Pavel Zhuravlev (Ukrainian : Павло Журавльов, Pavlo Zhuravlov ; Russian : Павел Журавлёв; born July 27, 1983) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer and boxer , the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion, 2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg Tournament Champion and 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix Final Semifinalist.[ 1]
Fighting out of Sevastopol Muay Thai, Zhuravlev was ranked in April 2013 the #10 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[ 2]
Biography and career
After winning various tournaments in the WBKF, a Russian kickboxing circuit, Pavel made his K-1 debut on August 2, 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul against Gokhan Saki and won by decision.[ 3]
On December 16, 2010, he took part in the 16-man tournament at KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow and went on to win the Grand Prix by defeating Prince Ali, Evgeny Orlov and Alexey Kudin .
On October 1, 2011, Pavel Zhuravlev advanced to Superkombat World Grand Prix Final in Darmstadt , Germany , joining Sergei Lascenko and Ismael Londt . Zhuravlev won the third event of the series from Brăila , Romania , defeating Ricardo van den Bos and Sebastien van Thielen via unanimous decisions.[ 4]
He faced Saulo Cavalari in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012[ 5] [ 6] and won via unanimous decision.[ 7]
He won a unanimous decision over Freddy Kemayo on November 10, 2012 in Craiova , Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination , which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012.[ 8] [ 9]
He fought Benjamin Adegbuyi in the semi-finals at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22, 2012 in Bucharest and won the fight by KO after 25 seconds. In the final, Zhuravlev rematched Ismael Londt . This time the outcome was reversed as Zhuravlev became champion after extra round unanimous decision.[ 10]
Despite having not qualified for the tournament, Zhuravlev replaced Makoto Uehara to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final on March 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.[ 11] After defeating Cătălin Moroşanu by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, he was eliminated by the eventual winner, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović , by the same margin in the semis.[ 12] [ 13]
He earned first round TKO victory over Luca Panto at Final Fight Championship 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș in Split, Croatia on April 19, 2013.[ 14] [ 15]
He lost to Hesdy Gerges by unanimous decision at Final Fight Championship 6 in Poreč, Croatia on June 14, 2013.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
He won the -93 kg/205 lb tournament at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013.[ 19] After TKOing Sahak Parparyan in round one in the semi-finals, he was set to face Zabit Samedov in the final but Samedov was forced to withdraw due to a cut and was replaced by Agron Preteni . He also beat Preteni by TKO, this time in round two.[ 20] [ 21]
He rematched Benjamin Adegbuyi at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing by third round KO.[ 22]
Zhuravlev was expected to face Tomasz Szczepkowski at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014[ 23] but Szczepkowski withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by fellow Pole Michal Turynski two days before the fight.[ 24] Zhuravlev defeated Turynski via majority decision.[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
Titles
Kickboxing
2016 FFC Light Heavyweight Championship (-95 kg)
2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg tournament champion
2012 K-1 World Grand Prix Final semifinalist
2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament champion
2011 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III champion
2010 KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow champion
2009 W5 (+96 kg) Heavyweight champion.
2009 W5 Grand Prix tournament champion
2009 WBKF European Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
2009 WBKF World Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
2008 WBKF World Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
2008 WBKF European Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
2007 WBKF European Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
2007 Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix champion
2006 SNG Thaiboxing Heavyweight (91 kg) title
2006 WBKF European Cruiserweight (86 kg) title
2005 SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
2004 King's Cup at Bangkok, Thailand champion
Boxing
2012 Bigger’S Better 13 tournament runner up
2010 Bigger’S Better 1 tournament runner up
Record
Kickboxing record
68 Wins (24 (T)KO's, 42 decisions), 10 Losses , 1 Draw
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
2016-02-19
Win
Brian Douwes
FFC22: Athens
Athens, Greece
TKO
3
Wins Vacated FFC Light Heavyweight Championship (-95 kg).
2015-12-19
Win
Nouh Chahboune
KOK World GP 2015 in Moldova [ 28]
Chisinau, Moldova
KO
3
2:59
2015-09-26
Win
Freddy Kemayo
KOK World GP 2015 - Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals
Chisinau, Moldova
KO
3
2:59
2014-11-28
Win
Kryspin Kalski
KOK World GP 2014
Płock, Poland
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2014-09-19
Win
Vladimir Toktasynov
KOK World GP 2014 in Chișinău
Chișinău, Moldova
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2014-04-05
Win
Michał Turyński
Legend 3: Pour Homme
Milan, Italy
Decision (majority)
3
3:00
2013-12-21
Loss
Benjamin Adegbuyi
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final
Galati, Romania
KO (right hook)
3
1:20
2013-11-08
Win
Agron Preteni
Legend 2: Invasion, Final
Moscow, Russia
TKO (left hook)
2
0:46
Wins Legend Fighting Show -93kg tournament title.
2013-11-08
Win
Sahak Parparyan
Legend 2: Invasion, Semi Finals
Moscow, Russia
TKO (punches)
1
2:36
2013-06-14
Loss
Hesdy Gerges
FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak
Poreč, Croatia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2013-05-24
Win
Vinchenzo Renfurm
FFC05: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič
Osijek,Croatia
KO (right hook)
2
0:13
2013-04-18
Win
Luca Panto
FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș
Split, Croatia
TKO (Referee Stoppage, Count)
1
1:30
2013-03-15
Loss
Mirko Filipović
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final , Semi Finals
Zagreb, Croatia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2013-03-15
Win
Cătălin Moroşanu
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final , Quarter Finals
Zagreb, Croatia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2012-12-22
Win
Ismael Londt
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final , Final
Bucharest, Romania
Ext. R Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Wins the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix tournament title.
2012-12-22
Win
Benjamin Adegbuyi
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final , Semi Finals
Bucharest, Romania
KO (Left Hook)
1
0:25
2012-11-10
Win
Freddy Kemayo
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals
Craiova, Romania
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2012-10-14
Win
Saulo Cavalari
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-11-19
Loss
Ismael Londt
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Final 2011, Semi Finals
Darmstadt , Germany
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
2011-10-01
Win
Sebastien van Thielen
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011, Final
Brăila , Romania
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III tournament title.
2011-10-01
Win
Ricardo van den Bos
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011, Semi Finals
Brăila , Romania
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-05-28
Loss
Igor Jurković
United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals
Moscow, Russia
TKO (doctor stoppage)
2
0:20
2010-12-16
Win
Alexey Kudin
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow , final
Odintsovo , Russia
2 Ext. R Decision (Split)
5
3:00
Wins KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow tournament.
2010-12-16
Win
Evgeny Orlov
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow , semi final
Odintsovo , Russia
TKO (Right low kick)
1
0:46
2010-12-16
Win
Prince Ali
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow , quarter final
Odintsovo , Russia
TKO (Referee stoppage/two knockdowns)
2
2:25
2010-09-19
Loss
Nathan Corbett
Domination 5
Perth, Australia
KO (Knee strike)
4
Fight was for vacant World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Muay Thai World title -96kg.
2010-04-17
Draw
Alexei Kudin
Big8 Grand Prix "European Selection"
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision draw
3
3:00
2009-10-31
Win
Mourad Bouzidi
W5 Grand Prix 2009 Ryazan
Ryazan , Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins W5 (+96 kg) World title.
2009-08-02
Win
Gökhan Saki
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul
Seoul, Korea
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-07-11
Win
Mehmet Özer
W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament
Solnechnogorsk , Russia
TKO
3
Wins W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight (-93 kg) tournament title.
2009-07-11
Win
Evgeny Angalevich
W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament
Solnechnogorsk , Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-04-23
Win
Evgeny Angalevich
WBKF Europe Tournament (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF European Heavyweight (-93 kg) tournament title.
2009-04-23
Win
Elvin Abbasov
WBKF Europe Tournament (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-03-26
Win
Konstantin Gluhov
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Retains WBKF World Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title.
2009-03-26
Win
Alexei Kudin
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-01-31
Win
Elvin Abbasov
Tatneft Cup 2009 3rd selection for 1/8 final
Kazan, Russia
TKO
3
2008-12-17
Loss
Konstantin Gluhov
Warrior's Honor-3. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
4
3:00
Fight was for Warrior's Honor-3 tournament title.
2008-12-17
Win
Dmytro Borulko
Warrior's Honor-3. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-12-17
Win
Serhiy Lashchenko
Warrior's Honor-3. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-10-30
Win
Alexei Kudin
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF European Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title.
2008-10-30
Win
Nicolas Wamba
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-05-29
Win
Alexei Kudin
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF World Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title.
2008-05-29
Win
Karim Lyadzissi
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-04-04
Win
Konstantin Gluhov
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-3 Final.
2008-04-04
Win
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st qualification
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2008-04-04
Win
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st qualification
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2008-02-08
Win
Warrior's Honor-2. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Win Warrior's Honor-2 tournament title.
2008-02-08
Win
Warrior's Honor-2. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2008-02-08
Win
Warrior's Honor-2. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2007-12-19
Win
Maksym Neledva
WBKF European Tournament Final(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF European Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2007-11-07
Win
Vladimir Popov
WBKF European Tournament SemiFinal(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-10-12
Win
Ceyhun Safarov
A-1 World Combat Cup
Ankara, Turkey
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-10-03
Win
Vitali Oparin
WBKF European Tournament QuarterFinal(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-05-19
Win
Dzhavatkhan Atakov
Battle of Champions
Moscow, Russia
TKO (Ref. stop/two knockdowns)
3
2007-04-26
Win
Andriy Yembalayev
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, final
Lviv, Ukraine
TKO (Ref. stop)
3
00:30
Wins Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix tournament.
2007-04-26
Win
Andrey Osadchiy
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, semi final
Lviv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-04-26
Win
Olexander Skripka
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, quarter final
Lviv, Ukraine
TKO (highkick)
1
01:55
2007-04-18
Loss
Alexei Kudin
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
2007-02-23
Win
Andriy Yembalayev
Star Ring
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-01-04
Win
Andrei Sen
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
KO
3
2006-12-15
Win
Denys Liadovyi
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
1
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-2 Final.
2006-12-15
Win
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2006-12-15
Win
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2006-08-19
Win
Andriy Yembalayev
Arhat Cup @ Club "Solnyshko"
Evpatoria , Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
4
2006-08-02
Win
Dimitri Antonenko
SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing champion(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
KO
4
Retains SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2006-08-02
Win
Artem Yashnov
SNG Thaiboxing champion(-91 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
TKO
3
Wins SNG Thaiboxing Heavyweight (-91 kg) title.
2006-04-26
Loss
Maksym Neledva
WBKF World Heavyweight (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
TKO
6
Fight was for WBKF World Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2006-03-01
Win
Yevgeni Gubar
WBKF European champion(86 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
TKO
4
Wins WBKF European Cruiserweight (86 kg) title.
2006-02-17
Win
Andriy Kyndrych
Warrior's Honor-1. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision
3
3:00
Fight was for Warrior's Honor-1 tournament title.
2006-02-17
Win
Dmytry Popov
Warrior's Honor-1. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
1
2006-02-17
Win
Stanislav Bilokon
Warrior's Honor-1. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision
3
3:00
2005-12-21
Win
Salim Abakarov
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2005-10-26
Win
Andriy Kyndrych
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2005-07-27
Win
Nikolai Savin
SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing champion(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2005-06-29
Win
Ruslan Baklanov
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
KO
1
2005-05-00
Win
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-1 Final.
2005-05-00
Win
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
2005-05-00
Win
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Boxing record
11 Wins (7 (T)KO's, 4 decisions), 2 Losses
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
2012-07-06
Loss
Mairis Briedis
Monte Caputo, Final
Limassol, Cyprus
Ext.R. Decision (Split)
4
3:00
11-2
Fight was for Bigger's Better 13 tournament.
2012-07-06
Win
Panagiotis Diakos
Monte Caputo, Semifinal
Limassol, Cyprus
TKO (Referee stoppage)
2
11-1
2012-07-06
Win
Kamil Malysz
Monte Caputo, Quarterfinal
Limassol, Cyprus
TKO (Referee stoppage)
1
10-1
2012-04-26
Win
Vitaliy Neveselyy
Sportpalace
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
8
3:00
9-1
2011-04-27
Win
Ihor Pylypenko
Sportpalace
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
5
8-1
2010-05-07
Loss
Mairis Briedis
Pavilion Nicosia, Final
Nicosia, Cyprus
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
7-1
Fight was for Bigger's Better 13 tournament.
2010-05-07
Win
Gbenga Oloukun
Pavilion Nicosia, Semifinal
Nicosia, Cyprus
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
7-0
2010-05-07
Win
Miodrag Petkovic
Pavilion Nicosia, Quarterfinal
Nicosia, Cyprus
TKO
1
1:47
6-0
2009-05-24
Win
Oleh Rohatinov
Sport Club of National University of Shipbuilding
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
6
3:00
5-0
2008-09-05
Win
Andriy Kindrich
State Naval Institute
Sevastopol, Ukraine
Decision (Unanimous)
6
3:00
4-0
2008-06-29
Win
Ivan Bohdanov
Sportpalace Lokomotyv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
4
3-0
2008-04-05
Win
Vladimir Kurtsev
Sportpalace Lokomotyv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
1
2-0
2007-11-15
Win
Ruslan Ivanenko
Sportpalace Lokomotyv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
2
2:24
1-0
Legend : Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes
See also
References
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