Astemir Borsov (born 16 March 1993) is a Russian

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and 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 ...

. He is the former Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight champion and WAKO World K1 Featherweight champion. Combat Press ranked him in the strawweight top ten between May 2019 and August 2020, as well as in the super flyweight top ten between September 2020 and July 2021.

Kickboxing career

Borsov transitioned to professional kickboxing after a successful amateur career, during which he won six WAKO Amateur World and European medals. In his first professional fight, Borsov participated in the 2016 Glory of Heroes, "Rise of Heroes" tournament. He beat Liu Xiaoyang by decision in the semi-finals, and Li Xiang by TKO in the finals. He fought for the WAKO Pro Flyweight K-1 title in 2017, with his opponent being Lucien Gross. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision. He afterwards participated in the Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight tournament. He won a unanimous decision against

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in the semi-finals, and faced

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in the final match. Borsov won a unanimous decision. He fought for the WAKO Pro Featherweight title against Luca Cecchetti. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

* WAKO-Pro ** 2017 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Flyweight (-54.5 kg) Championship ** 2019 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Featherweight (-58.2 kg) Championship *

Glory of Heroes Glory of Heroes or GOH (Chinese: 勇士的荣耀; pinyin: yǒng shì de róng yào), is a Chinese kickboxing promotion developed by Beijing Wanmingyang Media. The events are streamed live on iQiyi and delay broadcast every Sunday at 22:00 on She ...

** 2018 Glory of Heroes -57 kg Championship

Amateur

*Russian Federation ** 2014 Russian Kickboxing -57 kg runner-up **2x National Kickboxing -57 kg Champion (2016, 2019) *

World Association of Kickboxing Organizations The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (W.A.K.O or WAKO) is an international kickboxing organization counting over 120 affiliated countries representing all five continents. WAKO is a major governing body of amateur kickboxing and is ...

** 2010 W.A.K.O Junior World Championships Low Kick -54 kg ** 2011 W.A.K.O World Championships -54 kg ** 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships K-1 -54 kg ** 2013 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -54 kg ** 2014 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg ** 2015 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -57 kg ** 2016 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg ** 2017 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -60 kg ** 2019 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -57 kg

Fight record

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References