Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired

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, boxer, and

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of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time

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World Champion, and was an eight time

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Finals tournament participant. He is the president of MMA promotion

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. In kickboxing, he defeated world champions Jerome Le Banner,

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 ...

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, ...

, Mike Bernardo, and

Mark Hunt Mark Richard Hunt (born 23 March 1974) is a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2018 and was the w ...

. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers to have never won the K-1 World Grand Prix.

Background

Training in

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as a youth, Sefo moved to

under Thai fighting legend Kiosot, then continued training under Lollo Heimuli at the infamous Balmoral Lee Gar Gym.

Career

Early career

Sefo had an impressive unbeaten record as an amateur and a professional in the Oceania kickboxing league. Early in his career, he trained at Balmoral Lee Gar gym alongside

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, Jayson Vemoa, Doug Viney, John Conway, and his brother, Rony Sefo. In 1996, Ray Sefo fought Andre Mannaart in a kickboxing match and overwhelmed Manaart with devastating speed and elusive footwork, knocking him down on numerous occasions. In the ring after the fight, Mannaart took the microphone and said, "...you should call him Sugarfist, not Sugarfoot..." Sefo's first major breakthrough was becoming a WKA Cruiserweight Champion. He also acted as a sparring partner for fellow

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, when Tua first returned to New Zealand for a fight after turning pro.

K-1

Sefo made his K-1 debut against future four-time World Grand Prix Champion,

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. Sefo held his own against the much more experienced Hoost but was finally knocked out in the 4th round by a leg kick. Sefo gained respect for standing up to such an elite fighter in just his first fight. Sefo gained more respect in his third K-1 fight where he knocked out K-1 legend Jerome Lebanner in the 1st round. Sefo's hard right hand was enough to break the Frenchman's jaw in four places. Sefo had an up and down first few years in K-1, unable to make it past the quarter finals in the

against the likes of Sam Greco and

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. In 2000, he made it to the WGP final after knocking out Japanese star Musashi and French kickboxer Cyril Abidi, before losing again to Hoost. In 2002, Sefo defeated Dutch legend

in the quarter finals but lost again to his nemesis Hoost in the semi-finals. In 2007, Sefo was thought to be a legitimate challenger to dethrone four-time World Grand Prix Champion

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for the new Super Heavyweight title. In the 1st round, Sefo became only the second man in history to knock Schilt down. However, he would go on to lose by KO in the second round. He went on to lose five more fights and would not find the winners circle again until he beat

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, Yosuke Nishijima, and Ionut Iftimoaie, all by decision. Sefo was then asked to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 on ten days notice against

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. Sefo put up a decent fight on short preparation but was beaten by decision.

MMA and retirement

In mid-February 2011, Sefo had his third MMA fight in a reserve fight for the Strikeforce Heavyweight tournament. He fought

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, brother of

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, the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix champion. Overeem had 50 MMA fights behind him and beat Sefo by submission in the first round. Sefo's striking on the feet looked good, but as an inexperienced grappler, he lost early on by neck crank. On 12 June 2013, Sefo announced that he would return to fighting. At WSOF 3, Sefo announced that he would be facing Dave Huckaba. The two fought at World Series of Fighting 4 on 10 August 2013. Sefo lost the fight via TKO in the second round. In an interview in April 2015, Sefo said, "I actually made a promise to myself that this year will be my last year." He did not fight again after losing against Huckaba. While he considered fighting again, Sefo officially announced his retirement in 2018.

Executive career

Sefo is the current president of MMA promotion

. He was named president when the promotion was still known as World Series of Fighting. He helped the promotion ink a deal with NBC Sports to air 8 to 10 events on its network.

Titles

* K-1 ** 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up. * World Kickboxing Association ** 1997 WKA World Super Heavyweight World Champion. * World Muay Thai Federation ** 1996 WMTF World Heavyweight Champion. ** 1992 WMTF World Light Heavyweight Champion. *

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** 1996 ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1995 ISKA World Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1994 ISKA World Light Cruiserweight Champion. * Regional ** 1992 South Pacific Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1991 New Zealand Cruiserweight Champion. ** 1990 New Zealand Heavyweight Champion.

Personal life

Sefo lives in

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Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 27-2-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1998-05-24 , , Loss , , align=left, Matt Skelton , , K-1 Braves '98 , , Fukuoka, Japan , , TKO (Corner Stoppage) , , 2 , , 3:00 , , 26-2-1 , - , - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 1998-04-09 , , Draw , , align=left, Francisco Filho , ,

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, , Yokohama, Japan , , Draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 26-1-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1998-01-23 , , Win , , align=left, Stephane Reveillon , , N/A , , N/A , , KO , , 2 , , N/A , , 26-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-10-00 , , Win , , align=left, Jean-Claude Leuyer , , N/A , , N/A , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 25-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-07-20 , , Win , , align=left, Jean-Claude Leuyer , , K-1 Dream '97 , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 7 , , 3:00 , , 24-1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Jérôme Le Banner , , K-1 Braves '97 , , Fukuoka, Japan , , KO (Right Hook) , , 1 , , 1:31 , , 23-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1997-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Petar Majstorovic , , K-1 Kings '97 , , Yokohama, Japan , , TKO (Referee Stoppage) , , 4 , , 1:36 , , 22-1 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1996-12-08 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , K-1 Hercules '96 , ,

, , KO (Low Kicks) , , 4 , , 0:25 , , 21-1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-09-09 , , Win , , align=left, Kirkwood Walker , , N/A , ,

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, , KO , , N/A , , N/A , , 21-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-08-01 , , Win , , align=left, Lee Swaney , , New Zealand vs England , ,

, New Zealand , , KO , , N/A , , N/A , , 20-0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-02-25 , , Win , , align=left, Andre Mannaart , , NZ - AUS - HOL , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (Punches) , , 4 , , N/A , , 19-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-08-25 , , Win , , align=left, Michael McDonald , , N/A , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (Right Hook) , , 3 , , N/A , , 18-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-04-27 , , Win , , align=left, Rob Martin , , N/A , ,

, New Zealand , , KO (Left Hook) , , 1 , , N/A , , 17-0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2001-09-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Chester Hughes , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , KO , , 1 , , N/A , , 5–1 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Joe Lenhart , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 5–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-02-11 , , Win , , align=left, Steve Griffin , , Elgin, Illinois, USA , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 4–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1996-10-05 , , Win , , align=left, Nicky Faamata , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 3 , , N/A , , 3–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1995-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Paul Baker , ,

, New Zealand , , PTS , , 4 , , N/A , , 2–0 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1994-11-24 , , Win , , align=left, Alex Katu , ,

, New Zealand , , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , , 1–0 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 2–2 , Dave Huckaba , TKO (punches) , WSOF 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:32 , Ontario, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–1 ,

, Submission (baseball choke) , Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 , East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Kevin Jordan , Submission (knee injury) , Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs. Cummings , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:24 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Kim Min-soo , KO (head kick) , Hero's 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:30 ,

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