Kawabata made her professional debut, in a 55 kilogram catchweight bout, against Kate Oyama at Deep Jewels 32 on March 7, 2021.
Although all three judges scored the bout an even 19–19 draw, the victory was awarded to Kawabata due to the Jewels ruleset.
[4] Kawabata faced Miki Motono in the main event of Deep Jewels 35 on December 11, 2021.
[6] After suffering the first loss of her professional career, Kawabata moved down to super atomweight, in order to face the reigning Jewels atomweight and the DEEP Microweight champion Saori Oshima in a non-title bout at Deep Jewels 36 on March 12, 2022.
[14] Kawabata faced Si Woo Park at Deep Jewels 42 on September 10, 2023, losing the fight by unanimous decision.