Roman Olegovich Kryklia (
Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Крикля; born October 11, 1991) is a
Ukrainian heavyweight
kickboxer
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currently signed to
ONE Championship
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where he competes in both
Light Heavyweight
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Boxing
Professional
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The light heavyweight class has ...
and
Heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
Male boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation an ...
division in
Kickboxing
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, where he is the inaugural and current
ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion. along with the inaugural and current
ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Championship.
He is 2015
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix runner-up, and won
Kunlun Fight 80 and K-1 World GP 2016 Belgrade tournaments.
As of September 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the #3 heavyweight kickboxer in the world, while Beyond Kickboxing ranks him at #4 as of October 2022.
As of December 2023 Kryklia is ranked #1 in the world by WBC Muay Thai rankings. Kryklia holds notable wins over:
Iraj Azizpour (2X),
Guto Inocente
Carlos Augusto "Guto" Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Inocente formerly competed for the UFC and Strikeforce in MMA.
He signed with Glo ...
,
Murat Aygun,
Andrei Stoica
Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He was the first to hold the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship and held the SUPERKOMBAT record for most con ...
,
Tarik Khbabez,
Rade Opačić
Radomir Opačić (born June 17, 1997) is a Serbian kickboxing, kickboxer and former taekwondoist who competes in the Heavyweight division.
As of August 2024, he was ranked as the 7th best heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.
Biography and ...
,
Nordine Mahieddine
Nordine Mahieddine (born 11 December 1989) is an Algerian-French kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He also competed for SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and World Fighting League.
Between July 2021 and Septe ...
,
Fabio Kwasi
Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to GLORY Kickboxing. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters and the 2016 WFL heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tourn ...
,
Jahfarr Wilnis, and
Sergej Maslobojev
Sergej Maslobojev (born 22 May 1987) is a Lithuanians, Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Boxer (boxing), boxer and kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), GLORY, where he is the current Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Light Heavyweight Cham ...
.
Early life
Roman Kryklia was born in the city of
Krasnohrad,
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna (), is an oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine.
Kharkiv borders Luhansk Oblast to the east, Donetsk Oblast to the southeast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the southwest, Poltava Oblast to the w ...
in a
nearly-dissolve Ukrainian SSR
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. At six years old he began training at the sports club "Burovik." His coach at the time was Valentin Nikolaevich Kozhushko. With the club "Burovik", Kryklia began to fight at the Ukrainian Kenpokai Karate and Kickboxing championships, among children and youth, and won a number of medals.
In 2008 in the city of Lutsk, he became the youth champion of Ukraine in kickboxing and received the title of Master of Sports in Kickboxing. In 2008, he began to train in the city of Kharkiv, at the club "Maximus," with coach Maxim Nikolaevich Kiyko and the famous Kharkiv boxing trainer Victor Nikolaevich Demchenko.
During his studies at the Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, he defended the honor of the University at the Kickboxing Championship of Ukraine among students for four years (2012–2015 years), and he ranked first. He was the silver Thai Boxing champion of Ukraine among amateurs in the city of Odesa (2010).
Kickboxing career
Early career
In October 2012, Kryklia made his professional debut against Tomáš Možný at Nitrianska noc bojovníkov 2012. He won the fight by decision. Kryklia would go on to amass a 4-3 record, winning four of his next seven fights. In January 2015, he participated in the Yangame's Fight Night 2 light heavyweight tournament. He won both the semifinal bout against Jiří Stariat and the final bout against Radovan Kulla by decision.
After his first tournament title win, Krylia won three of his next four fights, including notable victories over
Igor Mihaljević and
Sergej Maslobojev
Sergej Maslobojev (born 22 May 1987) is a Lithuanians, Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Boxer (boxing), boxer and kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), GLORY, where he is the current Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Light Heavyweight Cham ...
. He then took part in the 2015 Tatneft Cup heavyweight tournament, scoring knockouts of Claudiu Istrate in the semifinals and Daniel Lentie in the finals.
SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
Two months later, Krylia would sign with the biggest kickboxing promotion in Europe to participate in their
SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Grand Prix. He won a unanimous decision against Ivan Pavle in the semifinals, but lost to
Tarik Khbabez by decision in the finals.
After losing to Khabez, Kryklia went on a thirteen fight winning streak, which began with decision wins against
Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin Gluhov (, ; born January 17, 1980) is a Latvian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Russian descent. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1. He made his K-1 debut in 2006 at K-1 Fighti ...
and
Jahfarr Wilnis. In June 2016, he won the A1 WGP qualification tournament by knocking out Thomas Vanneste in the semifinals, and by forcing Daniel Lentie to withdraw at the end of the first round in the final. In the semifinals of the A1 Grand Prix itself, Kryklia faced Daniel Lentie for the third time in his career, and won for the third time as well, beating Lentie by decision. He won the tournament with a first-round TKO of
Arnold Oborotov.
K-1
Just two weeks later, Kryklia entered the
2016 K-1 Europe heavyweight tournament. Kryklia won the quarterfinals against Bosnian Bahrudin Mahmić, semifinals against Atha Kasapis and finals against
Fabio Kwasi
Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to GLORY Kickboxing. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters and the 2016 WFL heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tourn ...
in the same manner - knocking all three with a knee strike. For his last fight of 2016, Kryklia was scheduled to fight
Stéphane Susperregui
Stéphane Ippo Susperregui (born 31 August 1984) is a French kickboxer. He is the current WKN World Oriental Rules Heavyweight and former WKA K-1 World Heavyweight champion.
He is ranked as the fifth best light heavyweight in the world by Comba ...
at Nuit des Champions 2016. He won the fight by majority decision.
Kunlun Fight
During Monte Carlo Fighting Masters, Kryklia fought
Fabrice Aurieng
Fabrice Jean Andre Aurieng (born 7 December 1981 in Sainte-Clotilde) is a French Savate kickboxer.
Titles
*Kickboxing
**Professional
**2015 NDC K-1 rules heavyweight +100 kg Champion
**2015 ISKA European K-1 Rules Champion
**2011 K-1 Ki ...
for both the Prince Albert's Cup and the Monte Carlo FM heavyweight title. He won the fight by TKO, after Aurieng's corner threw in the towel in the second round.
In December 2017, Kryklia fought in the
Kunlun Fight
Kunlun Fight (KLF) () is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu Television domestically and on various regio ...
heavyweight tournament, held at the KLF 68 event. He won the quarterfinal bout against Ning Tianshuai by a first-round TKO and the semifinal bout against
Felipe Micheletti
Felipe Stievano Micheletti (born May 24, 1990) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martrial artist.
He was ranked as the sixth best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and fourth best by Beyond Kick a ...
by unanimous decision. He lost the final fight against
Iraj Azizpour by an extra round decision, despite coming into the fight as a favorite.
Kryklia fought
Yuksel Ayaydin at MFC 7, in Ayaydin's retirement fight, winning the fight by decision. He afterwards fought Daniel Svkor for the WAKO World heavyweight tile, winning by a second-round knockout.
In the semifinals of the 2018 FEA World Grand Prix, Kryklia was scheduled to fight a rubber match with
Tomáš Hron, with each fighter holding a win over the other. He won the fight by unanimous decision, and went on to face
Tsotne Rogava
Tsotne Badrievich Rogava (; born 2 May 1993) is a Ukrainian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of the Captain Odesa gym in Odesa. He is the current ACB Kickboxing Heavyweight champion and the 2012 Tatneft Arena World Cup winner.
Kic ...
in the final. The fight with Rogava went into an extra round, after which Kryklia won a decision.
At
Kunlun Fight 80, Kryklia once again fought in the KLF heavyweight tournament. He defeated
Martin Pacas by unanimous decision in the quarterfinal, and Rade Opacic by a second round TKO in the semifinal, before fighting a rematch with
Iraj Azizpour in the finals. Kryklia was more successful in their second fight, winning a unanimous decision.
ONE Championship
ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Champion
On November 16, 2019, Roman Kryklia defeated
Tarik Khbabez by TKO to become the inaugural
ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion.
Kryklia was expected to defend his belt against
Andrei Stoica
Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He was the first to hold the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship and held the SUPERKOMBAT record for most con ...
at
ONE Infinity 1, but the
light heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus. Kryklia was rescheduled to defend the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship against
Murat Aygün
Murat Aygün (born 13 December 1988) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory (kickboxing), Glory.
As of February 2022, he is the #6 ranked heavyweight according to Combat Press. Combat Press has ra ...
at
ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020. The fight with Aygun fell through, as one of Kryklia's corner-men tested positive for
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
.
Accordingly, Aygun received a new opponent, while Kryklia was scheduled to fight
Andrei Stoica
Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He was the first to hold the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship and held the SUPERKOMBAT record for most con ...
, who took the fight on short notice being announced only a few days before the match,
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/ref> at ONE Championship: Collision Course. At the official weigh in, Kryklia weighed more than Stoica. Eventually, the fight was won by Kryklia by unanimous decision, who was in control during the match.
Kryklia was scheduled to make his second ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight title defense against Murat Aygün
Murat Aygün (born 13 December 1988) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory (kickboxing), Glory.
As of February 2022, he is the #6 ranked heavyweight according to Combat Press. Combat Press has ra ...
at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29, 2021. However, Aygün was pulled from the fight and Kryklia was instead scheduled to face Iraj Azizpour for the inaugural ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight World Championship. However, due to an undisclosed medical issue, Kryklia withdrew from the fight.
Kryklia was rebooked against Murat Aygün
Murat Aygün (born 13 December 1988) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory (kickboxing), Glory.
As of February 2022, he is the #6 ranked heavyweight according to Combat Press. Combat Press has ra ...
for January 14, 2022 at ONE: Heavy Hitters. The fight was later postponed for ONE: Full Circle on February 25, 2022. Kryklia defeated Aygün via first-round knockout.
ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix
Kryklia faced Guto Inocente
Carlos Augusto "Guto" Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Inocente formerly competed for the UFC and Strikeforce in MMA.
He signed with Glo ...
in the semifinals of the ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Tournament at ONE 161
''ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on September 29, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Background
The event was originally expected to be head ...
on September 29, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. Kryklia knocked Inocente down twice before the one-minute mark of the opening round, which prompted the referee to wave the fight off.
Kryklia was booked to face Iraj Azizpour in a trilogy bout in the finals of the ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Tournament at ONE 163 on November 18, 2022. He won the fight by a second-round knockout, after having been dropped by Azizpour in the opening frame.
Continued title reign
Kryklia was expected to make his third ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship defense against Françesko Xhaja at ONE Fight Night 12 on July 14, 2023. The title bout was postponed due to an undisclosed injury on June 30.
Double champion
Kryklia faced Alex Roberts for the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE Fight Night 17 on December 9, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.
In the first heavyweight Muay Thai title defense, Kryklia faced Lyndon Knowles on April 5, 2025, at ONE Fight Night 30
''ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs. Knowles'' was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on April 5, 2025, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Background
A ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Championship bo ...
. He won the fight via knockout in round one and this win earned the ''$50,000 Performance of the Night'' bonuses.
Doping suspension
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Kryklia failed a drug test prior to ''Nuit des Champions 2016'', testing positive for two banned substances, including meldonium
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and clenbuterol
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. He was suspended for 4 years by National Anti-Doping Agency of France (AFLD) from the participation in all sports events organized or authorized by French sports federations until 7 May 2022. As a result, his majority decision win against Stéphane Susperregui was changed to a no contest.
Titles and accomplishments
*ONE Championship
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** 2019 ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship (One time, current)
***Two successful title defenses
** 2022 ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix
Tournament Winner
** 2023 ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Championship (One time, current)
*** One successful title defense
** Performance of the Night (Five times)
**2022 Kickboxing Fighter of the Year
**2022 Kickboxing Knockout of the Year
**2022 Kickboxing Fight of the Year
*Kunlun Fight
Kunlun Fight (KLF) () is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu Television domestically and on various regio ...
**2019 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament Champion
* Fighting Entertainment Association
**2018 FEA World Grand Prix Tournament Champion
*World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
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**2018 WAKO Pro K-1 World Super Heavyweight (+94.1kg) Champion
*Monte Carlo Fighting Masters
**2017 Monte Carlo Fighting Masters Heavyweight Champion +94.2 kg.
**2017 H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco's Cup +94.2 kg.
*Combat Press
**2016 Combat Press Fighter of the Year nomination
*K-1
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii.
Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
**2016 K-1 World GP Euro -95kg Tournament Winner
*A1
**2016 A1 WGP Final Heavyweight Tournament Champion
**2016 A1 WGP Part 3 Heavyweight Tournament Champion
* SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
**2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final Tournament Runner-Up
* Tatneft Cup
**2015 Tatneft Cup 2015 +91 kg/200 lb Champion
*Yangame's Fight Night
**2015 Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion +80 kg/176 lb Champion
Fight record
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''ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs. Knowles'' was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on April 5, 2025, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Background
A ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Championship bo ...
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He signed with Glo ...
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''ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on September 29, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Background
The event was originally expected to be head ...
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Radomir Opačić (born June 17, 1997) is a Serbian kickboxing, kickboxer and former taekwondoist who competes in the Heavyweight division.
As of August 2024, he was ranked as the 7th best heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.
Biography and ...
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Kic ...
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, 2018-05-03, , Win, , align=left, Yuksel Ayaydin , , MFC 7, , France
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, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2018-02-04, , Loss, , align=left, Iraj Azizpour , , Kunlun Fight 69 Heavyweight Tournament, Final , , China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
, , Ex. R Decision (Majority) , , 4, , 3:00
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, 2018-02-04, , Win, , align=left, Felipe Micheletti
Felipe Stievano Micheletti (born May 24, 1990) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martrial artist.
He was ranked as the sixth best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and fourth best by Beyond Kick a ...
, , Kunlun Fight 69 Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals , , China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2017-12-17, , Win, , align=left, Ning Tianshuai , , Kunlun Fight 68 Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals , , China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
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, 2017-11-25 , , Win , , align=left, Nordine Mahieddine
Nordine Mahieddine (born 11 December 1989) is an Algerian-French kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He also competed for SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and World Fighting League.
Between July 2021 and Septe ...
, , Nuit Des Champions , , Marseille, France
Marseille (; ; see below) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, ...
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, 2017-07-27 , , Loss , , align=left, Tomáš Hron , , Yangames Fight Night 2017 , , Prague, Czech Republic
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 m ...
, , Decision , , 3, , 3:00
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, 2017-06-30 , , Win , , align=left, Fabrice Aurieng
Fabrice Jean Andre Aurieng (born 7 December 1981 in Sainte-Clotilde) is a French Savate kickboxer.
Titles
*Kickboxing
**Professional
**2015 NDC K-1 rules heavyweight +100 kg Champion
**2015 ISKA European K-1 Rules Champion
**2011 K-1 Ki ...
, , Monte Carlo Fighting Masters , , Monte Carlo, Monaco
Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to a larger district, the Mont ...
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, 2016-11-19 , , NC , , align=left, Stéphane Susperregui
Stéphane Ippo Susperregui (born 31 August 1984) is a French kickboxer. He is the current WKN World Oriental Rules Heavyweight and former WKA K-1 World Heavyweight champion.
He is ranked as the fifth best light heavyweight in the world by Comba ...
, , Nuit des Champions 2016 , , Marseille, France
Marseille (; ; see below) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, ...
, , No contest , , 3, , 3:00
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, 2016-10-27 , , Win , , align=left, Fabio Kwasi
Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to GLORY Kickboxing. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters and the 2016 WFL heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tourn ...
, , K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament , , Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
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, 2016-10-27 , , Win , , align=left, Atha Kasapis , , K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament , , Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
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, 2016-10-27 , , Win , , align=left, Bahrudin Mahmić , , K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament , , Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
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, 2016-10-13, , Win , , align=left, Arnold Oborotov , , Partouche Kickboxing Tour 2016 - Final , , France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
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, 2016-10-13, , Win , , align=left, Daniel Lentie , , Partouche Kickboxing Tour 2016 - Final , , France
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, 2016-06-10 , , Win , , align=left, Daniel Lentie , , Partouche Kickboxing Tour, Final, , Toulon, France
Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var department.
The Commune of Toulon has a population o ...
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, 2016-06-10 , , Win , , align=left, Thomas Vanneste , , Partouche Kickboxing Tour, Semi Finals , , Toulon, France
Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var department.
The Commune of Toulon has a population o ...
, , TKO (corner stoppage) , , 2, ,
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, 2016-01-09 , , Win , , align=left, Jahfarr Wilnis , , Kunlun Fight 36 , , Shanghai, China
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
, , Decision (Unanimous), , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2015-12-26 , , Win , , align=left, Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin Gluhov (, ; born January 17, 1980) is a Latvian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Russian descent. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1. He made his K-1 debut in 2006 at K-1 Fighti ...
, , Akhmat Fight Show , , Grozny
Grozny (, ; ) is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533 — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Russian Census, 2002 ce ...
, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2015-11-07 , , Loss , , align=left, Tarik Khbabez , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015, Final , , Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
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, 2015-11-07 , , Win , , align=left, Ivan Pavle , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015, Semi Finals , , Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2015-09-04 , , Win , , align=left, Daniel Lentie , , Tatneft Cup 2015 Final , , Kazan, Russia
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, , KO (Knee to the head), , 1 , , 0:47
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, 2015-08-04 , , Win , , align=left, Claudio Istrate , , Tatneft Cup 2015 Semifinal , , Kazan, Russia
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, , TKO (3 Knockdowns) , , 1 , , 1:57
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, 2015-06-07 , , Win , , align=left, Sergej Maslobojev
Sergej Maslobojev (born 22 May 1987) is a Lithuanians, Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Boxer (boxing), boxer and kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), GLORY, where he is the current Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Light Heavyweight Cham ...
, , Kunlun Fight 26 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Reserve Fight , , Chongqing
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, China
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, , KO (Left hook) , , 3 , ,
, - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
, 2015-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Igor Mihaljević , , Tatneft Cup 2015 - 1st selection 1/4 final , , Kazan, Russia
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, , KO (Knee to the Head) , , 2 , ,
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, 2015-03-17 , , Loss , , align=left, Jahfarr Wilnis , , Kunlun Fight 21 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals , , Sanya, China
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According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, livin ...
, , Ext. R. Decision , , 4 , , 3:00
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, 2015-02-21 , , Win , , align=left, Dexter Suisse , , Tatneft Cup 2015 - 3rd selection 1/8 final , , Kazan, Russia
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, , TKO (Left hook), , 1 , , 1:30
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, 2015-01-17 , , Win , , align=left, Radovan Kulla , , Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion, Final , , Prague, Czech Republic
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 m ...
, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2015-01-17 , , Win , , align=left, Jiří Stariat , , Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion, Semi Finals , , Prague, Czech Republic
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, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2015-01-03 , , Win , , align=left, Tomáš Hron , , Kunlun Fight 15 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 16 , , Nanjing, China
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Situated in the Yang ...
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, 2014-01-31 , , Loss , , align=left, Kirk Krouba , , Tatneft Cup 2014 – 2nd selection 1/8 final , , Kazan, Russia
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2013-12-14 , , Win , , align=left, Pacôme Assi , , Victory , , Paris, France
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, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2013-09-14 , , Loss , , align=left, Martin Pacas , , Muay Thai Evening 3 , , Trenčín, Slovakia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2013-06-15 , , Win , , align=left, Pacôme Assi , , Time Fight 3 , , Tours, France
Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan ar ...
, , TKO (cut) , , 1 , ,
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, 2013-02-22 , , Win , , align=left, Yuri Dobko , , Muaythai Night , , Moscow, Russia
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, , TKO (injury) , , 3 , ,
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, 2012-11-18 , , Loss , , align=left, Valentin Slavikovskiy , , Knockout-Show Mustang , , Minsk, Belarus
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, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 2012-10-27 , , Win , , align=left, Tomáš Možný , , Nitrianska noc bojovníkov 2012 , , Prague, Czech Republic
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 m ...
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, ''Legend'':
See also
* List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxing, kickboxers.
A
* Parviz Abdullayev
* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitak ...
* List of ONE Championship champions
This is a list of ONE Championship champions in each weight division of each sport.
Current champions
, Xiong Jing Nan
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, Denice Zamboan ...
References
External links
Muaythaitv profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kryklia, Roman
1991 births
Living people
People from Krasnohrad
Ukrainian male kickboxers
Heavyweight kickboxers
Ukrainian Muay Thai practitioners
Boxers from Kharkiv
Kunlun Fight kickboxers
SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers
ONE Championship kickboxers
Doping cases in kickboxing
Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases
Kickboxing champions
Kunlun Fight kickboxing champions
ONE Championship champions