Raul Cătinaş

Raul Cătinaş
Born Raul Cătinaş
August 6, 1988 (1988-08-06) (age 23)
Lugoj, Romania
Other names Iron
Nationality Romanian
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 110.0 kg (243 lb; 17.32 st)
Division Super Heavyweight
Style Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Team Wondan Lugoj
Local Kombat Team
Trainer Marcel Drăgan
Years active 5 (2006–present)
Kickboxing record
Total 17
Wins 13
By knockout 7
Losses 4
By knockout 0
last updated on: November 29, 2010

"Iron" Raul Cătinaş (born August 6, 1988) is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the K-1 and Local Kombat promotions.[1]

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Biography and career

Raul Cătinaş was born in Lugoj in western Romania on August 6, 1988. He started kickboxing at the age of 16 in 2004.[2] Then he fought in 2007 for the first time in Local Kombat tournaments and made his K-1 debut a year later on September 12, 2008 at K-1 Slovakia 2008 against Dzevad Poturak.[3]

Cătinaş became in 2010, the youngest fighter after Badr Hari qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix - Final 16 from Seoul at the age of only 22.

Titles and achievements

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
13 Wins (7 (T) KO's, 6 decisions), 4 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2010-11-20 Win Imani Lee Local Kombat "10 ani in ring" Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 13-4
2010-10-02 Loss Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12-4
2010-05-21 Win Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania KO 1 1:58 12-3
2009-10-24 Win Dzevad Poturak K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-3
2009-08-23 Loss Zabit Samedov K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź Lodz, Poland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 10-3
2009-08-23 Win Przemysław Miękina K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź Lodz, Poland TKO (Ref. stop/three knockdowns) 4 1:26 10-2
2009-03-21 Win Stefan Leko K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia KO (left hook) 1 2:35 9-2
2008-12-20 Loss Ashwin Balrak K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8-2
2008-12-20 Win Mindaugas Sakalauskas K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic KO 3 8-1
2008-09-12 Loss Dzevad Poturak K-1 Slovakia 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-1
2008-06-06 Win Raymond Welboren Local Kombat 30 Timisoara, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-0
2008-03-15 Win Paula Mataele Local Kombat 29 Arad, Romania KO (Punches) 2 6-0
2007-12-14 Win Marc Bos Local Kombat 28 Brasov, Romania Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 5-0
2007-11-03 Win Balasz Kiss Local Kombat 27 "Porţile de fier" Turnu Severin, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4-0

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Raul Catinas profile". www.k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/fighter/player.php?index=raul_catinas. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
  2. ^ "Interview Raul Catinas". www.mixfight.nl. http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=92907. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
  3. ^ "Interview Raul Catinas". www.mixfight.nl. http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=92907. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 

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