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 Frankers Fight Team
Trainer Frank Schneider
Sefer Göktepe
Years active 7 (2007–present)
Kickboxing record
Total 58
Wins 45
By knockout 27
Losses 12
Draws 1
Other information
Occupation Police officer
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] As of 11 May 2015, he is ranked the #9 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[2]

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.[3]

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

Breakthrough

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.[4] The event was postponed due to the 2014 Thai coup d'état, however.[5]
Kehl will face the Russian Dzhabar Askerov in the Kunlun Fight -70 kg 4 man Tournament in Sochi, Russia on 15 August 2015 [6]

Titles

Professional

Amateur

Accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Muay Thai Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official WBC Muay Thai's Middleweight World Ranking". WBC Muay Thai official website.
  2. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - The Official LiverKick.com Rankings". liverkick.com.
  3. ↑ "Oriental Rules Men" (PDF). Iska-europe.eu. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  4. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - K-1 Brings in Andre Dida, World MAX Finals Gearing Up". liverkick.com.
  5. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - K-1 Postpones World MAX Show in Thailand". liverkick.com.
  6. ↑ "Card: Kunlun 4 Man Tournament with Askerov vs Enriko Kehl & Landon Simon vs Liu Ming – 15/08/2015". Muay Farang - Muay Thai News.
  7. ↑ "Archiv - GNP1 . Kampfsportnews . MMA, Thaiboxen, Kickboxen, Boxen, Grappling". groundandpound.de. 9 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "New WKU World Champion Thaiboxing Enriko Kehl". wkuworld.com.
  9. ↑ "GroundAndPound Awards 2014 National: Kickboxer des Jahres/Of the Year". GroundAndPound official website.
  10. ↑ "GroundAndPound Awards 2013 National: Kickboxer des Jahres/Of the Year". GroundAndPound official website.
  11. ↑ "GroundAndPound Awards 2012 National: Kickboxer des Jahres/Of the Year". GroundAndPound official website.
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