Rustemi Kreshnik

Rustemi Kreshnik
Born April 29, 1984 (1984-04-29) (age 27)
Peć, Kosovo
Nationality Albanian
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st)
Division Heavyweight
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Antwerp, Belgium
Team The Real Team
Team Kreshnik
Trainer Peter Lamberts
Omar Bel Hadi
Years active 8 (2003-present)
Kickboxing record
Total 31
Wins 24
By knockout 7
Losses 6
By knockout 4
Draws 1
last updated on: June 11, 2011

Rustemi Kreshnik (born 29 April, 1984 in Peć, Kosovo) is a Albanian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the The Real Team / Team Kreshnik in Antwerp, Belgium. He is a Benelux and Belgium national Thai-boxing champion currently fighting within the It's Showtime organization.[1][2]

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Biography/Career

Rustemi was born in the city of Peć in the now disputed territory of Kosovo. He spent the first years of his life there and rather surprisingly his first love was skiing not fighting. In 1988 Rustemi left Peć to live with his sister in the city of Antwerp in Belgium. Growing up in Belgium, after initially struggling with the language, he started training as a mechanic with his future seemingly in the auto trade industry. To supplant his income, Rustemi also worked nights at a local club that was no stranger to trouble. At one of these nights he met Peter Lamberts and his (now) current trainer Omar Bel Hadi who invited him to their Thai-boxing club where he started training in the art.[3]

After fighting on a number of shows in Belgium and fast establishing himself as one of the top heavyweights in the country Rustemi made his K-1 debut (and so far only appearance for the organization) in 2006 at a small event in Tournai, where he faced Souleimane Konate for the Benelux Thai-boxing title, winning by stoppage. Rustemi held his title for little over a month, losing to a Dutch based fighter in his next fight. At the end of the year Rustemi overcame his biggest challenge yet when he defeated former K-1 contender Naoufal Benazzouz at the Time for Action event across the border in the Netherlands.

It was the victory over Benazzouz that drew Rustemi to the fledging It's Showtime organization who made him their fifth Belgium-based signing in September 2008 (although he had first fought and won on an It's Showtime card back in 2005).[4] By signing to such a competitive organization, Rustemi would have the chance to face some of Europe's top fighters. He made his official promotional debut in early 2009, facing x2 time W.F.C.A. world champion Mourad Bouzidi, losing via a cut. Despite this defeat, between 2009 and 2010 Rustemi would be a regular on It's Showtime cards with wins against solid fighters such as Rico Verhoeven and Thomas Hron being balanced with defeats against Wendell Roche and Hesdy Gerges. At the end of 2010 Rustemi dropped down in weight to the 95MAX division but lost a decision to newcomer Nenad Pagonis.

Titles

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing Record
24 Wins (7 (T)KO's), 6 Losses, 1 Draw[5]
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2010-12-11 Loss Nenad Pagonis It's Showtime Athens Athens, Greece Decision (5-0) 3 3:00
2010-09-12 Loss Hesdy Gerges Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Leg Kicks) 2 2:33
2010-05-29 Win Tomas Hron It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-04-10 Win Errol Parris Star Muaythai V[6] Maastricht, Netherlands TKO (Ref Stop/Punches) 1
2009-10-24 Win Rico Verhoeven It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2010-08-29 Loss Wendell Roche It's Showtime 2009 Budapest Budapest, Hungary Decision 3 3:00
2009-05-16 Win Christiano Delgado It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Ref Stoppage) 3
2009-02-08 Loss Mourad Bouzidi Fights at the Border: It's Showtime '09 Antwerp, Belgium TKO (Doc Stop, Cut) 1 1:53
2008-05-24 Win Volkan Düzgün Gentleman Promotions Fight Night V[7] Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2007-12-02 Win Naoufal Benazzouz Time for Action[8][9] Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2007-03-18 Loss Mo Boubkhari "The Real Team" Thai-box Gala[10] Brussels, Belgium TKO (Doc Stop/Cut by Knees)
Loses W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing heavyweight Benelux title -95 kg.
2007-02-24 Win Souleimane Konate K-1 Heavyweights Academy '07 Tournai, Belgium TKO (Doc Stop)
Wins W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing heavyweight Benelux title -95 kg.
2007-01-13 Win Zourdani Osman Gym BKBMO Muay Thai Gala Zwevegem, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2006-12-03 Loss Daveaux Shianshinkai Muay Thai Gala Brussels Brussels, Belgium KO 4
2005-10-00 Win Filip Verlinden Fight of the Gladiator 4 Belgium Decision 5 2:00
2005-10-02 Win Robert Willems It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy - Tilburg, Opening Fight Tilburg, Netherlands TKO (Doc stop/Eye Injury) 1
2005-00-00 Win David Keclik [11] Austria KO (Back Kick) 1
2003-11-15 Win Funzi WKA Brussels Fight Night[12] Brussels, Belgium TKO 2
2003-10-18 Win Bruno Geerinckx Muay Thai Gala Deurne Deurne, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rustemi Kreshnik - It's Showtime - Official website (DOB, weight etc)". www.itsshowtime.nl. http://www.itsshowtime.nl/index.php?p=vechter&id=8. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  2. ^ "Kreshnik Rrustemi Facebook (DOB, weight etc)". www.facebook.com. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kreshnik-Rrustemi/206814417481?v=info. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  3. ^ "Kreshnik Rrustemi (Early career details)". kosovaboxing.org. http://kosovaboxing.org/site/kreshnik-rrustemi. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  4. ^ "Nieuw belgisch talent tekent bij IT'S SHOWTIME (In Dutch - Rustemi signs with It's Showtime)". kosovaboxing.org. http://www.kickbox.nl/forums/archive/topic/24511-1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  5. ^ "Rustemi Kreshnik - It's Showtime - Official website (Gives record up to 2011)". www.itsshowtime.nl. http://www.itsshowtime.nl/index.php?p=vechter&id=8. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  6. ^ "Fotoverslag Starmuay V / Maastricht 10 april". www.mixfight.nl. http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?103266-Fotoverslag-Starmuay-V-Maastricht-10-april. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  7. ^ "GOLDEN GLORY (Gentlemen Promotions Fight Night results)". www.goldenglory.com. http://www.goldenglory.com/news080527.html. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  8. ^ "noafal ( iron leg) benazouz maakt comeback!! (Dutch language - fight against Kreshnik)". www.kickbox.nl. http://www.kickbox.nl/forums/archive/topic/19617-1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  9. ^ "noafal iron leg vs kreshnik ronde 3". www.youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA6GU4Bi2pI. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  10. ^ "Grote Mo wint Beneluxtitel!". www.kickbox.nl. http://www.kickbox.nl/forums/archive/topic/15768-1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  11. ^ "mededeling 9sept 2007 (Mentions Rustemi beating Keclik in Austria)". www.kickbox.nl. http://www.kickbox.nl/forums/archive/topic/18559-1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
  12. ^ "Brussels Fight Night Results". message.axkickboxing.com. http://message.axkickboxing.com/index.phtml?action=dispthread&topic=9653&topicgroup=axmain&junk=3872. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 

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