Vladimir Konstantinovich Mineev (russian: Влади́мир Константи́нович Минее́в; born February 16, 1990) is a

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Middleweight

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and

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ist.

Biography

Vladimir Mineev was born on February 16, 1990, in the suburbs of Sverdlovsk , then moved to

Saransk Saransk (russian: Саранск, p=sɐˈransk; mdf, Саранск ошсь, Saransk oš; myv, Саран ош, Saran oš) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located i ...

with his family , and from the age of three he permanently lived in

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. Mineev's parents are doctors, his older brother also later became a doctor (

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

). He studied at school number 75, as a child he constantly fought on the street and at school. He began to engage in kickboxing in early childhood, was trained under the guidance of trainers E.V. Golovikhin and V.V.Safonin . Mineev was brought to Golovikhin by his father when he was 9 years old. When Mineev was 14 years old, his father died, and Golovikhin helped him in every way. Golovikhin introduced Mineev to Vladimir Merchin, under whose leadership he won the Russian championship in Japanese kickboxing a year later.Владимир Минеев: «В Ульяновске отсутствует пропаганда массового спорта!»
/ref> Mineev trained with Viktor Safonin before the fight with Revankho Blockland. Safonin, together with another coach, Evgeny Belik, were able to develop a technique and strategy that helped Mineev win the duel.Интервью Владимира Минеева
/ref> Mineev became a student at the

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

of Environmental Engineering (now the Institute of Land Reclamation, Water Management and Construction named after A. N. Kostyakov Russian State Agricultural University named after K. A. Timiryazev), subsequently graduated from the university in this specialty Владимир Минеев — об успешной защите диплома
/ref> In September 2022 Mineev, who is a military reservist and former paratrooper, was called up to serve in the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade as part of Russia's partial mobilization.

Career

He achieved his first serious success in the ring in 2008, when he became the champion of Russia in kickboxing for the first time and, having become a member of the Russian national team, won a gold medal at the European Championship in Portugal, held under the auspices of the W.A.K.O. A year later, at the European championship in Austria, he was defeated in the final match and received a silver medal. At the same time, he began his career in professional kickboxing, out of four fights he won in three, including winning the vacant heavyweight W.A.K.O. Pro K1 rules world championship according to WAKO Pro on December 5, 2009 , knocking out Belarusian Sergei Zelinsky in the second round. he knocked out Belarusian Sergey Zelinskiy in second round. In 2011, Mineev took bronze at the European Championship in Macedonia and had several victorious fights at the professional level, became the European WBKF champion in the second heavy weight category. The following year, in competitions in Turkey, he again became the champion of the continent among amateurs, while in the professional he won six victories and won the WKA world champion title. In 2013 and 2014 he won and defended the WKN world champion belt. Also in 2013 he took part in the Russian Thai boxing championship, took second place, losing in the final to the multiple champion of recent years Artem Vakhitov. He fought Ali Cenik at ''Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9'' in Moscow, Russia on December 15, 2012. Mineev was down in round two but he was better fighter in first and third round and earned extra round. Extra round was also in the sign on Mineev and Cenik was in knockdown, which brought him decision victory. Mineev took on another Dutchman when he fought Revanho Blokland at ''Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow'' on February 23, 2013, and won by KO in two. He faced Thiago Beowulf for the WKN Kickboxing Heavyweight World Championship at ''Fight Night Saint Tropez'' in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2013, winning by decision. He defended WKN Kickboxing Heavyweight World Championship at Fight Night: Battle of Moscow XV event in

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on March 28, 2014, defeating Sergej Maslobojev by majority decision. He beat Mikhail Tuterev at ''Fight Night Saint-Tropez II'' in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2014. In 2014, he made his debut in fights according to mixed rules , began to perform mainly in tournaments of the Russian promotion company Fight Nights . Much attention was drawn to Mineev's fight with Magomed Ismailov , which took place on October 19, 2018, at the Fight Nights Global 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov. The fight lasted 5 rounds and ended in a draw. The decision of the judges caused a lot of controversy. In February 2020, Mineev announced that a verbal agreement had been reached on revenge with Ismailov. At the FNG / GFC: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Memory Tournament, held on September 9, 2020, in Moscow , Mineev knocked out Dauren Ermekov and became the AMC Fight Nights Middleweight Championship. On October 16, 2021, at AMC Fight Nights 105, Mineev rematched Magomed Ismailov with the AMC Fight Nights Middleweight Championship on the line. Mineev won the bout via TKO in the third round.

Family

Mineev's younger brother Pyotr, a Russian military serviceman serving in the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade of the

Russian Airborne Forces The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units o ...

, was killed in action during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Titles

Professional * 2013 WKN Kickboxing Heavyweight World Champion -96.6 kg (1 Title Def.) * 2013 WAKO-Pro K1 Rules Cruiser Heavyweight World Champion -94.1 kg * 2012 WKA Kickboxing Heavyweight World Champion * 2011 WBKF K-1 Rules European Champion * 2009 WAKO-Pro K-1 Rules Super Heavyweight World Champion +94 kg Amateur *2013 IFMA European Championship in Lisboa, Portugal −91 kg (Muay Thai) *2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Ankara, Turkey −91 kg (K-1 rules) *2011 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Skopje, Macedonia −91 kg (K-1 rules) *2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Villach, Austria −91 kg (K-1 rules) *2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Oporto, Portugal −91 kg (K-1 rules) *2008 Russian K-1 kickboxing championship

Mixed martial arts

Fight Nights Global AMC Fight Nights (or Fight Nights Global before 2021) is a Russian mixed martial arts organization that previously hosted K-1 and other martial arts events. It is one of the largest promotion companies in the world and features some of the top-ra ...

** Fight Nights Middleweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defence

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

References

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