Françesko Xhaja

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Françesko Xhaja
Born (1993-08-09) August 9, 1993 (age 31)
Albania
Other names Smile
Nationality Italian
Height 194cm
Weight 102 kg (225 lb; 16.1 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 196 cm
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Venice, Italy
Team SB Gym
Years active 2014–present
Kickboxing record
Total 24
Wins 18
By knockout 5
Losses 6
By knockout 3

Françesko Xhaja (born August 9, 1993) is an Albanian-born Italian kickboxer, currently competing in the light heavyweight division of ONE Championship. As of March 2023, he is ranked as the tenth best heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[1]

Professional kickboxing career

Early career

Xhaja faced Jan Beljajev at Number One Fight Show: Season 10 on September 22, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[2] Xhaja next faced Mladen Kujundžić at Ultimate Fight Night on November 17, 2018.[3] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[4]

Xhaja challenged Guto Inocente for the WGP Kickboxing Super heavyweight (+94kg) title at WGP Kickboxing #55 on June 15, 2019.[5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

Xhaja faced Igor Darmeshkin in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Tatneft Cup heavyweight tournament, which took place on July 19, 2019.[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was contested.[8] Xhaja was able to stop Mathieu Kongolo in the second round on October 4, 2019, which earned him a place in the tournament finals,[9] which took place on December 15, 2019, opposite Petr Romankevich. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extension round was fought.

Xhaja faced Strahinja Mitrić at Megdan 8: New Winners on December 18, 2020. He won the fight by split decision.[10] Xhaja next faced Cyril Cereyon at Ultimate Fight Night on January 17, 2021.[11] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Xhaja then faced Ahmed Krnjić at Senshi 9 on July 10, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was contested.[12]

ONE Championship

Xhaja faced Rade Opačić at ONE: Only the Brave on January 28, 2023, in his promotion debut with ONE Championship.[13] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[14]

Xhaja faced Andrei Stoica at ONE Fight Night 7 on February 24, 2023. He won the fight by split decision.[15][16]

Xhaja challenged Roman Kryklia for the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Fight Night 12 on July 14, 2023.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Tatneft Cup
    • 2019 Tatneft Cup Heavyweight Tournament Runner-up
  • Megdan Fighting
    • 2020 Megdan K-1 Heavyweight (+93 kg) Championship

Fight record

Kickboxing record
18 Wins (5 (T)KO's), 6 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-02-24 Win Romania Andrei Stoica ONE Fight Night 7 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2022-01-28 Loss Serbia Rade Opačić ONE: Only the Brave Kallang, Singapore TKO (3 knockdown rule) 2 2:00
2021-07-10 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Ahmed Krnjić Senshi 9 Varna, Bulgaria Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2021-01-17 Win France Cyril Cereyon Ultimate Fight Night Brest, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-12-18 Win Serbia Strahinja Mitrić Megdan 8: New Winners Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Wins the Megdan K-1 Heavyweight (+93 kg) title.
2019-12-15 Loss Belarus Petr Romankevich Tatneft Cup, Tournament Final Kazan, Russia Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For the Tatneft Cup Heavyweight (+90kg) Tournament title.
2019-10-04 Win Belgium Mathieu Kongolo Tatneft Cup, Tournament Semifinal Kazan, Russia TKO (Retirement) 2 1:28
2019-07-19 Win Russia Igor Darmeshkin Tatneft Cup, Tournament Quarterfinal Kazan, Russia Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2019-06-15 Loss Brazil Guto Inocente WGP Kickboxing #55 Brasilia, Brazil Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WGP Kickboxing Super heavyweight (+94kg) title.
2019-04-26 Win China Liu Wei Tatneft Cup, Tournament Round of 16 Kazan, Russia KO (Head kick) 1 0:05
2019-03-16 Win France Pascal Touré Power Trophy Orange, France TKO 2
2018-11-17 Win Croatia Mladen Kujundžić Ultimate Fight Night Koper, Slovenia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-09-22 Win Estonia Jan Beljajev Number One Fight Show: Season 10 Tallinn, Estonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-05-11 Win France Karim Zeghad Ultimate Fight Night Le Beausset, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-17 Win Morocco Hassen Otman Power Trophy 2018 Orange, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-11 Loss Czech Republic David Vinš Night of Warriors 12 Liberec, Czech Republic KO (Left straight) 3 1:43
2017-01-14 Win Italy Alessandro Lamonica The Night of Kick and Punch 6 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-16 Win Italy Danilo Coda Sacile in Fight Italy TKO (Retirement)
2015-03-28 Loss Moldova Pavel Voronin Kombat League, Tournament Semifinal Verona, Italy KO (Left hook) 1
2014-06-17 Win Italy Nico Zerbin Spinea, Italy TKO 2
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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