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Murat Direkçi Born Murat Direkçi
July 17, 1979
Antwerp, BelgiumNationality Turkish
Belgian
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) Division Welterweight Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai Team Universal Gym Kickboxing record Total 82 Wins 68 By knockout 57 Losses 12 By knockout 2 Draws 2 last updated on: November 10, 2010 Murat Direkçi (born 17 July 1979,[1] Antwerp, Belgium) is a Turkish-Belgian welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Universal Gym, Antwerp, Belgium. He is a former 2 time It's Showtime 70MAX Champion.
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Early life
Direkçi was born in Antwerp, Belgium as the youngest son of three siblings to a family originally from Konya, Derebucak, Turkey. His sister Nuray passed away at the age of 4 due to a brain tumor, and his brother Ercan died in 2004 as a result of a traffic accident at 29. After completing his school education, Direkçi studied at technical school with the intention of becoming an electrician. After a short while, he found a job as a doorman at a nightclub in Antwerp, however, and took up this career.
Career
Direkçi began training in martial arts at the age of 15 and was originally trained by Jan Gooyvaers. In 1999, he began training under Jan Pasztjerik.
After becoming the Belgian, European and World champion in kickboxing and muay Thai, he made his K-1 debut against Fikri Tijarti at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam in May 2006, winning by technical knockout in round 3. In February the following year, he faced former K-1 world champion Albert Kraus at the K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament in Tokyo and shocked the world by knocking Kraus out in the first round. After winning two more fights in K-1, over Joerie Mes and Satoruvaschicoba, he took part in the final 16 of the 2008 K-1 World MAX at K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in April 2008 but lost to Yoshihiro Sato via decision.
On February 8, 2009, he became the first ever It's Showtime 70MAX Champion by defeating Armenian Gago Drago via technical knockout at Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 in his hometown of Antwerp. He made his first defence of the title against Morocco's Chahid Oulad El Hadj at It's Showtime 2009 Lommel in October 2009, before losing it to Congolese Muay Thai fighter Chris Ngimbi at Yiannis Evgenikos presents: It’s Showtime Athens in December 2010.
Titles
- 2009-10 It's Showtime 70MAX Champion (2 title defences)
- 2003 W.F.C.A. Thai-Boxing World Champion -70 kg
- 2003 Kick-Boxing European Champion
- Belgium Champion (7 Times)
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record 68 Wins (57 (T)KO's, 11 decisions), 12 Losses, 2 DrawsDate Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2011-09-24 Chris Ngimbi
BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" Brussels, Belgium 2010-12-11 Loss Chris Ngimbi
Yiannis Evgenikos presents: It’s Showtime Athens Athens, Greece Decision (5-0) 5 3:00 Loses his It's Showtime 70MAX Championship. 2010-10-10 Win Enriko Kehl
Mix Fight Gala 10 Darmstadt, Germany KO (Left Hook) 1 2:37 2010-05-29 Loss Artur Kyshenko
It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (4-1) 3 3:00 2009-11-21 Win William Diender
It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld Barneveld, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-10-24 Win Chahid Oulad El Hadj
It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium TKO (Doctor Stoppage, Cut) 1 Retains It's Showtime 70MAX Championship. 2009-05-16 Win Brian Lo-A-Njoe
It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:23 2009-02-08 Win Gago Drago
Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:23 Wins inaugural It's Showtime 70MAX Championship. 2008-11-29 Win Perry Ubeda
It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-10-05 Loss Tarik El Idrissi
Tough Is Not Enough Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 Fight was for W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" K-1 Rules super welterweight title -70 kg. 2008-05-24 Loss Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Gentleman Promotions Fightnight Tilburg, Netherlands TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 2008-04-09 Loss Yoshihiro Sato
K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 Hiroshima, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8. 2008-03-15 Draw Faldir Chahbari
It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008, Super Fight 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision Draw 3 3:00 2007-10-03 Win Satoruvaschicoba
K-1 World MAX 2007 Final, Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 0:39 2007-06-23 Win Joerie Mes
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 1:40 2007-03-24 Draw Salah Edine Ait Naceur
It's Showtime Trophy 2007, Super Fight Lommel, Belgium Decision Draw 3 3:00 2007-02-05 Win Albert Kraus
K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1 1:27 2006-11-12 Win Ray Staring
2H2H Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2006-05-13 Win Fikri Tijarti
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 2:10 2006-02-03 Win Abdil Boukari
WFCA Gala Roosendaal, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2005-11-13 Loss Faldir Chahbari
WFCA Thai-Kickbox Gala Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Fight was for W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight European title -69.85 kg. 2005-09-25 Win Roland Vörös
Thaiboxing Gala, Arenahal Deurne, Belgium TKO 2 2005-06-12 Loss Gago Drago
It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2005-04-30 Win Melvin Rozenblad
Queens Fight Night Eindhoven, Netherlands KO 2004-02-28 Win Janos Szenasi
Thaiboxing Gala Mons, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2004-01-12 Win Nadir Larecht
Fights at the Border III Lommel, Belgium KO 1 2003-10-18 Win Anthony Bassnett
Gala in Deurne Deurne, Belgium TKO 3 Wins W.F.C.A. Thai-Boxing World title -70kg. 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 male mixed martial artists
- List of kickboxing organizations
References
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Belgian kickboxers
- Turkish kickboxers
- Welterweight kickboxers
- Belgian Muay Thai practitioners
- Turkish Muay Thai practitioners
- People from Antwerp
- Belgian people of Turkish descent
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