Andrey Gerasimchuk (born February 7, 1987) is a Belarusian

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who competes in the

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division. He is a three time Kunlun Fight Tournament winner. He was ranked as a top ten heavyweight by Combat Press from October 2015 until July 2018, when he was dropped from the rankings following an 18 month period of inactivity.

Kickboxing career

Kunlun Fight

Gerasimchuk fought in the 2014 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight tournament. He knocked out Arnold Oborotov in the semifinals, and defeated

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by unanimous decision in the finals. He then fought in the 2014 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight tournament. He beat

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by unanimous decision in the semifinals, and won the tournament with a third-round TKO of Wang Chongyang in the finals. He followed up this tournament win with decision wins over Sergio Pique and Rico Verhoeven. Gerasimchuk participated in the 2015 Super Heavyweight tournament, after qualifying to it with a decision win against Ashwin Balrak at Kunlun Fight 18. He knocked out Steve Banks in the quarterfinal, but lost to Hesdy Gerges in the semifinal by split decision. Gerasimchuk took part in the 2016 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight tournament, held at

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. In the quarterfinals, he beat Bruno Susano by unanimous decision and Atha Kasapis in the same manner in the semifinal. He faced

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in the finals, and won the fight by decision, after an extra round was fought. His last fight with Kunlun Fight came against Felipe Micheletti at Kunlun Fight 56. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Glory

He made his organizational debut against Bruno Chaves at Glory 73: Shenzhen, after nearly three years away from the sport. The fight ended in a no contest after 69 seconds, as Gerasimchuk was unable to continue due to a low blow.

Championships and awards

Professional

*World Kickboxing Network ** 2011 WKN European Oriental Rules Super Light Heavyweight Championship * W5 Professional Kickboxing ** 2011 W5 European 86 kg Championship * Kunlun Fight ** 2014 Kunlun Fight 100 kg Tournament Winner ** 2014 Kunlun Fight 95 kg Tournament Winner ** 2016 Kunlun Fight 100 kg Tournament Winner

Amateur

*5x Belarusian Championship K-1 Med 1

86 kg (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) * World Association of Kickboxing Organizations ** 2008 WAKO World Cup (Hungary) Med 1

86 kg ** 2009 WAKO World Cup (Hungary) Med 1

86 kg * International Federation of Muaythai Associations ** 2009 IFMA European Championship (Latvia) Med 1

86 kg ** 2009 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) Med 1

86 kg ** 2010 IFMA European Championship (Italy) Med 2

86 kg ** 2010 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) Med 2

86 kg ** 2011 IFMA European Championship Med 1

86 kg ** 2011 IFMA World Championship (Uzbekistan) Med 3

86 kg ** 2012 IFMA European Championship (Turkey) Med 3

86 kg ** 2012 IFMA World Championship (Russia) Med 3

86 kg ** 2014 IFMA European Championship (Poland) Med 1

+ 91 kg ** 2015 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) Med 1

+91 (Best fighter of the World Championship Award) ** 2016 IFMA World Championships (Sweden) Med 1

+ 91 kg ** 2017 IFMA World Championships (Belarus) Med 3

+ 91 kg ** 2018 IFMA European Championship (Czechia) Med 3

+ 91 kg

Fight record

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Kickboxing career

Kunlun Fight

Glory

Championships and awards

Professional

Amateur

Fight record

See also

References

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