José Reis (kickboxer)
José Reis | |
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Born | June 30, 1977 |
Other names | The Devil's Advocate[1] |
Nationality |
Portuguese Cape Verde |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Division |
Welterweight Super Middleweight |
Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
Fighting out of | Lisbon, Portugal |
Team | Olival Gym |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 60 |
Wins | 38 |
By knockout | 14 |
Losses | 20 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Notable relatives | Luis Reis - brother |
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José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis (born 30 June 1977) is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdian descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight. He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both the K-1 MAX and SuperLeague organizations. His younger brother, Luis Reis, is also a successful kickboxer.
Biography and career
In his early years José had a successful spell as an amateur winning three Iberian championships and a gold medal in the I.M.T.F. European championships as well as a number of bronze medals in various W.A.K.O. and I.M.T.F. European/world championships. In 2002 he won his first professional title at the K-1 Spain MAX 2002, where he defeated Ante Bilić in the final of the eight man tournament.[2]
In 2004 he won his second K-1 MAX tournament, this time in held in Portugal, defeating his own brother Luis in the semi finals.[3] Despite winning another regional tournament José would not be given the chance to qualify for the K-1 MAX final. In 2005 he signed up with the recently created SuperLeague organization and he had ten fights within the organization between 2005 and 2006, winning four and losing six. His highlight was a runner up position at the SuperLeague Elimination 2006 tournament losing to Jordan Tai in the final.[4]
After the SuperLeague organizations demise at the end of 2006 José won the W.F.C.A. European title and had a spell with the Steko's Fight Night and KlasH promotions, losing out to Yohan Lidon in a fight for the W.K.A. world title.[5] He also returned to amateur action in 2007, picking up a bronze medal[6] and then a silver the following year at the W.A.K.O. European championships. In 2010 he had his most recent success, defeating Gago Drago via controversial decision to claim the W.F.C.A. world title.[7]
Titles
Professional
- 2010 W.F.C.A. K-1 Rules World champion -72.5 kg
- 2007 Kings of Kickboxing Karlsruhe runner up -75 kg
- 2007 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European champion -75 kg
- 2006 Super League Elimination tournament runner up -73 kg
- 2004 K-1 MAX Portugal tournament champion -70 kg
- 2002 K-1 Spain MAX tournament champion -70 kg
Amateur
- 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Porto, Portugal -75 kg (K-1 Rules)
- 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Serbia, Belgrade -75 kg (K-1 Rules)
- 2002 I.A.M.T.F. Muay Thai European Championships in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal -71 kg
- 2002 Iberian Championships
- 2001 I.A.M.T.F Muay Thai World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -69 kg
- 2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -71 kg (Low Kick)
- 2001 Iberian Championships
- 2000 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Moscow, Russia
- 2000 Iberian Championships
Professional Kickboxing Record
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38 Wins (14 (T)KOs), 20 Losses, 2 Draws[8]
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Amateur Kickboxing Record
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See also
References
- ↑ "Superleague Fighter details - Jose REIS -". www.superleague.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "Cronica Del K1-MAX 14.12.2002 (In Spanish)". www.hispagimnasios.com. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "Martialarts.dk - K-1 Max SPOILER!!!!! (In Danish)". www.martialarts.dk. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "Matchmaking SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Vienna, Austria 13/05/2006 (Results)". www.martialarts.dk. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "Ergebnisse: Stekos Fight Night vom Samstag . Allgemein (In German)". www.groundandpound.de. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "16th World Kickboxing Championships Results". www.thefightgame.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "MMA Portugal - Ver Tópico - Gala Kickboxing - Alenquer (In Portuguese)". www.mma-portugal.com. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ↑ "Superleague Fighter details - Jose REIS - (Prior to 2006-05-13 - record has changed since)". www.superleague.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-19.