Miyuu Sugawara
is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the atomweight divisions of K-1 and Krush, where she is the former Krush Atomweight champion and the current K-1 Atomweight champion. Kickboxing career Early career Prior to making her professional debut, Sugawara competed as an amateur, during which time she won the 2017 K-1 All Japan B-Class tournament at 50 kg and the 2018 K-1 All Japan B-Class tournament at 45 kg. This led to her being named the "Amateur Fighter of the Year" at 2018 K-1 awards. Sugawara made her professional debut against the more experienced, but winless, Satomi Toyoshima at Krush 97 on January 26, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 30–26 in her favor, while the third judge awarded her a 29–28 scorecard. Sugawara next faced the 2018 K-1 All Japan Amateur tournament winner Michiko Nobutani, who was making her professional debut, at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 100 on April 19, 2019. She suffered the first loss and the first stoppage loss of her professional career, as Nobutani won by a third-round knockout. After suffering her first loss, Sugawara faced the unbeaten Chan Lee at K-1 KRUSH FIGHT 103 on July 21, 2019.