Erhan Deniz
Encyclopedia
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz (born on July 28, 1985 in Pendik
, Istanbul
) is a Turkish
heavyweight
kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym
(Amsterdam
) and Global Gym (Istanbul
). His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull
dogs.
at 10 years old before switching to Muay Thai
. He has been to Thailand
several times with the Turkish national team for season camps.
He first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters, a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye
, Istanbul
on May 25, 2007. He defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-finals and then Eyup Kuscu in the final to become the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey.
He made his debut with the K-1
promotion in August 2007 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong, where he defeated South Korean ssireum
fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part that night. On November 2, 2007, Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was defeated by Brazil's Vitor Miranda
at the quarter-final stage.
On June 11, 2011, he made his It's Showtime
debut against Romanian Daniel Ghiţă
in the main event at BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw
and lost via knockout
in the second round due to a body shot.
, a Turkish world and European champion in several martial arts disciplines. He was her former trainer.
Pendik
Pendik is a district of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Its population is 625.365 and its mayor is Salih Kenan Şahin .-History:...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
) is a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym
Mejiro Gym
Mejiro Gym is a kickboxing gym headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The gym is considered the "birthplace" of Dutch kickboxing.-History:...
(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...
) and Global Gym (Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
). His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull
Pit bull
A Pit bull is any of several breeds of dog in the molosser breed group.Many jurisdictions that restrict pit bulls, including Ontario, Canada,, Miami, Florida, U.S...
dogs.
Career
Deniz began training in boxingBoxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
at 10 years old before switching to 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...
. He has been to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
several times with the Turkish national team for season camps.
He first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters, a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye
Ümraniye
Ümraniye is a very large working class district of Istanbul, Turkey with a population of over 250,000. It became district in 1987 by secession from Üsküdar. Also; Ömerli, Koçullu, Sırapınar and Hüseyinli villages were separated from Beykoz district in same year. Finally, Nişantepe quarter passed...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
on May 25, 2007. He defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-finals and then Eyup Kuscu in the final to become the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey.
He made his debut with the 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...
promotion in August 2007 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong, where he defeated South Korean ssireum
Ssireum
Historically, there have been other terms for "wrestling" in Korean used alongside ssireum, such as gakjeo , gakhui , gakryeok , gakgii , chiuhui , sangbak , jaenggyo ....
fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part that night. On November 2, 2007, Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was defeated by Brazil's Vitor Miranda
Vitor Miranda
Vitor "Vitinho" Miranda is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He's the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey 2007 Super Heavyweight tournament champion.-Biography and career:...
at the quarter-final stage.
On June 11, 2011, he made his It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
debut against Romanian Daniel Ghiţă
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...
in the main event at BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw
BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw
BFN Group Presents: It's Showtime Warsaw was a kickboxing event promoted by the It's Showtime organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in...
and lost via knockout
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...
in the second round due to a body shot.
Personal life
On September 16, 2010, he married to Nurhayat HiçyakmazerNurhayat Hiçyakmazer
Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer , nicknamed "Prenses Zeyna" , is a Turkish female martial artist competing in the boxing, Muay Thai and wushu discipilines...
, a Turkish world and European champion in several martial arts disciplines. He was her former trainer.
Titles
- 2011 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IVSuperKombat World Grand Prix IVSuperKombat World Grand Prix IV was a kickboxing event promoted by SuperKombat which took place on October 15, 2011 at Sala Polivalentă in Piatra Neamţ, Romania...
champion - 2011 I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships in Antalya, Turkey
+91 kg - 2007 Pro Tournament Ring Masters champion
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