Iraj Azizpour

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Iraj Azizpour
Born Iraj Arallou Azizpour
(1988-10-19) October 19, 1988 (age 36)
Tehran, Iran[1]
Nationality Iranian
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Weight 118.4 kg (261 lb; 19 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 76 in (193 cm)
Style Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Kickboxing record
Total 26
Wins 19
By knockout 5
Losses 7
Medal record
Men’s Muay Thai
Representing  IRN
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Minsk +91 kg

Iraj Azizpour (Persian: ایرج عزیزپور‎‎) 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] Azizpour is currently ranked as the number 8th Heavyweight in the world by Combat Press [7] Holds notable victories over Ismael Londt, Anderson Silva, and the current ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship Roman Kryklia

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.[8]

Kunlun Fight

Iraj Azizpour participated in the Kunlun Fight 2017 heavyweight tournament. In the quarter final round he faced Ye Xiang.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] He faced Asihati in the semifinals[11] 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.[3][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: 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]

ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix

Azizpour faced Bruno Chaves in the semifinals of the ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix at ONE 161 on September 29, 2022.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]

Azizpour faced Roman Kryklia in the ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix finals, which were held at ONE 163 on November 18, 2022. It was the third time that the pair faced each other, with each holding a win over the other.[25] Despite knocking Kyrklia down in the first round, he lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[26]

Azizpour faced Rade Opačić at ONE 165 on January 28, 2024.[27] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

  • IFMA
    • 2017 IFMA 91+kg Silver medal Silver
    • 2017 IFMA Best Male Prospect[29]

Kickboxing

Boxing

  • Siege of Abadan
    • 2017 Super heavyweight Tournament Winner[31]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing record
19 wins (5 KOs), 7 losses, 0 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2024-01-28 Loss Serbia Rade Opačić ONE 165 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 19-7
2022-11-19 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia ONE 163, Tournament Final Kallang, Singapore TKO (punches) 2 1:28 19–6
For the ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix title.
2022-09-29 Win Brazil Bruno Chaves ONE 161, Tournament Semifinal Kallang, Singapore Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 19–5
2022-03-11 Win Netherlands Ismael Londt ONE: Lights Out Kallang, Singapore KO (punches) 2 2:01 18–5
2021-10-29 Win Brazil Anderson Silva ONE Championship: NextGen Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 17–5
2019-02-24 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 80 – Heavyweight Tournament Final Shanghai, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16–5
2019-02-24 Win China Asihati Kunlun Fight 80 – Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Shanghai, China KO (punches) 3 3:00 16–4
2019-02-24 Loss Brazil Haime Morais Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Shanghai, China Decision (split) 3 3:00 15–4
2018-11-12 Win United Kingdom Olivier Thompson MAS Fight Macau, China KO 3 N/A 15–3
2018-02-04 Win Ukraine Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 69 – Heavyweight Tournament Final Guiyang, China Ext.R Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 14–3
Wins the Kunlun Fight 2017 Heavyweight Tournament.
2018-02-04 Win China Asihati Kunlun Fight 69 – Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Guiyang, China KO 2 N/A 13–3
2017-12-17 Win China Ye Xiang Kunlun Fight 68 – Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Zunyi, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 12–3
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes
Amateur Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-05-12 Loss Ukraine Tsotne Rogava IFMA World Championship 2017, Final Minsk, Belarus Decision 3 3:00
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championships +91kg Silver Medal.
2017-05-10 Win Belarus Andrey Gerasimchuk IFMA World Championship 2017, Semi Final Minsk, Belarus KO 3 3:00
2017-05-07 Win Russia Semen Shelepov IFMA World Championship 2017, Quarter Final Minsk, Belarus Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-09-22 Loss Belgium Sebastien Van Thielen IFMA World Championships 2011 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Decision 4 2:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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