Alex Pereira (kickboxer)

Alexsandro Pereira (born July 7, 1987), commonly known as Alex Pereira or sometimes Alex Sandro is a Brazilian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He turned to kickboxing after giving up a career as a boxer. Pereira came to prominence when he became a WAKO Pro Panamerican champion in 2013. He has competed in promotions such as the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, It's Showtime, Jungle Fight and WGP Kickboxing, and signed with Glory in 2014.^[1]

As of 22 June 2014, Pereira is ranked the #5 middleweight in the world by GLORY.^[2] and #6 by LiverKick.com.^[3]

Career

He won the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, beating Dustin Jacoby by first round knockout in the semi-finals and Sahak Parparyan by majority decision in the final.^[4][5]

It was announced during the Glory 15: Istanbul broadcast that Pereira would be one of eight fighters competing in the Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing middleweight tournament in Inglewood, California, United States on June 21, 2014.^[6][7] He lost to eventual champion Artem Levin by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals to exit the tournament.^[8][9][10]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

• 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner
• 2013 WAKO Pro Panamerican -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules
• 2012 WGP -85 kg/187 lb Championship
• 2012 Brazilian -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
31 wins (22 KOs), 5 losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2015-04-03 Loss Jason Wilnis Glory 20: Dubai - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Dubai, UAE Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-12-20 Win Ivan Galaz WGP 24 São Paulo, Brazil TKO (three knockdowns) 2 2014-09-27 Win Robert Thomas WGP 22 [11] Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-06-21 Loss Artem Levin Glory 17: Los Angeles - Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament, Quarter Finals Inglewood, California, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-04-26 Win Alexandr Dmitrienko WGP SUPER 4 [12] São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-03-08 Win Sahak Parparyan Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final Zagreb, Croatia Decision (majority) 3 3:00 Wins the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament. 2014-03-08 Win Dustin Jacoby Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Zagreb, Croatia KO (left hook) 1 2:02 2013-12-21 Loss César Almeida WGP Kickboxing 17, Final São Paulo, Brazil Decision 3 2013-12-21 Win Camilo Ferraz WGP Kickboxing 17, Semi Final São Paulo, Brazil KO 1 2013-08-24 Win Matías Adaro WGP Kickboxing 15 São Paulo, Brazil KO 2 Wins the WAKO Pro Panamerican -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules. 2013-03-23 Win César Almeida SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 São Caetano, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 2012-11-10 Loss Jason Wilnis It's Showtime 60 São Paulo, Brazil TKO (retirement) 2 Fight was for vacant It's Showtime 85MAX Championship. 2012-09-16 Win Felipe Micheletti WGP Kickboxing 9 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 2012-07-07 Win Clei Silva WGP Kickboxing 5, Final São Paulo, Brazil Decision 3 Wins the WGP -85 kg/187 lb Championship.[13][14] 2012-07-07 Win Fabio Alberto WGP Kickboxing 5, Semi finals São Paulo, Brazil KO 1 2012-03-31 Win Clei Silva Jungle Fight 37 São Paulo, Brazil Decision (unanimous) 3 Wins the Brazilian -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules.
Amateur kickboxing record Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2013-10 Loss Sergej Maslobojev W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, K-1 Final -91 kg Guaruja, Brasil Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '13 K-1 Silver Medal -91 kg. 2013-10 Win Mattia Faraoni W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, K-1 Semi Finals -91 kg Guaruja, Brasil 2013-10 Win Selby Devereux W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, K-1 Quarter Finals -91 kg Guaruja, Brasil Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Personal life

He is part of the Indigenous peoples in Brazil.

External links

• Official Glory profile

References