Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch

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. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion

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and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and

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. He is currently fighting out of Super Pro Gym.

Biography and career

Albert Kraus started boxing at 14 years old, later switching over to kickboxing aged 17 fighting out of Gino Albert Gym in

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. In 1997 he had his first amateur fight, winning convincingly by first-round

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. After numerous amateur victories Kraus switched to Bully's Gym in

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. He made his professional debut in 1999 in

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, defeating his opponent Kany via second-round knockout. By 2001 he had won the Dutch F.I.M.A.C, European I.K.B.F and W.K.A World titles. Kraus made his

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debut on February 24, 2002, at the

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and was invited to the inaugural K-1 MAX World Championship on May 11, 2002. In the tournament quarter finals he faced

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from

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and won the evenly fought battle by a single point on the three judges' cards to take a

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. In the semi finals Albert Kraus met local crowd favourite

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. Kraus scored a down with a punch at 2:31 into the first round and held on to earn his second consecutive unanimous decision and advance to the finals. He needed just one minute to put

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down with a punch combination to become the first-ever K-1 World Max Champion. In 2003 Kraus switched to Super Pro Gym. He entered the K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament as reigning champion and tournament favourite. Kraus defeated both of his opponents by stoppage en route to the final but was unable to retain his title, losing to

by knockout at 2:26 of the second round. After the tournament Albert Kraus would continue fighting in a number of events in K-MAX and Super League, winning seven straight bouts through 2003 and 2004 and qualifying for the

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where he would reach the semi finals. The following year, Albert Kraus would once more take part in the K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship defeating

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in the quarter finals only to lose to

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fighter

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in the semi finals. Despite the disappointment of another semi final defeat, Kraus would finish the year on a high by defeating Menno Dijkstra at Kraus's hometown of

to win the I.K.B.A. world title. 2006 would be a mixed year for Albert Kraus. He suffered an early exit at the quarter final stage of the K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship to

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but did manage to regain his I.K.B.A. World title by defeating James Martinez. 2007 started badly for Albert as he lost two straight fights, including a shock decision loss to little known Japanese fighter Tatsuji. He improved as the year progressed qualifying for the 6th annual K-1 World MAX Final on October 3, 2007. Kraus fought and defeated

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by decision in the quarter finals and in the semis he met 2005 Champion

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and lost the battle by majority decision. Souwer went on to fight Masato in the finals and eventually won the championship. Kraus had a stuttering start to 2008, losing his World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) Thai Boxing junior middleweight world title fight to Faldir Chahbari and missing out on qualification for the K-1 MAX World Final for the very first time by losing to

at the

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. Losing out on a place at the final seemed to re-invigorate Kraus as he went on a seven match winning streak throughout 2008 and the beginning of 2009 – a streak that included winning the 2008 "King Of The Ring" Welterweight World title. He finally tasted defeat at the

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quarter final stage to eventual champion Giorgio Petrosyan. Since that defeat Albert Kraus has won five straight and has booked his place in the quarter finals of the forthcoming K-1 World MAX 2010 Final by defeating

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by decision at the K-1 World MAX 2010 World Championship Tournament Final 16. He again tasted defeat at the K-1 World MAX 2010 quarter final stage to the reigning champion Giorgio Petrosyan who would go on to win the tournament. He knocked out Ekapop Sor Klinmee in round 1 at ''Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX'' in

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on February 25, 2012. He lost against

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on April 28, 2012, in

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at a 70 kg contest. He was drawn against

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in the quarter-finals of the '' Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8'' to be held on November 3, 2012, in

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, Italy. However, he was struck down with

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in the week leading up to tournament and had to be replaced by

. On December 31, 2012, Kraus won a

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eight-man tournament in Beijing, China. He was drawn against 18-year-old Zhang Zhao Yu in the quarter-finals, and was able to wear the youngster down and stop him in the third round with a series of body punches. In the semis, he forced two first-round referee counts on Wang Wei Hao, who was also deducted a point for using a

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-style takedown on Kraus. Behind heavily on the scorecards, Wang's corner stopped him from continuing at the end of round one and Kraus marched into the finals to face Dong Wen Fei. Kraus dropped Dong three times before finishing him off with a high kick in round two to win the tournament and $100,000 prize money. He was set to fight

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at '' Glory 5: London'' on March 23, 2013, in London, England but Ristie was forced to withdraw due to

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issues and replaced by

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. Kraus defeated Stevelmans via unanimous decision. The Kraus-Ristie fight was rescheduled for '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' on May 3, 2013. Ristie KO'd Kraus with a knee in round two. Kraus was to fight

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at '' Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament'' in

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on September 28, 2013 but Watson was unable to compete due to visa issues and was replaced by

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. He lost by unanimous decision. He lost to Aikpracha Meenayothin by split decision at '' Glory 14: Zagreb'' in

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on March 8, 2014. Kraus rematched Zheng Zhaoyu at ''Kunlun 5'' in Chengdu, China on June 1, 2014, and defeated him once again, knocking him out with a second round knee. He beat

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via unanimous decision at ''Qabala Fight Series #1'' in

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on June 29, 2014.

Titles

* 2012 WLF-World 8 Man Tournament Champion (-70 kg) * 2011 SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Championship (-72 kg) * 2008 W.I.P.U. "King Of The Ring" Muay Thai Super Welterweight World Champion (-70 kg) * 2005-06 I.K.B.A. Thai-Boxing World Champion -70 kg (1 title defense) * 2003 K-1 World MAX Finalist * 2002 K-1 World MAX Champion * 2001 W.K.A. World Champion * W.P.K.A. Benelux Champion 2000 * First SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion * First SUPERKOMBAT Champion

Professional kickboxing record

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Dong Wenfei Dong Wenfei () is a Chinese Sanshou, Sanda fighter and Kickboxing, kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. Dong is a multiple provincial and national Sanshou titlist in China; he acquired an amateur Sanshou record ...

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Kozo Takeda Kozo Takeda ( ja, 武田幸三 ; born December 27, 1972) is a Japanese actor and former welterweight kickboxer who was competing in K-1 MAX. He won Rajadamnern Stadium champion at welterweight in Muay Thai on January 21, 2001. He has made both ...

, , K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Final , , Yokohama, Japan , , TKO (Ref Stop) , , 2 , , 2:19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2009-07-13 , , Loss , , align=left, Giorgio Petrosyan , ,

, , Fukuoka, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-04-21 , , Win , , align=left, Yuichiro Nagashima , ,

K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, , Fukuoka, Japan , , KO (punches) , , 1 , , 1:04 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-02-23 , , Win , , align=left, Su Hwan Lee , ,

K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-01-24 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Beast Of The East 2009 , , Zutphen, Netherlands , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-11-29 , , Win , , align=left,

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It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven This is a list of events held and scheduled by the It's Showtime (Kickboxing), It's Showtime, a kickboxing and mixed martial arts organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The list consists of all the official It's Showtime (Kickboxing), It's ...

, , Eindhoven, Netherlands , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-10-01 , , Win , , align=left, Yasuhiro Kido , , K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Reserve Fight , , Tokyo, Japan , , TKO (doc stop) , , 2 , , 0:48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-07-07 , , Win , , align=left, Mike Zambidis , , K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8 , , Tokyo, Japan , , TKO (doc stop/cut) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-05-24 , , Win , , align=left,

Ali Gunyar Ali Gunyar (born 22 September 1979 in Eindhoven) is a Turkish-Dutch middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Eindhoven, Netherlands for Team Gunyar, where he is trained by his brother Suleyman Gunyar. Ali is a four-time kickboxing and ...

, , Gentleman Promotions Fightnight , , Tilburg, Netherlands , , KO (knee strike) , , 2 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2008-04-09 , , Loss , , align=left,

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, , Tokyo, Japan , , Ext.R Decision (unanimous) , , 4 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2008-01-26 , , Loss , , align=left, Faldir Chahbari , , Beast of the East 2008 , , Zutphen, Netherlands , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-12-16 , , Win , , align=left, Özkan Kose , , KlasH Champions Battlefield IV , , Oss, Netherlands , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2007-10-03 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship Semi Finals , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-10-03 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship Quarter Finals , ,

Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-07-21 , , Win , , align=left, Han Wul Kim , , K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 , , Seoul, South Korea , , KO (high kick) , , 1 , , 2:03 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-06-28 , , Win , , align=left, Virgil Kalakoda , , K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-05-20 , , Win , , align=left, Peter Crooke , , K-1 UK MAX Tournament 2007 Pain & Glory, Super Fight , , London, England , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2007-04-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Tatsuji , ,

K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events ...

, , Yokohama, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2007-02-05 , , Loss , , align=left, Murat Direkci , , K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament , , Tokyo, Japan , , KO (right hook) , , 1 , , 1:27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2006-12-17 , , Win , , align=left, James Martinez , , IKBO World Title Fight , , Oss, Netherlands , , TKO , , 2 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2006-11-24 , , Win , , align=left, Osvaldo Palma , ,

K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, , Stockholm, Sweden , , KO (punches) , , 1 , , 2:29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2006-09-04 , , Win , , align=left,

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K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions' Challenge This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2006-06-30 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Quarter Finals , , Yokohama, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2006-04-05 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-12-18 , , Win , , align=left, Menno Dijkstra , , I.K.B.A. World Championships , , Oss, Netherlands , , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-11-05 , , Win , , align=left, Chi Bin Lim , ,

K-1 Fighting Network Korea MAX 2005 This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, , Seoul, South Korea , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-10-12 , , Win , , align=left, Akira Ohigashi , , K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge , , Tokyo, Japan , , KO (punches) , , 2 , , 1:31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2005-07-20 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Semi Finals , , Yokohama, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-07-20 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Quarter Finals , , Yokohama, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-05-04 , , Win , , align=left, Virgil Kalakoda , , K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-02-23 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament , , Tokyo, Japan , , Ext.R Decision (split) , , 4 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-12-18 , , Win , , align=left, Jose Barradas , , SuperLeague Netherlands 2004 , , Uden, Netherlands , , TKO (ref stop/3 knockdowns) , , 1 , , 2:37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2004-10-13 , , Loss , , align=left, Takayuki Kohiruimaki , , K-1 World MAX 2004 Champions' Challenge , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2004-07-07 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Semi Finals , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-07-07 , , Win , , align=left, Shamil Gaidarbekov , , K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Quarter Finals , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-05-22 , , Win , , align=left, Mikel Colaj , , SuperLeague Switzerland 2004 , , Winterthur, Switzerland , , TKO , , 4 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-04-07 , , Win , , align=left,

Jadamba Narantungalag Jadamba Narantungalag (born December 16, 1975) is a Mongolian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and grappler who has fought for World Victory Road, K-1 MAX, Legend FC, Art of War Fighting Championship, and ONE Championship. Narant ...

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K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Open This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 2023 events 2022 events 2021 events ...

, , Tokyo, Japan , , Ext.R Decision (unanimous) , , 4 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-02-24 , , Win , , align=left,

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, , K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament , , Tokyo, Japan , , KO (punches) , , 1 , , 2:31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-12-06 , , Win , , align=left, Roman Logish , , SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , TKO (corner stop) , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-11-18 , , Win , , align=left, Genki Sudo , , K-1 World MAX 2003 Champions' Challenge , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-09-27 , , Win , , align=left,

Moussa Konaté Moussa Konaté (1951 – 30 November 2013) was a Malian writer who was born in Kita. He died in Limoges on 30 November 2013. A graduate in Humanities at Mali's Ecole Normale Supérieure of Bamako, he was a teacher for several years before turn ...

, , SuperLeague Germany 2003 , , Wuppertal, Germany , , TKO (corner stop) , , 2 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2003-07-05 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Final , , Saitama, Japan , , KO (left hook) , , 2 , , 2:26 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-07-05 , , Win , , align=left,

Duane Ludwig Duane Paul Ludwig (born August 4, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts coach, retired professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ludwig formerly held the unofficial fastest knockout record in the UFC after his win against Jonathan Goul ...

, , K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Semi Finals , , Saitama, Japan , , KO (left hook) , , 3 , , 1:33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-07-05 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Quarter Finals , , Saitama, Japan , , TKO (Doc Stop) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-05-24 , , Win , , align=left, Martin Karaivanov , , Heaven or Hell , , Prague, Czech Republic , , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2003-03-01 , , Loss , , align=left, Mike Zambidis , , K-1 World MAX 2003 Japan Grand Prix , , Tokyo, Japan , , KO (right hook) , , 2 , , 0:16 , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2002-10-11 , , Draw , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2002 Champions' Challenge , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision Draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2002-05-11 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Final , , Tokyo, Japan , , KO (punches) , , 1 , , 1:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2002-05-11 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Semi Finals , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2002-05-11 , , Win , , align=left,

, , K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Quarter Finals , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2002-02-24 , , Win , , align=left, Francis Itay , ,

, , Arnhem, Netherlands , , TKO , , 2 , , 1:46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2001-09-23 , , Loss , , align=left, Kamal El Amrani , , Battle of Arnhem III , , Arnhem, Netherlands , , Decision , , 7 , , 2:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2000-09-03 , , Win , , align=left, Franklin Beuk , , "Veselic meets Dejpitak" , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1999-02-07 , , Win , , align=left, Kany , , Matter of Honour , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , KO , , 2 , , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Boxing record

, style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 5 Wins (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Losses,0 Draws , - style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Res. , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Record , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Opponent , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Type , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Rd., Time , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Date , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Location , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Notes , - align=center , Win , align=center, 9-39-1, , align=left, Miroslav Kvocka , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 4-23-1, , align=left, Vladimir Tazik , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 6-6-0, , align=left, Nicky Jenman , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 0-10-0, , align=left, Joe Jones , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win , align=center, 0-0-0, , align=left, Valentin Cimpoeru , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center

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