In August 2021, Rina Okamoto, also known as “Panchan Rina”, appeared at the “RIZIN” press conference (Photo: Tokyo Sports/Aflo)
On December 5, the Hyogo Prefectural Police acted under the ring name of “Panchan Rina”.KickboxingPlayersRina OkamotoSuspect (28)he conson suspicionarrestdone.
Okamoto participated in a limited poster handed out at the martial arts event “THE MATCH 2022” held at the Tokyo Dome in June.Tenshi NasukawawhenTakerutwo fakessignThere is a suspicion that it was sold under a false explanation as “autographed”. Okamoto admitted to the allegations.
After winning his professional debut in February 2019, Okamoto has continued to win without losing. In March 2022, he defeated Miki Kitamura and won the first KNOCK OUT-BLACK minimumweight title of the kickboxing group “KNOCK OUT”.
With the arrest of the active champion, commentary about the incident is heard one after another from the martial arts world.
Mixed martial arts fighter Shinya Aoki posted on Twitter shortly after his arrest that he revealed he was a “moral problem, little villain or flamboyant accessory.” 》And cut in two.
Ren Hiramoto, a former K-1 fighter and mixed martial arts fighter, tweeted: “From the beginning, I thought Panchuri was a suspicious person! 》 “ You underestimate Tenshin and martial arts fans for such a fraud ”, he continues to criticize.
Even on December 8, three days after the arrest, there are still many comments to mention.
Former world boxing champion Shinji Takehara was severely criticized in his YouTube video, saying, “If it’s for living expenses, work. Get a part-time job. Work in a convenience store.” Hideki “Shrek” Sekine, a former police officer and martial arts fighter, tweeted, “It’s important to support the suspect as a friend, but first and foremost we should support the feelings of the victim.”
“Actually, the day before, Nasukawa, who was ‘used,’ mentioned the incident in an Instagram live stream and said, ‘You can’t help it. He made statements in defense of the suspect.
There used to be a news report about it, but it’s now been deleted, and I have a feeling that’s also adding to the uproar.” (Net News editor)
On the other hand, there are also “big stars of the martial arts world” who are silent. Also active as a YouTuber,Mirai Asakurais.
“Asakura has collaborated with Okamoto many times on his YouTube videos. Even in “Breaking Down”, where Asakura serves as a special consultant, Okamoto visited the tournament the day before his arrest. It was a friendly relationship, like a video interview be released.
Asakura revealed on YouTube that he signed a contract with Serina (Shizurina Wada) on November 9, but said at the time, “I will go beyond Pan-chan’s goal. He also made remarks to relieve Okamoto, saying, ‘For please take care of me.”
However, on October 17, Okamoto posted a “belted bra” video on his Instagram in which he mimicked the throne belt as a bra, and it was criticized by some martial arts fans.
Also, there’s this view on kickboxing skill.
“I won the championship and won all 13 matches so far, but looking at the details, I only won 2 times by KO, and the rest were all decisions. There was a question mark attached to ‘true ability.’
However, the martial arts world could not ignore the influence of Okamoto, who published a photo book and was frequently exposed to the media. I started playing bigger and bigger events.
Consequently, due to his influence, he has given the entire martial arts world a negative image…” (Martial arts journalist)
There are no signs that comments from athletes and officials about Okamoto’s arrest will subside, and the commotion continues to simmer. Ironically, this may be a result of the martial arts world relying too heavily on influencers.
( SmartFlash
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