Dmitry Valent

Dmitry Valent
Born April 3, 1988
Minsk, Belarus
Other names Black Valet, TNT
Nationality Belarus Belarus
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Division Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Super Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Minsk, Belarus
Team Gym "Kick Fighter"
Trainer Evgeni Kotelnikov
Yuri Varaxa
Kickboxing record
Total 31
Wins 25
Losses 6
last updated on: December 18, 2013

Dmitry 'Black Valet' Valent (born 13 April 1988 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight/super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is a ten-time amateur and professional world champion who is known for his vicious elbows and explosive KO power (hence his other nickname, TNT). He has also won titles at junior and European level. Dmitry is one of Belarus's top fighters.[1]

Career/Biography

Dmitry started training in Taekwondo at 13 years old before beginning Muay Thai aged 16. At the prestigious "Kick Fighter Gym" in his home town of Minsk he developed his blossoming skills by training alongside world champions such as Andrei Kulebin and Dmitry Shakuta.[2] He would be a very quick learner, winning a gold medal in the 67 kg junior category at the 2006 W.M.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, aged 17.[3] Dmitry then went on to have a very good 2007, winning a gold medal at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 and then followed it up with his first professional title - winning the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) middleweight world title,[4] in Kostroma, Russia before rounding off the year in style by adding the professional W.A.K.O. world title[5] to his collection.

Dmitry kicked off 2008 by winning the W.K.N. European Grand Prix title,[6] a four man tournament fought under Muay Thai rules in Geneva, Switzerland. He then followed in the footsteps of stable mate Kulebin by winning the W.M.C. I-1 title – this one the Grand Slam 72 kg version – in Hong Kong.[7] There was some disappointment at the end of the year, however, when Dmitry was knocked out of the "The Contender Asia" Season 2 qualifier held in Russia by multiple world champion Artem Levin at the semi final stage. The fact that the Contender Asia Season 2 show would never come to light did soften the blow somewhat. Dmitry had success on the amateur circuit as well, winning gold at the I.M.F.A. European championships held in Zgorzelec, Poland.

The young Belarusian regained his W.M.C. I-1 title the following year, defeating South African Vuyisile Colossa by split decision in the final.[8] He followed up this victory by defeating 2007 W.K.A. world champion Shane Campbell for the second time to win the Muay Thai version of the middleweight W.K.N. title. He carried on his form on the professional circuit onto the amateur circuit, winning a second amateur world championships by claiming gold at the I.F.M.A. event in Bangkok, Thailand.

In 2010 Dmitry continued his winning ways remaining the W.K.N. organizations middleweight world champion in Thai-boxing by defeating the talented Yohan Lidon at the start of 2010 and beating the Dutch based Moroccan Tarek Slimani to claim the W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" world title.[9] He has suffered a few setbacks as well, losing to nemesis Artem Levin at the I.F.M.A. European Championships, and conceding a decision loss to legendary Aussie John Wayne Parr in an unsuccessful move down in weight to challenge for the W.K.N. super welterweight world title.[10] He also won more gold medals at amateur level, winning the 75 kg category at the W.A.K.O. European and I.F.M.A. world championships respectively.

He lost a decision to Karim Ghajji at Nuit des Champions in Marseilles on November 24, 2012.[11][12][13]

In a close fight, Valent lost to Simon Marcus by split decision at C3: King of Fighters in Chengdu, China on April 27, 2013.[14][15][16]

He fought at Diamond Fight: Friendship in Chelyabinsk, Russia on December 13, 2013, defeating Bektas Emirhanoglu by third round TKO.[17]

Titles

Professional

Amateur

Professional Kickboxing Record

Professional Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Amateur Kickboxing Record

Amateur Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kick Fighter Gym / Best Fighters available for professional fights (Stats)". www.muaythai.org.by. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  2. ↑ "interview DMITRY VALENT (In French)". www.siamfightmag.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Medailles WMF Finals Bangkok (In Dutch)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  4. ↑ "WKN - World Kickboxing Network (News Archive - Scroll Down)". www.prokick.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Mondiale Muay Thai: Siciliani perde ma fra gli applausi - Lecce ... (In Italian)". www.lecceprima.it. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  6. ↑ "A NEW WKN STAR IS BORN ! (News Archive - Scroll Down)". www.worldkickboxingnetwork.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  7. ↑ "KULEBIN & VALENT… I-1 WORLD MUAYTHAI GRAND SLAM 2008". www.fightmag.net. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  8. ↑ "I-1 Grand Slam, Hong Kong 22.10.09". muay-thai-online.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  9. ↑ "KING OF THE RING – Muay Thai rules (Scroll down to Super Middleweight section - dates are consistent with Slimani fight)" (PDF). bushido.ru. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  10. ↑ "John Wayne Parr Vs Dmitry Valent - Results Parr Wins". www.prokick.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  11. ↑ Fights To Watch In November: Part 2
  12. ↑ Nuit Des Champions, Big Fights In France On Saturday
  13. ↑ Nuit des Champions: Bennoui beats Adamandopoulos again
  14. ↑ Simon Marcus vs. Dmitry Valent set for April 27th in China
  15. ↑ Fight card for C3 event in China featuring Simon Marcus vs. Dmitry Valent
  16. ↑ Simon Marcus defeats Dmitry Valent at C3 King of Fighters
  17. ↑ Artem Levin back in action this weekend at Diamond Fight in Russia
  18. ↑ "interview DMITRY VALENT (In French)". www.siamfightmag.com. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  19. ↑ Top King World Series - Grand Prix Finals Sept 13
  20. ↑ Top King World Series: Belarus Results]
  21. ↑ WKN BELARUS

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