Murat Aygün

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Murat Aygün
Born (1988-12-13) December 13, 1988 (age 35)
Enschede, Netherlands
Other names The Butcher
Nationality Dutch, Turkish
Height 185cm
Weight 101.4 kg (224 lb; 15.97 st)
Division Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Reach 72.4 in (184 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Enschede, Netherlands
Team SB Gym
Years active 2014 – present
Kickboxing record
Total 19
Wins 17
By knockout 6
Losses 2
By knockout 2
last updated on: September 20, 2020

Murat Aygün (born 13 December 1988) is a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer, currently competing in the light heavyweight division of ONE Championship.[1] Aygün previously fought in the SUPERKOMBAT.

As of February 2022, he is the #6 ranked heavyweight according to Combat Press.[2] Combat Press has ranked him in the heavyweight top ten since March 2019.[3]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Aygün made his professional debut against Raoumaru at Rise 100 – Blade 0 on July 12, 2014. He scored an early knockdown with a combination of a left hook and right straight, which elicited a standing down call from the referee. Aygün ended the fight, after the action resumed, with a right hook.[4]

Aygün was scheduled to face Nobu Hayashi at the inaugural BLADE event on December 29, 2014. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[5]

Aygün was scheduled to face Atha Kasapis at Champions Night on April 23, 2016. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, as the ringside doctor stopped the fight with 5 seconds left in the round. The two of them were scheduled to fight an immediate rematch for the ISKA Oriental Rules World Super Heavyweight title at K-1 Germany GP on May 21, 2016. He won the fight by decision.[6]

SUPERKOMBAT

Peter Aerts's Aygün was expected to make his SUPERKOMBAT promotional debut against Cătălin Moroșanu in the main event of Superkombat World Grand Prix in Mamaia on July 30, 2016. However, it was reported Moroșanu was pulled out from the event due to undisclosed reason and he was replaced by short-notice replacement Sebastian Cozmâncă. Aygün won the fight by decision, after an extension round was fought.[7][8]

Prince Ali was scheduled to fight Prince Ali for the HEAT Kick Heavyweight title at HEAT 38 on September 25, 2016. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[9]

Aygün was scheduled to fight Tarik Khbabez for the MIX Fight Gala Heavyweight title at Mix Fight Gala 20 on December 3, 2016. He won his third career title fight by decision, after an extra round was fought.[10]

Dutch circuit

Aygün was scheduled to face the 2008 K-1 Grand Prix winner Errol Zimmerman for the WFL Heavyweight title at WFL – Champion vs. Champion on April 23, 2017. Although he was successful in the first round, Zimmerman managed to knock Aygün down with a left hook in the second round. Aygün recovered in between the rounds and won the fight by unanimous decision, winning the first and third rounds on the judges' scorecards.[11]

Aygün was scheduled to face Henriques Zowa in a non-title bout at WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky, Final 16 on October 29, 2017. He won the fight by decision.[12]

Aygün participated in a one-night World Fighting League tournament, held on September 22, 2018. He was scheduled to face Fabio Kwasi in the quarterfinals. He won the fight by unanimous decision, and beat Sam Tevette in the same manner in the semifinals. Aygün won the tournament with a decision win against Nordine Mahieddine in the finals.[13] He earned a reported €100 000 for winning the tournament.[14]

Aygün was scheduled to face James McSweeney in the semifinals of the Mix Fight heavyweight tournament, held at Mix Fight 27 on December 7, 2019. McSweeney won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, after the ringside doctor stopped the bout due to a cut on Aygün's face.[15]

Aygün was scheduled to fight Levi Rigters for the Enfusion Super Heavyweight title at Enfusion 95 on February 29, 2020,[16] but the fight fell through due to a disagreement between Rigters and Enfusion co-promoter Ringfight Promotions.[17] Aygün was instead scheduled to fight Mohamed El Bouchaibi. El Bouchaibi by decision.[18]

ONE Championship

On June 1, 2020 it was revealed that Aygün had signed with ONE Championship.[1] He was scheduled to fight Roman Kryklia for the ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship during ONE Championship: Big Bang.[19] The fight was later cancelled, as one of Kryklia's coaches tested positive for COVID-19.[20] Aygun was rescheduled to fight Anderson Silva.[21] Aygun went on to defeat Silva by unanimous decision.[22]

Aygün was scheduled to challenge the reigning ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight champion Roman Kryklia at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29, 2021.[23] Aygün later withdrew from the bout, for undisclosed reasons.[24] Aygün was rebooked against Roman Kryklia for January 14, 2022 at ONE: Heavy Hitters.[25] The fight was later postponed for ONE: Full Circle on February 25, 2022.[26] Aygün lost the fight via first-round knockout.[27]

Titles and accomplishments

  • World Fighting League
    • 2018 World Fighting League Tournament Heavyweight Champion
    • 2017 World Fighting League Heavyweight Champion
  • Mix Fighting Championship
    • 2016 Mix Fight Gala Heavyweight Champion
  • HEAT
    • 2016 HEAT Kick Heavyweight Champion
  • International Sport Karate Association
    • 2016 ISKA Oriental Rules World Super Heavyweight Champion[6]

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
17 Wins (6 (T)KO's), 2 Losses, 0 Draw, No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2022-02-25 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia ONE: Full Circle Kallang, Singapore KO (Kick to the Body and Punches) 1 2:32 17–2
For the ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship.
2020-12-04 Win Brazil Anderson Silva ONE Championship: Big Bang Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17–1
2020-02-29 Win Belgium Mohamed El Bouchaibi Enfusion 95 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16–1
2019-12-07 Loss United Kingdom James McSweeney Mix Fight 27 Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Final Frankfurt, Germany TKO (Doctor Stoppage/Cut) 2 15–1
2018-09-22 Win France Nordine Mahieddine WFL: Final 8, Final Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 15–0
Wins the WFL Tournament Heavyweight title.
2018-09-22 Win Netherlands Sam Tevette WFL: Final 8, Semi Finals Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 14–0
2018-09-22 Win Suriname Fabio Kwasi WFL: Final 8, Quarter Finals Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 13–0
2017-10-29 Win Angola Henriques Zowa WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky, Final 16 Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 12–0
2017-04-23 Win Curaçao Errol Zimmerman WFL – Champion vs. Champion Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 11–0
Wins the WFL Heavyweight title.
2016-12-03 Win Morocco Tarik Khbabez Mix Fight Gala 20 Frankfurt, Germany Extra Round Decision 4 3:00 10–0
Wins the MIX Fight Gala Heavyweight title.
2016-09-25 Win Iran Prince Ali HEAT 38 Nagoya, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 2:03 9–0
Wins the HEAT Kick Heavyweight title.
2016-07-30 Win Romania Sebastian Cozmâncă Superkombat World Grand Prix: Moroșanu vs. Aygün Constanța, Romania Extra Round Decision 4 3:00 8–0
2016-05-21 Win Greece Atha Kasapis K-1 Germany GP Stuttgart, Germany Decision 3 2:55 7–0
Wins the ISKA World Heavyweight title.
2016-04-23 Win Greece Atha Kasapis Champions Night Istanbul, Turkey TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 2:55 6–0
2015-11-21 Win Latvia Konstantin Gluhov Kunlun Fight 34 Shenzhen, China Decision 3 3:00 5–0
2014-12-29 Win Japan Nobu Hayashi Blade 1 Japan TKO (Punches) 2 0:46 3–0
2014-10 Win KO 2–0
2014-07-12 Win Japan Raoumaru Rise 100 – Blade 0 Japan KO (Right hook) 1 1:42 1–0
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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