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Aleksandar Petrov
Aleksandar Petrov is a Bulgarian kickboxer. He has competed Glory and Colosseum Tournament. As of November 2023 he was the No. 10 ranked middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing. Career Early career On June 24, 2016 Petrov challenged Cédric Tousch for his WAKO Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight title at the Monte-Carlo Fighting Masters. He lost the fight by decision. On August 2, 2017, Petrov faced Jordan Yankov for the Max Fight Middleweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision. On October 13, 2017, Petrov faced Bojan Gajic at the B1B Fight Night in Varna, Bulgaria for the vacant WKN K-1 European Light Heavyweight title. He won by knockout in the third round with a high kick. For this victory Petrov was awarded Sportsman of the month of the city of Varna. On May 18, 2018, Petrov travelled to France to challenge Elijah Bokeli for the vacant WAKO Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight title. He lost the fight by decision. Colosseum Tournament On September 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,685,563 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the Balkans#Urbanization, major cities of Southeast Europe and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and List of cities and towns in Slovenia, largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers are Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, and Koper. Slovenia's territory has been part of many different states: the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribor
Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the Urban Municipality of Maribor and the Drava Statistical Region, Drava statistical region. Maribor is also the economic, administrative, educational, and cultural centre of eastern Slovenia. Maribor was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254. Like most Slovene Lands, Slovene ethnic territory, Maribor was under Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg rule until 1918, when Rudolf Maister and his men secured the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which then joined the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991 Maribor became part of independent Slovenia. Maribor, along with the Portuguese city of Guimarães, was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2012. Name Maribo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Dmitrenko
Aleksandr Dmitrenko is a Russian kickboxer. As of December 2022 he was the #10 ranked middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick. Kickboxing career Dmitrenko started training in kickboxing at the age of 10 years old inspired by action movies. On April 26, 2014, Dmitrenko travelled to São Paulo, Brazil to face Alex Pereira at WGP Kickboxing 19. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. On March 13, 2015, Dmitrenko defeated Nahid Asadov by decision at the Heydar Aliev Cup. In 2015 Dmitrenko took part in the Tatneft Cup in the -80 kg division. On April 29, 2015, he defeated Masoud Rahimi by extension round decision in the quarterfinals fight. On September 4, 2015, Dmitrenko faced Timur Aylyarov in the Tatneft Cup final. He lost by extension round decision. On May 28, 2016, Dmitrenko challenged Alexander Dorokhin for the Russian -81 kg K-1 title at Strong Russia event. He won the fight by unanimous decision after five round to take the belt. Dmitrenko took par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickboxing At The 2017 World Games – Men's Light Heavyweight
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: full contact karate, Muay Thai, Japanese kickboxing, Lethwei, Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India. But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from karate mixed with boxing, having some influence, with competitions held since then. American kickboxing originated in the 1970s and was brought to prominence in September 1974, when the Professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
