Jamal Yusupov is a Russian-Turkish

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fighter. He is currently competing in

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. As of July 2023 he was the #8 ranked lightweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.

Biography and career

Early life

Yusupov started training in Muay Thai at the age of 21 and turned to competition only a few months later. He became a Master of Sports in Muay Thai in 2005 and a Master of Sports in kickboxing the next year. Yusupov competed in Russia where he became a six time national amateur Muay Thai champion. He began coaching in 2011 and later moved to Beijing,China.

ONE Championship

On October 23, 2019, Yusupov replaced

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on short notice at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons for a fight against

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. In an upset, he won by second-round knockout with punches. This marked Yodsanklai's first knockout loss since 2005. Yusupov was scheduled to face

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at ONE Championship: Collision Course 2 on 25 December 2020. He won by unanimous decision after scoring a knock down in the second round. In 2022 Yusupov relocated to Turkey. He was scheduled to face

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under Muay Thai rules at

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on July 22, 2022. Yusupov won the fight by unanimous decision after scoring a knockdown. Yusupov challenged Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym for the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship on February 25, 2023, at

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. He lost via a leg kick knockout just 49 seconds into the bout. Yusupov faced reigning Fair Fight lightweight champion

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in a non-title bout at RCC Fair Fight 21 on June 10, 2023. He won the fight by extension round unanimous decision.

Titles and accomplisments

Amateur *6x Russia National Muay Thai Champion

Fight record

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