Ruslan Karaev

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Ruslan Karaev
BornRuslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev)
(1983-05-19) May 19, 1983 (age 40)
Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Native nameРуслан Караев
Qaraty Ruslan
Хъараты Руслан
Other namesRussian Machine Gun,
Pride of Russia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofMoscow, Russia
TeamGolden Glory
Ihara Dojo
Marupro Gym
TrainerCor Hemmers
Years active2005 – 2010
2013 – present
Kickboxing record
Total24
Wins15
By knockout8
Losses9
By knockout6
Amateur record
Total169
Wins160
By knockout125
Losses9
Websitewww.ruslankaraev.com
Last updated on: December 5, 2009
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Savelyevich and the family name is Karayev.

Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev) (Russian: Русла́н Саве́льевич Кара́ев, romanized: Ruslan Savelyevich Karayev; Ossetian: Хъараты Савелийы фырт Руслан, romanized: Qaraty Savelijy fyrt Ruslan; born May 19, 1983) is a Russian kickboxer. He is K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei tournament champion.[1] He joined the Golden Glory's K-1 stable, training under Cor Hemmers.

Biography and career[edit]

On August 13, 2005 Ruslan Karaev made his K-1 tournament debut at K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas as a virtual unknown. In quarter finals Karaev faced Freddy Kemayo of France and won the bout by 1 round spinning back kick KO that caught Kemayo in the midsection. In the semifinals, Karaev faced muay thai stylist Azem Maksutaj, what was later acknowledged as one of the greatest battles of K-1 history. He topped his performance of the night by a unanimous decision win over American Scott Lighty and was crowned the tournament champion.

On September 23, 2005 at the K-1 World GP final eliminations in Osaka Dome, Japan he faced Rickard Nordstrand from Sweden the replacement fighter of four time World Champion Ernesto Hoost who had to pull out due to a leg injury. Ruslan won the fight by unanimous decision and earned his first appearance at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Finals.

Ruslan finished up his rookie year in K-1 on November 19, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome, his quarterfinal opponent was Musashi. Ruslan lost the fight by an extra round decision.

Karaev made it to the K-1 World GP 2006 Final after a Knocking Out win over Badr Hari Where he was knocked out in the first round by Glaube Feitosa.

In 2007 Karaev suffered two more consecutive knockout losses to Badr Hari and Melvin Manhoef.

Ruslan missed his announced fight against Jerome Le Banner on September 29, 2007 at K-1 World GP 2007 final elimination in Seoul, Korea, due to a traffic accident suffered several days before the match.

After caring for his sick mother Ruslan came back to K-1 in July 2008 in the K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei tournament. Karaev knocked out all three of his opponents to secure a spot at the K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16. He fought and knocked out Chalid Arrab in the second round to be given a spot in the quarterfinals of the K-1 World GP 2008 Final,[2] against Gokhan Saki. Ruslan again was not able to get past the quarterfinals after losing a decision.[3]

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Karaev beat the new and current heavyweight champion, Keijiro Maeda by unanimous decision.

In his fourth appearance at the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals he was knocked out in the first round in a 3rd match against Badr Hari.[4]

Ruslan Karaev was scheduled to fight Le Banner in April 2010, Yokohama,[5] but that fight got cancelled because of an injured knee. Karaev got replaced by Tyrone Spong.

After a three-year hiatus due to a knee injury and falling out with Golden Glory, Karaev announced his comeback in October 2013, signing with the Moldovan-based King of Kings promotion.[6]

Titles[edit]

Professional

Amateur

  • 2003 W.A.K.O. World Championships Gold -91 kg (Full-Contact)
  • 2003 Amateur Kickboxing European champion Gold
  • 2002 Amateur Kickboxing European tournament finalist

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing Record
15 Wins (7 (T) KO's, 6 decisions), 9 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2009-12-05 Loss Morocco Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (right hook) 1 0:38 15-9
2009-10-17 Loss Netherlands Hesdy Gerges Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 15-8
Fight was for WFCA World (K-1 rules) Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.
2009-09-26 Win Japan Kyotaro K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Seoul, Republic of Korea Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 15-7
2008-12-06 Loss Turkey Gokhan Saki K-1 World GP 2008 Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 14-7
2008-09-27 Win Germany Chalid Arrab K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 Seoul, Korea TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:30 14-6
2008-07-13 Win Russia Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei Taipei City, Taiwan KO (left hook) 1 2:03 13-6
Wins K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei championship.
2008-07-13 Win South Korea Young-Hyun Kim K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei Taipei City, Taiwan TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 0:15 12-6
2008-07-13 Win Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei Taipei City, Taiwan KO (left hook) 3 2:20 11-6
2008-03-09 Win Japan Hiromi Amada Magnum16, All Japan Kickboxing Tokyo, Japan KO (punches) 3 2:06 10-6
2007-06-23 Loss Netherlands Melvin Manhoef K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (left hook) 1 0:31 9-6
2007-03-04 Loss Morocco Badr Hari K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (right Cross) 2 2:46 9-5
2006-12-02 Loss Brazil Glaube Feitosa K-1 World GP 2006 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (High kick) 1 1:11 9-4
2006-09-30 Win Morocco Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka opening round Osaka, Japan KO (right punch) 1 0:52 9-3
2006-08-12 Win United States Dewey Cooper K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, NV Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 8-3
2006-06-03 Loss New Zealand Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Seoul, Korea KO (right hook) 1 1:42 7-3
2006-04-29 Win Germany Stefan Leko K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 7-2
2005-11-19 Loss Japan Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Tokyo, Japan Ext. R Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 6-2
2005-09-23 Win Sweden Rickard Nordstrand K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka – final elimination Osaka, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 6-1
2005-08-13 Win United States Scott Lighty K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, NV Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 5-1
Wins K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas II championship.
2005-08-13 Win Albania Azem Maksutaj K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, NV Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 4-1
2005-08-13 Win France Freddy Kemayo K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, NV KO (Spinning back Mid-kick) 1 1:39 3-1
2005-06-17 Loss New Zealand Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 0:37 2-1
2003 Win Hungary Gabor Meiszter W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 Paris, France KO 2 2-0
2003 Win Romania Corneliu Rus W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 Paris, France 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Karaev captures K-1 Asia GP; Bonjasky, Samedov also win in Taiwan". K-1 grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  2. ^ "SCHILT IZGUBIO". croring.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Iz povijesti: K-1 World Grand Prix finale 2008. (VIDEO)". arhiva.fightsite.hr. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Badr Hari Vs. Ruslan Karaev K-1 WGP '09". arabsmma.com. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "¿LE BANNER VS KARAEV?". spaceboxing.com. March 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Ruslan Karaev Announces Return to the Ring

External links[edit]

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