Vuyisile Colossa

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Vuyisile Colossa
Born Vuyisile Colossa
(1982-06-28) 28 June 1982
Other names The Cheetah
Nationality South African
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division Lightweight (155lb)
Style Kickboxing
Team Team Colossa
Kickboxing record
Total 43
Wins 28
By knockout 14
Losses 15
Mixed martial arts record
Total 10
Wins 6
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 1
Losses 4
By submission 1
By decision 3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 31 December 2012

Vuyisile "The Cheetah" Colossa (born 28 June 1982) is a South African middleweight kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist. He represents Team Colossa and is currently residing in Hong Kong.

Biography and career

In 1996, he started his high school career at Leseding Technical School, where he was chosen for the 1st team baseball and cricket teams as well as the 2nd basketball team. In addition, he was also a reserve for the 2nd rugby team. In 1997, Vuyisile went to THS Welkom and was chosen for the 1st hockey team and he was also a member of the athletics team and reserve for 3rd rugby team.

In 1998, aged 15, he started participating in kickboxing,[1] and this new and exciting sport brought out the champion in Vuyisile. He was awarded 3rd place in the Free State championships and was included in the South Africa 1st team. He won a bronze medal in the SA Fighting Championships.

In 1999, he won the BIG Five Championships and came 2nd in the Free State Championships. He achieved 2nd place in the 2000 SA championship. In 2001, he came third at SA trails in Pretoria and was awarded his national colors. He was chosen to represent South Africa in Vienna, Austria.

In 2002, Vuyisile received the Premier’s Youth Award in Bloemfontein. He was honored by the department of Sport, Arts, Culture, Science and Technology for his exceptional achievement in the field of sport. In the same year, he turned professional, winning his first two titles: the South African Full Contact Kick Boxing Title and the Ring Contact Fighting Art International Welter Weight Kickboxing Champion Title.

In 2003 he was crowned as the South African Professional Kick Boxing Council middleweight champion,[1][2] Thai Boxing Champion as well as the runner-up for W.A.K.O Pro World Title.[2] In December that year he attained his 1st Degree black belt in Ring Contact Fighting Art. Furthermore, in 2006, he was the runner-up of the King of the Ring World Title, then going on to make his debut in the K-1 Fighting Network Arena.

Since living in Hong Kong, Colossa has competed at the Kings Cup (Super 8 Tournament) in Thailand, in Honor of his Majesty the King's 83rd Birthday (where he met opponent Yodsaenklai Fairtex for the fourth time), at Planet Battle (June 2008) against Naruepol Fairtex, Thailand, The Contender Asia 2008 Finalist, and at Planet Battle (November 2008) against Yodsanklai Fairtex, Thailand, Winner of The Contender Asia 2008. He has also competed in I-1 World Grand SLAM in Hong Kong (22 October 2009) and I-1 Grand Extreme in Macau (7 November 2009), and came second in both 4-man tournaments.

In 2011 he was a contestant on series two of The Challenger, the successor to Muay Thai reality TV show Contender Asia, which is being broadcast in September 2011.[3] He was scheduled to fight John Wayne Parr on 30 July 2011 but this fight was cancelled. [4]

On 31 December 2012, Colossa competed in a Wu Lin Feng eight-man tournament in Beijing, China. He lost a decision to Wang Wei Hao after being dropped in round three at the quarter-final stage.[5]

Titles

Professional

  • Current South African Thai-boxing Middle-weight Champion
  • Current South African Professional Kick Boxing Council (P.K.C) Middle-weight Champion
  • 2010 King's Cup Finalist
  • 2010 WLF World Champion
  • 2002 Ring Contact Fighting Art International Champion and South African Welter-weight Kick Boxing Champion

Amateur

  • South African R.C.F.A champion

Mixed Martial Arts

Colossa began his professional MMA record with 4-1. His only loss was a controversial decision loss to URCC Welterweight champion Eduard Folayang.[6]

ONE Fighting Championship

On 14 June it was announced that Colossa had signed with ONE Fighting Championship. He fought Ma Xing Yu at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 3 September, winning via stoppage early in the opening round.[7] After the fight Colossa announced that he wanted to fight for the One FC lightweight belt.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing and Muay Thai Record
28 Wins (14 (T)KOs, 14 decisions), 15 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2012-12-31 Loss China Wang Wei Hao Wu Lin Feng 70kg Tournament, Quarter Finals Beijing, China Decision 3 3:00
2011-11-05 Loss China Aotegen Bateer Hero Legend Changsha, China Decision 3 3:00
2011-09-25 Loss Australia Frank Giorgi Thai Fight 2011 70 kg Tournament, Quarter Final Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2011-04-23 Loss United States Ky Hollenbeck W.C.K. Muaythai Show Hainan Island, China Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for W.C.K. Muaythai middleweight world title.
2011-01-21 Win China Zhou Zhi Peng Wu Lin Feng Xi'an, China Decision 3 3:00
2010-12-05 Loss Thailand Yodsaenklai Fairtex Kings Cup (Super 8 Tournament) Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2010-08-14 Win China Hong Guang Wu Lin Feng Henan, China Decision 3 3:00
2010-05-28 Win China Dong Wen Fei Wu Lin Feng (Final) Henan, China Ext.R. Decision 4 3:00
Wins 2010 WLF World Championship.
2010-04-03 Win China Zhou Jian Kun Wu Lin Feng (Semi-final) Henan, China Decision 3 3:00
2010-03-29 Win China Yang Zhuo Wu Lin Feng (Quarter-final) Henan, China Decision 3 3:00
2010-02-13 Win Thailand Yodsaenklai Fairtex Boxe-Thai Guinea Tournament 2 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2010-01-?? Loss Italy Armen Petrosyan Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament, 1st Round Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2010-01-03 Win Taiwan Yang Tong Hsiung Wu Lin Feng Henan, China KO 2 0:20
2009-11-07 Loss Thailand Madsua I-1 Grand Extreme 2009 - Asian Title (Final) Macau Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fight was for I-1 Grand Extreme 2009 - Asian (72kg) 4-man tournament title.
2009-11-07 Win Malaysia Faisal Ramli I-1 Grand Extreme 2009 - Asian Title (Semi-final) Macau Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-10-22 Loss Belarus Dmitry Valent I-1 Grand SLAM 4-Man Tournament (Final) Hong Kong Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Fight was for I-1 Grand SLAM 4-Man Tournament title.
2009-10-22 Win France Abdoul Olay Toure I-1 Grand SLAM 4-Man Tournament (Semi-final) Hong Kong KO 3 3:00
2009-09-20 Win China Du Guangqiang Wu Lin Feng Zhengzhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-05-23 Loss China Dong Wenfei Wu Lin Feng Zhengzhou, China Decision (Split) 5 2:00
2009-03-26 Loss Thailand Yodsanklai Fairtex Les Stars du Ring Levallois-Perret, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-01-18 Win China Xu Yan Hero Legend Beijing, China Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2008-11-25 Loss Thailand Yodsaenklai Fairtex Planet Battle Hong Kong Decision 3 3:00
2008-06-25 Loss Thailand Naruepol Fairtex Planet Battle Hong Kong Decision 3 3:00
2008-03-30 Win Thailand Sinbi Taewoong The Khan 1 Seoul, South Korea Ext.R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2007-07-21 Win South Korea Jae Mun Choi K-1 Fighting Network Khan 2007 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-10-14 Loss Croatia Goran Borovic K-1 Rules Africa Bomba-Yaa 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" oriental rules middleweight world title -72.5 kg.
2006-09-16 Win South Korea Jae-Sik Choi K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea KO 1 2:59
2005-05-06 Win South Africa Solly Poo Corausel Pretoria, South Africa KO 1 0:30
2005-02-28 Win South Africa Leon Mynahardt Fight Extravaganza Durban, South Africa KO 3 2:13
2004-11-26 Win South Africa Lucky Notshele United Fighting Alliance Johannesburg, South Africa Decision 5 3:00
2004-02-28 Loss Morocco Behrouz Rastagar Rising-Sun Arnhem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2003-10-11 Win South Africa Moeti Moholo Rika's Promotions Pretoria, South Africa TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 3:00
2003-09-14 Loss United Kingdom Neil Woods Thai Boxing World Championship Liverpool, United Kingdom TKO (Corner stoppage) 5 3:00
Fight was for W.A.K.O Pro World title.
2003-05-10 Win South Africa Amos Hlatswayo Challenge of Champs Johannesburg, South Africa KO 4 2:30
2002-08-31 Win South Africa Patrick Mahlango South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa KO 4 2:30
Wins 2002 South African Welter-weight Kick Boxing title.
2002-06-29 Win South Africa Davi Otto The Jungle War Championship Johannesburg, South Africa Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–4 Caros Fodor Decision (unanimous) ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth 6 December 2013 3 5:00 Pasay City, Philippines
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-4 Kotetsu Boku Decision (unanimous) ONE Fighting Championship: Champions and Warriors 13 September 2013 3 5:00 Jakarta, Indonesia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5-4 Lowen Tynanes Submission (Rear Naked Choke) ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors 2 February 2013 3 4:37 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5-3 Yui Chul Nam Decision (Split) Road FC 10: Monson vs Kang 24 November 2012 3 5:00 Busan, South Korea
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-2 Seok Mo Kim TKO (Knees and Punches Road FC 9: Beatdown 15 September 2012 1 4:38 Wonju Chiak Indoor Gym, South Korea
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4-2 Yui Chul Nam Decision (Unanimous) Road FC 5: Night of Champions 3 December 2011 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-1 Xing Yu Ma TKO (punches) ONE FC Events#ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion 3 September 2011 1 0:49 Kallang, Singapore
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-1 Stefan Lukovnikov Submission (armbar) Draka: Governor's Cup 2010 18 December 2010 1 4:59 Khabarovsk, Russia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2-1 Eduard Folayang Decision (unanimous) Martial Combat 12 16 October 2010 3 5:00 Sentosa, Singapore
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0 Alex Niu KO (punches) Martial Combat 7 18 August 2010 2 N/A Sentosa, Singapore
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 John Vargas Submission (rear-naked choke) Fury 1: Clash of the Titans 21 May 2010 1 N/A Cotai, Macau

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cat Fight", bc magazine, retrieved 2010-02-05
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peters, Rob (2006) "Professional fighter, amateur arena", iafrica.com, 9 October 2006, retrieved 2010-02-05
  3. ↑ http://challengermuaythai.com/
  4. ↑ http://www.fight-talk.com/detail/John_Wayne_Parr_vs_Vuyisile_Colossa_cancelled/732
  5. ↑ NYE: Albert Kraus Wins $100 000 Tournament In China
  6. ↑ http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=728:vuyisile-colossa-the-muay-thai-world-champion-in-action-at-one-fighting-championship-&catid=43:interviews
  7. ↑ http://www.onefc.com/events/1-champion-vs-champion-asias-greatest-battle-of-champions.html

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