Francisco "Chiquinho" Alves Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a Brazilian

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and

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. He is one of the few karate-ka to have successfully completed the

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more than once. He holds notable K-1 wins over

Sam Greco Salvatore "Sam" Greco (born 3 May 1967) is an Australian retired full contact karateka, heavyweight K-1 kickboxer, mixed martial artist. He was the 1994 Karate World Cup champion and holds notable kickboxing victories over Branko Cikatic, Ern ...

Andy Hug Andreas "Andy" Hug (7 September 1964 – 24 August 2000) was a Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time, Hug was renowned for his abili ...

Remy Bonjasky Remy Kenneth Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix heavyweight champion, winning the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008. Bonjasky has been known for his flying kicks, knee atta ...

Ernesto Hoost Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one ...

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and

Stefan Leko Stefan Leko (born June 3, 1974) is a German heavyweight kickboxer. He is the current WKA Super-Heavyweight world champion in kickboxing, and former Muay Thai world heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, WMTA, WKN, ...

Career

Francisco Filho started

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around age of 10 and received black belt six and half years later. He made his professional

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fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the

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tournament against

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fighter

. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a controversial knockout victory for Filho with a technique that connected after the bell rang. The second fight was also won by Filho quickly earning the Brazilian a large fan base in

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as well as making him one of the then top contenders for the K-1 World GP Championship title. Filho has since held championship titles in both K-1 as well as in IKO Kyokushinkaikan. He has not taken part in any major competition since 2004 but remains active developing young fighters and in overseeing Brazil’s Kyokushin national team. In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with

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Titles and accomplishments

*Kickboxing ** 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Runner Up ** 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage A Champion ** 2000 K-1 World GP in Yokohama Champion *Kyokushin **1999 7th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (defeated

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) **1997 1st Kyokushin World Weight Tournament Heavyweight **1995 6th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (lost to

) **1995 Brazilian Open **1994 Mundialito Open **1994 7th South American Championships **1993 Brazilian Open **1992 6th South American Championships **1992 Brazilian Open **1991 5th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament final 16 (lost to Kenji Yamaki) **1991 Uruguayan Open Karate Championships **1990 Paulista Championships **1990 Brazilian Open **1989 5th South American Championships **1989 Paulista Championships **1988 Paulista Championships Juniors **1988 Brazilian Open 6th place **1987 Brazilian Open 7th place **1987 Paulista Championships Juniors **1986 Paulista Championships Juniors **1985 Paulista Championships Juniors * In 1995 Fancisco Filho completed

in Brazil and in Japan.

Kickboxing record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Filho, Francisco 1971 births Living people Brazilian male kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers Brazilian male karateka Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Bahia Brazilian expatriates in Japan Kyokushin kaikan practitioners

Career

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

See also

References