Ramazan "The Punisher" Ramazanov ( Russian: Рамазан Рамазанов; born June 22, 1984) is a

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former Muay Thai kickboxer, who has held 7 World titles

Biography and career

Ramazan was born in

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, and started

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when he was 13 years old. At the age of 15, he fell in love with

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

. In 2004 he moved to

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with his cousins Arslan and Magomed Magomedov to pursue his

career. He settled in

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at Rompo Gym. Within a few years he moved up from the Super Middleweight to Super Cruiserweight division. He had his first fight in

at the age of 19 and won his first World title in 2004. On December 5, 2006, Ramazan participated in the S1 World Heavyweight tournament, held in

, on the

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. Two decision victories over Emmanuel Payet and Jafar Ahmadi sent him to the finals, where he was able to defeat

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ian Marek Dimitriov by low kicks in the second round. One month later, on January 5, 2007, in

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Ramazan knocked out Dutchman Evert Fyeet in the fourth round to claim the WMC Middle East Title. On December 8, 2007 in

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Ramazan stopped

Steve McKinnon Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland) is a WBC Hall of Fame, 8 time world champion Australian, Heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Bulldog Gym in Sydney. He competed in Glory and is the former WBC Mua ...

in the 4th round and claimed the WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Heavyweight title. On July 19, 2008 in

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Ramazan became the new WPMF Heavyweight World Champion by beating Pete Motaung, the local favorite, in the 2nd-round TKO win. He defeated Fabian Gondorf by decision at ''Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9'' on December 16, 2012.

Titles

* World Professional Muaythai Federation (WPMF) ** 2012 WPMF World Heavyweight Champion (Phuket, Bangla stadium) ** 2008 WPMF World Heavyweight Champion (Cape Town) ** 2004 WPMF World Champion (Bangkok) *

World Muaythai Council The World Muaythai Council (WMC) is one of the oldest professional sanctioning organizations of Muaythai in the world for the sport. The organization was set up in 1995 by parliament resolution, and is incorporated by the Royal Thai Government a ...

(WMC) ** 2007 WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion (Sydney) ** 2007 WMC Middle East Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion (Dubai) ** 2005 WMC World Champion (Bangkok) * Onesongchai Promotion ** 2006 Winner of S-1 Heavyweight Tournament (Bangkok) * PK-1 ** 2006 PK-1 World Champion (Phuket) * King's Birthday ** 2004 King's Birthday 83 kg Tournament Final (Bangkok) *

International Federation of Muaythai Associations The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is a sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consisting of 140 member co ...

(IFMA) ** 2004 IFMA World Championship 🥉 75 kg ** 2003 IFMA Russian Championship 🥇75 kg

Kickboxing record

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Biography and career

Titles

Kickboxing record

See also

References

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