Leona Pettas
Also Known As: 玲於奈 加藤, レオナ・ペタス
Biography: Leona Pettas (Japanese: レオナ・ペタス, Leona Pettas, born April 29, 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1, where he is the former Super Featherweight champion. He took the family name of his first trainer Karateka Nicholas Pettas. Pettas is the 2022 K-1 Super Featherweight World Grand Prix winner, the former Krush Super Featherweight champion and a one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Iruma, Saitaima Prefecture, Japan
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Birthday: April 29, 1992
Age: 33 years old
Gender: Male
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K-1 WORLD GP 2021: K'FESTA 4 - Day 2
Overview: The main event bout between Takeru Segawa and Leona Pettas for the K-1 Super Featherweight Championship will serve as the headliner. The heavyweight bout between Kyotaro and Kosuke Jitsutaka was likewise rescheduled. The fight between the former K-1 Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo and Kaito was scrapped, as Anpo was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai, Dansiam AyothayaFightGym, Kamlaiphet Pran26 and Petchseenil Sor Puangthong will all be unable to compete due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. TETSU versus Tomoya Yokoyama, MIO versus Mako Yamada, Akihiro Kaneko versus Momotaro Kiyama and Hiroki versus Ryuka were all rescheduled for this event as well.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-03-28
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THE MATCH 2022
Overview: Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takeru (also known as The Match 2022) was a professional kickboxing event held at The Tokyo Dome on June 19, 2022. Rizin Fighting Federation CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara was a general producer, and has stated that this would be a neutral event regardless of the organization. The main card featured fighters from K-1, RISE, and other kickboxing promotions. The main event was a cross-promotional bout between Tenshin Nasukawa, representing RISE, and Takeru, representing K-1.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-06-18
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K-1 WORLD GP 2015: The Championship
Overview: The Champion Carnival was a match between four-weight champions who were born during a year of battle, and they gathered together to compete in a title match. Furthermore, the final match of 2015, where all the star players participated and attracted a huge crowd packed at Yoyogi Gymnasium.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-11-21
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K-1 WORLD GP 2016: 60kg Japan Tournament
Overview: K-1 WORLD GP 2016 IN JAPAN held on April 24th. The 60kg class, with strong players including Tobe Hirotaka and Tobe Koya, clashing with eight Japanese warriors hoping to compete in the world tournament. The sympathetic survival match is worth watching.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-04-24
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K-1 WORLD GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament
Overview: The K-1 WORLD GP 2019 JAPAN Super Bantamweight World's Strongest Tournament takes place on June 30, 2019, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. This event features fighters like Yoshiki Takei, Yuta Murakoshi, Akihiro Kaneko, and Rui Ebata in the Super Bantamweight World’s Strongest Tournament. Competitors battle in an eight-man bracket to claim supremacy. The night offers intense kickboxing showdowns. It’s a landmark event for K-1’s super bantamweight division.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-06-30
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K-1 WORLD GP 2020: K'FESTA 3
Overview: The K-1 WORLD GP 2020 JAPAN K’FESTA.3 takes place on March 22, 2020, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event features fighters like Takeru Segawa, Petchdam Petchkiatpetch, Minoru Kimura, and Sina Karimian. Competitors battle in a Super Welterweight Tournament and three title defenses. The night promises fierce kickboxing action. It’s K-1’s first major event of 2020.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-03-22
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K-1 WORLD GP 2021: Super Welterweight & Featherweight Double Title Match
Overview: The K-1 WORLD GP 2021 JAPAN Super Welterweight & Featherweight Double Title Match takes place on December 4, 2021, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features Kimura “Philip” Minoru defending his Super Welterweight title against Daikai Shima in the main event. The co-main event pits Takanotsume Tatsuya against Taito Gunji for the Featherweight title. Other fighters include Kenta Hayashi, Gonnapar Weerasakreck, Leona Pettas, and Kizaemon Saiga across the card. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2021, showcasing two championship bouts.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-12-04
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K-1 WORLD GP 2022: Yokohama Festival
Overview: The K-1 WORLD GP 2022 JAPAN Yokohama Festival takes place on September 11, 2022, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. This kickboxing event features an eight-man Super Featherweight Championship Tournament with fighters like Leona Pettas, Hirotaka Asahisa, Tatsuya Oiwa, and Tomoya Yokoyama. Tetsuya Yamato defends his Super Lightweight title against Daizo Sasaki in the co-main event. Other competitors include Akihiro Kaneko, Sina Karimian, and Hiromi Wajima across various bouts.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-11
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K-1 ReBIRTH 2
Overview: The K-1 ReBIRTH 2 event takes place on December 9, 2023, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing spectacle features Hiromi Wajima defending his Super Welterweight title against Ouyang Feng in the main event. Other title fights include Toma Kuroda vs. Issei Ishii for the Bantamweight belt and Hasan Toy vs. Shintaro Matsukura for the Middleweight crown. Additional competitors like Akihiro Kaneko, Leona Pettas, and Kana Morimoto face off across the card. It’s K-1’s final major event of 2023, closing the year with high-stakes action.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-12-09
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K-1 BEYOND
Overview: K-1 BEYOND took place on May 31, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan, promoted by K-1 Japan Group in collaboration with China’s Wu Lin Feng. The main event features an eight-man K-1 Super Featherweight (60kg) Championship Tournament, with confirmed fighters Tomoya Yokoyama, Leona Pettas, Yuta Matsuyama. Key title fights include Liu Ce defending his K-1 Cruiserweight title against Thian De Vries and Ouyang Feng defending his Super Welterweight title against Darryl Verdonk. The card also showcases a rematch for the Super Lightweight belt between Yodkhunpon and Shu Inagaki.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-05-31
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