Frank Muñoz

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Frank Muñoz
Born Francisco Muñoz
(1983-08-14) August 14, 1983
Barcelona, Spain
Other names Black Panther
Nationality Spain Spanish
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team Moya Barcelona (2005-present)
Chakuriki Gym (2010-present)
Vos Gym (2008-2010)
Trainer Mousid Akhamrane (2013-present) Thom Harinck
Xavi Moya
Ivan Hippolyte
Years active 2005 - present
Kickboxing record
Total 75
Wins 59
By knockout 30
Losses 15
Draws 1
Other information
Website http://www.frankmunoz.net/
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Frank Muñoz (born 14 August 1983) is a Spanish heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship where he is the 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion. He is also current WAKO-Pro K-1 European champion.

Biography and career

Frank Muñoz was adopted by Minorcan family and spent his first days on the island. He started kickboxing in Barcelona in 2005 at Esportrogent gym with former fullcontact champion Xavi Moya. He had been inspired after watching Remy Bonjasky fight on television.[1] In 2008 he moved to Amsterdam and joined Vos Gym. He was trained by Ivan Hippolyte and had famous sparring partners like Cro Cop, Remy Bonjasky. After that he joined Chakuriki Gym in 2010, trained by Thom Harinck alongside Le Banner, Braddock Silva, Peter Aerts and Hesdy Gerges he faced some top fighters.[2]

He was Spanish Muay thai professional champion, in 2010 he fought Brice Guidon for his WPMF European Heavyweight Muaythai title and lost the fight by split decision. In the same year he became Amsterdam fight club heavyweight tournament champion defeating Slovenian Jasmin Bečirović and Thiago Martina in the final.[3] Later that year he had debout for the world top promotion It's Showtime and lost to Rico Verhoeven by decision.

In 2011 he participated Enfusion: Quest for honor tournament. It was a TV Show featuring 15 fighters that live, train and fight together. During the show he defeated Sahak Parparyan and Redouan Cairo in SUPERKOMBAT, some of the best -95 kg fighters and went to the final tournament in Prague where he defeated Wendell Roche and lost of domestic Ondřej Hutník in the finals.

In 2012 he fouht in a tournament for WKN kickboxing GP and lost in the finals to the one of the best Frensh kickboxers Stéphane Susperregui after extra round.[4] Then he fought Steve McKinnon for WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title and surprisingly lost the fight in the first round by overhand right knockout after only 16 seconds.[5]

On October 20, 2012 he became WAKO-Pro K-1 European champion defeating Toni Čatipović from Croatia after five rounds. In the second round Čatipović caught him with few elbows but without any cut that would hinder Muñoz to take victory. Later Čatipović was few times at the edge of knockout but managed to Finnish the fight, that clearly belonged to Muñoz.[6]

He was late replacement in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, Croatia on March 15, 2013 and he lost to Mladen Brestovac via unanimous decision .[7][8]

He competed in the tournament at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 10 in Craiova, Romania on May 18, 2013. After defeating Nikolaj Falin via unanimous decision in the semi-finals, he lost a controversial unanimous decision to Sebastian Ciobanu following an extension round in the final.[9][10][11]

As much of the kickboxing community felt that Muñoz was very solid against Ciobanu, SUPERKOMBAT officials decided to award him with a wildcard spot in the SUPERKOMBAT Grand Prix 2013.[12][13][14]

He defeated Damien Garcia by unanimous decision in a rather lackluster fight at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Majorca, Spain on September 14, 2013.[15][16][17]

He faced Muamer Tufekčić on SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination in quarter finals. In second round Muñoz sent a low blow and referee counted to Tufekčić, at the end of the round Muamer was also deducted a point for clinching. In third round Muamer scored a knockdown but could not finnish the fight and Muñoz won by judges split decision.[18][19][20][21]

He won the SUPERKOMAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, beating D'Angelo Marshall by unanimous decision in the semi-finals before taking an extension round unanimous decision over Redouan Cairo in the final.[22]

On January 24th After winning SUPERKOMAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final he was awarded with Silver Flabiol and won the "Ciutadellencs de s’Any 2013" award, becoming Sportsman of the year and the Honorary citizen of hometown Ciutadella de Menorca.[23][24]

Honours and awards

Titles

Professional

  • 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Tournament Champion
  • 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II tournament runner up
  • 2012 WAKO-Pro K-1 European champion -94.2 kg
  • 2012 WKN kickboxing GP runner up
  • 2011 Enfusion Quest for honor tournament runner up -95 kg
  • 2010 Amsterdam fight club heavyweight tournament champion
  • 2009 K-1 Spain Battles 2009 tournament runner up
  • Spanish muaythai pro champion

Amateur

  • 2010 Spanish olimpic boxing championships
  • 2008 Spanish olimpic boxing championships
  • 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Oporto, Portugal −91 kg (K-1 rules)

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-12-21 Win Suriname Redouan Cairo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final, Final Galați, Romania Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Wins 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix tournament title.
2013-12-21 Win Curaçao D'Angelo Marshall SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final, Semi Finals Galați, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-11-09 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Muamer Tufekčić SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals Ploiești, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Muñoz was awarded wildcard for the event after an appeal.
2013-09-14 WinSpain Damian Garcia K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16, Super Fight Majorca, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2013.
2013-05-18 Loss Romania Sebastian Ciobanu SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013, Final Craiova, Romania Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
Fight was for SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II tournament title.
2013-05-18 Win Germany Nikolaj Falin SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013, Semi Finals Craiova, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-03-15 Loss Croatia Mladen Brestovac K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Super Fight Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-02 Draw United States Alex Roberts REBELS, Legends 3 Kumamoto, Japan Draw 3 3:00
2012-10-20 Win Croatia Toni Čatipović Grand Casino Origen Madrid, Spain Decision 5 3:00
Wins vacant WAKO Pro Muay Thai rules cruiser heavyweight European title -94.2 kg.
2012-06-09 Loss Australia Steve McKinnon Singha Battle For The Belts Bangkok, Thailand KO (Overhand right) 1 0:16
For McKinnon's WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title.
2012-04-28 Loss France Stéphane Susperregui Le Banner Series Acte 1, Final Geneva, Switzerland Ext.R.Decision 4 2:00
For WKN kickboxing GP -100 kg title.
2012-04-28 Win Turkey Yüksel Aydın Le Banner Series Acte 1, Semi Finals Geneva, Switzerland Decision 3 2:00
2012-02-25 Loss Montenegro Goran Radonjić SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2012 Podgorica, Montenegro Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-12-30 Loss Czech Republic Ondřej Hutník Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, Final Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For Enfusion kickboxing tournament championship.
2011-12-30 Win Netherlands Wendell Roche Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, Semi Finals Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-10-01 Win Suriname Redouan Cairo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011 Brăila, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2011-06-11 Loss France Nicolas Wamba 8ème Nuit des Sports de Combat Geneva, Switzerland Decision 5 2:00
2011-02-? Win Belgium Marc Vlieger Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 2nd Round Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Qualifies for Enfusion Kickboxing 2011 Final 4.
2011-01-? Win Armenia Sahak Parparyan Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 1st Round Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2010-12-18 Loss Netherlands Rico Verhoeven Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-11-27 Loss Australia Nathan Corbett Evolution 22 Gold Coast, Australia TKO (Referee stoppage) 3
2010-09-24 Win Netherlands Thiago Martina Amsterdam fight club, Final Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Amsterdam fight club heavyweight tournament champion.
2010-09-24 Win Slovenia Jasmin Bečirović Amsterdam fight club, Semi Finals Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-07-23 Loss France Brice Guidon Muay Thai France vs Thailand Stade de l'Est, Réunion Decision (Split) 5 3:00
For Guidon's WPMF European Heavyweight Muaythai title (+91 kg).
2010-06-26 Loss Switzerland Slavo Polugić Best of Leone II Bern, Switzerland Decision 3:00
2010-02-27 Loss Netherlands Antilles Benjey Zimmerman Amsterdam Fightclub: Rotterdam vs Amsterdam, Semi Finals Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-11-? Win Canary Islands Cristiano Delgado Gladiadores del Siglo XXI Malaga, Spain TKO (Cut) 3
2009-10-04 Loss Netherlands Michael Duut Ring Rage III Groningen, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-06-06 Loss Spain Damian Garcia K-1 Spain Battles 2009 Tournament (Heavyweight), Final Barcelona, Spain DQ 1
For K-1 Spain Battles 2009 Heavyweight Tournament Title.
2009-06-06 Win Lithuania Algirdas Valenta K-1 Spain Battles 2009 Tournament (Heavyweight), Semi Finals Barcelona, Spain TKO
2009-05-09 Loss Netherlands Ismael Londt SLAMM Catalonia vs Netherlands Barcelona, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2009-04-05 Win Spain Raul Salas WKN Spain Barcelona, Spain Decision 4 2:00
2009-03-14 Win Spain Erik Susunaga Pamplona, Spain RTD (Cut) 3 3:00
2008-12-12 Win Spain Ismael Fernández Campeonato Del Mundo DE Full Contac Barcelona, Spain
2008-07-25 Win Turkey Hamza Kendircioglu The new generation of kickboxing,Team Europe vs Team Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 3

See also

References

  1. ↑ On the Upswing: FSA Talks To SUPERKOMBAT Star Frank Munoz
  2. ↑ BIOGRAPHY(Spanish)
  3. ↑ Frank Muñoz ganador Amsterdam Fight Club Tournament.(Spanish)}
  4. ↑ Stephane Susperregui wins WKN kickboxing GP in Geneva
  5. ↑ Steve Mckinnon KO’s Frank Munoz in the first round
  6. ↑ Frank Muñoz, rey europeo de Muay Thai(Spanish)
  7. ↑ K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 Live Results
  8. ↑ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 8 results and LIVE kickboxing coverage from Zagreb, Croatia TODAY (March 15)
  9. ↑ Full Fight Card For This Week's Super Kombat WGP in Craiova
  10. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Craiova Results
  11. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT World GP Craiova Results: Morosanu, Ciobanu Win at Home
  12. ↑ Eduard Irimia: Frank Munoz has received a wild card for the Final Elimination
  13. ↑ SuperKombat: Frank Munoz Receives a Wild Card in SK WGP
  14. ↑ Frank Munoz Gets A Chance at Redemption After SUPERKOMBAT GP Performance
  15. ↑ K-1 World MAX 2013 Final 16 Live Results
  16. ↑ K-1 World Max Final 16 2013 Results
  17. ↑ Buakaw Banchamek returns to K-1 world max with a knockout (with fight video)
  18. ↑ Morosanu i Catinas slavili nokautima, Tufekčić poražen(Croatian)
  19. ↑ Thriller in Ploiesti at SUPERKOMBAT® World Grand Prix – Final Elimination
  20. ↑ SuperKombat Notes; Results and Nov. 9th Fight Card
  21. ↑ Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Final Elimination
  22. ↑ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
  23. ↑ Frank Muñoz, la «Delfín Serra» y Lluís Meca ganan los Fabiols del Casino Nou(Spanish)
  24. ↑ Frank Muñoz, “Ciutadellenc de s’any 2013″(Spanish)
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