Danyo Ilunga

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Danyo Ilunga
Born (1987-01-31) January 31, 1987
Kinshasa, Zaire
Other names Dibuba
Nationality Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Germany German
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 94.5 kg (208 lb; 14.88 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 79 in (200 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Waldbröl, Germany
Team Fighting Gym Waldbröl
Trainer Asmir Burgic
Remy Bonjasky
Kickboxing record
Total 52
Wins 47
By knockout 37
Losses 5
last updated on: October 12, 2013

Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga (born 31 January 1987) is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky. Danyo is a x4 time kickboxing and Muaythai world champion - most notably being the former It's Showtime 95MAX world champion.

Biography and career

Danyo was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo as one of seven children. The son of a prominent politician, the family had to flee due to the recurring conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resettling in Germany. In 2006 Danyo took up kickboxing under the tutelage of K-1 Germany 2003 champion and now trainer, Asmir Burgic.[1] After winning several domestic titles Danyo entered the four man "1-King" Muaythai tournament in Bamberg, defeating both of his opponents on the night by stoppage to claim the super heavyweight crown.[2] He followed up this victory the next year by claiming the vacant W.K.A. European title by defeating Tomi Colic, a late replacement for original opponent Roland Dabinovci, in what was a competitive fight.[3]

By the end of 2009, Danyo won his first world title beating Jochen Gieb by TKO in the third to claim the I.M.C. belt.[4] He then followed his trainer and mentor Asmir Burgic by winning the German King Cup later that year (Burgic had won the previous edition)[5] and retained his I.M.C. world title later that year by easily stopping his Turkish opponent in the first round.[6] After an extensive winning streak on the local scene, beating fighters such as Karl Glischynski, Danyo lost his first match in a while, dropping a decision to the Dutch based Angolan Henriques Zowa. Unused to defeat, Danyo had a chance to make up for this setback in Leverkusen facing previous foe Karl Glischynski for the I.K.B.O. world title recently vacated by Florian Ogunade.[7] Danyo won the rematch in spectacular fashion, stopping Glischynski in the second with a knee/punch combination to become the new world champion.[8]

In 2011 Danyo, who had recently been training with x3 time K-1 world champion Remy Bonjasky, was called up to make his It's Showtime debut against Wendell Roche for the vacant 95MAX world title recently held by Tyrone Spong.[9] Coming in to the fight relatively unheard of outside of Germany, Danyo outworked It's Showtime regular Wendell Roche over five rounds, scoring well with counterattacks to frustrate Roche and gain the unanimous decision victory and the It's Showtime world title belt.[10]

He faced Ali Cenik at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium and won via unanimous decision.[11][12]

He beat Florian Ogunade bt TKO in round three at the Get in the Ring event in Hamburg, Germany on November 3, 2012.[13][14]

He KO'd Stephane Susperregui with a second round flying knee at Glory 5: London on March 23, 2013 in London, England.[15][16][17]

He went into the Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013 as the #1 ranked 95kg fighter in Glory's internal rankings.[18][19] Ilunga took a wide unanimous decision over Mourad Bouzidi in the quarter-finals before going up against Dustin Jacoby in the semis. The American rookie put up a good fight in round one but Ilunga pulled away in the last two rounds with his low kicks. A highly anticipated match with Tyrone Spong awaited him in the final but it ended in a controversial and anticlimactic fashion. As the fight began, both fighters met in the center of the ring and Spong unloaded a flurry of punches. As Ilunga covered up and prepared to counter, referee Mufadel Elghazaoui jumped in and stopped the fight, giving Spong the TKO win at just sixteen seconds of the first round.[20][21][22] Although, it was later revealed that there was a "no standing eight count" rule in effect at the event as per the New York State Athletic Commission's regulations, the stoppage was still deemed premature by much of the kickboxing community.[23][24]

Ilunga defeated Michael Duut by first round TKO at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US on October 12, 2013.[25][26][27]

Titles

  • 2013 Glory 95kg Slam Runner-up
  • 2011–2013 It's Showtime 95MAX world champion -95 kg (2 title defences)
  • 2010 I.K.B.O. Muaythai heavyweight world champion -95 kg
  • 2010 I.M.C. Muaythai world champion -95 kg (1st title defence)
  • 2009 German King Cup (K-1 rules) heavyweight tournament champion +95 kg
  • 2009 I.M.C. Muaythai world champion -95 kg
  • 2009 W.K.A. (K-1 rules) heavyweight European champion -95 kg
  • 2008 "1-King" International (K-1 rules) super heavyweight tournament champion +100 kg
  • IFMA national German champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
47 Wins (37 (T)KO's), 5 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2014-04-12 Romania Andrei Stoica Glory 15 - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Reserve Bout Istanbul, Turkey
2013-10-12 Win Netherlands Michael Duut Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA TKO (left hook) 1 2:23
2013-06-22 Loss Suriname Tyrone Spong Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam, Final New York City, New York, USA TKO (punches) 1 0:16
For the 2013 Glory 95kg Slam Championship.
2013-06-22 Win United States Dustin Jacoby Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam, Semi Finals New York City, New York, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-22 Win Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam, Quarter Finals New York City, New York, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-03-23 Win France Stephane Susperregui Glory 5: London London, England KO (knee) 2 0:21
2012-11-03 Win Germany Florian Ogunade Get in the Ring Hamburg, Germany TKO (punches) 3
2012-10-06 Win Turkey Ali Cenik Glory 2: Brussels Brussels, Belgium Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-08 win Suriname Sergio Pique Merseburger Fight Night, Final Merseburg, Germany TKO
Wins K-1 10.000 Dollar Heavyweight Tournament title
2012-09-08 win Curaçao Wendell Roche Merseburger Fight Night, Quarter Finals Merseburg, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2012-06-30 win Belgium Filip Verlinden Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 Brussels, Belgium Decision (split) 5 3:00
Retains It's Showtime 95MAX world title (3rd title defence).
2011-11-12 Win Spain Loren Javier Jorge Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It's Showtime 53 Tenerife, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Retains It's Showtime 95MAX world title (2nd title defence).
2011-09-17 Win Morocco Mohamed Boubkari Thailand vs Europe Stuttgart, Germany 2 Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2011-06-11 Win Serbia Nenad Pagonis BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw Warsaw, Poland TKO (Referee Stoppage) 4 1:13
Retains It's Showtime 95MAX world title -95 kg (1st title defence).
2011-03-06 Win Curaçao Wendell Roche It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins vacant It's Showtime 95MAX world title -95 kg.
2010-12-11 Win Germany Karl Glischynski Masters Fight Night Leverkusen, Germany KO (Knee & Punches) 2
Wins vacant I.K.B.O. Thai-boxing heavyweight world title -95 kg.
2010-11-14 Win Netherlands Bob van Boxmeer Thailand vs. Challenger Series: Thailand vs. Germany Ulm, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-10-09 Loss Angola Henriques Zowa Mix Fight Gala 10 Darmstadt, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-07-04 Win Turkey Serkan Öztürk Backstreet Fights IV Cologne, Germany KO 1
2010-05-08 Win Germany Karl Glischynski Rostock Fight Night Rostock, Germany TKO (Cut) 3
2010-04-17 Win Turkey Ayhan Kazankaya Night Fighting Waldbröl, Germany KO (Punches) 1
Retains I.M.C. Muaythai world title -95 kg.
2010-04-04 Win Netherlands Revanho Blokland S-8 Thaiboxing Wuppertal, Germany KO 1
2009-11-14 Win Germany Dennis Sebastian Germany Kings Cup Round III, Final Rostock, Germany KO 3
Wins German King Cup (K-1 rules) heavyweight tournament title +95 kg.
2009-11-14 Win Germany Moritz Schacht Germany Kings Cup Round III, Semi Final Rostock, Germany TKO 2
2009-10-10 Win Germany Jochen Gieb Fight Night Freiburg Freiburg, Germany TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns) 3
Wins vacant I.M.C. Muaythai world title -95 kg.
2009-06-13 Win Croatia Tomi Colic Weidener Fight Night Weiden, Germany TKO (Retirement) 4 3:00
Wins vacant W.K.A. (K-1 rules) heavyweight European title -95 kg.
2009-03-21 Loss Brazil Anderson "Braddock" Silva VIP Fight Night 2009, Quarter Final Neuss, Germany KO (Punches) 2 2:07
2008-12-13 Win Czech Republic Jan Müller The Champions Club Germany '08, Final Bamberg, Germany KO (Right Punch) 2
Wins "1-King" International (K-1 rules) tournament title +100 kg.
2008-12-13 Win Turkey Mutlu Karabulut The Champions Club Germany '08, Semi Final Bamberg, Germany TKO (Ref Stoppage) 2
2008-?-? Win Germany Patrick Kolbe Germany TKO (Ref Stop/Punch) 2

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Über mich (Early Career/Biography - German Language)". www.danyoilunga.com. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  2. ↑ "The Champions Club - TCC 2, Germany". www.the-championsclub.com. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  3. ↑ "Danyo Ilunga wird neuer Europameister im K1 (WKA) (Scroll down to June 2009 - In German)". www.the-championsclub.com. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  4. ↑ "DANYO ILUNGA IS THE NEW IMC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION". www.imc-muaythai.com. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  5. ↑ "ROSTOCKER FIGHTNIGHT am 16.04.2011 in Rostock". www.germankingcup.de. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  6. ↑ "IMC WORLD TITLE FIGHT". www.imc-muaythai.com. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  7. ↑ "Ilunga vs. Glischynski II . Thai/Kickboxen . GroundandPound (In German)". www.groundandpound.de. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  8. ↑ "Ilunga ist IKBO Worldchampion - Waldbröl - Extra-Blatt Siegburg (In German)". www.extra-blatt.de. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  9. ↑ "Wendell Roache gets world title fight". teamredragonz.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  10. ↑ "It's Showtime 46: Danyo Ilunga Frustrates Wendell Roche to Win the ...". liverkick.com. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  11. ↑ Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday
  12. ↑ Glory 2: Brussels live results
  13. ↑ Danyo Ilunga Fights On Saturday, November 3 In Germany
  14. ↑ Danyo Ilunga Wins Again In Germany
  15. ↑ GLORY 5 London Fight Card
  16. ↑ GLORY 5 London Live Results
  17. ↑ Results and Recap: Glory 5
  18. ↑ More Details Announced For GLORY 9 NYC LHW Tournament, June 22
  19. ↑ Full Glory 9 NYC Fight Card So Far
  20. ↑ Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament
  21. ↑ GLORY 9 Results and Review: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament, Ghita Dominates Guidon
  22. ↑ GLORY 9 New York Live Results and Updates
  23. ↑ Tyrone Spong Wins Glory 9 Light Heavyweight Slam with 16-Second TKO in Final
  24. ↑ Tyrone Spong Wins GLORY 9 Light Heavyweight
  25. ↑ Three more fights confirmed for GLORY 11 CHICAGO
  26. ↑ GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion
  27. ↑ Glory 11 Results and Recap

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