomofumi Murata (村田 友文, Murata Tomofumi) (born August 17, 1955), better known by his ring name Takeshi Caesar (シーザー武志, Shīzā Takeshi), is a Japanese actor, retired kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.[1][2][3]
Career
Murata started competing in kickboxing at age of 16, being trained in the Nishio Gym. He adopted the name of Takeshi Caesar and won the Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight Championship, making a name for himself. In 1984, he became interested in professional wrestling and was introduced to Satoru Sayama, who trained him in shoot-style at his Super Tiger Gym. Caesar then was contacted by Karl Gotch and Akira Maeda and was part of the Universal Wrestling Federation. After the fall of UWF, his experiences with its wrestling style induced him to creating a similarly mixed style of kickboxing, which he called shootboxing. His company had his first event in 1985, and had working agreements with Newborn UWF and later with Fighting Network RINGS and Pancrase.
Championships and accomplishments
- Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation
- APKF Welterweight Championship (1 time)[citation needed]
- APKF Middleweight championship (1 time)[citation needed]
- Japan Shootboxing Association
- JSBA Hawkweight 1st champion (1986)[citation needed]
- World Shootboxing Association
- WSBA Hawkweight 1st champion (1988)[citation needed]
Kickboxing record
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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1990-08-26 | Loss | ![]() |
Tokyo, Japan | KO | 2 | |||
1990-05-30 | Win | ![]() |
Osaka, Japan | |||||
1989-11-04 | Win | ![]() |
Tokyo, Japan | KO | 2 | 2:31 | ||
1989-05-26 | Loss | ![]() |
Yokohama, Japan | KO | 1 | 4:28 | ||
Loses WSBA Shootboxing Hawkweight title | ||||||||
1988-11-05 | Win | ![]() |
Shootboxing vs Muay Thai Vol.2 | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 1 | 6:49 | |
1988-08-13 | Win | ![]() |
UWF The Professional Bout | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Body kick) | 1 | 2:36 | |
1988-05-21 | Win | ![]() |
Shootboxing Worldrevolution Declaration | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 1 | 5:08 | |
Wins inaugural WSBA Shootboxing Hawkweight title | ||||||||
1988-01-31 | Loss | ![]() |
Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 3 | |||
1987-12-05 | Win | ![]() |
Shootboxing vs Canada Martial Arts | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 2 | 2:08 | |
1987-11-09 | Win | ![]() |
Osaka, Japan | |||||
1987-07-12 | Win | ![]() |
Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #4 | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Defends JSBA Shootboxing Hawkweight title | ||||||||
1987-05-30 | Win | ![]() |
Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #3 | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 1 | 3:30 | |
1987-03-21 | Win | ![]() |
Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #2 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision | 3 | ||
1987-01-31 | Win | ![]() |
Shoot Boxing Ishu Kakutogisen #1 | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 2 | 1:35 | |
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Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | Tekken | Minoru Hiraoka |
1991 | Ote | Onitsume |
1995 | Kamikaze Takushi | Yakuza |
1995 | Shinjuku Triad Society | Karino |
1995 | Shin daisan no gokudō: boppatsu Kansai gokudō sensō | Hazama |
1996 | The Way to Fight | - |
1996 | Fudoh: The New Generation | Kyushu yakuza leader |
1997 | Full Metal Yakuza | Tosa |
1997 | Kishiwada Shonen Gurentai: Chikemuri junjô-hen | Bar owner |
1998 | Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai: Bōkyō | Riichi's uncle |
1999 | Ley Lines | - |
2004 | Izo | Samurai |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2010/05/26/0003021444.shtml (in Japanese)
- ^ http://gbring.com/sokuho/news/2007_02/0222_sb_04.htm (in Japanese)
- ^ http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/2649221/ (in Japanese)
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