Igor_Bugaenko

Igor Bugaenko

Igor Bugaenko

Belarusian kickboxer


Igor Bugaenko (born 1981), also known as Ihar Buhaenka,[1] is a Belarusian kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2008.

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He is the former SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, and two-time Tatneft Arena World Cup winner, in 2008 and 2014.

He was ranked as a top ten middleweight between March 2015 and July 2021.[2][3]

Kickboxing career

Tatneft Cup winner

Bugaenko began his professional career with Tatneft Cup, entering both the 2008 and 2009 edition of the tournament. He won the 2008 edition with a first-round TKO of Elvin Abbasov in the finals,[4] but lost both the semifinal bout against Semen Shelepov and the 3rd place fight against Sergei Lascenko in the 2009 edition. After losing to Lascenko, Bugaenko went on the worst run of his career, losing five of his next seven fights, four times by stoppage. This poor run of form was snapped at the Tatneft Cup 2013 event, when he scored a first round knockout of Eduardo Maiorino.[5]

SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship

He defeated Lorenzo Javier Jorge on November 9, 2013 in a SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Title Eliminator bout and challenged Bogdan Stoica for his Cruiserweight Championship. Fight happened at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, and Bugaenko won the title after three round by unanimous judges decision.[6][7][8]

Bugaenko earned a place in the 2014 Tatneft Arena Middleweight tournament with decision wins over Vladimir Toktasynov and Martin Pacas in the 1/8 and quarterfinals respectively. He won the semifinal bout against Valentin Slavikovskiy and the final bout against Alexander Vezhevatov in the same manner - by an extra round decision.[9]

Win in Croatia

During the Obračun u Ringu 13 event, Bugaenko participated in the VVWS 95 kg elimination tournament.[10] He defeated Stefan Anđelković by unanimous decision in the semifinals and Pacôme Assi by TKO in the finals, to earn a place in the main VVWS tournament.[11] Bugaenko faced Claudiu Istrate in the semifinals of the main tournament,[12] and won the fight by unanimous decision. He won the tournament title with a first-round stoppage of Alexandru Burduja.[13][14]

Absolute Championship Berkut

After this tournament win, Bugaenko his next seven fights, all by decision, including notable victories against Redouan Cairo,[15] Luis Tavares,[16] Hicham El Gaoui[17] and Freddy Kemayo.[18] At ACB KB 15, he fought Artem Levin for the inaugural ACB KB Middleweight title.[19] Levin won the fight by decision.[20]

Later career

After his failed title bid, Bugaenko was scheduled to fight Mikhail Chalykh at Zhara Fight Show.[21] He won the fight by decision.[22] At the October 2019 Fair Fight event, he lost to César Almeida by an extra round decision.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Championship -92 kg/202.8 lb (One time; current)
  • Tatneft Cup
    • Tatneft Arena World Cup 2014 (+80 kg) Winner
    • Tatneft Arena World Cup 2008 (+80 kg) Winner
  • Venum Victory World Series
    • 2015 VVWS -95 kg Tournament Champion
    • 2015 VVWS -95 kg Elimination Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record

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See also


References

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  2. Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2015". combatpress.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. "Tatneft Cup 2008 Final". muaythaitv.de. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Liver Kick". facebook.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. Walsh, Dave. "SuperKombat Notes; Results and Nov. 9th Fight Card". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  7. Walsh, Dave. "Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Final Elimination". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  8. Walsh, Dave. "SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  9. "Obračun u ringu: Luka Tomić slavio u trileru završnice". maslina.slobodnadalmacija.hr. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. "Victory World Series 2015 : les résultats". fightinfos.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. "ACB KB 13 Results". kickboxingz.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. "ACB KB News: Levin to Face Bugaenko, Lofogo Sarour, Dzhabar Askerov". kickboxingz.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  13. "Zhara Fight Results from Russia". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  14. "Victory World Series 2015 : les résultats – Les Infos Du Fight". Lesinfosdufight.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  15. "Yangame´s Fight Night 3 - reportáž a fotogalerie". Powerlifting.ronnie.cz. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  16. "FightSite - Obračun u ringu: Remi Pretenija i Marjanovića, Delija uvjerljiv!". www.fightsite.hr. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  17. "Un descuido fatal". Diario de Avisos. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  18. "Nitrianska Noc Bojovníkov 2014 - výsledky". Fightnews.sk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  19. "Живи и борись по правилам TNA". Ridus.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  20. ""Pride of the Warrior-2010» Final – Oleg Taktarov's International promotion centre "STAR"". www.zvezdaringa.ru. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  21. ""K-1 WORLD MAX 2010" East Europe Tournament RESULTS". Bushidofc.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2016-11-02.

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