Raul Cătinaș

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Raul Cătinaș
Born Raul Cătinaș
(1988-08-06) August 6, 1988
Lugoj, Romania
Other names Iron
Nationality Romania Romanian
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 106.9 kg (236 lb; 16.83 st)
Division Super Heavyweight
Style Boxing, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Arad, Romania
Bucharest, Romania
Team Wodan (2004-2012)
Super Pro (2010)
Kudokai Atlassib (2010-2011)
Mike's Gym (2012)
Chakuriki Gym (2012-2013)
Metal Box (2012-present)
Respect Gym (2013-present)
Trainer Marcel Drăgan (2004-2012)
Dennis Krauweel (2010)
Adrian Mihai (2010-2011)
Mike Passenier (2012)
Thom Harinck (2012-2013)
Nagy Arnold (2012-present)
Alin Panaite (2013-present)
Years active 2006–present
Kickboxing record
Total 26
Wins 20
By knockout 14
Losses 6
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Raul Cătinaș (born August 6, 1988 in Lugoj) is a Romanian kickboxer signed to the K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship promotions.

Biography and career

Cătinaș was born in western Romania on August 6, 1988. He started kickboxing at the age of 16 in 2004.[1] Then he fought in 2007 for the first time in Local Kombat tournaments and made his K-1 debut a year later on September 12, 2008 at K-1 Slovakia 2008 against Dzevad Poturak.[1]

Raul Cătinaș became in 2010, the youngest fighter after Badr Hari qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix - Final 16 from Seoul at the age of only 22.

Iron was unable to compete throughout 2011, but in early 2012 he switched to Mike's Gym in the Netherlands to prepare for his return against Yüksel Ayadin at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2012 on February 25, 2012.[2]

After a short spell with Mike Passenier he began training at Chakuriki Gym under Thom Harinck.[3]

On May 12, 2012, Cătinaș won the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012, showing an improved kicking game and technical boxing skills. In the semi-finals, he knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a left punch in the second round and in the final, he took a clear-cut unanimous decision win over Daniel Sam who went down multiple times from body shots. The tournament win qualified him for the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Final 2012.[4]

He faced Ben Edwards at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012.[5][6] As is typical of Cătinaș, he tried to go toe-to-toe with the much larger Edwards but found himself outgunned and was TKO'd by the Australian in round two.[7]

He rematched Mighty Mo in a non-tournament bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Final 2012 in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, 2012 and won by unanimous decision after three rounds.[8]

On 19 April 2013, Jurković vs. Cătinaș lived up to the expectations of many of the kickboxing fans that were in attendance at Final Fight Championship 3 in Split, Croatia. A ton of damage was dished out over the course of the fight between both fighters and Igor Jurković won on a unanimous third round decision in a fight that could have gone either way.[9][10]

He scored a brutal second round KO over Ricardo van den Bos the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination in Ploiești, Romania on November 9, 2013.[11][12]

He scored a third round KO over Paul Slowinski at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013.[13]

Titles and achievements

  • SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 champion
  • K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź semi finalist
  • K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 semi finalist

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
20 Wins (14 (T) KO's), 6 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2013-12-21 Win Australia Paul Slowinski SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Galați, Romania KO (Left Uppecut) 3 2:32 20-6
2013-11-09 Win Netherlands Ricardo van den Bos SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination Ploiești, Romania KO (Left Hook) 1 1:40 19-6
2013-04-19 Loss Croatia Igor Jurković FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18-6
2012-12-22 Win United States Mighty Mo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 18-5
2012-10-14 Loss Australia Ben Edwards K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:24 17-5
To qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final.
2012-07-07 Win Croatia Domagoj Ostojić SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012 Varna, Bulgaria TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 - 17-4
2012-05-12 Win United Kingdom Daniel Sam SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012, Finals Cluj Napoca, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-4
Wins SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 tournament title.
2012-05-12 Win Suriname Jairzinho Rozenstruik SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012, Semi Finals Cluj Napoca, Romania KO (Left Punch) 2 2:02 15-4
2012-02-25 Win Turkey Yüksel Aydın SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2012 Podgorica, Montenegro Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-4
2010-11-20 Win United States Imani Lee Local Kombat "10 ani in ring" Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 13-4
2010-10-02 Loss United States Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12-4
To qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final.
2010-05-21 Win United States Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania KO 1 1:58 12-3
2009-10-24 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Dževad Poturak K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-3
2009-08-23 Loss Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź Lodz, Poland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 10-3
2009-08-23 Win Poland Przemysław Miękina K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź Lodz, Poland TKO (Ref. Stop) 4 1:26 10-2
2009-03-21 Win Germany Stefan Leko K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia KO (Left Hook) 1 2:35 9-2
2008-12-20 Loss Suriname Ashwin Balrak K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8-2
2008-12-20 Win Lithuania Mindaugas Sakalauskas K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic KO 3 - 8-1
2008-09-12 Loss Bosnia and Herzegovina Dževad Poturak K-1 Slovakia 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-1
2008-06-06 Win Netherlands Raymond Welboren Local Kombat 30 Timișoara, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-0
2008-03-15 Win Tonga Paula Mataele Local Kombat 29 Arad, Romania KO (Punches) 2 - 6-0
2007-12-14 Win Netherlands Marc Bos Local Kombat 28 Brașov, Romania Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 5-0
2007-11-03 Win Hungary Kiss Balázs Local Kombat 27 Turnu Severin, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4-0

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Interview Raul Catinas". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
  2. ↑ Former K-1 Fighter Raul Catinas Returns To The Ring At SuperKombat
  3. ↑ Raul Cătinaş trained at Chakuriki Gym for upcoming SuperKombat tournament
  4. ↑ SuperKombat 2012 World Grand Prix II Results
  5. ↑ K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
  6. ↑ K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
  7. ↑ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
  8. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Final: Live Results, Watch Here
  9. ↑ "FFC 3: Jurković neutralizirao Catinasa, Delija pregazio Laprakisa" (in Croatian). Profightstore. 19 April 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Final Fight 3: Igor Jurkovic Defeats Raul Catinas". LiverKick. 19 April 2013. 
  11. ↑ SuperKombat Notes; Results and Nov. 9th Fight Card
  12. ↑ Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Final Elimination
  13. ↑ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results

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