Dmitry Shakuta

Dmitry Shakuta Дзмiтрый Вiктаравiч Шакута
Born	Dmitry Shakuta August 7, 1980 (1980-08-07) (age 31) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names	Shok
Nationality	Belarusian
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division	Welterweight Super Welterweight Middleweight Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai
Team	SK-55 Kick Fighter (1995-2002)
Trainer	Genadi Kapshai Evgeny Kotelnikov (1995-2002)
Years active	15 (1995– present)
Kickboxing record
Total	90
Wins	76
By knockout	28
Losses	10
By knockout	3
Draws	4
Other information
Website	http://www.shakuta.com/
last updated on: November 12, 2011

Dmitry "Shok" Shakuta (Belarusian: Дзмiтрый Вiктаравiч Шакута, born August 7, 1980) is a Belarusian Muay Thai super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for the SK-55 gym.^[1] He is an eight time amateur and professional world champion who is most well known for being the It's Showtime 77MAX world champion between 2008-09.

Biography/Career

Born in Minsk, Belarus in one of the strongest Muay Thai practicing nations on the world, Dmitry starting training in the sport aged 12 at the famous Kick Fighter Gym under the tutelage of Even Kitelik. He had his first competitive bout(s) aged 13 years at the 1995 C.I.S. Junior Muaythai Championships winning a silver medal at the event in Odessa, Ukraine.^[2] Between 1995 and 1997 he would continue to do well in amateur youth competition both at home and abroad - the pinnacle being the winning of a gold medal at the W.A.K.O. world junior championships in '97.^[3] Success at junior level was reflected in the adult amateur scene as Dmitry would win more gold medals between 1997 and 2000 encompassing three world and four European championships.^[4][5]

After success on the amateur circuit Shakuta decided to test himself in the professional game winning his first title - the I.K.F. intercontinental belt in 2000. He followed this up by winning the world version towards the end of the year before claiming his second pro title (this time with W.A.K.O. leading him to be named the 2000 "IKF All Around Pro Fighter Of The Year".^[6] Dmitry would continue to win titles at both amateur and professional level between 2002 and 2004, picking up three pro world titles and four gold medals in world and European championships also switching gyms in 2002 to join SK-55. In 2003 he signed with the newly formed Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague organization and won his promotional debut at the SuperLeague Germany 2003 event easily defeating opponent Joe White.^[7] Involvement with SuperLeague meant that Dmitry could regularly fight against some of the world's top fighters and over the three years he was with the organization until its demise in 2006 he would post an excellent six and one record with wins against the likes of Joerie Mes, Clifton Brown and Shane Chapman only being tempered by a surprise KO loss to Moises Baptista De Sousa.

After SuperLeague ceased to exist Shakuta's record meant that he would be snapped up by the up and coming Dutch promotion It's Showtime and he won his debut - a four man tournament - with the organization early 2006. This victory meant he qualified for the organizations inaugural 75MAX tournament later that year in Rotterdam, although he did not go far after being beaten by Ondřej Hutník in the quarter finals.^[8] In 2008 after having won a qualifying fight the previous year Dmitry found himself back at the final. This time he went all the way beating a strong line of competitors in Rayen Simson, Sem Braan and Gregory Choplin to emerge victorious, with the victory against his early idol Simson being particularly sweet.^[9] Later that year the winner of the 75MAX trophy and the winner of It's Showtime Reality Show faced off in Alkmaar with Dmitry defeating Sem Braan over five rounds to become the first ever 77MAX world champion.^[10]

Over the next couple of years Dmitry would successfully defend his 77MAX world title before losing it in early 2010 to Cosmo Alexandre. He would also make a successful return to amateur competition winning a gold medal at the 2008 Busan TAFISA World Games. He is currently competing in the Tatneft Arena cup in Russia and has not fought with the It's Showtime organization since losing his world title.

Titles

• Professional:
  • 2009 It's Showtime 77MAX world champion -77 kg (2nd title defence)
  • 2009 It's Showtime 77MAX world champion -77 kg (1st title defence)
  • 2008 It's Showtime 77MAX world champion -77 kg
  • 2008 It's Showtime Trophy Final champion -75 kg
  • 2006 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Belgium Pool B winner -75 kg
  • 2004 W.P.K.L. Muaythai World title -76.2 kg
  • 2002 W.K.N. Muaythai World champion -76.2 kg
  • 2002 ISS/Brute Force World champion
  • 2000 W.A.K.O Pro World champion
  • 2000 I.K.F. Pro Muaythai Super-welterweight World title
  • 2000 I.K.F. Pro Muaythai Welterweight Intercontinental title - first pro title.

• Amateur:
  • 2008 Busan TAFISA World Games I.F.M.A. Amateur Muaythai -81 kg
  • 2002 W.A.K.O. European Championships Jesolo, Italy -75 kg (Thai-boxing)
  • 2002 I.A.M.T.F. European championships Cyprus -75 kg
  • 2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -75 kg (Thai-boxing)
  • 2001 I.A.M.T.F. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok Thailand -71 kg
  • 2000 World Cup in Martial Arts Sydney, Australia -71 kg
  • 2000 I.A.M.T.F. Muaythai European Championships, Athens, Greece -71 kg
  • 1999 W.A.K.O. World Championships Caorle, Italy -71 kg (Thai-boxing)
  • 1999 I.A.M.T.F. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok Thailand -67 kg
  • 1998 W.A.K.O. Kickboxing European Championships, Kiev, Ukraine -60 kg
  • 1998 I.A.M.T.F. Muaythai European Championships, Kalafel, Spain -57 kg
  • 1997 W.P.K.L. European championships Italy -54 kg
  • 1997 W.A.K.O. World Junior Championships, Moscow Russia -54 kg (Full-Contact)
  • 1997 World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok Thailand -51 kg
  • 1995 CIS Junior Muaythai Championships, Odessa Ukraine -42 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

76 Wins (28 (T)KO's, 48 decisions), 10 Losses (3 (T)KO's, 6 decisions), 4 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2011-11-12 Loss Aleksandr Oleinik Tatneft Cup 2011 Final Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-10-20 Win Alexander Stetsurenko W5 Krasnodar, Russia Decision 3 3:00 2011-07-23 Win Yordan Yankov Tatneft Cup 2011 1/2 final (80kg)[11] Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00 2011-05-28 Win Alex Sandro Alves Tatneft Cup 2011 1/4 final (80kg)[12] Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2011-02-12 Win Artem Mirovcen Tatneft Cup 2011 1/8 final (80kg)[13] Kazan, Russia TKO (Shoulder Injury) 1 2010-05-29 Win Rafal Petertil Angel of Fire VII[14] Plock, Poland KO (Flying Knee) 2 2010-03-13 Loss Cosmo Alexandre Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010 Milan, Italy TKO (Doc. stop/cut by knees) 2 Lost his It's Showtime 77MAX title. 2009-11-21 Win Sem Braan It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld Barneveld, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Retains It's Showtime 77MAX title (2nd defence). 2009-09-26 Loss Artem Levin Tatneft Arena European Cup 2009 1/2 final (80kg) Kazan, Russia KO (Left spinning backfist) 4 2:08 2009-08-29 Win Gregory Choplin It's Showtime 2009 Budapest Budapest, Hungary Decision 5 3:00 Retains It's Showtime 77MAX title (1st defence). 2009-05-26 Win Valentin Semenov Tatneft Arena European Cup 2009 1/4 final (80kg) Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2009-02-19 Win Alexey Kunchenko Tatneft Arena European Cup 2009 1/8 final (80kg) Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2008-10-03 Win Dmitro Kirpan 4th Busan TAFISA World Games, final Busan, Korea Decision 4 2:00 Wins 4th Busan TAFISA World Games 81kg gold medal. 2008-09-30 Win Yordan Yankov 4th Busan TAFISA World Games, 1/2 final Busan, Korea Decision 4 2:00 2008-09-29 Win Nima Maijidi 4th Busan TAFISA World Games, 1/4 final Busan, Korea KO 2008-09-27 Win Marcin Tomczyk 4th Busan TAFISA World Games, 1/8 final Busan, Korea Decision 4 2:00 2008-09-05 Win Sem Braan It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins It's Showtime 77MAX title. 2008-04-12 Win Roberto Cocco K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2008-03-15 Win Gregory Choplin It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, Final 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 Wins It's Showtime Trophy 75MAX title. 2008-03-15 Win Sem Braan It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, Semi Finals 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2008-03-15 Win Rayen Simson It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, Quarter Finals 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2007-03-24 Win Mourad Sari It's Showtime Trophy 2007 Lommel, Belgium Decision 3 3:00 Qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008. 2007-06-02 Loss Tyrone Spong Gentleman Fight Night IV Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2006-09-23 Loss Ondřej Hutník It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Quarter Finals Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2006-05-13 Win Shane Chapman SuperLeague Elimination 2006 Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00 2006-02-18 Win Yücel Fidan It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Belgium, Pool B Final Mortsel, Belgium Decision 3 3:00 Qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006. 2006-02-18 Win Jan de Keyzer It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Belgium, Pool B Semi Finals Mortsel, Belgium TKO 1 2006-01-28 Win Roberto Cocco SuperLeague Hungary 2006 Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-10-22 Win Emil Zoraj SuperLeague Heavy Knockout 2005 Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00 2005-09-30 Win Yohan Lidon Kings of Muaythai: Belarus vs Europe Minsk, Belarus Decision 5 3:00 2005-05-21 Win Clifton Brown SuperLeague Germany 2005 Oberhausen, Germany Decision (Split) 5 3:00 2005-04-09 Loss Moises Baptista De Sousa SuperLeague Austria 2005 Vienna, Austria KO (Punches) 1 2004-05-22 Win Jiri Zak SuperLeague Switzerland 2004 Winterthur, Switzerland Decision 5 3:00 2004-03-27 Win Ashwin Balrak WPKL Muay Thai Champions League XII Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins W.P.K.L. Muaythai World title (-76.2 kg). 2003-12-06 Win Joerie Mes SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Right high kick) 2 2:19 2003-09-27 Win Joe White SuperLeague Germany 2003 Wuppertal, Germany Decision 5 3:00 2003-06-18 Loss Magomed Magomedov WBKF Superfights @ Club Arbat Moscow, Russia Decision 5 3:00 2003-03-19 Win Zabit Samedov BARS - Cup of Arkbat Finals Moscow, Russia Decision 5 3:00 2002-12-19 Win Nikolai Kovalchuk Belarus vs Ukraine Bilohirsk, Ukraine Decision 5 3:00 2002-09-14 Win Jan Slama Night of KO[15] Sopot, Poland TKO 5 3:00 Wins W.K.N. Muaythai World title -76.2 kg. 2002-03-04 Win Riad Rekhis Champions League VI Rotterdam, Netherlands Ext. R Decision 4 3:00 2002-03-04 Win Chris van Venrooji Champions League VI Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2002-00-00 Win Rodtung Wor-Taveekeat Brute Force Challenge[16] Pattaya, Thailand Decision 5 3:00 Wins I.S.S/Brute Force Muaythai world title. 2000-11-11 Loss Pajonsuk Lookprabaht Thailand vs Belarus Bangkok, Thailand Decision 5 3:00 2000-00-00 Win Belarus vs Australia[17] Sydney, Australia KO 2000-00-00 Win Nathan Keith Trieste, Italy Wins W.A.K.O. Pro Muaythai World title. 2000-06-29 Win Pramuenrit Sithsaengarun Russia vs Thailand Novosibirsk, Russia KO Wins I.K.F. Pro Muaythai Super-welterweight World title. 2000-00-00 Win Lerdpipop Saengvan Belarus vs Thailand Minsk, Belarus KO 2000-02-26 Loss Kongnapa Milwaukee, Wisconsin Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 Fight was for I.K.F. Pro Muaythai Junior-middleweight World title. 2000-01-14 Win Fernando Calleros USA vs Belarus Minsk, Belarus Decision 5 3:00 Wins I.K.F. Pro Muaythai Welterweight Intercontinental title. Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

References

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2. ^ "Короли Муай Тай / История клуба Kick Fighter (CIS Junior Muay Thai Championships Odessa Ukraine)". www.kingsmuaythai.com. http://www.kingsmuaythai.com/index_en/k_fighter97_en.php. Retrieved 2011-06-04. 
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5. ^ "HOW ALL THIS STARTED? - DMITRY SHAKUTA (Biography - early career)". www.shakuta.com. http://www.shakuta.com/?page_id=34. Retrieved 2011-06-04. 
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13. ^ "Tatneft Cup 2011 3rd selection 1/8 final". www.fightlife.ru. http://fightlife.ru/en/event/350. Retrieved 2011-06-04. 
14. ^ "Shakuta knocks out polish Rafal Petertil Live on National Sport TV Poland". www.fightmag.net. http://www.fightmag.net/?p=5353. Retrieved 2011-06-16. 
15. ^ "Sopot, Poland, 14th September 2002". www.muaythaionline.org. http://www.muaythaionline.org/fightinfo/14seppoland2002.html. Retrieved 2011-06-04. 
16. ^ "WMTA WORLD PROFESSIONAL TITLE FIGHTS (BRUTE FORSE, Pattaya, Thailand)". www.muaythai.org.by. http://www.muaythai.org.by/index_en/k_fighter02_en.php. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
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Name	Shakuta, Dmitry
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Date of birth	August 7, 1980
Place of birth	Minsk, Belarus
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