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2013 In K-1
This is a list of events held in 2013 by K-1. K-1 Korea MAX 2013 ''K-1 Korea MAX 2013'' was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 in association with the South Korean-based promotion Khan Sportainment and Chinese people, Chinese-based promotion Wu Lin Feng. It took place on Feb 2, 2013 at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first K-1 event held in Korea since 2010. Results K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb ''K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb'' was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 promotion. It took place on March 15, 2013, in Zagreb, Croatia. K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb Tournament bracket 1 featured in K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16. * Makoto Uehara and Ben Edwards were unable to fight - their places in the Quarter Finals were taken by Pavel Zhuravlev and Badr Hari ** Badr Hari was unable to fight in the Semi Finals due to injury - his place was taken by Reserve Fight winner Dževad Poturak. Results * Xiangming Liu was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In K-1
This is a list of events held in 2012 by K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 ''K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16'' was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 in association with the Dutch-based promotion It's Showtime. It took place on May 27, 2012 at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. It was the 9th annual K-1 World Max (70 kg/154 lb weight class) World Championship Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global Holdings Ltd by EMCOM Entertainment. These fights were played under K-1 rules with three three-minute rounds and one extra round. K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16 Super fights K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles'' was a kickboxing event held by the K-1 in association with the Romanian-based promotion SUPERKOMBAT on September 8, 2012 at the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Amada
Hiromi Amada (; born May 10, 1973) is a retired Japanese heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan. A staple in the K-1 heavyweight division from 1999 to 2007, the company considered him one of its most talented Japanese fighters, second only to Musashi. He is also the first-ever HEAT Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and holds notable victories over Freddy Kemayo, Makoto Uehara, and Rene Rooze. Early life Amada began practicing boxing as a teenager while attending Maebashi Ikuei High School, and won the national junior championship prior to graduation. He then attended Chuo University and served as captain of the school's boxing club, all the while competing at the amateur level. In 1996, he won the All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships. Career K-1 The K-1 kickboxing organization scouted Amada before he even graduated from university. He made his professional debut on March 22, 1999, at K-1 The Challenge '99, earning a unanimous decision victory over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dževad Poturak
Dževad Poturak (born September 20, 1977) is a Bosnian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Jumruk Gym in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the former WAKO Pro World Low-Kick champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament champion. He holds notable wins over Daniel Ghiță, Melvin Manhoef, Sergei Lashchenko and Jörgen Kruth. Career Poturak first came to prominence when he defeated Siniša Puljak to win the WKA European Championship on December 21, 2003. He then made his K-1 debut at K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 in June 2004, losing to Josip Bodrozic. He did not return to the promotion until April 2006 when he took part in the eight-man tournament at K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006. He was defeated in the final by Sergei Gur after beating Ricardo van den Bos and Humberto Evora. The following year, he took part in the Grand Prixs at K-1 European League 2007 Hungary and K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was unable to win either. In his last event of the year, on D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badr Hari
Badr Hari (Arabic: بدر هاري; born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. Born in Amsterdam, Hari made his professional kickboxing debut in 2000, and quickly rose to fame with his aggressive and explosive style. In 2002, he became the WPKL Dutch Muay Thai champion and The Eight Tournament champion (Muay Thai). In 2007, he became the K-1 Heavyweight World Champion when he defeated Yusuke Fujimoto by knockout in 56 seconds. He defended his title twice, against Doug Viney and Ray Sefo, before losing it to Remy Bonjasky by disqualification in 2008. In 2009, Hari reached the final of the K-1 World Grand Prix for the second time. Also that year, he became the It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion. He would defend his title against Mourad Bouzidi, before losing it to Hesdy Gerges in May 2010 by disqualification. In 2012, Hari faced a two-year suspension from kickboxing after being found guilty of assault charges. Two years la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Zhuravlev (kickboxer)
Pavel Zhuravlev ( Ukrainian: Павло Журавльов, Pavlo Zhuravlov; Russian: Павел Журавлёв; born July 27, 1983) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and boxer. He is the former Interim GLORY Light Heavyweight Champion, the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion, the 2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg Tournament Champion and the K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb Semifinalist. As of February 2021, Zhuravlev is ranked the #4 light-heavyweight in the world by Combat Press. He first entered the Light Heavyweight rankings in October 2015. Biography and career Early career After graduation from the Nakhimov Naval Academy in Sevastopol Zhuravlev is since 2010 lieutenant in the Ukrainian Navy. After winning various tournaments in the WBKF, a Russian kickboxing circuit, Pavel made his K-1 debut on August 2, 2009, at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul against Gokhan Saki and won by decision. On December 16, 2010, he took part in the 16-man tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Lascenko
Serhiy Lashchenko ( Ukrainian: Сергій Лащенко; 21 June 1987 – 8 April 2015), also spelled as Sergii Lashchenko and Sergei Lascenko, was a Ukrainian kickboxer. He was a K-1 and Superkombat Heavyweight. Lashchenko won the Superkombat Tournament Championship at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 Final, stopping Ismael Londt with punches to the head in the first round and becoming the first Superkombat World Grand Prix champion in the process. In his prime he was considered one of the best heavyweight kickboxers in the world, with a career-high ranking at #6 in the world in the LiverKick.com rankings. Career 2006-2008 Lascenko began his kickboxing career in 2006, mostly fighting under Muay Thai rules. After becoming the Ukrainian Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion in 2007, he went on to win The Honor of Soldier tournament in Moscow, Russia later that year. The tournament kicked off on October 10, 2007, with sixteen competitors. In the opening round, Lascenko beat Sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesdy Gerges
Hesdy Gerges (born February 20, 1984) is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He held the It's Showtime World Heavyweight title between 2010 and 2012. Gerges has competed in the K-1, It's Showtime, SUPERKOMBAT and Glory promotions. Gerges was convicted and sentenced to 54 months in prison on November 22, 2014, for a February 2011 drug-trafficking charge, but didn't have to do any jail time on the condition that he wouldn't commit a crime in Belgium over the next five years. Biography and career Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he began training in kickboxing in 2001. He joined the Chakuriki Gym and trained under Thom Harinck who has also trained Badr Hari. Gerges was a notorious delinquent outside of the ring who, according to Harinck, was even worse than Badr Hari. On October 17, 2009, at '' Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights'' in Amsterdam he defeated Ruslan Karaev by unanimous decision. On May 29, 2010, at '' It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam'' he won the It's Showt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singh Jaideep
Jaideep Singh (born 12 August 1987) is an Indian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul tournament champion. His parents are both Indian and he was born in India, but moved to Japan with them when he was 3 years old. Kickboxing career Jaideep faced Ismael Londt at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16'' on 14 October 2012 and lost via majority decision. He was scheduled to fight Yong Soo Park at '' Glory 5: London'' on 23 March 2013 in London, England but Park was replaced by Daniel Sam. He lost by unanimous decision. Jaideep was set to fight Anderson "Braddock" Silva at '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' on 3 May 2013. The fight was cancelled. He lost to Fatih Ulosoy via third round TKO at ''Global FC 3'' in Dubai, UAE on 29 May 2014. Mixed martial arts career Jaideep was scheduled to make his professional MMA debut for the Indian-based promotion Super Fight League at SFL10 against Mohamed Abdel Karim, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismael Londt
Ismael Londt (born 12 July 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer. He is the former SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Champion, and two time SUPERKOMBAT Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament winner. He was ranked as a top ten heavyweight by Combat Press between December 2019 and January 2021. He was also ranked by Combat Press in the heavyweight top ten between May 2016 and May 2018. Kickboxing career SUPERKOMBAT Londt participated in the 2011 SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Grand Prix II. In the semifinals, he knocked Sebastian Ciobanu out in the third round, with a left hook. In the finals, he fought Mladen Brestovac, and won by a first round TKO. He took part in the 2011 SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight World Grand Prix as well. He faced Pavel Zhuravlev in the semifinals. The fight went into an extra round, after which Londt won a split decision. He lost the final bout against Sergei Lascenko by a first round KO. In 2012, he fought Freddy Kemayo for the SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight title. Londt won a spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabit Samedov
Zabit Samedov (, born July 21, 1984) is an Azerbaijani kickboxer and muay thai fighter. Samedov has won multiple titles, most notably the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź tournament championship. He was also a competitor in the K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb final 8, and is a former It's Showtime 95MAX World Championship challenger. As of July 2021, he is ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Combat Press. Early life Zabit Samedov was born in Georgia into an Azerbaijani family and moved to Minsk when he was 10 years old. He started practicing martial arts at the age of 9. At very first he studied karate for 6 months under Aziz Dursunov, then switched to Muay Thai. In 1998, he joined Chinuk Gym, a well known gym based in Minsk. He trained with Alexey Ignashov and Sergei Gur under the management of his trainer Dmitriy Pyasetsky. Martial arts career K-1 & It's Showtime He was recruited by top martial arts organization K-1 after achieving several titles in va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Edwards (kickboxer)
Ben "The Guvner" Edwards (born 17 February 1985) is an Australian heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra tournament champion. Edwards won the tournament by three 1st-round KO's the fastest win in K-1 history in total time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds breaking the previous record held by Jerome Le Banner of 4 minutes and 4 seconds in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka. Fighting out of Bulldog Gym, Canberra, Australia, he has competed in the K-1, Capital Punishment, Kings of Kombat, SUPERKOMBAT and It's Showtime promotions and is currently signed to GLORY. Biography and career Ben Edwards was born in Sydney and has been living in Canberra since he was 4, currently residing in Queanbeyan. Edwards played Rugby league until he was 19. He represented the Canberra Raiders sides in both Harold Matthews Cup and SG Ball sides. He went to Dickson College where he played first grade for the Queanbeyan Blues. Ben Edwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Oborotov
Arnold Oborotov (born December 4, 1989) is a Lithuanian kickboxer. Career He faced Jarrell Miller at the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16'' on October 14, 2012. Although he was able to land some powerful low kicks on Miller, the American's boxing ability was too much for Oborotov and he lost by unanimous decision after being floored in round one. He replaced Zabit Samedov to face Andrei Stoica in an elimination fight for a shot at the inaugural SuperKombat Heavyweight (−95 kg/209 lb) Championship at the ''SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final'' in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, 2012. He lost by knock out in the first round, the first KO loss of his career. He faced Emmanuel Payet for the WKN World Oriental Rules Light Heavyweight Title at ''Fight Night Saint Tropez'' in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2013, losing by decision. He lost to Peter Graham via an extension round majority decision in the semi-finals of a heavyweight tournament at '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
