List Of Male Kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers. A * Donegi Abena * Lukas Achterberg * Thomas Adamandopoulos * Serhiy Adamchuk * Romie Adanza * Armando González * Benjamin Adegbuyi * Israel Adesanya * Peter Aerts * Ryo Aitaka * Vitali Akhramenko * Zhora Akopyan * Damien Alamos * Cosmo Alexandre * Dennis Alexio * Hamid Amni * Ayinta Ali * Thomas Alizier * Chingiz Allazov * César Almeida * Hiromi Amada * Andre Amade * Mosab Amrani * Rukiya Anpo * Fabiano Aoki * Alex Rivas * Jia Aoqi * Shoa Arii * Chalid Arrab * Hirotaka Asahisa * Taio Asahisa * Ryusei Ashizawa * Dzhabar Askerov * Pacôme Assi * Ionuţ Atodiresei * Fabrice Aurieng * Yuksel Ayaydin * Murat Aygun * Timur Aylyarov * Iraj Azizpour B * Melsik Baghdasaryan * Xhavit Bajrami * Boubaker El Bakouri * Ashwin Balrak * Gilbert Ballantine * Buakaw Banchamek * Petchtanong Banchamek * Superbon Banchamek * Steve Banks * Wayne Barrett * Pat Barry * Xavier Bastard * Jamie Bates * Moises Baute * Christian Ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general physical fitness, fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: Karate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing#Oriental_rules, Japanese kickboxing, Sanda (sport), Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India.Section XIII: ''Samayapalana Parva'' Book 4: ''Virata Parva'', ''Mahabharata''. But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayinta Ali
is a Japanese-Ghanaian kickboxer, currently competing in the welterweight division of K-1 and Krush, where he is the current Krush Welterweight champion. As of March 2022 he was the #8 ranked super featherweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. Kickboxing career K-1 Early career Ali made his professional debut against Takuma Shimizu at Krush 104 on August 31, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. The bout was stopped on the advice of the ringside physician at the 1:04 minute mark, due to a cut above Shimizu's left eyelid. Ali made his second Krush appearance at Krush 107 on November 8, 2019, against Mark Bird James. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, flooring James with a right hook. Ali left Krush for his next bout, as he was booked to face Takeharu Ogawa at Bigbang the future 26 on August 16, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round head kick knockout. Ali made his K-1 debut against Kaito at K-1 World GP 2021: K’Festa 4 Day.2 on March 28, 2021 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hirotaka Asahisa
Hirotaka Asahisa (朝久 裕貴, born 21 June 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1 and Wu Lin Feng. He is the current WLF Super featherweight champion. A professional competitor since 2012, Asahisa is the 2018 Wu Lin Feng Super Featherweight tournament winner and the 2022 K-1 Super Featherweight World Grand Prix runner-up. As of July 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #3 bantamweight in the world. He's been ranked in the top ten since November 2020. Kickboxing career Early career Asahisa made his professional debut against Eiko Kamikawa at Pound for Pound vol.1 on November 24, 2012. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Asahisa was scheduled to face KOUMA at M-fight - Suk WEERASAKRECK II on June 16, 2013. He suffered his first professional loss, losing by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29–28 for KOUMA. Asahisa rebounded from his first loss with a first-round knockout of Yuki Miyazaki at M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chalid Arrab
Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab (born May 28, 1975) is a German- Moroccan kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers. Biography and career Arrab's amateur boxing record of 34 Wins and 31 KOs out of 37 bouts has earned him the nickname "Die Faust" ("The Fist" in German). On April 29, 2006 Arrab entered the K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas as a heavy underdog. Just one week before the fight he was involved in serious car crash in Germany. Arrab walked away unharmed. In the quarterfinals Arrab took on a former wrestler, Sean O'Haire. Arrab stepped in quickly firing with series of uppercuts and knocking out the American in first round. In the semifinals he met Carter Williams. Midway through the second round Williams dropped Arrab with a right knee and Arrab ended up losing the fight with a split decision. Under K-1's substitution rule Williams could not continue due a broken nose and shin injury suffered in his fight with Arrab and the f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shoa Arii
is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of RISE. As of August 2022 he was the #10 ranked strawweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. Kickboxing career Shooto Arii made his professional debut against Yuki Hamada at RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi Final Round on July 21, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Arii next faced Lehe at ONE Warrior Series 8 on October 5, 2019. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, due to doctor stoppage. Arii faced the unbeaten Ryoga Terayama in his third and final fight of the year at Stand up vol.1 on December 22, 2019. The fight was ruled a unanimous decision draw, with scores of 29–29 across the board. Arii faced Tatsuma Kinosada at Shooto 2020 Vol.4 in Osaka on July 12, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Arii made his second appearance at a Road To ONE event two months later, as he was booked to face Naoya Kuroda at ROAD to ONE 3rd: Tokyo Fight Night on October 9, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jia Aoqi
Jia Aoqi (, born March 26, 1992) is a Chinese Sanda kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of Wu Lin Feng. A professional competitor since 2015, he was the 2019 WLF 67 kg World Cup winner. As of September 2022, he is the #3 ranked super featherweight according to Combat Press. Kickboxing career Wu Lin Feng WLF 2019-20 World Cup Aoqi faced Hamza Essalih at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 1st Group Stage on June 29, 2019. It was the first bout of the Wu Lin Feng Group A and D round robin, with the eventual group winner qualifying for the 2019-20 tournament final. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Aoqi next faced the former Enfusion 67 kg champion Ilias Bulaid at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage on August 31, 2019. The fight was ruled a draw after the first three rounds, with Aoqi being awarded the unanimous decision after an extra round was contested. Aoqi next faced Wei Ninghui at Wu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alex Rivas
Alejandro "Alex" Rivas Concepcion is a Spanish kickboxer currently fighting out of Team Jesus Cabello. As of May 2019, he was ranked the #3 Strawweight in the world by Combat Press. Biography and career In 2018 Rivas became renowned when he got an upset decision win over K-1 featherweight title holder Yuta Murakoshi at only 17 years old. He then faced K-1 Super Bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei in the quarter-final of the 2019 K-1 World Super Bantamweight Tournament and lost by first round TKO. In August 2019, Rivas signed a two-year contract with the ONE Championship organization. He is scheduled to make his promotional debut against ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a non-title kickboxing match at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021. Titles Amateur * 2017 WKPF Intercontinental -57 kg Champion * * 2015 ISKA Amateur full-contact Europe Champion * * 2015 ISKA Amateur K-1 rules Spain Champion Pro Kickboxing record ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fabiano Aoki
Fabiano "Cyclone" Goncalves Aoki ( ja, ファビアーノ 青木; born on 21 November 1978) is a Brazilian former heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of TARGET team in Japan. He was J-Network tournament champion, RISE, WPMF, HEAT and WBC Muaythai champion, competed in the K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY. Biography and career He replaced Igor Jurković and challenged Christian Bosch for his WBC Muaythai heavyweight world title. Fight happened in Bangkok, Thailand at Singha Battle For The Belts event on 9 June 2012. Aoki dominated the fight and KOed Bosch in 2nd round via flying knee. In 2012 he signed for GLORY and made his promotional debut in Brussels on 6 October 2012 at '' Glory 2: Brussels'' where he lost via unanimous decision to Filip Verlinden suffering a knockdown with a left hook in the second round. He lost to Mourad Bouzidi via TKO due to corner stoppage in round two at '' Glory 6: Istanbul'' in Istanbul, Turkey on 6 April 2013. Titles * 2012 WBC Muaytha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rukiya Anpo
is a Japanese kickboxer, who commpeted in the super lightweight and welterweight divisions of K-1. A professional competitor since 2011, he is the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion and the 2021 K-1 welterweight Grand Prix runner-up. As of December 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the eight best super featherweight in the world. From June 2021 to February 2021 Combat Press ranked him as the #4 featherweight in the world. He's been ranked in the featherweight top ten since March 2019. Personal life Rukiya started training in Kyokushin Karate at a young age along his brother, they both left the world of Karate competitions with high accolades. Japanese television did a short documentary when they were children depicting them as Karate prodigies. In 2018 he and his brother left the TRY HARD gym from Tokyo to open their own gym called ALL WIN in Osaka which they established with the help of crowdfunding. Kickboxing career Career beginnings Early career Anpo made his professi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mosab Amrani
Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani (born 25 October 1987 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-super welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam for Team Amrani. Biography/Career Born in Amsterdam, Mosab began most of his early career fighting at around the 61 kg mark on the local scene in the Netherlands and became one of the countries top prospects in the lower weight classes. He made the transition up in weight to 63.5 kg and made his first impact on the international Muay Thai scene by defeating the legendary Anuwat Kaewsamrit via technical knockout at a SLAMM!! event in 2008 to win his first major honour - the W.M.C. world title. He held on to his W.M.C. world belt for just seven months when he lost his first title defence against the highly decorated Andrei Kulebin at the Champions of Champions II event in Jamaica. Mosab made up for this disappointment in the Autumn of 2009 when he beat one of the world's top Muay Thai fighters, Bovy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hiromi Amada
Hiromi Amada ( ja, 天田 ヒロミ; born May 10, 1973) is a retired Japanese heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan. A staple in the K-1 heavyweight division from 1999 to 2007, the company considered him one of its most talented Japanese fighters, second only to Musashi. He is also the first-ever HEAT Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and holds notable victories over Freddy Kemayo, Makoto Uehara, and Rene Rooze. Early life Amada began practicing boxing as a teenager while attending Maebashi Ikuei High School, and won the national junior championship prior to graduation. He then attended Chuo University and served as captain of the school's boxing club, all the while competing at the amateur level. In 1996, he won the All Japan Amateur Boxing Championships. Career K-1 The K-1 kickboxing organization scouted Amada before he even graduated from university. He made his professional debut on March 22, 1999, at K-1 The Challenge '99, earning a unanimous decision v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |