Kickboxing champion Katsuyori Shibata was born to his father, Katsuhisa Shibata, a “former Japanese sumo wrestler and New Japan Pro-Wrestling competitor.”
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Katsuhisa passed away on January 16, 2010, after a wrestling career that lasted 11 years (1966 to 1977).
Upon retirement, Katsuhisa served as a referee for the next 32 years of his life before his passing.
Who Is Katsuyori Shibata?
Katsuyori Shibata is a pro wrestler from Japan, who doubles as a mixed martial artist and wrestling trainer.
Shibata performs under the All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and is the current ROH Pure Champion.
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Shibata has been able to defend his ROH Pure Championship title on two occasions.
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He has spent most of his career with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), and is a “former three-time NEVER Openweight Champion, and a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.”
In 2017, he won the New Japan Cup, and has previously been a Revolution Pro Wrestling’s British Heavyweight Champion.
As a trainer, Shibata served as the head coach of NJPW’s dojo in Los Angeles for five years.
So far in mixed martial arts, he has recorded 4 wins and a draw out of 15 fights.
Shibata happens to be the son of “former Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance and New Japan Pro-Wrestling competitor Katsuhisa Shibata.”
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