Michael Anthony McDonald (born February 6, 1965) is a
Canadian
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retired
heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
kickboxer
Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...
. Nicknamed "The Black Sniper", he is the former three-time
K-1 USA Grand Prix Champion.
Early life
Michael was born in Birmingham to a Jamaican family, he was raised in
Mandeville, Jamaica until age ten when his family later immigrated to
Canada
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, he grew up in Edmonton, Alberta during his school years. While growing up Michael was active in a variety of sports including track and field,
football
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, soccer, baseball and wrestling. At the age of 17 a friend introduced him to Muay Thai.
K-1 career
In 1996 Michael entered the
K-1
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fighting network and started to train with the 1992 Karate World Cup Champion,
Andy Hug. He stayed with "Team Andy" for 3 years fighting in the
K-1 Grand Prix
''K-1 Grand Prix'', known in Japan as ''Fighting Illusion: K-1 Grand Prix '98'', is a video game based on the K-1 martial arts organization in Hong Kong and the K-1 World Grand Prix, developed by Daft and published by Xing Entertainment in Japan i ...
throughout the world.
In 2000 Michael stunned a crowd of 35,000 at the
K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka
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by winning a unanimous decision over the heavily favored
Nicholas Pettas
Nicholas Pettas (born January 23, 1973, in Mykonos) is a Greek-Danish karateka, former heavyweight kickboxer and actor, who fought out of Team Spirit AE in Tokyo, Japan. Pettas mainly competed in the promotion K-1 between 1998 and 2007, and wa ...
. In 2002, Michael won both K-1 tournaments held in that year in United States,
K-1 USA Grand Prix 2002 and
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002
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in Las Vegas. On December 7, 2002 he was selected for
K-1 World Grand Prix 2002
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Finals first reserve fight against
Martin Holm
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.
In 2004 he re-claimed the
K-1 USA 2004 North American Grand Prix Championship. He was knocked down by
Marvin Eastman in the first round of the quarter finals, but got up and dispatched his opponent with a KO in the second round. Scoring another second-round KO in the semi-final against Kelly Leo, McDonald advanced to the final. In front of a packed house of 6,000 fans at
The Bellagio
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in Las Vegas, Michael dispatched
Dewey Cooper
Dewey Cooper (born November 10, 1974) is an American former kickboxer and boxer who competed in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. After becoming a two-time world champion in 2000 by taking the WKC heavyweight and WKF cruiserweight ti ...
to win the title for the third time in three years. The award was presented to McDonald by
Muhammad Ali
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accompanied by
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is cons ...
.
On August 12, 2006 he returned to Las Vegas for fifth time to re-claim the title. He won first two fights over
Ariel Mastov
Ariel Mastov (born August 10, 1975; he, אריאל מסטוב) is an Israeli kickboxer and former 8 times WPKA Kobukan Karate champion, currently competing in K-1 fighting circuit.
Biography and career
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and Imani Lee and reached the tournament finals once again but lost the title fight against
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, ...
.
Mixed martial arts career
Michael has had two mixed martial arts fights, first against
Lyoto Machida
(born 30 May 1978), is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka, who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a former UFC Light ...
where he lost by submission (forearm choke) and next fight against fellow kickboxer
Rick Roufus
Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American retired kickboxer. He is one of the most famous kickboxers in America, and has also competed professionally in boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sp ...
where he won by unanimous decision.
Titles
*
2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II Runner Up
*
2004 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas I Champion
*
2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II Runner Up
*
2002 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas Champion
*
2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary USA Champion
*
2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary USA Runner Up
* W.K.C. World Cruiser Weight Champion
* W.K.A. North American Heavyweight Champion
* Canadian Heavyweight Champion
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, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I
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, , Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 , , Kobe, Japan
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, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002
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, 2002-08-17 , , Win , , align=left, Gregory Tony
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Gregory Scott Tony (born 1978) is an American law enforcement officer and the 17th Sheriff of Broward County, Florida.
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, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Semi Finals , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
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, 2002-08-17 , , Win , , align=left, Ricardo Duenas , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Quarter Finals , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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, 2002-05-03 , , Win , , align=left, Rick Roufus
Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American retired kickboxer. He is one of the most famous kickboxers in America, and has also competed professionally in boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sp ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA Final , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
, , Ext.R TKO (Corner Stoppage) , , 4 , , 3:00
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, 2002-05-03 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Ford , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA Semi Finals , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
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, 2002-05-03 , , Win , , align=left, Giuseppe DeNatale , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA Quarter Finals , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
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, 2001-10-08 , , Win , , align=left, Glaube Feitosa
Glaube Araújo Feitosa (born April 9, 1973) is a Brazilian former kickboxer and a kyokushin full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1. In 2005, Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was a K-1 World G ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Fukuoka, Japan
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
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, 2001-06-16 , , Loss , , align=left, Matt Skelton
Matt Skelton (born 23 January 1967) is a British former professional boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist. In boxing he competed from 2002 to 2014. He challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2008. At regional level, he held the ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Semi Finals , , Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
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, 2001-06-16 , , Win , , align=left, Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Quarter Finals , , Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
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, 2001-05-05 , , Loss , , align=left, Maurice Smith , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Final , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
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, 2001-05-05 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Roufus
Jeffrey Ryan "Duke" Roufus (born February 19, 1970) is an American former kickboxer and head coach of the Roufusport based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He is a well-known striking coach in North America.
Career
Duke Roufus started tr ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Semi Finals , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
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, 2001-05-05 , , Win , , align=left, Jean-Claude Leuyer
Jean-Claude Leuyer (born November 30, 1970), or simply Jean Claude, is an American former heavyweight kickboxer. He was a six-time world champion, holding titles in four different organizations, and competing in sixteen world title fights. He ho ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Quarter Finals , , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...
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, 2001-03-17 , , Loss , , align=left, Ron Belliveau , , K-1 Gladiators 2001
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Yokohama, Japan
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
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, 2000-10-09 , , Win , , align=left, Nicholas Pettas
Nicholas Pettas (born January 23, 1973, in Mykonos) is a Greek-Danish karateka, former heavyweight kickboxer and actor, who fought out of Team Spirit AE in Tokyo, Japan. Pettas mainly competed in the promotion K-1 between 1998 and 2007, and wa ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Fukuoka, Japan
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
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, 2000-08-20 , , Win , , align=left, Phil Fagan , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Yokohama, Japan
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
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, 1999-07-18 , , Loss , , align=left, Zijad Poljo , , K-1 Dream '99
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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Quarter Finals , , Nagoya, Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 1999-06-05 , , Win , , align=left, Michael Thompson , , K-1 Fight Night '99
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Zürich, Switzerland , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00
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, 1999-02-03 , , Loss , , align=left, Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts (born 25 October 1970) is a Dutch semi-retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time ...
, , K-1 Rising Sun '99
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Tokyo, Japan
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, 1998-08-28 , , Win , , align=left, Carl Bernardo , , K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
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, 1995-08-25 , , Loss , , align=left, Ray Sefo , , N/A , , Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
, New Zealand , , KO (Right Hook) , , 3 , , N/A
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, 1994-01-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Rick Roufus
Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American retired kickboxer. He is one of the most famous kickboxers in America, and has also competed professionally in boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sp ...
, , N/A , , Tahoe, Nevada, USA , , KO , , 1 , , 0:43
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, 1993-06-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Marek Piotrowski
Marek "The Punisher" Piotrowski (born 14 August 1964) is a Polish retired heavyweight kickboxer and boxing, boxer. He is a former ten time kickboxing world champion.
Amateur career
At around the age of 13 or 14, Piotrowski studied jujutsu ac ...
, , P.K.A. Karatemania 6 , , Montreal, Canada , , TKO , , 11 , , N/A
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, 1989-02-19 , , Loss , , align=left, Thorne , , N/A , , Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban are ...
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, 1988-02-27 , , Win , , align=left, Coswal , , Superfights I , , Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban are ...
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, 1988 , , Loss , , align=left, Milton Felter , , N/A , , Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban are ...
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, 1986 , , Win , , align=left, Darryl Weinberger , , N/A , , Regina, Canada
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See also
*List of K-1 events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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*List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers.
A
* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Armando González
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitaka
* Vi ...
References
External links
Profile
at K-1
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...
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