Björn Bregy - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Björn "The Rock" Bregy is a Swiss super heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo may be classified as a sogo budo form , but is used here to indicate a martial art into which various martial ways have been integrated...

Champion and K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

Europe 2006 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...

tournament Champion.

Career

Bregy made his K-1

K-1

debut on June 3, 2000 at K-1 Fight Night 2000 in Zürich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, against Reinhard Ulz. He won the fight by 2 round TKO.

On May 21, 2005, in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, Bregy beat all three opponents Pavel Majer, Denis Grigoriev and Gary Turner

Gary Turner

Gary "Two Horns" Turner is an English professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004...

and won his first K-1

K-1

tournament title. In 2006 Bregy continued his strong performance in K-1 World GP in Amsterdam, winning the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Freddy Kemayo

Freddy Kemayo

Freddy "Crazy Horse" Kemayo is a French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Villepinte, France. He is three time French Kickboxing champion currently competing in K-1, Local Kombat, SuperKombat and many other promotions....

, Naoufal Benazzouz

Naoufal Benazzouz

Naoufal " Iron Leg" Benazzouz is a French-Moroccan kickboxer training at Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.- Biography and career :...

and Gokhan Saki and qualified himself for K-1 World GP Final Elimination 2006 in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. He was matched up against the defending K-1 World champion Semmy Schilt

Semmy Schilt

Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...

, and lost the fight by first round left hook KO.

On February 9, 2008 at K-1 Europe Elimination GP in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, Bregy knocked out Paula Mataele and qualified for the K-1 European GP held in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

, 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...

.

On April 26, 2008 Bregy participated on his third consecutive K-1 Europe GP. He knocked out South African Jan Nortje in quarterfinals and was stopped by Errol Zimmerman in semis at the end of third round by a flurry of punches.

Titles

2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Runner Up
2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Champion
2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix Champion
2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Basel Runner Up
WKA European Heavyweight Champion
World Champion Yoseikan
Yoseikan
is the name given to a dojo built in November 1931 in Shizuoka, Japan.-The Dojo:The brother and friends of Master Minoru Mochizuki built this dojo for him while he was recovering from pleurisy and pulmonary tuberculosis. When the dojo was built, a friend of the Mochizuki family called it Yōseikan...

- budo

Kickboxing record

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|-
|style= "text-align: center" colspan=8| 35 Wins (29 (T)KOs, 5 Decisions), 18 Losses,
|-
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background:#f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background:#f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background:#f0f0f0"|Event
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background:#f0f0f0"|Time
|-
|17/04/2010
|Win
||

Wendell Roche

Wendell Roche is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer. He holds an amazing achievement in being the only man to ever defeat the kickboxing great Ginty Vrede....

| It's Showtime 2010 Budapest, Budapest

Budapest

, Hungary

Hungary

| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
|29/08/2009
|Loss
|

Attila Karacs

Attila "The Hun" Karacs is a Hungarian super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Hungarian Top Team in Budapest. He is two time K-1 Hungary tournament champion, currently competing in K-1.-Biography and career:...

|It's Showtime 2009 Budapest, Budapest

Budapest

, Hungary

Hungary

|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|16/05/2009
|Loss
|

Ashwin Balrak

Ashwin "Bad Boy" Balrak is a Dutch–Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WPKL European Muay Thai champion, currently competing in K-1...

|It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Amsterdam

, Netherlands

Netherlands

|Ext. R Decision (Unanimous)
|4
|3:00
|-
|10/05/2008
|Loss
|

Alexey Ignashov

Alexey "The Red Scorpion" Ignashov is a Belarusian Super Heavyweight kickboxer. He is a four-time Muay Thai World champion, K-1 World GP 2003 in Paris and K-1 World GP 2001 in Nagoya tournament champion...

|K.O. Events "Tough is not Enough", Rotterdam, Netherlands
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|06/06/2008
|Loss
|

Daniel Ghita

Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...

|Local Kombat 30, Timişoara

Timisoara

Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|05/24/2008
|Win
|

Andre Janssens
|Gentleman Promotions Fightnight, Tilburg, Netherlands
|TKO (Lowkicks)
|2
|
|-
|04/26/2008
|Loss
|

Errol Zimmerman

Errol Zimmerman is a Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion....

|K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO (Punches)
|3
|2:59
|-
|04/26/2008
|Win
|

Jan Nortje

Johannes "Jan" Nortje is a South African kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and undefeated pro boxer who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, and New Japan Pro Wrestling....

|K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO (Punches)
|1
|1:10
|-
|02/09/2008
|Win
|

Paula Mataele

Paula Mataele is a Tongan-New Zealand super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight boxer fighting out of Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He fighting was the K-1 Fighting Network Romania finalist in 2007 .-Biography and career :...

|K-1 World GP 2008 in Budapest, Hungary
|KO (Punches)
|2
|1:12
|-
|08/11/2007
|Win
|

Ray Sefo

"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...

|K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas, USA
|Decision (Split)
|3
|3:00
|-
|06/23/2007
|Loss
|

Paul Slowinski

Paul "The Sting" Slowinski is a Polish-Australian kickboxer, a four-time WMC Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO (Right hook)
|2
|2:25
|-
|06/23/2007
|Win
|

Magomed Magomedov

Magomed "The Propeller" Magomedov is a Russian former kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gyn from Minsk, Belarus. He was six time amateur Russian kickboxing champion and the professional WMC and IMF Light Heavyweight World Muay Thai Champion....

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO
|2
|2:12
|-
|06/23/2007
|Win
|

Brecht Wallis

Brecht "The Gentle Giant" Wallis is a Belgian retired kickboxer.-Career and biography:Brecht Wallis started training in judo at the age of 12 and a few years later moved on to Muay Thai...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|04/07/2007
|Loss
|

Aziz Jahjah

Aziz "Boutahar" Jahjah is a Belgian-Moroccan super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands and is trained by Ramon Dekkers...

Semmy Schilt

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round, Japan
|KO (Left punch)
|1
|2:11
|-
|07/30/2006
|Win
|

Tsuyoshi Nakasako

Tsuyoshi Nakasako is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.-Titles:*2002 K-1 Japan GP runner up*2001 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place*1999 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place*1998 K-1 Japan GP runner up- See also :*List of kickboxing organizations...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo, Japan
|KO (Right hook)
|1
|2:35
|-
|06/03/2006
|Loss
|

Mitat Tahirsylai
|Night of Revenge, Luzern, Switzerland
|KO (Right hook)
|1
|
|-
|05/13/2006
|Win
|

Gokhan Saki

Gökhan Saki

Gökhan Saki is a Turkish-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO (Left Hook)
|1
|1:44
|-
|05/13/2006
|Win
|

Naoufal Benazzouz

Naoufal " Iron Leg" Benazzouz is a French-Moroccan kickboxer training at Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.- Biography and career :...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO
|2
|1:40
|-
|05/13/2006
|Win
|

Freddy Kemayo

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
|KO
|3
|1:10
|-
|02/17/2006
|style="background: #c5d2ea"|NC
|

Alexander Ustinov

Alexander "The Great" Ustinov is a Russian super heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist.- Career :In 2003 after winning K-1 Moscow Grand Pix with three consecutive KO's Alexander Ustinov earned his spot at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris. In quarter finals he met Gregory Tony...

|K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava, Slovakia
|No contest
|
|
|-
|12/18/2005
|Win
|

Alben Belinski
|Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa"

Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa"

Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa" was a martial arts event promoted by the Local Kombat organization.-Results:*Fight #1, K-1 Rules:*Fight #2, K-1 Rules:*Fight #3, K-1 Rules:-Tournament:...

|Decision
|3
|3:00
|-
|12/10/2005
|Loss
|

Ashwin Balrak

Ashwin "Bad Boy" Balrak is a Dutch–Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WPKL European Muay Thai champion, currently competing in K-1...

|Fights at the Border IV, Belgium
|Decision
|3
|3:00
|-
|09/24/2005
|Win
|

Evgeny Orlov
|Fight Night in Winterthur, Switzerland
|KO
|1
|
|-
|05/21/2005
|Win
|

Gary Turner

Gary "Two Horns" Turner is an English professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004...

|K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden
|Decision (Unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|-
|05/21/2005
|Win
|

Denis Grigoriev
|K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden
|TKO
|
|
|-
|05/21/2005
|Win
|

Pavel Majer
|K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden
|TKO
|
|
|-
|04/16/2005
|Loss
|

Alexander Ustinov

|K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milano, Italy
|TKO (Doctor stoppage)
|1
|3:00
|-
|03/26/2005
|Win
|

Brecht Wallis

Brecht "The Gentle Giant" Wallis is a Belgian retired kickboxer.-Career and biography:Brecht Wallis started training in judo at the age of 12 and a few years later moved on to Muay Thai...

|Gala in Barneveld, Netherlands
|TKO (Doctor stoppage)
|
|
|-
|02/13/2005
|Win
|

Alexey Ignashov

|Mix Fight Gala, Alkmaar, Netherlands
|TKO (Knee injury)
|3
|3:00
|-
|12/11/2004
|Win
|

Freddy Kemayo

|Fights at the Border III, Lommel, Belgium
|KO
|
|
|-
|11/07/2004
|Win
|

Gurhan Degirmenci
|Deventer, Netherlands
|TKO
|
|
|-
|09/25/2004
|Loss
|

Azem Maksutaj

Azem Maksutaj is an Kosovar Albanian-Swiss kickboxer and karateka. He is WMC Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion.-Biography:...

|Fists of Fury 4, Zurich, Switzerland
|KO
|
|
|-
|05/22/2004
|Win
|

Mitat Tahirsylai
|SuperLeague Switzerland 2004, Winterthur, Switzerland
|TKO (Corner stoppage)
|2
|
|-
|04/08/2004
|Win
|

Mladen Brestovac

Mladen "The Scorpion Sting" Brestovac is a Croatian Super Heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Spartan Gym in Zagreb...

|Heaven or Hell, Prague, Czech Republic
|KO
|
|
|-
|12/06/2003
|Loss
|

Carter Williams

Carter Lee Williams is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, who fights out of Modesto Power in Modesto, California. He is a former North American Muay Thai champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas tournament champion....

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday,December 6, 2003 in front of 67,320 spectators. It was the eleventh K-1 World Grand Prix final involving ten of the world's best fighters...

, Japan
|TKO (Three knockdowns)
|2
|2:50
|-
|10/11/2003
|Win
|

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald (kickboxer)

Michael "The Black Sniper" McDonald is a retired Canadian Heavyweight kickboxer. He is the former three time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion.-Early life:Michael McDonald was born in Birmingham, England...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination, Japan
|KO (Knee strike)
|1
|2:50
|-
|05/30/2003
|Loss
|

Jerrel Venetiaan
|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel, Switzerland
|Decision
|3
|3:00
|-
|05/30/2003
|Win
|

Gary Turner

Gary "Two Horns" Turner is an English professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fought in the Cage Rage and K-1 promotions. Turner was the K-1 UK Grand Prix champion in 2003 and 2004...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel, Switzerland
|Decision
|3
|3:00
|-
|05/30/2003
|Win
|

Donovan Luff
|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel, Switzerland
|TKO
|1
|
|-
|03/30/2003
|Loss
|

Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama, Japan
|TKO (Corner stoppage)
|3
|1:29
|-
|01/11/2003
|Win
|

Satari
|A Night to Remember, Hilversum, Netherlands
|TKO (Low kicks)
|2
|
|-
|05/25/2002
|Loss
|

Alexey Ignashov

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris, France
|KO (Kicks)
|5
|2:12
|-
|07/20/2001
|Loss
|

Lloyd van Dams

Lloyd "The Tornado" van Dams is a Dutch–Surinamese super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former Dutch, European and World Muay Thai champion. In 2006 Lloyd opened his own gym, Fight Club Van Dams in Utrecht, Netherlands...

|K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, Japan
|Decision
|3
|3:00
|-
|09/01/2000
|Loss
|

Drazo Orduri
|K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000, Zagreb, Croatia
|KO (Punch)
|1
|
|-
|06/03/2000
|Win
|

Reinhard Ulz
|K-1 Fight Night 2000, Zurich, Switzerland
|KO
|2
|
|-

External links

Profile at K-1
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K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
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