Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and

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. He was the

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Runner-up, is a six-time

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World Champion, and was an eight time

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Finals tournament participant. He is the president of MMA promotion

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. In kickboxing, he defeated world champions Jerome Le Banner, Peter Aerts,

Stefan Leko Stefan Leko (born June 3, 1974) is a German heavyweight kickboxer. He is the current WKA Super-Heavyweight world champion in kickboxing, and former Muay Thai world super-heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, WMT ...

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, and Mark Hunt. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers to have never won the K-1 World Grand Prix. As mixed martial artist, he most notably competed in the now defunct

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in 2009 and 2011.

Background

Training in

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as a youth, Sefo moved to

under Thai fighting legend Kiosot, then continued training under Lollo Heimuli at the infamous Balmoral Lee Gar Gym.

Career

Early career

Sefo had an impressive unbeaten record as an amateur and a professional in the Oceania kickboxing league. Early in his career, he trained at Balmoral Lee Gar gym alongside Jason Suttie, Jayson Vemoa, Doug Viney, John Conway, and his brother,

Rony Sefo Rony Sefo (born 10 April 1972 in New Zealand) is a former two-time World Champion New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist, who fought on Pride Fighting Championships and K-1. As a kickboxer he holds notable wins against Hiriwa Te Rangi ...

. In 1996, Ray Sefo fought Andre Mannaart in a kickboxing match and overwhelmed Manaart with devastating speed and elusive footwork, knocking him down on numerous occasions. In the ring after the fight, Mannaart took the microphone and said, "...you should call him Sugarfist, not Sugarfoot..." Sefo's first major breakthrough was becoming a WKA Cruiserweight Champion. He also acted as a sparring partner for fellow New Zealander David Tua, when Tua first returned to New Zealand for a fight after turning pro.

K-1

Sefo made his K-1 debut against future four-time World Grand Prix Champion, Ernesto Hoost. Sefo held his own against the much more experienced Hoost but was finally knocked out in the 4th round by a leg kick. Sefo gained respect for standing up to such an elite fighter in just his first fight. Sefo gained more respect in his third K-1 fight where he knocked out K-1 legend Jerome Lebanner in the 1st round. Sefo's hard right hand was enough to break the Frenchman's jaw in four places. Sefo had an up and down first few years in K-1, unable to make it past the quarter-finals in the

against the likes of Sam Greco and Andy Hug. In 2000, he made it to the WGP final after knocking out Japanese star Musashi and French kickboxer Cyril Abidi, before losing again to Hoost. In 2002, Sefo defeated Dutch legend Peter Aerts in the quarter-finals but lost again to his nemesis Hoost in the semi-finals. In 2007, Sefo was thought to be a legitimate challenger to dethrone four-time World Grand Prix Champion

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for the new Super Heavyweight title. In the 1st round, Sefo became only the second man in history to knock Schilt down. However, he would go on to lose by KO in the second round. He went on to lose five more fights and would not find the winners circle again until he beat Choi Hong-man, Yosuke Nishijima, and Ionut Iftimoaie, all by decision. Sefo was then asked to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 on ten days notice against Tyrone Spong. Sefo put up a decent fight on short preparation but was beaten by decision. Sefo is one of the first Samoans to appear in a video game, featuring in K1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!! for PlayStation 2.

MMA and retirement

In mid-February 2011, Sefo, possessing and undefeated record of 2-0, had his third MMA fight in a reserve fight for the

Heavyweight tournament. He fought

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, brother of

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, the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix champion. Overeem had 50 MMA fights behind him and beat Sefo by submission in the first round. Sefo's striking on the feet looked average, and as an inexperienced grappler, he lost early on by neck crank. On 12 June 2013, Sefo announced that he would return to fighting. At WSOF 3, Sefo announced that he would be facing Dave Huckaba. The two fought at World Series of Fighting 4 on 10 August 2013. Sefo lost the fight via TKO in the second round. In an interview in April 2015, Sefo said, "I actually made a promise to myself that this year will be my last year." He did not fight again after losing against Huckaba. While he considered fighting again, Sefo officially announced his retirement in 2018.

Executive career

Sefo is the current president of MMA promotion

. He was named president when the promotion was still known as World Series of Fighting. He helped the promotion ink a deal with

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to air 8 to 10 events on its network.

Titles

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Runner-up. * World Kickboxing Association ** 1997 WKA World Super Heavyweight World Champion. * World Muay Thai Federation ** 1996 WMTF World Heavyweight Champion. ** 1992 WMTF World Light Heavyweight Champion. *

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** 1996 ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1994 ISKA World Light Cruiserweight Champion. * Regional ** 1992 South Pacific Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1991 New Zealand Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1990 New Zealand Heavyweight Champion.

Personal life

Sefo lives in

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, Nevada, and continues to train out of Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts.

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, , Draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 26-1-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-01-23 , , Win , , align=left, Stephane Reveillon , , N/A , , N/A , , KO , , 2 , , N/A , , 26-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-10-00 , , Win , , align=left,

Jean-Claude Leuyer Jean-Claude Leuyer (born November 30, 1970), or simply Jean Claude, is an American former heavyweight kickboxer. He was a six-time world champion, holding titles in four different organizations, and competing in sixteen world title fights. He hol ...

, , N/A , , N/A , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 25-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-07-20 , , Win , , align=left,

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, , Decision (unanimous) , , 7 , , 3:00 , , 24-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-04-29 , , Win , , align=left,

Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (; born December 26, 1972) is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. Le Banner fought for most of his career in K-1 and became known for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. ...

, , K-1 Braves '97 , , Fukuoka, Japan , , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:31 , , 23-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Petar Majstorovic , , K-1 Kings '97 , ,

, , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 4 , , 1:36 , , 22-1 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1996-12-08 , , Loss , , align=left, Ernesto Hoost , ,

K-1 Hercules '96 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 ...

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, , KO (Low Kicks) , , 4 , , 0:25 , , 21-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-09-09 , , Win , , align=left, Kirkwood Walker , , N/A , ,

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, , KO , , N/A , , N/A , , 21-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-08-01 , , Win , , align=left, Lee Swaney , , New Zealand vs England , ,

, New Zealand , , KO , , N/A , , N/A , , 20-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-02-25 , , Win , , align=left, Andre Mannaart , , NZ - AUS - HOL , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (punches) , , 4 , , N/A , , 19-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-08-25 , , Win , , align=left, Michael McDonald , , N/A , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (right hook) , , 3 , , N/A , , 18-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-04-27 , , Win , , align=left, Rob Martin , , N/A , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (left hook) , , 1 , , N/A , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995 , , Win , , align=left, Alex Hooker , , , ,

, New Zealand , , Decision , , , , N/A , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1994-07 , , Win , , align=left, Dan Wilson , , , ,

, New Zealand , , Decision , , , , N/A , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995 , , Win , , align=left, Aj Wilson , , , ,

,New Zealand , , Decision , , , , N/A , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1994-07 , , Win , , align=left, Dan Wilson , , , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , , -

Boxing Record

, - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-09-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Chester Hughes , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , KO , , 1 , , N/A , , 5–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Joe Lenhart , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 5–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-02-11 , , Win , , align=left, Steve Griffin , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 4–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-10-05 , , Win , , align=left, Nicky Faamata , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 3 , , N/A , , 3–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Paul Baker , ,

, New Zealand , , PTS , , 4 , , N/A , , 2–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1994-11-24 , , Win , , align=left, Alex Katu , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 1–0 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 2–2 , Dave Huckaba , TKO (punches) , WSOF 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:32 ,

Ontario, California Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–1 ,

, Submission (neck crank) , Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 ,

East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner suburb, inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 Unit ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Kevin Jordan , TKO (knee injury) , Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:24 ,

Bixby, Oklahoma Bixby is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma; it is a suburb of Tulsa. Its population was 28,609 at the 2020 census and 20,884 in the 2010 census, an increase of 36.99 percent In 2010, Bixby became the 19th lar ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Kim Min-soo , KO (head kick) , Hero's 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:30 ,

Tokyo 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 ...

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