Taiga Kawabe
| Taiga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Taiga Kawabe (河部 大雅) August 14, 1996 Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Other names | Hypernova |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60.0 kg (132.3 lb; 9.45 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Super Bantamweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Karate |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Japan |
| Team | TRY HARD GYM (2012-2020, 2022-) Team Dragon (2021) |
| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 45 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Hiroya (elder brother) |
Taiga Kawabe is a Japanese kickboxer, currently signed with RISE, where he is the former RISE Super Featherweight (-60kg) champion. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight and K-1 Super Featherweight champion, as well as a two-time K-1 Grand Prix runner-up.
Taiga is the younger brother of Hiroya, who inspired him along with the two time K-1 Max World Champion Masato to start practicing Karate in his childhood, becoming a Black Belt at the fifth grade.
He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight in the world by Combat Press between April 2018 and January 2019.