Mighty Mo (kickboxer)
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Mighty Mo | |||
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Full name | Siala-Mou Siligia | ||
Nationality | American | ||
Date of birth | October 8, 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Pago Pago, American Samoa | ||
Fighting out of | Rancho Cucamonga, California | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 133 kg (293.2 lb/20.9 st) | ||
Style | Boxing | ||
Team | The Shark Tank[1] Sit Rama Soon Muay Thai |
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Trainer | Eddy Mills | ||
Boxing record | |||
Total | 3 | ||
Wins | 2 | ||
By knockout | 2 | ||
Losses | 1 | ||
Kickboxing record | |||
Total | 22 | ||
Wins | 13 | ||
Losses | 9 | ||
By knockout | 3 | ||
MMA record | |||
Total | 3 | ||
Wins | 3 | ||
By knockout | 3 | ||
Losses | 0 | ||
Other information | |||
Children | Mighty Mo Jr., Son | ||
Career boxing record from Boxrec | |||
Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia (born October 8, 1970), is an American Samoan kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of The Shark Tank, San Bernardino, CA. [1] He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournament champion.
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[edit] Biography & Career
Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004 at "K-1 Burning" event in Japan against Hiraku Hori. He knocked out Hori at 1:22 in 4th round by right hook. After losing in semifinals at his first 8-man tournament in Las Vegas against fellow American Dewey Cooper, Mighty Mo made a huge comeback four months later at the Battle of Bellagio II, winning his first K-1 GP Championship by knocking out Brecht Wallis in 2nd Round at the tournament finals.
After a year off from K-1, he made his comeback on March 4, 2007 at Yokohama, Japan. His opponent was Choi Hong-man (218cm) from Korea who had never been knocked out before on his K-1 career until Mighty Mo (185cm) managed to land his trademark right overhand punch, winning the fight by KO at 0:50 KO in 2nd round. At that time, he held the record for the "Biggest height difference wins (33cm)" resulting in a KO in favor of the shorter in K-1 history and possibly in kick-boxing as well as in boxing in history (Nicolai Valuev, 213cm, is only 28cm taller than Ruslan Chagaev - 185cm). But on December 31, 2007, at the K-1 Dynamite Tournament in Osaka, the record was surpassed by Danish Karate fighter Nicholas Pettas (180cm), who was able to KO the 217cm Korean Kim Young-hyun (37cm height difference). [2]
On April 28, 2007, Mo entered the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii tournament as a heavy favorite. He knocked out all three of his opponents and earned himself a spot in the K-1 World GP 2007 Elimination in Seoul, Korea.[2]
Mighty Mo was originally supposed to face Mu Bae Choi in a MMA match at K-1 Dynamite!! USA on June 2 in Los Angeles, California. But Choi was replaced in the last minute by Ruben Villareal. [3] Mighty Mo dominated Villareal, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 1:33 of the first round.
Om June 23, 2007, Mighty Mo lost to defending K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt by unanimous decision at the K-1 World GP in Amsterdam. Semmy used his reach to keep Mighty Mo at bay, and Mo was unable to get in close enough to land his devastating overhand right. Rumors surfaced that Mo was nursing a knee and hand injuries from his previous fights. He had fought 7 times in the last 4 months.[4]
At the K-1 Final Eliminations 2007 on September 29, he faced Choi Hong-Man again and lost by unanimous decision. During the fight, he was kicked in the groin and was inexplicably ruled a knock-down by the referee. He was quoted in the post-fight interview: "I feel I was robbed. I should have won. There was a lot of favoritism here. He must have picked up a new technique-a kick below the belt. So next time I'll wear a thicker cup. And next time I want to fight somewhere else." [3]
[edit] Titles
- 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii Champion
- 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II Champion
- U.A.G.F. Heavy Weight Champion
- North West Toughman Champion
[edit] Kickboxing Record
13 Wins ((T) KO's, 6 decisions), 9 Losses | |||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
04/13/2008 | Loss | Keijiro Maeda | K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama, Japan | Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
12/08/2007 | Loss | Paul Slowinski | K-1 World GP 2007 Final, Japan | TKO (Low kicks) | 2 | 0:50 | |
09/29/2007 | Loss | Choi Hong Man | K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16, Korea | Majority Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
08/11/2007 | Loss | Stefan Leko | K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas, USA | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
06/23/2007 | Loss | Semmy Schilt | K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
04/28/2007 | Win | Aleksander Pitchkunov | K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Hawaii | KO (Punches) | 3 | 0:46 | |
04/28/2007 | Win | Jan Nortje | K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Hawaii | KO (Right Punch) | 2 | 1:50 | |
04/28/2007 | Win | Kim Kyoung-Suk | K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Hawaii | KO (Straight Punch) | 1 | 1:37 | |
04/03/2007 | Win | Choi Hong Man | K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama, Japan | KO (Right Overhand) | 2 | 0:50 | |
11/04/2006 | Win | Abdel Lamidi | K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Riga, Latvia | KO (Right Overhand) | 1 | 2:17 | |
07/30/2006 | Loss | Remy Bonjasky | K-1 World GP 2006 in Sapporo, Japan | Decision | 2 | 3:00 | |
09/23/2005 | Loss | Peter Aerts | K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan | KO (Left Mid Kick) | 2 | 0:42 | |
08/13/2005 | Win | Francois Botha | K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas II, USA | TKO (3 knockdowns) | 1 | 1:20 | |
04/30/2005 | Win | Remy Bonjasky | K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas, USA | Split Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
12/04/2004 | Loss | Kaoklai Kaennorsing | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004, Japan | KO (Right Highkick) | 1 | 2:40 | |
09/25/2004 | Win | Gary Goodridge | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Tokyo, Japan | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:58 | |
08/07/2004 | Win | Brecht Wallis | K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA | KO (Right Overhand) | 2 | 2:55 | |
08/07/2004 | Win | Scott Lighty | K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA | KO (Right Overhand) | 1 | 1:29 | |
08/07/2004 | Win | Sergei Gur | K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
04/30/2004 | Loss | Dewey Cooper | K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas, USA | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
04/30/2004 | Win | Carter Williams | K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas, USA | TKO | 3 | 1:52 | |
02/15/2004 | Win | Hiraku Hori | K-1 Burning 2004, Okinawa, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 4 | 1:22 |
[edit] MMA Record
3 Wins (3 (T) KO's, 0 decisions), 0 Losses | |||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
06/02/2007 | Win | Ruben Villareal | K-1 Dynamite!! USA | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 1:33 | |
03/12/2007 | Win | Min Soo Kim | K-1 Heros, Japan | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:37 | |
10/12/2003 | Win | Mark Smith | UAGF 4 Ultimate Cage Fighting 4 | KO (Punches) | 2 |
[edit] Boxing Record
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Fightfinder". K-1 USA. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Mighty Mo and Hari Wins the Belt". Hawaiian Punch. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ "DYNAMITE! USA Still a Go, despite hiccups". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
- ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.