Sergey Ponomarev (born July 27, 1995) is a Russian kickboxer. He is ranked as the second best middleweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and fifth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.

Professional career

Ponomarev faced Robert Oganesyan at the February 22, 2019, Tatneft Cup event. He won the fight by decision. Ponomarev next faced Dmitry Baranov at the July 18, 2019, Tatneft Cup event. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout, as he was stopped with a flurry of punches near the end of the opening round. It was both his first professional loss and the first stoppage loss of his career. Ponomarev faced Konstantin Males at Fair Fight 11 on March 20, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomarev was next booked to face Mikhail Sartakov at the November 28, 2020 event. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomarev next faced Aliev Ali at the March 8, 2021, Fair Fight event, in a middleweight title eliminator. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomarev faced Sekou Banguru at Fair Fight XV on November 28, 2021. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Banguru with a right straight at the 1:05 minute mark of the second round. Ponomarev was booked to face

Sher Mamazulunov Sher Mamazulunov (born May 17, 1995) is an Uzbek kickboxer, currently competing in the middleweight division of Fair Fight. He is ranked as the fourth best middleweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and fourth best by Beyond ...

for the Fair Fight middleweight championship at Fair Fight XVI on February 12, 2022. He won the fight by split decision. Ponomarev faced Serdar Yiğit Eroğlu at Ural FC 1 on July 1, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomarev faced Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov for the Russian National -86 kg title at Cup of Lotus on September 16, 2022. She won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout, as Amirzhanov retired from the bout before the start of the fifth round. Ponomaraev made his first Russian National title defense against

Islam Murtazaev Islam Murtazaev (Russian: Ислам Муртазаев; born April 13, 1991) is a Russian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. As of March 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kick. Biography and career E ...

at REN TV Fight Club on February 17, 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomaraev faced Khasan Acinik at Naiza FC 52 & Ural FC 3 on June 23, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

*Fair Fight ** 2022 Fair Fight Middleweight (-85 kg) Championship (revoked) *Russian Kickboxing Federation ** 2022 Russian K-1 -86 kg Championship Awards *2022 Russian Kickboxing Federation Fighter of the Year

Amateur

World Association of Kickboxing Organizations The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (W.A.K.O or WAKO) is an international kickboxing organization counting over 120 affiliated countries representing all five continents. WAKO is a major governing body of amateur kickboxing and is ...

**2014 WAKO European Championship Light Contact (-94 kg) **2015 WAKO World Championship Light Contact (-94 kg) **2016 WAKO European Championship Light Contact (-94 kg) **2017 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup (-94 kg) **2017 WAKO World Championship Light Contact (-94 kg) **2018 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup (-94 kg) **2018 WAKO European Championship Light Contact (-94 kg) ** 2019 WAKO K-1 World Grand Prix -86kg **2021 WAKO World Championship K-1 (-86 kg)

Fight record

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References