Andrei Kulebin

Andrei Kulebin

Andrei Kulebin at THAI FIGHT 2012 final
Born (1984-05-14) May 14, 1984
Neustrelitz, Germany
Other names Bullet
Nationality Belarus
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Division Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Flyweight
Style Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Minsk, Belarus
Team Gym "Kick Fighter"
Trainer Evgeni Dobrotvorski
Kickboxing record
Total 85
Wins 65
By knockout 14
Losses 20
By knockout 6
Amateur career
Total 122
Wins 115
Losses 7
last updated on: April 14, 2014

Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin (born 14 May 1984 in Neustrelitz, Germany) is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter".[1] He is an 18 time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion who has won international titles both at amateur and professional level from 51 kg to 67 kg and is considered one of the top pound for pound Muay Thai fighters outside of Thailand.[2] In 2007 he was the first Muay Thai fighter in Belarus to be awarded the "Honored Master of Sport" by the countries president.[3]

Career/biography

Ready to fight against Singmanee Kaewsamrit at THAI FIGHT 2012 final

Kulebin began his kickboxing education at the age of eight in Minsk where he studied Taekwondo, only to switch to Muay Thai four years later, aged twelve, when he joined his (still) current club Gym "Kick Fighter", run by trainer Evgeni Dobrotvorski.[4] At his new gym he had access to some of the best facilities in Belarus, training with future world champions such as Dmitry Shakuta, Andrei Kotsur, Aliaksei Pekarchyk and Vasily Shish.[5] As a teenager he competed in a number of amateur competitions in Belarus, winning the junior national title at 38 kg as well as making his pro debut in 1999. In 2001 he came third at the I.A.M.T.F. Amateur Muay Thai World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand and went even better later that year winning gold in the 51 kg category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships in 2001. Success in the amateur circuit transferred across to the professional game in 2002 where Kulebin defeated compatriot Alexei Talantov to win the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) European title,[4] followed swiftly by the organizations intercontinental title, also in 2002. Between 2002 and 2005 Kulebin won more titles – winning gold medals at the I.A.M.T.F. (world[6] & European), W.A.K.O. and W.M.F. world championships, as well as claiming two W.K.N. professional world titles at super bantamweight and featherweight respectively. He also suffered his first ever professional defeat losing to Rudolf Durica in an unsuccessful attempt for Durica's W.P.M.F. title at the King's Birthday event in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of 2005. Bt 2006, at the age of 21, Kulebin had won seven world titles.

In October 2006, Kulebin entered the annual W.M.C. I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Prix, an eight-man competition for some of the top Muay Thai fighters at 63.5 kg. He emerged victorious at the tournament in Hong Kong, gaining revenge over the man who had inflicted his first pro defeat and reigning I-1 champion, Rudolph Durica, in the semi finals, before defeating Santichai Or Boonchauy in the final.[7] He re-entered the W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix again the next year as defending champion once more defeating the two men he had faced the previous year, beating Santichai in the semi finals and Durica in the final.[8] His victory in Hong Kong was tempered somewhat by his defeat against Neung Songnarong and the loss of the W.K.N. intercontinental title he had won back in 2002 (this was Kulebin's first defence of the title in five years due to a lack of suitable opposition). He also had success on the amateur circuit winning three world championships in one year; W.M.F., W.A.K.O.[9] and I.F.M.A.[10] He followed up this success the following year by once again winning the W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix, for the third successive year.[11]

2009 was another successful year for Kulebin, winning the W.M.C. featherweight title from reigning world champion Mosab Amrani at the Champions of Champions II event in Jamaica[12] and then defending his title by knocking out Michael Dicks towards the end of the year, with a head kick.[13] Sandwiched between these title fights was a tournament win at the inaugural W.K.N. Big-8 competition held in Kulebin's home town of Minsk.[14] The next year was not quite as successful as he suffered three defeats to Thai opposition losing to Jeeprasak Inudom at the quarter final stage of the I.F.M.A. world championships (the first time in years he had failed to make at least the podium at an amateur championship) and twice to Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee in W.K.N. events, both of which were for prestigious titles within the organization. Despite a relatively unsuccessful year, Kulebin still had time to win two world titles, winning the W.M.C. I-1 tournament for the fourth time[15] and the little-known World Dynamite Thaiboxing title against Imran Khan in Sheffield,[16] as well as gold at the IFMA European Championships. At the beginning of 2011 Kulebin won another medal at amateur level, winning gold at the I.F.M.A. European championships in Antalya, Turkey.[17][18]

On 31 March 2012 he was defeated by Liam Harrison in Manchester, UK by TKO in round 3.

He defeated Crice Boussoukou via decision in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Thai Fight 67 kg Tournament at Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand on October 23, 2012.[19][20][21]

He then beat Adaylton Pereira de Freitas by decision in the tournament semi-finals in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on November 25, 2012.[22][23]

He lost to Singmanee Kaewsamrit on points again in the final on December 16, 2012.[24][25]

On May 6, 2013, Kulebin defeated Umar Semata and Petchaswin Seatransferry to win the MAX Muay Thai 1 tournament in Surin, Thailand.[26]

He will fight Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym at Combat Renaissance in China on September 17, 2013.[27]

He lost to eventual champion Sagetdao Petpayathai on points in the semi-finals of the MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter tournament in Khon Kaen, Thailand on December 10, 2013.[28][29]

He defeated Yang Zhou via UD at Combat Banchamek in Surin, Thailand on April 14, 2014.[30]

Kulebin was initially set to fight Lee Sung-Hyun at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final in Pattaya, Thailand on July 26, 2014.[31] The event was postponed due to the 2014 Thai coup d'état, however.[32] On September 17, 2016 Kulebin is fighting Fabio Pinca in Paris, France.[33] On December 10, 2016 Kulebin is fighting Buakaw Banchamek in Beirut, Lebanon.[34]

Titles

Professional

Amateur

Professional Muay Thai record

Professional Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Muay Thai record

Amateur Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "K-1 - Kings of muay thai in Belarus - ANDREI KULEBIN". www.big8-muaythai.com. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Muay Thai Online - Andrei Kulebin interview". www.muaythaionline.org. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Kick Fighter/ NEWS! (Best Fighter of Belarus - scroll down)". www.muaythai.org.by. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  4. 1 2 "interview Andrei Kulebin - SIAM FIGHT MAG (Early career - in French)". www.siamfightmag.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  5. ↑ "Kings of Muay Thai / Best Muay Thai fighters (Gyms fighters)". www.kingsmuaythai.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Campionati mondiali IAMTF - ilGuerriero.it (I.A.M.T.F. World Championship 2003 results - in Italian)". www.ilguerriero.it. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  7. ↑ "I-1 Official (WMC I-1 '06 Results)". www.kimipmuaythai.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  8. ↑ "I-1 Official (WMC I-1 '07 Results)". www.kimipmuaythai.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  9. ↑ "K1-Style w -52 kg - Kickboxing Ireland Home Page (WAKO '07 Results)" (PDF). www.kickboxingireland.ie. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Day 8 - FAMA : Federation of Amateur Muaythai of Asia (IFMA '07 Results)". www.famaasiamuaythai.org. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  11. ↑ "WMC I-1 Hong Kong - 30th April 2008". www.muaythaionline.org. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  12. ↑ "Yodsanklai Fairtex Defeats Cosmo Alexandre (Champions of Champions II Results)". fairtexnews.com. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  13. ↑ "Ax Muay Thai / Kickboxing Forum - Msa Muay Thai Premier League". message.axkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  14. ↑ "K-1 - Kings of muay thai in Belarus - Big Eght. Why it's big? (Results)". www.big8-muaythai.com. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  15. ↑ "Ax Muay Thai / Kickboxing Forum - I-1 Hong Kong Results 23rd March". message.axkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  16. ↑ "Ax Muay Thai / Kickboxing Forum - Kulebin Kahn Results". message.axkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  17. ↑ "EUROPEAN MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF File - note that I.F.M.A. has got some names wrong)". www.euromuaythai.eu. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  18. ↑ "Europameisterschaft Antalya/Türkei 23. - 29.4.2011 - Muay Thai ... (In German - mentions Juri Kehl & Kulebin final fight)". www.carookee.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  19. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Buakaw Back At Thai Fight On October 23". liverkick.com.
  20. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Thai Fight Tournaments Begin Tomorrow: Buakaw vs. Mauro Serra". liverkick.com.
  21. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Thai Fight 2012 Live Results". liverkick.com.
  22. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Buakaw Back At Thai Fight Semi Finals Tomorrow". liverkick.com.
  23. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Thai Fight Results: Buakaw, Singmanee, Kulebin, Gurkov move on to finals". liverkick.com.
  24. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Fights To Watch In December: Part 2". liverkick.com.
  25. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Thai Fight Results: Buakaw, Singmanee Win Tournaments". liverkick.com.
  26. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130513022303/http://fightsportasia.com/2013/05/06/max-muay-thai-live-results-and-play-by-play/. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130726223105/http://fightsportasia.com/2013/07/17/saenchai-set-to-face-max-champion-andrei-kulebin-in-china/. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ↑ Dave Walsh. "MAX Muay Thai Results: Buakaw Beats Kehl, Sagetdao Wins Tournament". liverkick.com.
  29. ↑ "Max Muay Thai "The Final Chapter" Results - Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.com.
  30. ↑ Archived April 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - K-1 Brings in Andre Dida, World MAX Finals Gearing Up". liverkick.com.
  32. ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - K-1 Postpones World MAX Show in Thailand". liverkick.com.
  33. ↑ Parviz Iskenderov. "Andrei Kulebin vs Fabio Pinca Promises Wicked Fight". Fightmag.
  34. ↑ Parviz Iskenderov. "Buakaw Vs Kulebin on December 10th in Beirut". Fightmag.
  35. 1 2 "Muaythai keskustelu • View topic - Andrei Kulebin - moninkertainen (Finnish Language - Pro & Amateur Record)". www.muaythai.fi. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  36. ↑ "GFL Live Streaming MuayThai - Top King World Series - Grand Prix Finals Sept 13". gfl.tv.
  37. ↑ "Top King World Series: Belarus Results - Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.com.
  38. ↑ "KULEBIN lost, SITTICHAI won in Pataya". muaythaitv.com.
  39. ↑ "WKN BELARUS". worldkickboxingnetwork.com.
  40. ↑ Andrei Kulebin vs Loris Audoui. Vimeo.
  41. ↑ "History of Gym "Kick Fighter" 2002". www.kingsmuaythai.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  42. ↑ "Sopot, Poland, 14th September 2002". www.muaythaionline.org. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  43. ↑ "M67 KULEBIN (BLR) vs KEHL (GER)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  44. ↑ "M67 ULYANOV (RUS) vs KULEBIN (BLR)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  45. ↑ "EURO-IFMA 2010 MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS 25th - 30th MAY - ROME - ITALY (PDF File)". www.euromuaythai.eu. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  46. ↑ "Finale: Kulebin VS Emad". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  47. ↑ "Petrov VS Kulebin". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  48. ↑ "Madeleine Vall klar för EM-final - Sport (Swedish Language)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.

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