Erhan Deniz

Erhan Deniz
Born 28 July 1985 (1985-07-28) (age 26)
Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
Other names Pitbull Attack
Nationality Turkish
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 97 kg (210 lb; 15.3 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of Istanbul, Turkey
Team Mejiro Gym
Global Gym
Poturak Gym
Trainer Andre Mannaart
Dženan Poturak
Years active 2006–present
Kickboxing record
Total 29
Wins 20
By knockout 13
Losses 9
Amateur career
Total 47
Wins 43
By knockout 33
Losses 4
Other information
Spouse Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer
last updated on: November 19, 2011

Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz (born on 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.

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Career

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 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 Romanian Daniel Ghiţă 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

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

Titles


Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
20 wins (13 KOs), 9 losses
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss Sergei Lascenko TKO (doctor stoppage) SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 02011-11-19 November 19, 2011 3 0:53 Darmstadt, Germany SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final semi-final.
Win Wendell Roche Decision SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 02011-10-15 October 15, 2011 3 3:00 Piatra Neamț, Romania SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV final.
Win Angelis Konstantinos KO (punches) SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 02011-10-15 October 15, 2011 2 Piatra Neamț, Romania SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV semi-final.
Loss Daniel Ghiţă KO (hook to the body) BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw 02011-06-11 June 11, 2011 2 - Warsaw, Poland
Win Petyr Vylkov Decision 02010-06-20 June 20, 2010 3 3:00 Komotini, Greece
Loss Mourad Bouzidi Decision (unanimous) Ring Sensation Championships: Uprising 12 02010-01-09 January 9, 2010 3 3:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Loss Freddy Kemayo TKO (referee stoppage/broken nose) TK2 World MAX 2009 02009-10-10 October 10, 2009 3 - Aix-en-Provence, France
Loss Sergei Lascenko TKO (referee stoppage) 4th Busan TAFISA World Games 02008-09-28 September 28, 2008 3 - Busan, South Korea
Loss Doug Viney Decision (unanimous) K-1 Slovakia 2008 02008-09-12 September 12, 2008 3 3:00 Bratislava, Slovakia
Loss Cătălin Moroşanu Extra round decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Budapest Europe GP Final Elimination 02008-02-09 February 9, 2008 4 3:00 Budapest, Hungary
Loss Vitor Miranda Decision (majority) K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 02007-11-02 November 2, 2007 3 3:00 Istanbul, Turkey 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final.
Loss Azem Maksutaj Decision 02007-09-07 September 7, 2007 3 3:00 Bratislava, Slovakia
Win Kim Dong-Wook KO (low kicks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong 02007-08-05 August 5, 2007 2 0:23 Hong Kong
Win Eyüp Kuşçu - Pro Tournament Ring Masters 02007-05-25 May 25, 2007 - - Istanbul, Turkey Ring Masters Tournament final.
Win Hasan Gül TKO (right high kick) Pro Tournament Ring Masters 02007-05-25 May 25, 2007 2 - Istanbul, Turkey Ring Masters Tournament semi-final.

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zeyna ve Pitbul Son Raundu Yaptılar" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2010-09-23. http://www.karakusak.net/haber_detay.asp?haberID=266. Retrieved 2011-01-16. 
  2. ^ "EUROPEAN MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF File)". www.euromuaythai.eu. http://www.euromuaythai.eu/download/60/. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 

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