Kong Hongxing (, born February 12, 1992) is a Chinese Sanda

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Background

Kong Hongxing was born on May 25, 1992, in

Lankao County Lankao County () is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, China. It has an area of and a population of 760,000. It was the site of the Battle of Lanfeng during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Administrative divisions As 2012, this county is divided to 5 to ...

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, to a rural family of farmers with his father being a martial artist himself. As a child, Kong had a keen interest and passion for martial arts as he would often practice with his father. However, because of his energetic nature, he was noted to have no interest in his school work and would often having trouble staying on task. This eventually led to his father enrolling him into the Tagou Martial Arts school where he would begin to lay the foundations of a successful sanda career.

Career

December 28, 2013, Foshan K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship, Kong Hongxing fought the Muay Thai Legend Saenchai under K-1 Rules. The fight was declared a draw after three rounds of back and forth action from both fighters causing the judges to declare an extra round to determine a victor. Kong was ultimately declared the winner via split decision after a very close and evenly matched fourth round. October 14, 2017, Guangzhou Glory 46: China, Kong Hongxing made his GLORY debut in a sanda bout against fellow countryman Yang Sun. Being the far more experienced and decorated competitor, Kong only needed 36 seconds to Knockout his opponent with a devastating head kick in the first round.

Championships and awards

Sanda *World Sanda Championships **2015 World Sanda Championships -60 kg *National Wushu Championships **2015 National Wushu Championships Men's Sanda -60 kg **2014 National Wushu Championships Men's Sanda -60 kg *Asian Games **2014 Asian Games Men's Sanda −60 kg *Sanda Premiere League **2018 SPL Tournament Winner −65 kg

Kickboxing and Sanda record (incomplete)

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Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

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External links

Kong Hongxing −2014 Asian Games Athlete Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kong, Hongxing Chinese male kickboxers Bantamweight kickboxers 1992 births Living people Chinese sanshou practitioners Sportspeople from Henan Chinese wushu practitioners People from Kaifeng Wushu practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in wushu