Artur Kyshenko
Encyclopedia
Artur Kyshenko is a Ukrainian
middleweight
Muay Thai
kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym
in Amsterdam
, Netherlands
. He is K-1 MAX 2006 East European champion and K-1 World MAX 2008 Finalist.
a year later at the Captain Odessa gym in his home town of Odessa, Ukraine where he was trained by P. A. Batrinu. In 2003, aged just 16, he entered the I.F.M.A. Amateur Muaythai World Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan finishing with a bronze medal in the 63.5 kg category. He followed this up the next year by winning a gold medal in the I.F.M.A. European championships and becoming Fighting Arts world champion. He was quickly becoming Ukraine's most promising young fighter and his winning of two national championships in 2005 and 2006 reinforced this view.
It was not until 2006 that Artur became known internationally, making his K-1 MAX debut at the K-1 East Europe MAX 2006 event. Artur won the event in Vilnius, Lithuania in dominating fashion, stopping all three opponents on the night to book his place at a reserve fight at K-1 MAX's premier event. He also won gold on the amateur circuit – this time coming top of the 71 kg at the I.F.M.A. World Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand. He then made an appearance at the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final defeated the wily veteran and multiple world champion Rayen Simson
in their reserve match.
2007 was another useful year for Artur who made a number of victorious appearances at K-1 MAX events including an elimination fight win over K-1 MAX Seoul champion Su Hwan Lee
at the K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination which meant he qualified for the quarter finals stages of the K-1 MAX 2007 final. Artur made the semi finals defeating the hardhitting Mike Zambidis
before losing to former champ and Japanese kickboxing legend Masato
by KO
despite being ahead on the judges score cards early on in the bout. He finished the year by winning gold for the second year in a row at the I.F.M.A World Championships.
Artur returned to K-1 action the next year defeating Jordan Tai
and Yasuhiro Kido
at elimination fights to make the final 4 in Tokyo. He met reigning MAX champion Andy Souwer
in the semi finals outworking the heavily favoured Dutchman to claim an extension round victory and face the previous year's finalist Masato
in a rematch. Artur performed excellently in the final bout dropping Masato in the second but as he was unable to press his home his advantage the match went into an extension round which the local fighter won by a unanimous decision
– a result some felt should never have gone into an extra round as the Ukrainian may have done enough over three rounds to have claimed victory. He entered the final again the following year destroying Aalviar Lima in the final 16 before losing to Andy Souwer
in the quarter finals.
Of recent Artur has been on somewhat of a recent downward spiral with reports of the 5'11 Ukrainian having difficulties making the 70 kg weight limit and a mixed patch of results which saw victories over Murat Direkçi
and Marcus Öberg
being tempered with defeats to the un-fancied Hinata Watanabe
and Mohammed Khamal
– the latter costing him a quarter final place at the K-1 World MAX Final 2010. He has also switched gyms, moving from Captain Odessa in the Ukraine to Mike's Gym in Amsterdam
at the tail-end of 2010. Kyshenko has been on a roll with his new gym, picking up wins against strong opposition such as Gago Drago
and Nieky Holzken
.
Even though Kyshenko's stance is mostly orthodox, many claim that due to the recent change og gyms, he is now a dual-stance, as seen in his fight against Gago Drago. (Editor's note: dual-stance meaning he uses both the orthodox and south-paw stance.)
Amateur
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym
Mike's Gym
Mike's Gym is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts gym, founded by Mike Passenier and headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.-History:The gym was founded by Mike Passenier in 2003....
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He is K-1 MAX 2006 East European champion and K-1 World MAX 2008 Finalist.
Biography and career
Artur started boxing at age eleven, turning to Muay ThaiMuay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
a year later at the Captain Odessa gym in his home town of Odessa, Ukraine where he was trained by P. A. Batrinu. In 2003, aged just 16, he entered the I.F.M.A. Amateur Muaythai World Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan finishing with a bronze medal in the 63.5 kg category. He followed this up the next year by winning a gold medal in the I.F.M.A. European championships and becoming Fighting Arts world champion. He was quickly becoming Ukraine's most promising young fighter and his winning of two national championships in 2005 and 2006 reinforced this view.
It was not until 2006 that Artur became known internationally, making his K-1 MAX debut at the K-1 East Europe MAX 2006 event. Artur won the event in Vilnius, Lithuania in dominating fashion, stopping all three opponents on the night to book his place at a reserve fight at K-1 MAX's premier event. He also won gold on the amateur circuit – this time coming top of the 71 kg at the I.F.M.A. World Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand. He then made an appearance at the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final defeated the wily veteran and multiple world champion Rayen Simson
Rayen Simson
Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...
in their reserve match.
2007 was another useful year for Artur who made a number of victorious appearances at K-1 MAX events including an elimination fight win over K-1 MAX Seoul champion Su Hwan Lee
Su Hwan Lee
Lee Su-Hwan , often anglicised to Su-Hwan Lee, is a South Korean middleweight kickboxer currently fighting out of Khan Gym in Seoul...
at the K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination which meant he qualified for the quarter finals stages of the K-1 MAX 2007 final. Artur made the semi finals defeating the hardhitting Mike Zambidis
Mike Zambidis
"Iron" Mike Zambidis is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is a 15 time World Champion, and is the current W.I.P.U...
before losing to former champ and Japanese kickboxing legend Masato
Masato (kickboxer)
Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...
by KO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
despite being ahead on the judges score cards early on in the bout. He finished the year by winning gold for the second year in a row at the I.F.M.A World Championships.
Artur returned to K-1 action the next year defeating Jordan Tai
Jordan Tai
Jordan "Terror" Tai is a New Zealand welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Ray Sefo Fight Academy in Auckland. He is a two time K-1 MAX New Zealand champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Titles:...
and Yasuhiro Kido
Yasuhiro Kido
Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.-Early years:Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and...
at elimination fights to make the final 4 in Tokyo. He met reigning MAX champion Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer
Andreas "Andy" Souwer is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion as well as a three time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands....
in the semi finals outworking the heavily favoured Dutchman to claim an extension round victory and face the previous year's finalist Masato
Masato (kickboxer)
Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...
in a rematch. Artur performed excellently in the final bout dropping Masato in the second but as he was unable to press his home his advantage the match went into an extension round which the local fighter won by a unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
– a result some felt should never have gone into an extra round as the Ukrainian may have done enough over three rounds to have claimed victory. He entered the final again the following year destroying Aalviar Lima in the final 16 before losing to Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer
Andreas "Andy" Souwer is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion as well as a three time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands....
in the quarter finals.
Of recent Artur has been on somewhat of a recent downward spiral with reports of the 5'11 Ukrainian having difficulties making the 70 kg weight limit and a mixed patch of results which saw victories over Murat Direkçi
Murat Direkci
Murat Direkçi is a Turkish-Belgian welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Universal Gym, Antwerp, Belgium. He is a former 2 time It's Showtime 70MAX Champion.-Early life:...
and Marcus Öberg
Marcus Öberg
Marcus Öberg is a Swedish middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Malmö Muay Thai Gym in Malmö. He is former two time Swedish champion and K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008 tournament winner.-Titles:...
being tempered with defeats to the un-fancied Hinata Watanabe
Hinata Watanabe
Hinata Watanabe , or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Hiratsuka, Japan for the Shonan Kakuto Club. He is the 2008 R.I.S.E. champion currently competing in R.I.S.E. and K-1 MAX....
and Mohammed Khamal
Mohammed Khamal
Mohamed "Mootje" Khamal is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Vos Gym. He is the K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe champion currently competing in K-1 MAX and It's Showtime....
– the latter costing him a quarter final place at the K-1 World MAX Final 2010. He has also switched gyms, moving from Captain Odessa in the Ukraine to Mike's Gym in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
at the tail-end of 2010. Kyshenko has been on a roll with his new gym, picking up wins against strong opposition such as Gago Drago
Gago Drago
Gago Drago is an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Alkmaar, Netherlands. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style...
and Nieky Holzken
Nieky Holzken
Nieky "The Natural" Holzken is Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is two time European Muay Thai champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2006 tournament champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Biography and career:Nieky Holzken made his K-1 debut on...
.
Even though Kyshenko's stance is mostly orthodox, many claim that due to the recent change og gyms, he is now a dual-stance, as seen in his fight against Gago Drago. (Editor's note: dual-stance meaning he uses both the orthodox and south-paw stance.)
Titles
Professional- 2011 It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" runner up
- 2008 K-1 World MAX FinalK-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final-Results :*Opening Fight: K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R*K-1 Koushien Final 8 : K-1 Rules / 3Min. 3R-External links:**...
runner up - 2006 K-1 East Europe MAX champion
- 2004 Fighting Arts world champion
Amateur
- 2010 SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing, China
-71 kg - 2007 I.F.M.A. World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand
-71 kg - 2006 I.F.M.A. World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -71 kg
- 2006 Ukrainian Muay Thai Championships in Odessa, Ukraine -71 kg
- 2005 Ukrainian Muay Thai Championships in Odessa, Ukraine -75 kg
- 2004 I.F.M.A. European Muay Thai Championships
- 2003 I.F.M.A. World Muay Thai Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan -63.5 kg
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