Ertuğrul Bayrak

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Ertuğrul Bayrak (born June 17, 1992) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently signed with Glory, where he is the #1 ranked middleweight.[1]

Ertuğrul Bayrak
BornErtuğrul Bayrak
(1992-06-17) June 17, 1992 (age 32)
Zeist, Netherlands
NationalityTurkish, Dutch
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofAmersfoort, Netherlands
TeamEl Otmani gym
TrainerNourdin El Otmani
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total27
Wins17
By knockout5
Losses10
By knockout4
Draws0

He is ranked as the sixth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kickboxing, as of October 2022.[2] He was ranked in the Combat Press middleweight top ten between March 2019 and July 2021.[3][4]

Kickboxing career

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Early career

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Bayrak made his professional debut against Geronimo de Groot at RINGS Holland in November 2011. He lost the fight by decision. May 2015, Bayrak participated in the 2015 A1 World Combat Cup Middleweight tournament. He beat Errol Koning and Sahak Parparyan by decision in the quarter and semifinals, before facing Ibrahim El Bouni in the finals. El Bouni won the fight by a first-round knockout.[5]

Following this tournament, Bayrak went on a more successful run, amassing five victories in six fights, before taking part in the 2017 WFL Middleweight tournament. He beat Errol Koning by decision in the semifinals, and Darryl Sichtman by decision in the final bout.[6] After knocking out Aziz El Felak in August 2018, Bayrak entered the 2018 WFL Wildcard Middleweight tournament. He won decisions against Badr Ferdous in the semifinals and Dennis Ipema in the finals to win the tournament.[7] His eight fight winning streak was snapped at Number One Fight Show, when he lost a decision to Maxim Vorovski.[8]

GLORY

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Bayrak made his promotional debut at Glory 62: Rotterdam against Donovan Wisse. He won the fight by split decision.[9] He next faced Jakob Styben at Glory 64: Strasbourg, and once again won a split decision.[10] These two victories earned him the chance to fight Alex Pereira at Glory Collision 2 for the Glory Middleweight title. Pereira won the fight by a first-round knockout.[11]

Bayrak was booked to face the #4 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022, following a 27 month absence from the sport.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Bayrak faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Titles and accomplishments

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  • A1 World Combat Cup
    • 2015 A1 WCC 86 kg Tournament Runner-up
  • World Fighting League
    • 2017 WFL -86 kg Tournament Winner[16]
    • 2018 WFL -86 kg Tournament Winner[17]

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
17 Wins (5 (T)KO's), 10 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-03-11 Loss   Michael Boapeah Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-03-19 Loss   Serkan Ozcaglayan Glory 80 Hasselt, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-21 Loss   Alex Pereira Glory Collision 2 Arnhem, Netherlands KO (Left Hook) 1 3:00
For the Glory Middleweight Championship
2019-03-09 Win   Jakob Styben Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-12-08 Win   Donovan Wisse Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-05-18 Loss   Maxim Vorovski Number One Fight Show Tallinn, Estonia KO (Right hook) 3 1:30
2018-03-25 Win   Dennis Ipema World Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament, Final Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Wins the WFL -86kg 2018 title.
2018-03-25 Win   Badr Ferdaous World Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament, Semi Final Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2017-08-05 Win   Aziz El Felak King Mohammed Grand Prix Tangier, Morocco TKO (injury) 1 1:39
2017-04-23 Win   Darryl Sichtman World Fighting League, Final Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Wins the WFL -86kg 2017 title.
2017-04-23 Win   Errol Koning World Fighting League, Semi Final Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-10-15 Win   Guo Qiang Rise of Heroes 2 Zhangshu, China KO (Right cross) 1
2016-04-03 Win   Clyde Brunswijk World Fighting League Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-02-27 Win   Khalid El Bakouri ENFUSION Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-01-23 Loss   Ibrahim El Boustati Sportmani Events VIII - The Ultimate Battles Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-11-28 Win   Dennis Koeiman A1 World Combat Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO (lowkicks) 2
2015-10-18 Win   Reda Zaidi World Fighting League Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-16 Loss   Ibrahim El Bouni A1 World Combat Cup, Final Eindhoven, Netherlands KO 1 3:00
For the A1 WCC 86kg Tournament title.
2015-05-16 Win   Sahak Parparyan A1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals [18] Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-16 Win   Errol Koning A1 World Combat Cup, Quarter Finals Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 4 3:00
2015-03-21 Win   Sergej Braun Night of the Champions 3 Frankfurt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2014-09-27 Loss   Boubaker El Bakouri A1 World Combat Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-05-17 Loss   Hicham El Gaoui A1 World Combat Cup[19] Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO
2014-02-15 Loss   Sergej Braun Phoenix Events Frankfurt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2013-09-28 Win   Martin Reemeijer A1 World Combat Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO 2 3:00
2013-05-11 Win   Rick de Kruijf Enfusion Fighting Rookies Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO 2
2012-11-02 Loss   Geronimo de Groot RINGS Holland Amersfoort, Netherlands Decision 3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ertuğrul Bayrak". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ Strobel, Kevin (1 October 2022). "Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ibrahim El Bouni osvojio WFL-ov turnir i ušao u četvrtfinale turnira teškaša". croring.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Fotoverslag WFL: 86 KG Tournament". mixfight.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Ertuğrul Bayrak'tan Büyük Başarı!". fightclub.com.tr. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Results for Number One Fight Show "Season 9" from Tallinn, Estonia 18.05.2018". fightbox.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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  10. ^ "Schwacher Start kostet Styben den Sieg". saarbruecker-zeitung.de. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. ^ "El campeón peso medio y peso semi-completo de Glory: Alex Pereira defenderá su cinturón contra Ertuğrul Bayrak en el marco de Glory Collision 2". patadaalta.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Haagse kickbokser Ozcaglayan vecht tijdens Glory 80: 'Weer een knock-out in de eerste ronde'". omroepwest.nl. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ "'Den Haag Hooligans!' Haagse favoriet Ozcaglayan neemt wereldtitel middengewicht van Bayrak over". sportnieuws.nl. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  14. ^ Aantjes, Jordi (7 March 2023). "Ertuğrul Bayrak: 'Ervaring gaat mij de winst brengen op Glory 84'". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Emotionele Boapeah na overwinning: 'Toen ik in zijn graf keek, beloofde ik hem iets'". rtl.nl. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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  17. ^ "World Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament - Fight results". March 25, 2018.
  18. ^ "Uitslagen A1 World Combat Cup Platinum". May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Uitslagen A1 World Combat Cup Gold Edition". May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.