Vitali Akhramenko (Belarusian: Віталь Ахраменка; born November 22, 1977) is a Belarusian Heavyweight kickboxer and a former World Muay Thai champion. He is trained by Andrei Gridin and is fighting out of Chinuk Gym, Minsk, Belarus. He made his K-1 debut in 2001 at K-1 Czech Grand Prix 2001 in Prague against Takeru.[2]
| Vitali Akhramenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vitali Akhramenko November 22, 1977 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Native name | Виталий Ахраменко |
| Other names | Screw (Винт)[1] |
| Nationality |  Belarusian |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 97.0 kg (213.8 lb; 15.27 st) |
| Division | Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team | Chinuk Gym (1996–2013) |
| Trainer | Andrei Gridin |
| Years active | 1996–2005 2009–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 54 |
| Wins | 44 |
| By knockout | 18 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Last updated on: August 5, 2013 | |
Biography and career edit
Akhramenko had a successful amateur career, winning three world and European titles in thaiboxing. On November 2, 1998, he won a gold medal at European Open Muaythai Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine.[3] After making his K-1 debut in 2001 he fought on various K-1 tournaments in Europe. He also works as a trainer at Chinuk Gym and is the sparring partner of Zabit Samedov
In July 2006 Akhramenko was sentenced to jail for attempted armed robbery. He was on parole for previous convictions of beating a police officer and possession of drugs.[4]
On September 6, 2009, Akhramenko made his return to the ring after completing a three-year jail sentence. He won the fight against Evgeny Makarov by unanimous decision.[1]
On November 26, 2011, he won the 2011 Fight Code Dragons Tournament by beating Freddy Kemayo in the final.[5]
After a year out of the ring, Akhramenko was scheduled to face Elvin Abbasov at Mustang Knockout Fight Night in Minsk on November 18, 2012.[6] Fight never happened due to unknown reasons.
He fought Jérôme Le Banner for the W.K.N. Kickboxing Oriental World Super Heavyweight title at Fight Night Saint-Tropez in Saint-Tropez, France on August 5, 2013, losing by KO in round two.[7]
Titles edit
Professional
- 2011 Fight Code Rhinos Tournament Champion
- 2010 Tatneft Arena World Cup 2010 champion +80 kg
- 2004 K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan tournament runner up
- 2003 Cup of Arbat Tournament champion -91 kg
- 2003 Belarusian Muaythai champion
- 2002 Belarusian Muaythai champion
Amateur
- 1999 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Caorle, Italy
-75 kg (Thai-boxing) - 1998 European Open Muaythai Championships -75 kg
Kickboxing record edit
| 44 Wins (18 (T)KO's, 27 decisions), 9 Losses, 1 Draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-04 | Loss |  Jérôme Le Banner |
Fight Night Saint Tropez | Saint-Tropez, France | TKO (Ref. Stop/Right Low Kick) | 2 | ||
| Fight was for W.K.N. Kickboxing OR World Super Heavyweight title (+96.600 kg). | ||||||||
| 2011-11-26 | Win | Freddy Kemayo |
Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Finals | Geneva, Switzerland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2011 Fight Code Rhinos Tournament. | ||||||||
| 2011-11-26 | Win | Pacome Assi |
Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Semi Finals | Geneva, Switzerland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-10-22 | Win |  Zamig Athakishiyev |
Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Quarter Finals | Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-08-13 | Win |  Ivan Stanić |
Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Final 16 (Part 3), Super Fight | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-05-01 | Win |  Gyorgy Mihalik |
Fight Code: Dragons Round 3 | Budapest, Hungary | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-02-05 | Win |  Tomas Kohout |
Fight Code: Rhinos Series, Final 16 (Part 1) | Nitra, Slovakia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-10-22 | Win |  Ashwin Balrak |
Tatneft Arena World Cup 2010 final (+80 kg) | Kazan, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins Tatneft Arena World Cup 2010 (+80 kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2010-07-29 | Win |  Ramazan Ramazanov |
Tatneft Arena World Cup 2010 1/2 final (+80 kg) | Kazan, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-05-13 | Win | Alexander Vezhevatov |
Tatneft Arena World Cup 2010 1/4 final (+80 kg) | Kazan, Russia | Ext.R KO (Left high kick) | 4 | 2:57 | |
| 2010-04-11 | Win | Evgeny Makarov |
Fight Club "The Octopus" | Minsk, Belarus | TKO (Ref stop/punches) | 3 | ||
| 2010-03-05 | Win | Dino Čatipović |
Tatneft Arena World Cup 2010 1/8 final (+80 kg) | Kazan, Russia | KO (Left punch) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| 2009-12-13 | Win |  Sergey Doni |
Fight Club "The Octopus" | Minsk, Belarus | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-09-06 | Win | Evgeny Makarov |
Imperial Thaiboxing Tournament | Minsk, Belarus | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-06-12 | Loss |  Gökhan Saki |
It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (left low kick) | 4 | 0:45 | |
| 2005-05-06 | Win | Petar Majstorovic |
K-1 Slovakia 2005 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-04-16 | Loss |  Badr Hari |
K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-03-12 | Loss | Gregory Tony |
France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| 2004-12-19 | Win | Mladen Brestovac |
Heaven or Hell 5 | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-10-30 | Win | Christophe Caron |
Noc Bojovníkov | Bratislava, Slovakia | KO (Low kicks) | 1 | 0:30 | |
| 2004-10-25 | Win | Tihamer Brunner |
Heaven or Hell 4 | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-09-18 | Win |  Xhavit Bajrami |
K-1 WKA Championships | Basel, Switzerland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-04-24 | Loss |  Jorgen Kruth |
K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fight was for K-1 Italy GP 2004 in Milan tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2004-04-24 | Win | Freddy Kemayo |
K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan | Milan, Italy | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-04-24 | Win | Ante Varnica |
K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-10-31 | Win |  Dewey Cooper |
K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-06-14 | Loss | Jerome Le Banner |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris | Paris, France | KO (right punch) | 2 | 0:28 | |
| 2003-04-16 | Win | Sergei Gur |
Cup of Arbat Tournament Finals (-93 kg) | Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins Cup of Arbat Tournament (-93 kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2003-04-09 | Win |  Andrei Kindrich |
Cup of Arbat Tournament 1/2 finals (-93 kg) | Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-04-02 | Win |  Bislan Dokayev |
Cup of Arbat Tournament 1/4 finals (-93 kg) | Moscow, Russia | TKO (Corner stop/towel) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-03-15 | Loss | Jorgen Kruth |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Scandinavia | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2002-04-13 | Draw | Azem Maksutaj |
K-1 Croatia Grand Prix 2002 | Zagreb, Croatia | Decision Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2001-12-01 | Win |  Takeru |
K-1 Czech Grand Prix 2001 in Prague | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2000-10-22 | Loss | Perry Ubeda |
It's Showtime - Exclusive | Haarlem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2000-03-13 | Win | |
Boxing Club "Reaktor" | Minsk, Belarus | KO | 1 | ||
| 1999-11-28 | Win | Andrei Kamilov |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1999 | Caorle, Italy | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins WAKO World Kickboxing Championships (-75 kg) Thai-boxing gold medal. | ||||||||
| 1999 | Win |  Sauli Janhunen |
IFMA Kings Cup 1999, -75 kg | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 5 | 0:54 | |
| 1999-04-23 | Win | Mikhail Mikhaylov |
Casino "Konti": Belarus vs Russia | S-Pb, Russia | TKO (Corner stop/towel) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 1999-01-28 | Win | |
Boxing Club "Rektor": Belarus vs Russia | Minsk, Belarus | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 1998-11-02 | Win | Andrei Kurakov |
European Open Muaythai Championships | Kyiv, Ukraine | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Wins European Open Muaythai Championships (75 kg) gold medal. | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Fight Club results". www.euroradio.fm/ru. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Fighter's profile - Vitali Akhramenko | K-1sport.de".
- ^ "ТАЙСКИЙ БОКС• КИЕВ. Открытый чемпионат Европы".
- ^ ""Газета "На страже""". www.mvd.gov.by/. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ Vitaly Akhramenko Wins Fight Code Grand Final
- ^ Allazov, Shakuta, Akhramenko Return Tomorrow in Belarus
- ^ Jerome Le Banner Stops Vitaly Akhramenko in France