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Andrey Gerasimchuk

Andrey Gerasimchuk

Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer (born 1987)


Andrey Gerasimchuk (born February 7, 1987) is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the heavyweight division. He is a three time Kunlun Fight Tournament winner.

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He was ranked as a top ten heavyweight by Combat Press from October 2015[1] until July 2018, when he was dropped from the rankings following an 18 month period of inactivity.[2]

Kickboxing career

Kunlun Fight

Gerasimchuk fought in the 2014 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight tournament. He knocked out Arnold Oborotov in the semifinals, and defeated Dmitri Bezus by unanimous decision in the finals. He then fought in the 2014 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight tournament. He beat Abdarhmane Coulibaly by unanimous decision in the semifinals, and won the tournament with a third-round TKO of Wang Chongyang in the finals.[3] He followed up this tournament win with decision wins over Sergio Pique and Rico Verhoeven.[4]

Gerasimchuk participated in the 2015 Super Heavyweight tournament, after qualifying to it with a decision win against Ashwin Balrak at Kunlun Fight 18. He knocked out Steve Banks in the quarterfinal, but lost to Hesdy Gerges in the semifinal by split decision.[5]

Gerasimchuk took part in the 2016 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight tournament, held at Kunlun Fight 52. In the quarterfinals, he beat Bruno Susano by unanimous decision and Atha Kasapis in the same manner in the semifinal. He faced Tsotne Rogava in the finals, and won the fight by decision, after an extra round was fought.[6]

His last fight with Kunlun Fight came against Felipe Micheletti at Kunlun Fight 56. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

Glory

He made his organizational debut against Bruno Chaves at Glory 73: Shenzhen, after nearly three years away from the sport. The fight ended in a no contest after 69 seconds, as Gerasimchuk was unable to continue due to a low blow.[8]

Championships and awards

Professional

Amateur

  • 5x Belarusian Championship K-1 Gold 86 kg (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2008 WAKO World Cup (Hungary) Gold 86 kg
    • 2009 WAKO World Cup (Hungary) Gold 86 kg
  • International Federation of Muaythai Associations
    • 2009 IFMA European Championship (Latvia) Gold 86 kg
    • 2009 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) Gold 86 kg
    • 2010 IFMA European Championship (Italy) Silver 86 kg
    • 2010 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) Silver 86 kg
    • 2011 IFMA European Championship Gold 86 kg
    • 2011 IFMA World Championship (Uzbekistan) Bronze 86 kg
    • 2012 IFMA European Championship (Turkey) Bronze 86 kg
    • 2012 IFMA World Championship (Russia) Bronze 86 kg
    • 2014 IFMA European Championship (Poland) Gold + 91 kg
    • 2015 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) Gold +91 (Best fighter of the World Championship Award)
    • 2016 IFMA World Championships (Sweden) Gold + 91 kg
    • 2017 IFMA World Championships (Belarus) Bronze + 91 kg
    • 2018 IFMA European Championship (Czechia) Bronze + 91 kg

Fight record

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See also


References

  1. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: October 2015". combatpress.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. "Abdérahmane COULIBALY s'incline au KUNLUN FIGHT". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Vidéos : SITTICHAI remporte le tournoi du KUNLUN FIGHT 15". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "Vidéo : YODSANKLAI bat Denis ZUEV au KUNLUN FIGHT". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. "Kunlun Fight 56 -Fight Results". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "(VIDEO) Tuinov nokautiran na Gloryju u Kini". croring.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. "Трибуна - Прочие - by.tribuna.com". Pda.by.tribuna.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

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