Vitaly Gurkov

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Vitaly Gurkov
Вiталiй Гуркоў

Vitaly Gurkov at THAI FIGHT 2012 final
Born Вiталiй Рыгоравiч Гуркоў
(1985-03-27) March 27, 1985
Native name Вiталiй Гуркоў
Nationality Belarus Belarusian
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Minsk, Belarus
Team Patriot Gym
Years active 2000-present
Kickboxing record
Total 103
Wins 91
Losses 12
last updated on: November 25, 2012

Vitaly Gurkov (Belarusian: Вiталiй Рыгоравiч Гуркоў; born March 27, 1985), sometimes spelt as Vitaly Hurkou, is a Belarusian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Minsk for Patriot Gym. He is a seven time amateur Muay Thai world champion and is the K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.[1]

Amateur career

Vitaly has been a prominent member of the Belarusian Muay Thai national team. He won his first international tournament in his teens, winning gold at the 2001 I.F.M.A. European Championships. He followed this up two years later aged just 17 by winning a gold medal in the 61 kg category at the 2003 I.A.M.T.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Between 2004 and 2008 Vitaly would win four gold medals at the W.M.F. world championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) along with a gold medal at the 2004 W.K.P.F. World Championships and gold at the 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships.

In 2008 Vitaly entered the 4th Busan TAFISA World Games in Busan, South Korea which was holding the 2008 I.F.M.A. World Championship. He made the final but had to make do with silver – losing his final match to the Ukrainian Petr Nakonechnyi. He returned with a vengeance the following year winning the 2009 I.F.M.A. European Championship and the 2009 I.F.M.A. World Championship. At the world championship Vitaly defeated Marcus Öberg in the quarter finals before gaining his revenge on Nakonechnyi in the semi finals en route to winning gold. At the I.F.M.A. world championships in 2010, Vitaly made it through to the final but lost in the gold medal match, although he would win gold earlier on in the year at the I.F.M.A. European Championships in Italy. So far in his amateur career he has nine medals at World championships (seven gold, two silver) and three golds at European championships from 61 kg through to his current weight of 71 kg.

Professional career

Against Buakaw Por.Pramuk at THAI FIGHT 2012 final

As a result of his successful amateur career, Gurkov has increasingly become involved in professional competitions. In 2007, he entered the W.M.C. Brute Force 8 Judgment Day - 72 kg tournament in Melbourne, Australia. Gurkov showed his amateur skills were not lost on the professional circuit, defeating Australian Greg Foley in the final to win the event. In 2008, he attempted to qualify for The Contender Asia Season 2 Muay Thai reality show in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He defeated amateur rival Petr Nakonechnyi in the semi-finals but lost to reigning 75 kg I.M.F.A. World Champion Artem Levin by TKO in the final. In 2009, he had more disappointment, losing in the final of the Tatneft Cup - 70 kg category.

In 2010, Gurkov made his mark on the professional circuit at the K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament on March 19 in Minsk, Belarus. He defeated his first two opponents by decision before facing Zamin Guseynov from Azerbaijan in the final. After three rounds, Gurkov was crowned K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe champion, defeating his opponent by unanimous decision. This victory meant that Gurkov qualified for kickboxing’s most prestigious competition at the forthcoming K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16. At the event, Gurkov was given the toughest draw, having to face reigning K-1 champion Giorgio Petrosyan in Seoul. After three rounds, Vitaly failed to cause an upset, his K-1 MAX dream finished by a unanimous decision defeat. A few weeks later, he was knocked out of another high-profile tournament, losing to Petchmunkong Petchfocus in the second round of the Izuzu Thai Fight Muay Thai competition.

He beat Fares Bechar via decision in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Thai Fight 70 kg Tournament at Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand on October 23, 2012.[2][3][4]

He then beat Antero Hynynen in the tournament semi-finals in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on November 25, 2012.[5][6]

He will fight Buakaw Banchamek in the final on December 16, 2012.[7]

Titles

  • Professional:
    • 2014 WBC world professional muay thai Champion
    • 2010 K-1 World MAX East Europe Champion
    • 2009 Tatneft Cup Runner Up
    • 2008 "The Contender Asia" Season 2 Russia Super 8 Qualifier Runner Up
    • 2007 W.M.C. Brute Force 8 Judgement Day Champion
  • Amateur:
    • 2010 I.F.M.A. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -71 kg
    • 2010 I.F.M.A. European Championships in Velletri, Italy -71 kg
    • 2009 I.F.M.A. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -71 kg
    • 2009 I.F.M.A. European Championships in Liepāja, Latvia -71 kg
    • 2008 I.F.M.A. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -71 kg
    • 2007 W.M.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -71 kg
    • 2006 W.M.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -67 kg
    • 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Skopje, Macedonia -67 kg (Thai-Boxing)
    • 2005 W.M.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand
    • 2004 W.K.P.F. World Championships
    • 2004 W.M.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand
    • 2003 I.A.M.T.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -61 kg
    • 2001 I.F.M.A. European Championships

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing Record
91 Wins, 12 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2014-03-08 United States Tony Hervey Kickboxing Empire[8] Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2014-01-25 Win Thailand Kem Sitsongpeenong [9] Milan, Italy Decision
2012-12-16 Loss Thailand Buakaw Banchamek Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament Finals, 70 kg Tournament Final Thailand
2012-11-25 Win Finland Antero Hynynen Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament 2nd Round, 70 kg Tournament Semi Finals Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
2012-10-23 Win France Fares Bechar Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament 1st Round, 70 kg Tournament Quarter Finals Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2011-09-25 Win Russia Konstantin Khuzin I.F.M.A. World Championships 2011, Final -71 kg Bangkok, Thailand Decision 4 2:00
Wins 2011 I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships Gold Medal -71kg.
2011-09-25 Win Ukraine Enriko Gogokhia I.F.M.A. World Championships 2011, Semi finals -71 kg Bangkok, Thailand Decision 4 2:00
2011-09-25 Win Thailand Thongnoon I.F.M.A. World Championships 2011, Quarter Finals -71 kg Bangkok, Thailand Decision 4 2:00
2010-12-05 No ContestRussia Magomedov Zaynalabin I.F.M.A. World Championships 2010, Final -71 kg[10] Bangkok, Thailand
Wins 2010 I.F.M.A. World Championships Silver Medal -71kg.
2010-10-25 Loss Thailand Petchmunkong Petchfocus Isuzu Thai Fight Final 8 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Fails to qualify for Izuzu Thai Fight Final 4.
2010-10-03 Loss Italy Giorgio Petrosyan K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16 - Part 2 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2010 Final.
2010-08-29 Win South Korea Jong Hyun Ko Isuzu Thai Fight Final 16 Bangkok, Thailand TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3
Qualifies for Izuzu Thai Fight Final 8.
2010-05-30 Win Kazakhstan Almaz Smagulov I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2010, Final -71 kg[11] Velletri, Italy
Wins 2010 I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships Gold Medal -71kg.
2010-05-29 Win Turkey Ismail I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2010, Semi Final -71 kg Velletri, Italy
2010-05-28 Win Croatia Viktor Zaman I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2010, Quarter Final -71 kg Velletri, Italy
2010-05-27 Win Sweden Mathias Karlsson I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2010, 1st Round -71 kg Velletri, Italy
2010-03-19 Win Azerbaijan Zamin Guseynov K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament, Final Minsk, Belarus Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament and qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16.
2010-03-19 Win Ukraine Enriko Gogokhia K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament, Semi Finals Minsk, Belarus Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2010-03-19 Win Poland Lukasz Szul K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament, Quarter Finals Minsk, Belarus Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-12-05 Win Kazakhstan Almas Smagulov I.F.M.A. World Championships 2009, Final -71 kg Bangkok, Thailand
Wins 2009 I.F.M.A. World Championships Gold Medal -71kg.
2009-12-? Win Ukraine Petr Nakonechnyi I.F.M.A. World Championships 2009, Semi Finals -71 kg Bangkok, Thailand Decision 4 2:00
2009-11-29 Win Sweden Marcus Öberg I.F.M.A. World Championships 2009, Quarter Finals -71 kg Bangkok, Thailand Decision 4 2:00
2009-05-? Win Russia Konstantin Khuzin I.F.M.A. European Championships 2009, Final -71 kg Liepāja, Latvia
Wins 2009 I.F.M.A. European Championships Gold Medal -71kg.
2009-05-? Win Croatia Viktor Zaman I.F.M.A. European Championships 2009, Semi Finals -71 kg Liepāja, Latvia
2009-05-? Win Hungary Barnabas Szucs I.F.M.A. European Championships 2009, Quarter Finals -71 kg Liepāja, Latvia
2009-05-? Win Kazakhstan Almas Smagulov I.F.M.A. European Championships 2009, 1st Round -71 kg Liepāja, Latvia
2009-10-23 Loss Kyrgyzstan Uranbek Esenkulov Tatneft Cup 2009, Final Kazan, Russia Decision 6 3:00
Fight was for the Tatneft Cup 2009.
2009-09-16 Win Armenia Armen Israelyan Tatneft Cup 2009, Semi Finals Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00
2009-05-26 Win Russia Vladimir Shakaya Tatneft Cup 2009 2nd Selection, Quarter Finals Kazan, Russia TKO (Knee to Body) 2
2009-02-19 Win Russia Andrey Khovrin Tatneft Cup 2009 4th Selection, 1st Round Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00
2008-12-19 Loss Russia Artem Levin "The Contender Asia" Season 2 Russia Super 8 Qualifier, Final Chelyabinsk, Russia TKO (Cut) 1 3:00
Fails to qualify for "The Contender Asia" Season 2.
2008-12-19 Win Ukraine Petr Nakonechnyi "The Contender Asia" Season 2 Russia Super 8 Qualifier, Semi Finals Chelyabinsk, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-12-19 Win France Mickael Piscitello "The Contender Asia" Season 2 Russia Super 8 Qualifier, Quarter Finals Chelyabinsk, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2008-10-02 Win Ukraine Petr Nakonechnyi 4th Busan TAFISA World Games, Final -71 kg Busan, Korea
Fight was for 2008 I.F.M.A. World Championship Gold Medal -71kg.
2008-09-30 Win Russia Nariman Satiyev 4th Busan TAFISA World Games, Semi Finals -71 kg Busan, Korea
2007-03-25 Win Australia Greg Foley W.M.C. Brute Force 8 Judgement Day, Final Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins W.M.C. Brute Force 8 Judgement Day tournament -72 kg.
2007-03-25 Win Australia Jason Scerri W.M.C. Brute Force 8 Judgement Day, Semi Finals Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-03-25 Win Poland Marcin Olczak W.M.C. Brute Force 8 Judgement Day, Quarter Finals Melbourne, Australia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-03-11 Win Canada Shane Campbell W.M.F. World Championships 2007, Final Bangkok, Thailand
Wins 2007 W.M.F. World Championships Gold Medal -71 kg.
2006-03-26 Win Russia Alexander Morev W.M.F. World Championships 2006, Final Bangkok, Thailand
Wins 2006 W.M.F. World Championships Gold Medal -67 kg.
2006-03-24 Win Turkey Adem Bozkurt W.M.F. World Championships 2006, Semi Finals -67 kg Bangkok, Thailand
2006-12-02 Win Thailand Jak Nakrantong Perth, Australia Decision 5 2:00
2006-11-26 Win Russia Nikolay Bubnov W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006, Thai-Boxing Final -67 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Wins 2006 W.A.K.O. Thai Boxing European Championships Gold Medal -67 kg.
2006-11-25 Win Russia Mikhail Mishin W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006, Thai-Boxing Semi Final -67 kg Skopje, Macedonia
2006-11-24 Win Poland Piotr Kobylanski W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006, Thai-Boxing Quarter Final -67 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2006-11-23 Win Azerbaijan Ramil Nadirov W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006, Thai-Boxing 1st Round -67 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2006-07-26 Loss Russia Maxim Grechkin S-1 European Championships: Tsunami 2, semi final Kaliningrad, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-07-26 Win United Arab Emirates Dzhabar Askerov S-1 European Championships: Tsunami 2, quarter final Kaliningrad, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2004-10-26 Win Russia Tagir Magomedov Russian Muaythai League event Moscow, Russia KO 4
2003-03-12 Win Portugal Nuno Neves I.A.M.T.F. 6th World Championships 2003, Final -61 kg Bangkok, Thailand
Wins 2003 I.A.M.T.F. World Championships Gold Medal -61 kg.

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile Vitaly Hurkou". K-1 Official Website. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
  2. ↑ Buakaw Back At Thai Fight On October 23
  3. ↑ Thai Fight Tournament Tomorrow: Buakaw vs. Mauro Serra
  4. ↑ Thai Fight 2012 Live Results
  5. ↑ Buakaw Back At Thai Fight Semi Finals Tomorrow
  6. ↑ Thai Fight Results: Buakaw, Singmanee, Kulebin, Gurkov move on to finals
  7. ↑ Fights To Watch In December: Part 2
  8. ↑ KICKBOXING EMPIRE RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CARD AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT & CASINO MARCH 8
  9. ↑ Vital Hurkou takes the second win over Kem Sitsongpinong
  10. ↑ "Official Results - IFMA Worldchampionships 2010". www.ifmamuaythai.org. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  11. ↑ "EURO-IFMA 2010 MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS 25th - 30th MAY - ROME - ITALY (PDF)". www.euromuaythai.eu. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 

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