Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American retired

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. 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 sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

and

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. An accomplished professional fighter throughout his competitive career Roufus has won multiple world championships across the globe in several weight classes, he was world champion as a super middle weight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Roufus held titles for all the major kickboxing associations worldwide (

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, IKF, ISKA, FFKA and KICK), and is known for his boxing skills and powerful kicks. He is the older brother of

Duke 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 ...

who is also a kickboxer and a Muay Thai and mixed martial arts instructor. Rick Roufus is the Global Director of Fighter Development for PKA Worldwide.

Biography and career

Rick Roufus began his lifelong practice of the martial arts at the age of 5. He learned taekwondo from his father. He quickly rose through the national point karate circuit and debuted as a professional kickboxer in his late teens. He had his first professional fight in May 1985 against J.C. Owens, whom he defeated by decision. In April 1987, he fought against John Moncayo for the world title of KICK at

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. Roufus knocked out Moncayo in round 7 to win his first world title. In the beginning of his career, Roufus fought under the rule of

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where leg kicks, elbow strikes, and knee attacks were not allowed. He changed directions on 5 November 1988 when he challenged

Changpuek Kiatsongrit Changpuek nglish: White ElephantKiatsongrit ( th, ช้างเผือก เกียรติทรงฤทธิ์; born October 13, 1966) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter. He is credited as being one of the first Muay Thai fighters ...

in a non-title fight in Las Vegas. His kickboxing record stood at a perfect 28 wins, but the Thai overcame a substantial weight difference by overwhelming Roufus with leg kicks. Roufus knocked Changpuek down twice with punches in the first round, but lost by knockout in the fifth round due to the culmination of low kicks that he was unprepared for. After the fight, the Roufus brothers sought out Thai experts to learn the art of delivering and checking leg kicks. On 19 June 1991, Rick Roufus faced Marek Piotrowski. It was a rematch, as Piotrowski defeated him in their first encounter. The vacant ISKA Full Contact Light World title was on the line, while Piotrowski's PKC Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title was also up for grabs. Roufus won by heavy second-round KO from a high kick that left the Polish fighter unconscious on the canvas. On 20 December 1991, Roufus defended his ISKA Full Contact Light World Light Heavyweight title against Dutchman Rob Kaman. Roufus was initially declared the winner by decision, but the match was later declared a no-contest after Kaman's corner protested that only 1 minute had been fought in the 4th round - a round that could have been critical to Kaman as he had hurt his opponent. A second bout between the pair came to fruition in February 1994 in Paris, France. The fight was sold out - 20,000 people - weeks in advance. Roufus won the rematch by KO in the second round. On January 22, 1994 Roufus won the IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Light Heavyweight World Title when he defeated Michael McDonald of Vancouver, BC, Canada, by "KO" at :43 seconds of round 1 at Caesars Tahoe Casino in

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. On 26 March 1994 he travelled to

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, Quebec, Canada, where he took on Jean-Yves Thériault. Roufus won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds, defending his PKC Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title. In

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in 1994, he met

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, the WMTA and WKA World Light Heavyweight champion. Roufus lost by KO. He later decided to enter the world of boxing. He enjoyed some success, but he was never able to fight for a world championship. In August 1996, he challenged for the vacant WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title. He knocked out Sean McClain, and won his first and only title in boxing. After several losses Rick Roufus returned to kickboxing. He emerged victorious at the K-1 USA held August 17, 1998 in Las Vegas, quickly dispatching Pedro Fernandez and Jerome Turcan. On May 15, 1999 in

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, he won the IKF Pro International Rules Heavyweight World title when he defeated

Stan Longinidis Stan "The Man" Longinidis (born 25 June 1965) is an Australian retired heavyweight kickboxer and 8-time world kickboxing champion. Born in Melbourne of Greek ethnicity, Longinidis is one of the few fighters to win world titles in four differen ...

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, Australia by RSC after Loniginidis suffered a broken bone in his foot at the end of round 9.it was also later known Longinidis had been ill weeks leading to the fight. Roufus was ahead on all three judges cards at the time, 89-81, 86-83 and 88-81. In his MMA debut, Roufus lost to Maurice Smith in the first round via kimura at the Strikeforce: At The Dome event in

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on February 23, 2008. In March 2008, Roufus had his second MMA bout, this time in Newkirk, Oklahoma for Caged Combat Championship Fights. With his first wrestling training partner in MMA working his corner Daniel K Finch from Yukon Oklahoma, He defeated Mike Buell via unanimous decision. After a stint in several local promotions, Roufus brought his mixed martial arts record to 4 wins with 6 losses.

Titles

*Kickboxing **2003

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runner up **2002 K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA runner up **1999 IKF International Rules Heavyweight World Champion **1998

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champion **1996

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Full Contact Heavyweight World champion **1994 IKF Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion **1991-94 PKC Light Heavyweight World champion **1991-94 ISKA Full Contact Light Heavyweight World champion **1990 FFKA Light Heavyweight World champion **1989 FFKA Super Middleweight World champion **1987

KICK A kick is a physical Strike (attack), strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee (strike), ...

Super Middleweight World champion **1986-89 PKC Middleweight U.S champion **1986 PKC Light Middleweight U.S champion *Boxing **1996 WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight champion

Kickboxing record

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, USA , , KO (Punch) , , 1 , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1985-08-16 , , Win , , align=left, Wade Woodbury , , , , Toledo, Florida, USA , , Decision (Split) , , 12 , , , , 6-0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1985-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, J.C Owens , , , , USA , , , , , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1985-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Mike Winklejohn , , , , USA , , Decision (Unanimous) , , , , , , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 4–6 , Wayne Cole , Submission (armbar) , SJW 3 - Slammin Jammin Weekend 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:36 , , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–5 ,

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, TKO (punches) , PFP: Wanted , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:24 ,

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, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–4 , Hector Ramirez , Decision (unanimous) , SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , , - , Win , align=center, 4–3 , Reggie Cato , TKO (corner stoppage) , C3 Fights - Clash in Concho , , align=center, 2 , ,

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, USA , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3 , Todd Brown , Submission (triangle choke) , Combat USA - Fight Night , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:31 ,

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, USA , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Roberto Martinez , Decision (unanimous) , C3 Fights - Contenders , , align=center, 3 , ,

, USA , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 , B.J. Lacy , KO (punches) , Combat USA - Battle in the Bay 7 , , align=center, 3 , ,

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, USA , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–2 , Michael McDonald , Decision (unanimous) , Strike FC: Night of Gladiators , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Romania , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Michael Buell , Decision (unanimous) , CCCF - Battle on the Border , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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, USA , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Maurice Smith , Submission (straight armbar) , Strikeforce: At The Dome , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:53 ,

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Professional boxing record

, - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 13 Wins (11 knockouts, 2 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw , - style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Result , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Record , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Opponent , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Type , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Round , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Date , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Location , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Notes , - align=center , Loss , align=left, , align=left,

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, TKO , 9 , 30/11/2001 , align=left, Montreal, Quebec, Canada , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, James Johnson , UD , 4 , 23/02/2001 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Ismael Youla , PTS , 8 , 21/02/1998 , align=left, Paris, France , align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Arthur Williams , TKO , 4 , 22/02/1997 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Bobby Crabtree , TKO , 7 , 27/09/1996 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Sean McClain , TKO , 4 , 10/08/1996 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Carlton Brown , KO , 2 , 27/04/1996 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Rogue Dooley , TKO , 1 , 26/04/1996 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Stan Johnson , TKO , 1 , 16/04/1996 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Rick Wilks , KO , 1 , 30/03/1996 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Raymond Wilks , KO , 1 , 29/03/1996 , align=left,

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, United States , align=left, , - , style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;", Draw , , align=left,

Louis Monaco Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco (born April 28, 1968) is a professional boxer in the heavyweight division and the former CAM (Canadian American Mexican) heavyweight champion. Nicknamed "The Facelifter," Monaco is a clubfighter who fought several ...

, PTS , 4 , 26/01/1996 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Gene Ibarra , TKO , 2 , 04/11/1995 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Daniel Salcedo , TKO , 2 , 30/09/1995 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Jordan Keepers , KO , 2 , 16/09/1995 , align=left, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Ron Preston , UD , 4 , 18/08/1995 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Dennis Weaver , TKO , 2 , 03/08/1995 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Mike Brainard , TKO , 3 , 17/06/1995 , align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Ricardo Dabney , PTS , 4 , 29/04/1990 , align=left, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , align=left,

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