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Erhan Deniz

Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz (born July 28, 1985, in Pendik, Istanbul) is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym (Amsterdam) and Global Gym (Istanbul). His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.

Erhan Deniz
Deniz in 2007
Born (1985-07-28) 28 July 1985 (age 38)
Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
Other namesPitbull Attack
NationalityTurkish
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofIstanbul, Turkey
TeamMejiro Gym
Global Gym
Poturak Gym
TrainerAndre Mannaart
Dženan Poturak
Years active2006–present
Kickboxing record
Total35
Wins23
By knockout14
Losses12
Amateur record
Total47
Wins43
By knockout33
Losses4
Other information
SpouseNurhayat Hiçyakmazer
Last updated on: November 19, 2011

Career edit

Deniz began training in boxing at 10 years old before switching to Muay Thai. He has been to Thailand several times with the Turkish national team for season camps.

He first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters, a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye, Istanbul on May 25, 2007. He defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-finals and then Eyup Kuscu in the final to become the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey.

He made his debut with the K-1 promotion in August 2007 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong, where he defeated South Korean ssireum fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part on that night. On November 2, 2007, Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was defeated by Brazil's Vitor Miranda at the quarter-final stage.

On June 11, 2011, he made his It's Showtime debut against the Romanian Daniel Ghiță in the main event at BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw and lost via knockout in the second round due to a body shot.

Personal life edit

On September 16, 2010, he married Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer, a Turkish world and European champion in several martial arts disciplines. He was her former trainer.[1]

Titles edit

  • 2011 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV champion
  • 2011 I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships in Antalya, Turkey   +91 kg[2]
  • 2007 Pro Tournament Ring Masters champion

Kickboxing record edit

Kickboxing record
23 wins (14 KOs), 12 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Notes
July 1, 2017 Win   Tomasz Czerwinski World Thai Boxing Champions Night II Istanbul, Turkey TKO (3 Counts) 1
April 23, 2016 Win   Maikel Leimbereger Championship Night Istanbul, Turkey Decision 3 3:00
March 11, 2016 Win   Christos Soulas No Limit 8 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 [3]
November 19, 2011 Loss   Sergei Lascenko SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 Darmstadt, Germany TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 0:53 SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final semi-final.
October 15, 2011 Win   Wendell Roche SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 Piatra Neamț, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV final.
October 15, 2011 Win   Angelis Konstantinos SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 Piatra Neamț, Romania KO (punches) 2 1:58 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV semi-final.
June 11, 2011 Loss   Daniel Ghiță BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw Warsaw, Poland KO (left hook to the body) 2 2:50
March 12, 2011 Loss   Tomáš Hron Gala night Thaiboxing Zilina, Slovakia Decision 3 3:00
Dec 29, 2010 Win   Sebastian Ciobanu Sarajevo Fight Night 2 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision 3 3:00
August 14, 2010 Loss   Slavo Polugić Ergen Ring Ateşi 13 Van, Turkey Decision 5 3:00 Fight was for WKN World Championship -96,600 kg.[4]
June 20, 2010 Win   Petyr Vylkov Ergen Ring Ateşi [5] Komotini, Greece Decision 3 3:00
January 9, 2010 Loss   Mourad Bouzidi Ring Sensation Championships: Uprising 12 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
October 10, 2009 Loss   Freddy Kemayo TK2 World MAX 2009 Aix-en-Provence, France TKO (referee stoppage/broken nose) 3 -
September 10, 2009 Loss   Bahadir Sari Istanbul, Turkey Decision 5 3:00 For ISKA Oriental Rules Heavyweight Turkish Title.[6]
February 27, 2009 Win   Cafer Ahmedi Ergen Ring Ateşi 4 Turkey [7]
October 3, 2008 Win   Dennis Sebastian Ergen Ring Attest 2 Istanbul, Turkey Decision 3 3:00 [8]
September 28, 2008 Loss   Sergei Lascenko 4th Busan TAFISA World Games Busan, South Korea TKO (referee stoppage) 3 -
September 12, 2008 Loss   Doug Viney K-1 Slovakia 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
February 9, 2008 Loss   Cătălin Moroșanu K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Budapest Europe GP Final Elimination Budapest, Hungary Extra round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
November 2, 2007 Loss   Vitor Miranda K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey Decision (majority) 3 3:00 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final.
September 7, 2007 Loss   Azem Maksutaj Bratislava, Slovakia Decision 3 3:00
August 5, 2007 Win   Kim Dong-Wook K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Hong Kong KO (low kicks) 2 0:23
May 25, 2007 Win   Eyüp Kuşçu Pro Tournament Ring Masters Istanbul, Turkey - - - Ring Masters Tournament final.
May 25, 2007 Win   Hasan Gül Pro Tournament Ring Masters Istanbul, Turkey TKO (right high kick) 2 - Ring Masters Tournament semi-final.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Zeyna ve Pitbul Son Raundu Yaptılar" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  2. ^ "EUROPEAN MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF File)". www.euromuaythai.eu. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  3. ^ Dževad Poturak izgubio WAKO Pro naslov, Mikelić poražen u finalu turnira(in Croatian)
  4. ^ WKN TURKEY
  5. ^ .ERGEN RİNG ATEŞİ'NDE TÜRKİYE GALİP Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine(in Turkish)
  6. ^ NEW CHAMPION CROWNED ON LIVE ON FOX TV
  7. ^ RİNG'İ ATEŞ SARDI Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine(in Turkish)
  8. ^ WKN TURKEY

External links edit

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