Benjamin Adegbuyi

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Benjamin Adegbuyi
Born Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi
(1985-01-24) January 24, 1985
Cluj-Napoca,Romania
Other names Mister Gentleman
Hammer
Nationality Romania Romanian
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 120 kg (260 lb; 19 st)
Division Super Heavyweight
Style Boxing, Kickboxing, Karate
Fighting out of Bucharest, Romania
Team Respect Gym
Trainer Head Trainer: Alin Panaite
Fitness Coach: Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Years active 2009–present
Kickboxing record
Total 22
Wins 19
By knockout 11
Losses 2
By knockout 2
Draws 1
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985 in Cluj-Napoca) is a Romanian kickboxer signed to the GLORY and SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship promotions and a former K-1 fighter. As of 21 January 2014, Adegbuyi is ranked the #8 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[1]

Biography

Adegbuyi was born in Cluj-Napoca to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father. When he was 3 years old, he moved to Lagos, Nigeria with his family. At 8 years old, he returned to Romania with his mother and newborn sister spending his chilhood in Aiud, a small town of Transylvania.[2]

As a child, he competed in sports like karate and boxing. He is currently training at Respect Gym in the capital Bucharest.[3]

Benjamin claims the Yoruba as his father roots who is the dean of a polytechnic university in Nigeria.[4]

Career

Adegbuyi signed with K-1 in August 2012.[5][6]

Adegbuyi faced Jafar Ahmadi in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012.[7][8] Adegbuyi won via TKO early in the first round after Ahmadi seemingly broke his left hand.[9]

He was scheduled to fight Alexey Ignashov on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, which is the QF of the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012.[10][11] However, Ignashov could not fight due to injury and was replaced by the previous year's SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Champion, Sergei Lascenko.[12] Adegbuyi battered Lascenko, flooring him twice in the first round before the referee called a halt to the bout.[13]

Despite entering as the tournament favourite, Adegbuyi was exposed by eventual champion Pavel Zhuravlev when the Ukrainian KOed him in first round in the semi-finals at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22, 2012 in Bucharest.[14][15][16]

He defeated Mohamed Bellazar via first round TKO due to an injury at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I in Oradea, Romania on April 6, 2013.[17][18]

He rematched Jairzinho Rozenstruik at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II in Craiova, Romania on May 18, 2013 and won by unanimous decision.[19][20][21]

He beat Ismael Londt by unanimous decision at Slamm!! Soema Na Basi IV in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013.[22][23]

He defeat Reamon Welboren by unanimous decision at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III in Botoșani, Romania on September 28, 2013. [24][25]

He rematched Pavel Zhuravlev at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, winning by third round KO.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship
    • 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III tournament champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
19 wins (11 (T) KO's), 2 losses (2 (T) KO's), 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2014-03-08 Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik GLORY 14 Zagreb, Croatia
2013-12-21 Win Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Galati, Romania KO (right hook) 3 1:20 19-2-1
2013-09-28 Win Netherlands Reamon Welboren SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013 Botoșani, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 18-2-1
2013-08-08 Win Suriname Ismael Londt Slamm!! Soema Na Basi IV || Paramaribo, Suriname || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 17-2-1
2013-05-18 Win Suriname Jairzinho Rozenstruik SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013 Craiova, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 16-2-1
2013-04-06 Win Morocco Mohamed Bellazar SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 Oradea, Romania TKO (leg injury) 1 15-2-1
2012-12-22 Loss Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania KO (left hook) 1 0:25 14-2-1
2012-11-10 Win Ukraine Sergei Lascenko SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals Craiova, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 1 14-1-1
2012-10-14 Win Iran Jafar Ahmadi K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 Tokyo, Japan TKO (broken hand) 1 1:03 13-1-1
2012-07-07 Win Bulgaria Kostadin Kostov SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix VII, Final Varna, Bulgaria KO (overhand right) 1 12-1-1
Won SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix VII tournament title.
2012-07-07 WinCroatia Mladen Brestovac SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix VII, Semi Finals Varna, Bulgaria Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 11-1-1
2012-05-12 Win Germany Patrick Liedert SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix VI, Reserve Fight Cluj Napoca, Romania KO (liver punches) 3 0:46 10-1-1
2012-03-30 Win Serbia Srdjan Seles Local Kombat: Bodyguardul - Forţe Speciale Târgu Jiu, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3 2:58 9-1-1
2011-11-19 Loss Suriname Jairzinho Rozenstruik SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 Final, Reserve Fight Darmstadt, Germany KO (left hook) 2 1:37 8-1-1
2011-10-01 Win Slovakia Martin Hauser SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III Brăila, Romania KO (right hook) 1 2:35 8-0-1
2011-07-16 Win France Joachim Thomas SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II Constanța, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 2 1:35 7-0-1
2011-05-21 Win Czech Republic Libor Polach SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I Bucharest, Romania KO (punches) 1 2:57 6-0-1
2011-03-18 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Dženan Poturak SUPERKOMBAT: The Pilot Show Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania KO (trip) 1 0:57 5-0-1

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Acting

Adegbuyi appeared playing the role of a fighter in action-oriented underground fighting film Forced to Fight (2011), starring Gary Daniels and Peter Weller.[27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Official LiverKick.com Rankings
  2. ↑ "INTERVIU. Destăinuirile lui Benjamin Adegbuyi, “Ciocanul gentilom” din Superkombat" (in Romanian). Puterea. 9 June 2013. 
  3. ↑ FSA Talks to SUPERKOMBAT Star Benjamin Adegbuyi: “I Can Fight Anybody on Any Promotion”
  4. ↑ ""Mă trag dintr-un trib de luptători!" Benjamin Adegbuyi, cea mai mare speranţă a românilor la Gala SuperKombat" (in Romanian). Prosport. 15 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ Benjamin Adegbuyi And Catalin Morosanu Join Raul Catinas As 3 Romanians At K-1 Final 16
  6. ↑ K-1 Press Conference Photos, Quotes
  7. ↑ K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
  8. ↑ K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
  9. ↑ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
  10. ↑ SuperKombat Final Elimination, November 10: Fight Card
  11. ↑ Fights To Watch In November: Part 2
  12. ↑ Sergei Lascenko Replaces Alexey Ignashov At SuperKombat Final Elimination Today
  13. ↑ Superkombat Final Elimination: Live Results
  14. ↑ Superkombat Final Elimination Review and Finals Preview
  15. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Final, December 22 In Bucharest
  16. ↑ SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final Live Results, Watch Here
  17. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Fight Card, April 6
  18. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT 2013 WGP Live Updates
  19. ↑ Full Fight Card For This Week's Super Kombat WGP in Craiova
  20. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Craiova Results
  21. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT World GP Craiova Results: Morosanu, Ciobanu Win at Home
  22. ↑ SLAMM!! – Soema na Basi IV: Ismael Londt vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi
  23. ↑ Benjamin Adegbuyi Defeats Ismael Londt at Slamm IV
  24. ↑ Final Card for SUPERKOMBAT WGP in Botsani
  25. ↑ Weekend Results: D'Angelo Marshall Wins Big at SUPERKOMBAT
  26. ↑ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
  27. ↑ "Forced to Fight (2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 

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