Benjamin Adegbuyi

Benjamin Adegbuyi
Born Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi
January 24, 1985
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Other names Mister Gentleman
Hammer
Nationality Romania Romanian
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 116.8 kg (257 lb; 18.39 st)
Division Super Heavyweight
Reach 78 in (198 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Karate, Boxing
Fighting out of Bucharest, Romania
Team Respect Gym
Trainer Head Trainer: Alin Panaite
Fitness Coach: Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Years active 2009–present
Kickboxing record
Total 26
Wins 24
By knockout 13
Losses 2
By knockout 2
Draws 0
last updated on: March 7, 2015

Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985 in Cluj-Napoca) is a Romanian kickboxer signed to the GLORY and SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship promotions and a former K-1 fighter. As of 6 February 2015, Adegbuyi is ranked the #3 heavyweight in the world by GLORY.[1]

Biography

Adegbuyi was born in Cluj-Napoca to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father. When he was 3 years old, he moved to Lagos, Nigeria with his family. At 8 years old, he returned to Romania with his mother and newborn sister spending his childhood in Aiud, a small town of Transylvania.[2]

As a child, he competed in sports like karate and boxing. He is currently training at Respect Gym in the capital Bucharest.[3]

Benjamin claims the Yoruba as his father roots who is the dean of a polytechnic university in Nigeria.[4]

Career

K-1 debut

Adegbuyi signed with K-1 in August 2012.[5][6]

Adegbuyi faced Jafar Ahmadi in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14.[7][8] Adegbuyi won via TKO early in the first round after Ahmadi seemingly broke his left hand.[9]

SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012

After winning the title of the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012 tournament (in which he defeated the highly rated and experienced Croat Mladen Brestovac), he was scheduled to fight Alexey Ignashov in the tournament on November 10 in Craiova, Romania at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.[10][11] However, Ignashov could not fight due to injury and was replaced by the previous year's SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Champion, Sergei Lascenko.[12] Adegbuyi battered Lascenko, flooring him twice in the first round before the referee called a halt to the bout.[13]

Despite entering as the tournament favourite, Adegbuyi was exposed by eventual champion Pavel Zhuravlev when the Ukrainian KOed him in first round in the semi-finals at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22 in Bucharest.[14][15][16]

2013 season: run

He defeated Mohamed Bellazar via first round TKO due to an injury a SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 in Oradea, Romania on April 6.[17][18]

He rematched Jairzinho Rozenstruik at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013 in Craiova, Romania on May 18, and won by unanimous decision.[19][20][21]

He beat Ismael Londt by unanimous decision at Slamm!! Soema Na Basi IV in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013.[22][23]

He defeat Reamon Welboren by unanimous decision at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013 in Botoșani, Romania on September 28.[24][25]

Adegbuyi vs. Zhuravlev II

He rematched Pavel Zhuravlev at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, winning by third round KO.[26]

GLORY World Series

Adegbuyi prompted GLORY to pick him up and give him a shot on the best stage, after tearing it up on SUPERKOMBAT.

He was scheduled to face Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014.[27] However, Ben Saddik broke his hand while training and was replaced by Dmytro Bezus.[28] Prior to the fight, Adegbuyi and Andrei Stoica spent time as sparring partners of Alexander Gustafsson at the Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden.[29] Adegbuyi knocked down Bezus three times winning by second round TKO.[30][31][32]

He scored a second round KO over Daniel Sam at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, United States on May 3, 2014.[33][34]

In September, Adegbuyi was voted runner-up "Best New Talent" in the official GLORY Half-Year Awards.[35]

Adegbuyi beat Hesdy Gerges in November at Glory 18: Oklahoma on Spike, and became the mandatory challenger for a shot at the heavyweight title.[36][37]

Fighting style

He has power, fluidity and natural athleticism. It is generally agreed that he needs more experience.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Acting

Adegbuyi appeared playing the role of a fighter in action-oriented underground fighting film Forced to Fight (2011), starring Gary Daniels and Peter Weller.[41]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GLORY Heavyweight Rankings: February
  2. ↑ "INTERVIU. Destăinuirile lui Benjamin Adegbuyi, "Ciocanul gentilom" din Superkombat" (in Romanian). Puterea. 9 June 2013.
  3. ↑ FSA Talks to SUPERKOMBAT Star Benjamin Adegbuyi: “I Can Fight Anybody on Any Promotion”
  4. ↑ ""Mă trag dintr-un trib de luptători!" Benjamin Adegbuyi, cea mai mare speranţă a românilor la Gala SuperKombat" (in Romanian). Prosport. 15 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Benjamin Adegbuyi And Catalin Morosanu Join Raul Catinas As 3 Romanians At K-1 Final 16
  6. ↑ K-1 Press Conference Photos, Quotes
  7. ↑ K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
  8. ↑ K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
  9. ↑ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
  10. ↑ SuperKombat Final Elimination, November 10: Fight Card
  11. ↑ Fights To Watch In November: Part 2
  12. ↑ Sergei Lascenko Replaces Alexey Ignashov At SuperKombat Final Elimination Today
  13. ↑ Superkombat Final Elimination: Live Results
  14. ↑ Superkombat Final Elimination Review and Finals Preview
  15. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Final, December 22 In Bucharest
  16. ↑ SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final Live Results, Watch Here
  17. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Fight Card, April 6
  18. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT 2013 WGP Live Updates
  19. ↑ Full Fight Card For This Week's Super Kombat WGP in Craiova
  20. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Craiova Results
  21. ↑ SUPERKOMBAT World GP Craiova Results: Morosanu, Ciobanu Win at Home
  22. ↑ SLAMM!! – Soema na Basi IV: Ismael Londt vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi
  23. ↑ Benjamin Adegbuyi Defeats Ismael Londt at Slamm IV
  24. ↑ Final Card for SUPERKOMBAT WGP in Botsani
  25. ↑ Weekend Results: D'Angelo Marshall Wins Big at SUPERKOMBAT
  26. ↑ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
  27. ↑ Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Jamal Ben Saddik Set for GLORY 14
  28. ↑ Ben Saddik zbog ozljede otkazao nastup u Zagrebu, umjesto njega dolazi Ukrajinac Bezus
  29. ↑ Alexander Gustafssons reportage från ABC
  30. ↑ GLORY 14 results, live fight coverage stream for 'Cro Cop vs Bonjasky' Zagreb event on Spike TV
  31. ↑ Remy Bonjasky Walks Away With Controversial Decision Over ‘Cro Cop’ at Glory 14
  32. ↑ Glory 14 Results and Recap
  33. ↑ UFC Veteran Pat Barry Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss to Zack Mwekassa at Glory 16
  34. ↑ Glory 16 Results
  35. ↑ Niclas Larsen voted best newcomer
  36. ↑ KICKBOXING: GLORY 18 ‘RETURN TO GLORY’ RESULTS AND UPDATES
  37. ↑ "MATCHMAKER’S NOTES: GLORY SUPERFIGHT SERIES 18". GLORY. 3 November 2014.
  38. ↑ "Superlatives of Superkombat 2014". SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship.
  39. ↑ "Castigatorii premiilor SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2011" (in Romanian). Gladiatorium. 4 December 2011.
  40. ↑ "Superkombat Special Edition on June 13rd in Zurich, Switzerland". SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship. April 8, 2015.
  41. ↑ "Forced to Fight (2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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