Roman Kryklia
Roman Kryklia (born October 11, 1991)[1] is a Ukrainian kickboxer who competes in the heavyweight division. Kryklia is the first and current ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight World Champion. He was the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Runner-Up in 2015, when he lost the final to Tarik Khbabez. Four years later, he knocked Khbabez out at the ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons to win the ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight World Championship.
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| Born | October 11, 1991 Krasnograd, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 100.0 kg (220.5 lb; 15.75 st) |
| Division | Light heavyweight (225 lbs) (ONE) Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Minsk, Belarus |
| Team | Chinuk Gym Akhmat Fight Club |
| Trainer | Andrey Gridin |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 52 |
| Wins | 45 |
| By knockout | 24 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
As of 1 August 2020, Kryklia is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]
Sport biography
Roman Kryklia was born in the city of Krasnograd, Kharkov region, Ukraine.
Since six years old he began his training at the sports club "Burovik." The coach was Valentin Nikolaevich Kozhushko.
He participated in sporting competitions of the club, district and regional levels.
With the club "Burovik," since Roman was ten years old, he began to leave to the Ukrainian Kenpokai Karate and Kickboxing championship among children and youth. Repeatedly he won medal places and became the champion of Ukraine among children.
In 2008 in the city of Lutsk he became the champion of Ukraine in kickboxing among young men and received the title of Master of Sports in Kickboxing.
Since 2008 he has continued to train in the city of Kharkiv, the club "Maximus," coach Maxim Nikolaevich Kiyko. Also Roman improved punching techniques from the famous Kharkov boxing trainer Victor Nikolaevich Demchenko.
During his studies at the Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, he defended the honor of the University at the Kickboxing Championship of Ukraine among students for four years (2012–2015 years), and he ranked first. He was the silver Thai Boxing champion of Ukraine among amateurs in the city of Odessa (2010).
Since 2011 Roman began performing on a professional ring in the fightings according to K-1 (professional version of kickboxing) and Thai boxing (Muay Thai) in the heavyweight category. Since 2013 he has continued to train in Minsk club "Chinook" under the guidance of renowned coach Andrei Sergeyevich Gridin.
In 2015 he took part in the tournament - fightings by the rules of the TNA (one of the professional version of kickboxing) having the status of the World Cup. The competition is held in the city of Kazan (Russia) and runs throughout the year. This contest was attended by athletes from 36 countries. All the fights in this World Cup Romen finished by knockout; he defeated athletes from the Netherlands, Croatia, Italy. The final battle took place on September 4. Roman’s rival was a fighter from Cameroon Daniel Lentie.
In January 2016, in the city of Shanghai, China, Roman defeated top 10 ranked kickboxer and winner of 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament, Jahfarr Wilnis, avenging his previous loss to him from Kunlun Fight 21 [3]
In October 2016 Roman won K-1 World GP Euro 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. He defeated Bahrudin Mahmić, Atha Kasapis and Fabio Kwasi, finishing all three fights by KO via knees. [4]
On November 16, 2019, Roman Kryklia defeated Tarik Khbabez by TKO to become the inaugural ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight World Champion.[5]
Kryklia was expected to defend his belt against Andrei Stoica at ONE Infinity 1, but the light heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus.[6][7]
Titles
- 2019 ONE Championship Kickboxing Light Heavyweight World Champion (One time, current)
- 2019 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight Tournament Title
- 2018 FEA World Grand Prix Tournament title
- 2017 Monte Carlo Fighting Masters Heavyweight Champion +94.2 kg.
- 2017 H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco's Cup +94.2 kg.
- 2016 Combat Press Fighter of the Year nomination[8]
- 2016 K-1 World GP Euro 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Champion
- 2016 A1 WGP Final Heavyweight Tournament Champion
- 2016 A1 WGP Part 3 Heavyweight Tournament Champion
- 2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final +96 kg/211 lb Tournament Runner-Up
- 2015 Tatneft Cup 2015 +91 kg/200 lb Champion
- 2015 Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion +80 kg/176 lb Champion
Kickboxing record
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45 Wins (24 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 0 Draws
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References
- "Roman KRYKLIA". Muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- https://combatpress.com/2020/08/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-august-2020/
- "Kunlun Fight 36 Results". Muaythaiauthority.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- Walsh, Dave. "LiverKick - K-1 World Grand Prix Euro -95kg Results: Roman Kryklia Takes The Crown". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- "Roman Kryklia Makes World Title History With Spectacular KO". www.onefc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- "Andrei Stoica Finishes Anderson Silva With Incredible KO". ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- "Andrei "Mister KO" Stoica Speaks About Braddock Silva Win". Kickboxing Z: Kickboxing News. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- "Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Fighter of the Year – Cédric Doumbé". Combatpress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- "Pas de titre mondial pour LIDON et AURIENG, ALLAZOV toujours au top | Muaythaitv". Fr.muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- "VICTORY : results and pictures". Muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.