Cristian Bosch is an Argentinian kickboxer. He is the former

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Heavyweight World Champion and WKN Cruiserweight World Champion.

Early life

Bosh started training martial arts the age of 15. He also worked as a security guard.

Career

On April 2, 2011, Bosch defeated Raúl Romero by knockout by a right cross in the first round after 20 seconds in

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. Bosh captured the vacant WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Championship. In 2012, Bosch was scheduled to fight Igor Jurković for the WBC Muaythai championship, but the fight didn't materialize because Jurković was also scheduled to fight in the Glory summer tournament in

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. In an interview, Jurković said that he was sorry he couldn't fight for the belt. On June 9, 2012, Bosch fought

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, who was replacing Igor Jurković as challenger for the WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Championship. Aoki dominated the fight and knocked out Bosch in the 2nd round via jumping right knee. The bane of the event was ''Singha Battle For The Belts'' event and was held at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in

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On August 4, 2013, Bosch attempted to defend his WKN Cruiserweight Championship against French kickboxer Corentin Jallon in

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. The first round started well as Jallon received some heavy damage from the champion, resulting in two standing 8 counts. In the third round, Jallon landed an elbow on Bosch's face, and won the match via knockout. On December 19, 2014, in the main event, the Brazilian Alessandro Benacci and Bosch for WKN World cruiserweight title under Oriental rules kickboxing. The event was aired live on FOX Sports Latin America, followed by the delayed broadcast throughout Europe by SFR Sport 5. Bosch knocked out Benacci to take WKN Cruiserweight World title. In 2016, Bosch was ranked #7 in world in the

Heavyweight rankings.

Personal life

Bosch is now retired and teaches seminars. He is the head coach at Dojo Serpiente in Argentina and he is the World Kickboxing Network Continental Director for Latin America.

Championships and accomplishments

WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Championship *

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WKN Cruiserweight World Championship ** Generic belt icon

WKN Heavyweight World Championship ** Generic belt icon

WKN South American Title ** Generic belt icon

WKN K-1 Argentina Champion

Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

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