When he was 20, he decided to attend a fitness club, but he thought it wasn't enough and then he started going to kickboxing gym which was near to his home.

In September, Ito had a championship for the vacant title of MAJKF Welterweight, and fought against Takashi Idemoto.

Idemoto cut Ito's middle of forehead with elbow, but he couldn't open his wound because his stamina ran out.

In April 1998, he went to France to attend the world tournament of 67 kg class, fought against Jomhod Kiatadisak.

He couldn't take a measure against Jomhod's neck wrestling, and he was knocked out by body shots with knee at 2R.

He cut Parr's middle of the forehead by left elbow at 2R, and the doctor stopped the bout.

This was regarded as passive attitude by referee and he was taken off his points twice, so Ito won by unanimous decision at 5R.

[4] Ito received the accident to his brain at the end of the year, the doctor stopped him to continue fighting kickboxing, so that he did a regrettable retirement this time.