Jonay Risco (born 25 May 1987 in

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currently signed with

ONE Championship ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...

. He was ranked as a top ten lightweight by Combat Press between June 2018 and July 2021.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Risco fought

Andy Souwer Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MA ...

during Enfusion 27, and won the fight by close decision after an extra round was fought. In September 2015, Risco fought the kickboxing legend

Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer who is currently signed to ONE Championship. Sitthichai is a former Lumpinee Stadiu ...

. He lost by unanimous decision.

Enfusion title reign

Zuev and Risco fought a rematch four months later, during Enfusion 40, for the Enfusion 70kg title. Risco won the rematch by unanimous decision. He was scheduled to fight the future two weight Enfusion champion Tayfun Ozcan during Enfusion 46. Risco won by TKO, as Tayfun suffered a cut on his shin. Risco had his first title defense during Enfusion 63, when he was scheduled to fight

Buakaw Banchamek Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...

. Risco won the fight by decision. He fought

Davit Kiria Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of ONE Championship. Also an Ashihara karate stylist, ...

in a non-title bout during Enfusion 66, and won by unanimous decision. Risco fought in the first round of the

Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight (KLF) (Chinese: 昆仑决; pinyin: Kūnlún Jué), is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu Te ...

70 kg tournament during KLF 75, when he won a unanimous decision against Li Shiyuan. He then defended his Enfusion title for the second time with a decision win over Nordin Ben Moh. Advancing to the KLF tournament quarterfinals, Risco faced Feng Xingli. Xingli won the fight by unanimous decision. Following this loss, Risco went on a 14 month hiatus from the sport, as he recovered from muscle and ligament injuries in his left leg. Before suffering these injuries, Risco was scheduled to defend his title against

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. Risco was scheduled to defend his Enfusion title for the third time in a rematch with Tayfun Ozcan. Ozcan won the fight by unanimous decision.

ONE Championship

In May 2020, Risco signed with

Titles

* 2016 Enfusion -70kg Champion **Two title defenses * 2013 WFCA World -72,5kg Champion

Kickboxing record

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References

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