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Xhavit Bajrami (born October 30, 1975) is a Swiss former
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who competed in the
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division. A Seido
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practitioner and Andy Hug student, Bajrami built up an undefeated record domestically before he was recruited by
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where he won the '' K-1 Braves '99'' tournament and finished as runner-up in two other tournaments. He is also a two-time
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world champion, having won the
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World Super Heavyweight title in 2004 and the WKN World Super Heavyweight strap in 2010.


Early life

A Kosovar Albanian, Bajrami was born in Dumosh,
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(now
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) in 1975. He relocated to Switzerland where he began practicing Seido
karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
and eventually kickboxing.


Career


K-1 career (1998–2004)

Bajrami transitioned from
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to kickboxing under the tutelage of fellow karateka-turned-kickboxers Andy Hug and Michael Thompson, and amassed an undefeated record fighting domestically before being recruited by the world's premier kickboxing promotion,
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in 1998. In his promotional debut, Bajrami entered into a one night, eight-man tournament held on May 6, 1998 at '' K-1 Fight Night '98'' in
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. He needed an extension round to get past Matteo Minonzie in the quarter-finals, and was then eliminated from the tournament in the semis when his bout with Rob van Esdonk was stopped by the doctor in the first round. The stoppage was controversial as Bajrami claimed to have been hit by an illegal
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from van Esdonk and refused to return to his feet, prompting the doctor to deem him unable to fight. He was back in action just over a month later when he fought to a five-round draw with Kirkwood Walker at '' K-1 Dream '98'' in
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, Japan on July 17, 1998. Beginning his 1999 campaign on May 5 at '' K-1 Fight Night '99'' in Zurich, Bajrami went up against Carl Bernardo, brother of the great
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, and stopped the South African with a kick in round one. Just fifteen days later in
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, Japan, Bajrami was among the eight fighters battling it out to win the tournament at '' K-1 Braves '99''. He defeated Siniša Andrijašević by
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in the quarter-finals when his opponent was not allowed continue on the advice of the doctor, and then faced
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at the semi-final stage. The bout was ruled a draw at the end of the regulation three rounds and so an extension round was added to decide the winner, after which Bajrami was given the nod by all three judges. Advancing to the finals, he faced another close fight against Lloyd van Dams but took a unanimous decision after an extra round once again to win the tournament and qualify for the 1999
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, the gathering of the world's sixteen best heavyweights. At the '' K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round'' in
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, Japan on October 5, 1999, Bajrami had his first of three meetings with Dutch legend Ernesto Hoost, losing by unanimous decision. After going 1-1 in the first half of the year with a decision loss to
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at '' K-1 The Millennium'' in Osaka on April 23, 2000 and a points win over Samir Benazzouz at '' K-1 Fight Night 2000'' in Zurich on June 3, 2000, Bajrami was invited to compete in the '' K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000'' in
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, Croatia on September 1, 2000. He was able to go past Belgian duo Peter Bamoshi and Marc de Wit, respectively, before being stopped with a devastating high kick by
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in the final. Following the sudden passing of his trainer Andy Hug in August 2000, Bajrami relocated to the
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to train under Peter Aerts and Rene Rooze at Chakuriki Gym. During his time training at Chakuriki, his karate-based style shifted to take on numerous
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techniques. On March 3, 2001, he lost another decision to Ernesto Hoost at ''2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply the Best'' in
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, Netherlands. Then, in another rematch, he bested Samir Benazzouz by decision for the second time at the ''
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'' on July 20, 2001. 2002 was a quiet year for Bajrami as he competed just once under the K-1 banner, albeit taking three fights in one night at the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Croatia'' on April 13 in Zagreb. After TKOing Dragan Jovanović at the quarter-final stage, he took a unanimous points victory over Siniša Pulyak in the semis. Going up against fellow Swiss-based karateka
Petar Majstorović Petar Majstorovic (born 5 February 1975), is a Swiss karateka and kickboxer. He was a two-time World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) World Champion and two times K-1 preliminary tournaments champion in Croatia and Germany. He trained with Andy Hug fr ...
in the tournament final, Bajrami lost by decision after an extra round was needed to separate the pair. Bajrami returned to tournament action on May 30, 2003 at the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel''. He avenged his loss to Jörgen Kruth by taking an extension round
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over the Swede at the first round but was then eliminated by the eventual tournament winner
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in the semis. He bounced back with a decision win over familiar foe Siniša Pulyak in Croatia on September 12, 2003. On March 6, 2004, Bajrami was crowned the
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World Super Heavyweight (+96.4 kg/212 lb) Muay Thai Champion when he beat Australia's Peter Graham by decision in his birth city of
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,
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. Returning to Japan for the first time in almost three years, Bajrami lost to Ernesto Hoost on points for the third time at the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama'' just twenty-one days later. Then, in what would be his last ever match in K-1, Bajrami took a unanimous decision victory over Martin Holm at the '' K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya'' on June 6, 2004.


Post K-1 (2005–2012)

Despite racking up thirteen victories in
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, Bajrami's run in the promotion came to an end in 2004. On September 18, 2004, he lost to Vitali Akhramenko via decision after five rounds of fighting in
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, Switzerland. He then went 1-1 in 2005 with a split decision win over James Phillips and a loss at the hands of Karl Glyschinsky. Bajrami dropped a decision to Polish-Australian Muay Thai stylist
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in Switzerland on May 26, 2006, but followed it up with a third-round KO win over Tumelo Maphutha in South Africa five months later to set up a rematch with Slowinski on November 11, 2006 in
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with the vacant WMC World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb) Championship on the line this time. After a gruelling five round battle in which Bajrami sustained multiple gashes to the head, Slowinski was awarded the decision and walked away with the belt. 2007 was another mixed year for him. He knocked out Alessandro D'Ambrossio in the first round at the ''Night of Fighters 4'' event in
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, Switzerland but then dropped a decision to giant Russian
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in
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a month later. Bajrami fought
Petar Majstorović Petar Majstorovic (born 5 February 1975), is a Swiss karateka and kickboxer. He was a two-time World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) World Champion and two times K-1 preliminary tournaments champion in Croatia and Germany. He trained with Andy Hug fr ...
for the second time on February 9, 2008 in Switzerland and got his own back on the Croatian, winning the decision after three rounds. He then TKO'd Dániel Török in November of that year in
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, Switzerland before finishing American Mike Shepherd with a highlight reel high kick on June 27, 2009 in the same city. He ended the year with a controversial defence of his ISKA world title on November 21, 2009 in
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, Kosovo against fellow K-1 veteran Freddy Kemayo. Kemayo was docked a point in the fourth round for a
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, and the judges scored the bout a split draw (50-48, 46-47, 48-48) after the final bell. On December 18, 2010, Bajrami became a world champion for the second time with a third round low kick stoppage of Dawid Trólka in
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to take the WKN World Super Heavyweight (+96.6 kg/213 lb) Muay Thai belt. In what is generally considered to be a biased hometown decision, Bajrami defended his ISKA strap against Indian challenger Singh Jaideep in
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on July 2, 2011. He was floored by Jaideep in round one but received a long count and was able to recover. He was then expected to make a return to K-1 and fight Daniel Ghiţă at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16'' on October 29, 2011. However, the event was cancelled due to the promotion experiencing severe financial problems. Bajrami made the third defence of his ISKA world title by knocking out Takenori Onda with a high kick in the fourth round of their contest in Lucerne on June 2, 2012. Since 2015 he is in a relationship with Rudina Magjistari.


Championships and awards


Kickboxing

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** K-1 Braves '99 Tournament Championship ** K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 Runner-up ** K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Croatia Runner-up *
International Sport Karate Association The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches. It is based in the United States. It was es ...
**ISKA World Super Heavyweight (+96.4 kg/212 lb) Muay Thai Championship *World Kickboxing Network **WKN World Super Heavyweight (+96.6 kg/213 lb) Muay Thai Championship *World Independent Promoters Union **W.I.P.U. 'King of the Ring' World Super Heavyweight Championship * World Kickboxing Association **W.K.A. European Super Heavyweight Thai-boxing Championship


Boxing record

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Kickboxing record

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Petar Majstorović Petar Majstorovic (born 5 February 1975), is a Swiss karateka and kickboxer. He was a two-time World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) World Champion and two times K-1 preliminary tournaments champion in Croatia and Germany. He trained with Andy Hug fr ...
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Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
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Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
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Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
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