Iraj Azizpour

Iraj Azizpour is an Iranian heavyweight kickboxer. He is the former Kunlun Fight heavyweight kickboxing champion,[3] and was ranked among the top 10 kickboxers in the world in 2018 by Liver Kick,[4] as well as being ranked in the top ten by Combat Press between March 2018[5] and March 2019.[6]

Iraj Azizpour
BornIraj Arallou Azizpour
(1988-10-19) October 19, 1988
Teheran, Iran[1]
NationalityIranian
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight119.5 kg (263 lb; 19 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Kickboxing record
Total73
Wins68
Losses5
Medal record
Men’s Muay Thai
Representing  IRN
World Championships
2017 Minsk −91+ kg

Kickboxing career

In 2017 he participated in the International Federation of Muaythai Associations Amateur Championships. He won a silver medal, and was voted the Best Male Prospect in Muay Thai.[7]

Kunlun Fight

Iraj Azizpour participated in the Kunlun Fight 2017 heavyweight tournament. In the quarter final round he faced Ye Xiang.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[9] He faced Asihati in the semifinals[10] and won the fight in the second round, by way of KO. Advancing to the finals he fought Roman Kryklia for 2017 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight Tournament title. Iraj won a majority decision.[11][12]

He next fought Olivier Thompson under the MAS Fights banner.[13] Iraj won the fight by TKO, earning a $40,000 finish bonus as well.[14]

In the 2019 Kunlun Fight 8-man Heavyweight Tournament, Azizpour lost in the quarterfinals to Brazilian Haime Morais. However due to an injury Morais was unable to fight in the semifinals and Azizpour advanced to the semifinals as his replacement, where he defeated the Chinese fighter Asihati. Azizpour lost in the finals to Roman Kryklia.[15][16]

Iraj Azizpour was next scheduled to fight for the interim FEA Heavyweight title against Pavel Zhuravlev.[17] Azizpour was replaced by Mehmet Ozer.[18]

ONE Championship

On October 15, 2021, it was announced that Azizpour was scheduled to face Roman Kryklia in a trilogy fight for the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29, 2021.[19] After Kryklia withdrew from the fight due to a medical issue, Azizpour faced Anderson Silva in a non-title fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

Azizpour was booked to face the 2012 K-1 Grand Prix runner-up Ismael Londt at ONE Championship: Lights Out on March 11, 2022.[21] After weathering an early storm in the first storm, Azizpour won the fight by second-round knockout.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai
  • IFMA
    • 2017 IFMA 91+kg Silver medal
    • 2017 IFMA Best Male Prospect[23]
  • Kunlun Fight
    • 2017 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Boxing
  • Siege of Abadan
    • 2017 Super heavyweight Tournament Winner[24]

Kickboxing record
Professional Kickboxing record
68 wins ( KOs), 5 losses, 0 draw
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTimeRecord
2022-03-11Win Ismael LondtONE Championship: Lights OutKallang, SingaporeKO (punches)22:0168–5
2021-10-29Win Anderson SilvaONE Championship: NextGenKallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)33:0067–5
2019-2-24 Loss Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 80 – Heavyweight Tournament Final Shanghai, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 66-5
2019-2-24 Win Asihati Kunlun Fight 80 – Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Shanghai, China KO (punches) 3 3:00 66-4
2019-2-24 Loss Haime Morais Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Shanghai, China Decision (split) 3 3:00 65-4
2018-11-12 Win Olivier Thompson MAS Fight Macau, China KO 3 N/A 65-3
2018-2-4 Win Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 69 – Heavyweight Tournament Final Guiyang, China Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 64-3
Wins the Kunlun Fight 2017 Heavyweight Tournament.
2018-2-4 Win Asihati Kunlun Fight 69 – Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Guiyang, China KO 2 N/A 63-3
2017-12-17 Win Ye Xiang Kunlun Fight 68 – Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Zunyi, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 62-3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing record
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2017-03-14Loss Tsotne RogavaIFMA World Championship 2017, FinalMinsk, BelarusDecision33:00
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championships +91kg Silver Medal.
2017-03-14Win Andrey GerasimchukIFMA World Championship 2017, Semi FinalMinsk, BelarusKO33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
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  2. "Iraj Azizpour". kunlunjue.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "Kunlun Fight 69 – Fight Results". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. "LiverKick Rankings Update for March, 2018: New Welterweight, Lightweight and Featherweight Kings". mmaexchange.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. "the-winners-at-the-ifma-world-championships". muaythai.sport. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. "Kunlun Fight 68 – Fight Card". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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  10. "Kunlun Fight 69 – Fight Card". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. "Kunlun Fight 69 – Fight Results". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  12. "Kunlun Fight 69 Results: Grigorian Stuns Superbon, Azizpour Upsets Kryklia, Buakaw Dominates". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. "Oli Thompson vs Iraj Azizpour na MasFight w Makau: "Bez sędziów, bez decyzji, tylko KO"". mmanews.pl. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  14. "MasFight Makau: Oli Thompson "bonusowo" ubity łokciem przez Iraja Azizpoura". mmanews.pl. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  15. https://combatpress.com/2019/02/kunlun-fight-80-grand-finals-live-stream-and-results/
  16. "Kunlun Fight 80 Results: Kryklia Claims 100+kg Tournament, Kiria Edges Toutouh to Win 2018 70-kilogram Tournament". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  17. "FEA Kickboxing Debuts in Ukraine". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  18. "FEA World Grand Prix Results: Zhuravlev Demolishes Ozer, Akopyan Wins Four-Man Tournament". combatpress.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  19. "Roman Kryklia vs. Iraj Azizpour trilogy for inaugural kickboxing heavyweight title headlines ONE: NextGen". Sportskeeda. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  20. News. "Anderson Silva loses again". asianmma.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  21. van Dinter, Sean (3 March 2022). "Top Kickbokser Ismael Londt 11 Maart Terug in Den Ring". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  22. "ONE Lights Out results: Le stops Tonon, Lineker wins belt". South China Morning Post. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  23. https://muaythai.sport/and-the-winners-at-the-ifma-world-championships/
  24. "Syria and Iran dominated the Siege of Abadan Tournament". asbcnews.org. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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