Katsuya Kitamura
Katsuya Kitamura | |
---|---|
Born | NJPW Dojo | December 14, 1985
Debut | 2015[1][2] |
Retired | 2018 |
Katsuya Kitamura (北村 克哉, Kitamura Katsuya, December 14, 1985 – October 12, 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, bodybuilder and an amateur wrestler trained by
Amateur wrestling career
Prior to becoming a
Steroids and ban
On June 13, 2011, Kitamura was banned from amateur wrestling for two years after testing positive for
Professional wrestling career
Kitamura began training in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo in 2015. His first match in NJPW was not a traditional professional wrestling match, but rather a
After undergoing further training, Kitamura wrestled his first ever professional match on September 1, 2016, at
On June 24, 2017, three months after his debut, Kitamura won the first match in his career when he teamed with Tomoyuki Oka to defeat
Mixed martial arts career
Kitamura made his mixed martial arts debut against Bobby Ologun at Rizin 32 on November 20, 2021, He lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round.[18]
Death
Kitamura died on October 12, 2022, at age 36; reportedly, he felt unwell and called an ambulance to take him to a hospital, where his condition rapidly deteriorated.[19][14] The cause of death was not released publicly.
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur wrestling
- Japan Wrestling Federation
- All Japan Wrestling Championship in the 120 kg category
Professional wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
By submission | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Bobby Ologun | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin 32 | November 20, 2021 | 2 | 2:34 | Okinawa , Japan
|
References
- ^ a b c d e "Katsuya Kitamura". Sp.njpw.jp. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Katsuya Kitamura – 北村克哉 – New Japan Pro-Wrestling". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Katsuya Kitamura Wins the NJPW Young Lion Cup 2017". Wrestling Culture. December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "NJPW's powerful Young Lion Katsuya Kitamura debuts tonight! Tagging with Oka, he faces the deadly G.O.D.!". March 13, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "Doping-Japanese wrestler banned for steroid use". Reuters. June 13, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Lion's Gate Project1 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Lion's Gate Project3 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 – Tag 4 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 – Tag 5 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "鉄拳Presents World Tag League 2017". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lion's Gate Project10". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Katsuya Kitamura podría no volver a luchar tras una importante lesión". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. September 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Pollock, John (October 14, 2022). "Katsuya Kitamura, former NJPW Young Lion Cup winner, dies at 36". POST Wrestling. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "katsuya kitamura on Instagram: "私、北村克哉は2019/1/31をもちまして新日本プロレスを退団いたしました。 昨年3月の欠場以来、北村の復帰を願い待っていて下さったファンの皆様には本当に申し訳ない気持ちでいっぱいです。 復帰に向けて自分なりに必死にトレーニングに取り組んで来ました。…"". Instagram. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "北村克哉". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Solowrestling (February 5, 2019). "Katsuya Kitamura abandona NJPW". www.solowrestling.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (November 20, 2021). "RIZIN 32 videos, results: Rena Kubota stops Miyuu Yamamoto with vicious knee in main event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "元新日本プロレスの北村克哉さんが36歳で急死 退団後はRIZINでボビー・オロゴンとも対戦". Tokyo Sports. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ Alvarez, Bryan (March 15, 2018). "WOR: 2017 WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER AWARDS DISCUSSION AND MORE!". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 15, 2018.