Enriko Kehl

Enriko Kehl
Born	(1992-02-19) February 19, 1992 Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany
Other names	The Hurricane
Nationality	German
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st)
Division	Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
Team	TKO Muay Thai Frankers Fight Team
Trainer	Michi Theilig Frank Schneider Sefer Göktepe
Years active	7 (2007–present)

Kickboxing record
Total	46
Wins	37
By knockout	27
Losses	8
Draws	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Juri Kehl (brother)

Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992), is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division. As of January 2015, he is ranked at #10 in the WBC Muay Thai's middleweight rankings.^[1]

Career

Early career

After turning professional, Kehl's first prestigious match was in on December 5, 2009 in Bangkok, against Fadi Merza in the quarterfinals of the WMC King's Cup, which he lost. Following this, he fought with another kickboxing veteran, Murat Direkçi, but lost again, on October 10, 2010 in Darmstadt, in Germany.

After some matches, he fought with a great name of the Muay Thai world: Eakpracha Meenayothin, the first great match of his career, from the MAX Muay Thai 1 at Surin, in Thailand, was the March 23, 2013. The fight ended in a draw. After the draw with Eakpracha Meenayothin, at Thailand vs Germany 2013 in Ulm, Germany, he won against Bernueng Topking Boxing.

On June 15, 2013, at MixFight XIV in Darmstadt, he won against Erkan Varol, match that earned him two titles: the MixFight and I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Supermiddleweight titles.^[2]

After this date has been confirmed as one of the best emergent young fighters in the world.

Breaktrough

On September 14, 2013 at Mallorca, Spain, The Hurricane arrived in the K-1 World MAX, and won at the final 16 with Henri van Opstal, and advanced to the quarter final.

After he fought two prestigious matches, against the Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter (December 10, 2013), and for the W5 Lightweight European Title against Dzhabar Askerov, at NewFC: Battle of the Stars December 22, 2013. He lost both matches.

At K-1 World Max quarterfinals he won in Gran Canaria with Maximo Suárez, and, advanced at the final 4 fought in Baku, Azerbaijan, also with Shane Campbell. Actually, he is one of the younger K-1 World Max finalists of the tournament's history.

Kehl was initially set to rematch Buakaw Banchamek in the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final in Pattaya, Thailand on July 26, 2014.^[3] The event was postponed due to the 2014 Thai coup d'état, however.^[4]

Titles

Professional

2014 W.K.U. Thaiboxing Rules World Championship -70 kg ^[5]^[6]
2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament Champion -70 kg
2013 MixFight Full Muay Thai Middleweight World Title -72,5 kg
2013 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Middleweight World Champion -75 kg
2012 M.T.B.D. Muay Thai Middleweight German Champion -75 kg

Amatorial

2012 I.F.M.A. EuropaCup Muaythai Champion in Dresden, Germany -75 kg
2011 I.F.M.A. European Championships in Antalya, Turkey -71 kg

Accomplishments

2014 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year. ^[7]
2013 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year.^[8]
2013 AllTheBestFights.Com Best Knockouts of the Year vs. Bernueng Topking Boxing on March 23
2012 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year. ^[9]

Thai Boxing record

Muay Thai Record

37 Wins (27 (T)KO's), 8 Losses, 1 Draw

Wins W.K.U. Thaiboxing Rules World Championship -70 kg.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2015-05-15	N/A	Mohamed Diaby	Kunlun Fight	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015-04-11	Loss	Giorgio Petrosyan	Oktagon 2015: 20 years edition	Milan, Italy	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2015-02-28	Win	Erkan Varol	Akın Dövüş Arenası	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2014-11-22	Win	Abdoul Touré	Mix Fight Gala XVII	Hanau, Germany	KO	2
2014-10-11	Win	Buakaw Banchamek	K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final	Pattaya, Thailand	Forfeit	4	0:00
Win K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament -70 Kg.
2014-04-26	Win	Chad Sugden	Mix Fight Gala XV	Darmstadt, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2014-02-23	Win	Shane Campbell	K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 4	Baku, Azerbaijan	Decision	3	3:00
2014-01-11	Win	Maximo Suárez	K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Quarter Final in Gran Canaria	Gran Canaria, Spain	Decision	3	3:00
2013-12-22	Loss	Dzhabar Askerov	NewFC: Battle of the Stars	Makhachkala, Russia	Decision	4	3:00
For the W5 Lightweight European Champion Title -71 Kg
2013-12-10	Loss	Buakaw Banchamek	MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter	Khon Kaen, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2013-10-20	Win	Magomed Magomedov	Tatneft Cup 2012 Final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	4	3:00
2013-09-14	Win	Henri van Opstal	K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16	Mallorca, Spain	Unanimous decision	3	3:00
2013-06-15	Win	Erkan Varol	Mix Fight Gala XIV	Darmstadt, Germany	Unanimous decision	5	3:00
Win 2013 MixFight and I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Middleweight World Champion -75 Kg
2013-05-06	win	Bernueng Topking Boxing	Thailand vs Europe 2013	Ulm, Germany	KO (Spinning Elbow)	4
2013-03-23	Draw	Eakpracha Meenayothin	MAX Muay Thai 1	Surin, Thailand	Draw	3	3:00
2012-05-05	Win	Nonsai Sor. Sanyakorn	Thailand vs Germany 2012	Heidenheim, Germany	KO (spinning back elbow)	3	2:20
2012-09-01	Win	Mohammed Medhar	Mix Fight Gala XIII	Frankfurt, Germany	KO (Knees injury)	2	0:54
2012-05-05	Loss	Alex Vogel	La Familia Fight Night III	Halle, Germany	DQ (Groin Kick)	e	0:15
2011-11-06	Loss	Jaochalarm Chatkranok	Thailand vs Germany 2011	Ulm, Germany	Split decision	5	3:00
2011-12-04	Win	Christoph Hector	WMC King's Cup 2011 Quarterfinal	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2	0:35
2010-10-10	Loss	Murat Direkçi	Mix Fight Gala 10	Darmstadt, Germany	TKO (Left Hook)	1	2:37
2009-12-05	Loss	Fadi Merza	King's Cup, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00