Alexey Ignashov

Alexey "Red Scorpion" Ignashov (born January 18, 1978) is a Super Heavyweight Belarusian kickboxer.

Biography

He is best known for his knee strikes, notably used to score knockout wins over Nicolas Pettas and Carter Williams. Ignashov is considered by his fans to be one of the most talented and technically sound heavyweight kickboxers in the world.

However, he is also considered by many frustratingly inconsistent, occasionally appearing lackluster or inactive in the ring, such as in his K-1 Final quarterfinal match against Peter Aerts in 2003. He suffered a knee injury in a fight against Bjorn Bregy in 2005. Since then, his performance has diminished.

Ignashov was trained in a Muay Thai background with the Chinuk gym in Belarus, but has also branched out and trained in locales such as New Zealand and Japan.

Ignashov is considered to be an exceptionally technical kickboxer. His fans cite his technical style, beautiful knockouts, and calm demeanor in the ring among the reasons they enjoy watching his fights.

MMA Record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event Title	Date	Round	Time
Loss	Shinsuke Nakamura	Submission (Forearm Choke)	K-1 MMA-ROMANEX	05/22/2004	2	1:51
Win	Steve Williams	KO (Knees)	K-1-Beast 2004	03/14/2004	1	0:22
NC	Shinsuke Nakamura	No Contest	K-1-Premium 2003 Dynamite	12/31/2003	3	1:19

Results on K-1 35 Fights 25 Wins 9 Losses 13 KOs

Career

• W.M.C. World Heavyweight Champion (1999)
• W.M.C. World Heavyweight Champion (2000)
• I.S.K.A. World Heavyweight Champion (1999)
• I.S.K.A. World Heavyweight Champion (2000)
• W.P.K.L. European Champion
• K-1 Europe & Russia Elimination-D Champion
• K-1 World GP Nagoya Champion '01

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• K-1
• Muay thai

External links

• Best K-1 Website on the net
• K-1sport.de - Complete Fighters Profile of Alexey Ignashov
• K-1 Official Website (en) Alexey Ignashov profile