Björn Heinrich Walter Bregy (born September 30, 1974) is a

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heavyweight

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, European

Yoseikan Budo is the name given to a dojo built in November 1931 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, Japan. The Dojo The brother and friends of Master Minoru Mochizuki built this dojo for him while he was recovering from pleurisy and pulmonary tuberculosis. Whe ...

Champion and K-1 Europe 2006 in

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tournament Champion. He holds notable wins over Gokhan Saki,

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(twice), and Alexey Ignashov.

Career

Bregy made his K-1 debut on June 3, 2000 at K-1 Fight Night 2000 in

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, against Reinhard Ulz. He won the fight by 2 round KO. On May 21, 2005, in

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, Bregy beat all three opponents Pavel Majer, Denis Grigoriev and Gary Turner and won his first K-1 tournament title. In 2006 Bregy continued his strong performance in K-1 World GP in Amsterdam, winning the tournament by three consecutive KO's over

, Naoufal Benazzouz and Gokhan Saki and qualified himself for K-1 World GP Final Elimination 2006 in

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. He was matched up against the defending K-1 World champion

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, and lost the fight by first round left hook KO. On February 9, 2008 at K-1 Europe Elimination GP in

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, Bregy knocked out Paula Mataele and qualified for the K-1 European GP held in

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. On April 26, 2008 Bregy participated on his third consecutive K-1 European GP. He knocked out South African

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in quarterfinals and was stopped by

Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan-Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former Glo ...

in semis at the end of third round by a flurry of punches.

Titles

* 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Runner Up * 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Champion * 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix Champion * 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Basel Runner Up * WKA European Heavyweight Champion * World Champion

Yoseikan is the name given to a dojo built in November 1931 in Shizuoka, Japan. The Dojo The brother and friends of Master Minoru Mochizuki built this dojo for him while he was recovering from pleurisy and pulmonary tuberculosis. When the dojo was bui ...

- budo

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

References

External links

Profile
at K-1
Mike's Gym official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bregy, Bjorn 1974 births Living people Swiss male kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers People from Sion, Switzerland Swiss expatriates in the Netherlands SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers Sportspeople from Valais

Career

Titles

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

See also

References

External links