Biography and Career
Hayato was born in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan as Yuji Miyake (三宅裕二). He became a professional kickboxer on May 26, 2000.
Hayato changed his ring name as HAYATØ from Hayato (隼人) in April 2003.
He won the title of UKF super welterweight championship after beating Jeremy Harminson（ United States / interim champion） by decision 3-0 on January 24, 2004.
In November 2009, he announced his retirement and he thanked to the audience that he managed to continue being a professional kickboxer for 9 years after his retirement match.
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