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Top 10 Intriguing Facts about Alexey Ignashov
This Belarusian Heavyweight kickboxer, Alexey Ignashov was born on 18 January 1978. He has received world titles in boxing such as the Muay Thai World Championships, where he maintained a four-time record as champion.
Additionally, he won the K-1 World Grand Prix from 2000 up to 2003. He also stood tall as a World Heavyweight Champion under the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) in 1999 and 2000.
He’s quite the stinger on the ring. Thus, the likes of Badr Hari (a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer from Amsterdam) and a few more can attest to the pain of his sting. It鈥檚 no surprise he is nicknamed 鈥淭he Scorpion鈥�.
Here are the top 10 amazing truths about Alexey Ignashov.
1. Alexey Ignashov is famous for his knee strikes
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Ignashov鈥檚 knee kicks are his strength. Moreover, the knee strikes strategy has scored his knockout wins over his rivals. With the skill, he clinched a win in a fight with Nicholas Pettas, the Greek-Danish karateka and a former heavyweight kickboxer.
Other ring greats such as Semmy Schilt who is a former Dutch kickboxer also experienced Alexey鈥檚 kick power at some time in his career. The unbeatable ring giant Badr Hari has also tasted Ignashov鈥檚 hardiness.
2. Alexey Ignashov鈥檚 fans appreciate his talent
His die-hard fans acknowledge Scorpion as a great talent in the world. They describe his technique as sound and one of the few across the globe with technical soberness as world heavyweight kickboxers.
3. He has frustrated followers with his inconsistency
Alexey Ignashov has often failed to inspire his supporters because of his frequent inactivity in the ring. A perfect example is when he missed out on the K-1 Final quarterfinal match in 2003 against Peter Aerts.
Peter is one of the all-time greatest heavyweight kickboxers. The Dutch semi-retired kickboxer is dubbed “The Dutch Lumberjack” because of his devastating high kicks on his opponents.
Besides, Alexey鈥檚 crusaders hoped for a strength test between the two which never came since Ignashov missed the fight.
4. Ignashov Alexey鈥檚 knee injury in 2005 took a toll on his performance
The Swiss heavyweight kickboxer, Bj枚rn Bregy boasts wins over fellow contenders such as Gokhan Saki, Freddy Kemayo, Ray Sefo, Alexander Ustinov, and part of the list includes Ignashov Alexey.
Bregy was responsible for the knee bruise Ignashov encountered in 2005. It happened during a fight between the two which resulted in a decline in the excellence of Alexey on the ring.
5. Who is 鈥淭he Scorpion鈥�
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In addition to his 1978 birth details as earlier pointed out, Ignashov Alexey was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. He is about 6′ 5″ or 196 cm tall. Though having an athletic body, his weight is estimated to be 260 pounds or 117.9 kg.
The boxer by occupation is of Belarusian nationality and white by ethnicity.
Furthermore, his hair color is light brown, the color of his eyes is blue and his personality is straight.
6. Alexey鈥檚 training center in Belarus was the Chinuk gym
Ignashov trained for over 10 years at the Chinuk gym when he lived in Belarus. This changed after his immigration in 2006 when he relocated to New Zealand.
7. He has fought world champions
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Ignashov has won several competitions in fights against the mighty world kickboxers. He managed a decision win over Remy Bonjasky who is a former Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer and a three times K-1 champion. Also, by a decision he was able to score a victory over Peter Aerts, another champion earlier discussed.
To add to his decision wins, he prides knockout highlights against famed Semmy Schilt and Badr Hari. Over and above that, one of his memorable career footings was established in a fight against Rob Kaman.
Kaman isn鈥檛 your ordinary boxer. The legend is a retired Dutch 9-time Kickboxing champion as well as a Muay Thai world champion. He was dreaded for his low kick attacks and was nicknamed “Mr. Low Kick”.
Alexey dared to fight Rob. Though he lost by decision, Kaman took notice of his challenge and handed the trophy to Ignashov after the fight.
8. Ignashov Alexey got a technical knockout (TKO) twice
He was TKO鈥檇 twice and in both situations, it was because of injury. One of the incidences was in 2005 in competition with Bjorn Bregy.
The other was in 2009, a contest with Freddy Kemayo. Freddy was the winner of the 2003 French Kickboxing championship.
9. He took a 5 years career break
Alexey Ignashov went out of the major ring events for about five years. He returned to the big ring struggles in 2010.
10. His return match was a flop
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After resuming the significant ring battles, Ignashov dipped his toe in the pool with a K-1 championship fight against Badr Hari in April 2010.
Ignashov lost by unanimous decision. Understandably so because he had been inactive in the ring. Yet his fans criticized him big time for the loss.
He decided to embark on training and then have a rubber match with Badr Hari. He flexed his muscles in different fights from then on. Such as the 20th October 2012 Kazan, Russia match against Zinedine Hameur-Lain and won by decision.
Afterward, Alexey faced defeat by Tom谩拧 Hron by unanimous decision in Nitra, Slovakia. In the end, he secured a rubber match with Badr Hari as he wished on 9 November 2013 in Moscow. But he still lost by unanimous decision yet again.
Alexey Ignashov has made notable strides in his boxing career. To boot the achievements indicated at the beginning of this article, he was the 2015 World Kickboxing Network (WKN) champion.
On top of that, he got the coveted World Professional Kickboxing League (WPKL) title. He became WPKL Muay Thai European Champion in 2000.
He has had his share of setbacks like during the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination. He had a broken finger that forced him to pull out of the event scheduled for 10 November 2012 in Craiova, Romania against Benjamin Adegbuyi.
Alexey Ignashov鈥檚 career has experienced highs with huge wins, big titles, and losses, and even seen fan disappointment and disapproval of his lackluster fights. Besides all, he鈥檚 just human. What鈥檚 your say?
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