This is a list of events held in 2014 by
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 ...
.
K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Quarter-final in Gran Canaria
K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Quarter-final in Gran Canaria was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event promoted by
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 ...
. It was held on October 11, 2014 at Pabellón Insular Rita Hernández in
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...
, Spain.
Results
K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final 4
K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final 4 was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event promoted by
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 ...
. It was held on February 23, 2014 at Pabellón Insular Rita Hernández in
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...
, Spain.
Results
K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final
K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event promoted by
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 ...
originally scheduled to be held on July 26, 2014 in
Pattaya, Thailand
Pattaya is a city in Eastern Thailand, the second-largest city in Chonburi province and the eighth-largest city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, and has a population of 328,961 as of 2 ...
, but delayed due to the turbulent political climate in Thailand; it was ultimately held on October 11, 2014. The winner was
Enriko Kehl
Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992), is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the Lightweight division of GLORY, he previously competed in the Featherweight division of ONE Championship. He is the 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournam ...
.
A controversial event occurred during the fight between Buakaw and Enriko Kehl. After 3 rounds of action, Buakaw left the building without hearing the judges verdict (a 4th round was declared), and so the German fighter was declared winner by forfeit.
Results
* K-1 World Max Final :
Enriko Kehl
Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992), is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the Lightweight division of GLORY, he previously competed in the Featherweight division of ONE Championship. He is the 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournam ...
def.
Buakaw Banchamek
Sombat Banchamek (, born May 8, 1982), also known by his ring name Buakaw Banchamek (, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") and mononymously as Buakaw is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Known for his fierce fighting style, he is reg ...
via forfeit (extra round)
* Superfight :
Paul Daley
Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, Bellator MMA, Bella ...
def.
Mohammad Ghaedibardeh
Mohammad Ghaedibardeh (born 4 December 1992), commonly known as Mohammad Ghaedi, is an Iranian professional Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the former Enfusion Middleweight World Champion. Ghaedibardeh formerly fought in K-1. As of May 2022, he was th ...
via unanimous decision (round 3)
* Superfight : Maximo Suárez def. Tural Bayramov via TKO (round 2)
* Superfight :
Andre Dida Amade def. Li Yankun via majority decision (round 3)
* Superfight : Xie Lei def. Kouji Yoshimoto via unanimous decision (round 3)
* Superfight : Petchmankong Petsaman def.
Artem Pashporin
Artem Pashporin (born 26 January 1993, Bogorodsk, Russia – Russian professional welterweight Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. World Champion W5 (2015), Two times world champion GPRO (2016,2022), intercontinental WKU Champion (2018), World Cha ...
via majority decision (round 3)
* Superfight :
Lee Sung-Hyun
Lee Sung-hyun (; born January 10, 1991) is a South Korean kickboxer who competes in the lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. He has held World Kickboxing Network welterweight title and RISE Middleweight champion.
Known for h ...
def.
Andrei Kulebin
Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin (born 14 May 1984) is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is an 18 time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion who has won international titles both a ...
via unanimous decision (extra round)
* Superfight :
Rungravee Sasiprapa
Rungravee Sasiprapa is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the Channel 7 Stadium Muaythai Champion and MTAA World Muaythai Champion.
Biography
Rungravee Sasiprapa (รุ่งราวี ศศิประภายิม) was born as ''Rungrav ...
def. Denis Puric via unanimous decision (round 3)
K-1 World MAX 2014 Bracket
1 Mike Zambidis
Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis ( Greek: Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης; born 15 July 1980) is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is an 18-time World Champion, including former World version W5, SUPERKOMBAT and in a series of K ...
was set to face Elam Ngor, but he decided to pull himself out due to some terms and conditions disagreements, and was replaced by Ismat Aghazade.
2 Extended Round
3 Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MAX world champio ...
withdrew from the tournament due to
appendicitis
Appendicitis is inflammation of the Appendix (anatomy), appendix. Symptoms commonly include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and anorexia (symptom), decreased appetite. However, approximately 40% of people do not have these t ...
and was replaced by Christopher Mena.
4 Extended Round;
Buakaw Banchamek
Sombat Banchamek (, born May 8, 1982), also known by his ring name Buakaw Banchamek (, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") and mononymously as Buakaw is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Known for his fierce fighting style, he is reg ...
refused to fight and walked out.
K-1 World GP 2014 –65 kg Championship Tournament
''K-1 World GP 2014 –65 kg Championship Tournament'' was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...
event held on November 3, 2014, at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its Suspended structure, suspension roof design.
The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena sea ...
in
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
.
It was the first
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 ...
event to be held by the Japan-based "
K-1 World GP Japan", which is produced by M-1 Sports Media.
Background
This event featured 8-Man tournament for the inaugural
K-1 -65kg Championship, and other super fights.
Results
K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament bracket
See also
*
List of K-1 events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Since its inception, K-1 events were organized by the Fi ...
*
List of K-1 champions
This is the list of all K-1 champions. Included are the K-1 World Grand Prix and K-1 World MAX champions as well as all the preliminary tournament winners from the events promoted by FEG (1993– 2012), K-1 Global (2012–2023), and K-1 (2014–p ...
*
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 ...
References
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