Björn Heinrich Walter Bregy (born September 30, 1974) is a

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heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo champion and

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Europe 2006 in

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tournament Champion. He holds notable wins over Gokhan Saki, Ray Sefo, Alexander Ustinov, Freddy Kemayo (twice), and Alexey Ignashov.

Career

Bregy made his

debut on June 3, 2000 at K-1 Fight Night 2000 in

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, against Reinhard Ulz. He won the fight by 2 round KO. On May 21, 2005, in

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, Bregy beat all three opponents Pavel Majer, Denis Grigoriev and Gary Turner and won his first

tournament title. In 2006 Bregy continued his strong performance in K-1 World GP in Amsterdam, winning the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Freddy Kemayo, Naoufal Benazzouz and Gokhan Saki and qualified himself for K-1 World GP final elimination 2006 in

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. He was matched up against the defending K-1 World champion

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, and lost the fight by first round left hook KO. On February 9, 2008 at K-1 Europe Elimination GP in

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, Bregy knocked out Paula Mataele and qualified for the K-1 European GP held in

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. On April 26, 2008 Bregy participated on his third consecutive K-1 European GP. He knocked out South African Jan Nortje in quarterfinals and was stopped by Errol Zimmerman in semis at the end of third round by a flurry of punches.

Titles

* 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam runner-up * 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Champion * 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix Champion * 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Basel runner-up * WKA European Heavyweight Champion * World Champion Yoseikan - budo

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

References

External links

Profile
at

Mike's Gym official site
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Career

Titles

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

See also

References

External links