Ran Nakash

Ran Nakash
Ran Nakash
Born	July 3, 1978 (age 46); Haifa, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Other names	Sweet Dreams
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	178 cm (70 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	26
Wins by KO	18
Losses	1

Ran Nakash (born 1978, Haifa) is an Israeli cruiserweight boxer. He is currently Chief Commander and Head Instructor of the Israel Defense Forces Krav Maga Instructional Division^[2] and holds a professional boxing record of 26 wins with 18 by knockout and one loss.^[3] He scored his latest victory on January 21, 2012 defeating Derek Bryant by unanimous decision.^[4] His only loss to date occurred on April 2, 2011 against WBO Cruiserweight champion Marco Huck.^[3] Despite accepting the fight on short notice as a late replacement for Giacobbe Fragomeni, Nakash fought a competitive fight, pressing his opponent throughout the 12-round bout, though Huck was ultimately awarded the victory on points.^{[citation needed]}

Nakash was featured on the Discovery Channel’s Fight Quest where he demonstrated the techniques of the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.^[5]

Professional boxing record

26 Wins (18 knockouts, 8 decisions) 1 Loss (1 decision) [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	26–1	Derek Bryant	UD	8	January 21, 2012	Roseland Ballroom, New York City	80–72, 80–72, 80–72.
Loss	25–1	Marco Huck	UD	12	02/04/2011	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia	WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 110–118, 112–116, 110–118.
Win	25–0	Victor Barragan	UD	10	July 14, 2010	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	96–94, 97–93, 99–91.
Win	24–0	Danny Sheehan	TKO	3	April 29, 2010	Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv
Win	23–0	Richard Stewart	TKO	7	03/04/2010	Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the seventh round.
Win	22–0	Attila Makula	KO	2	January 18, 2010	Hangar 11, Tel Aviv
Win	21–0	Gary Gomez	UD	8	02/10/2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	79–73, 78–74, 79–74.
Win	20–0	Yavor Marinchev	PTS	10	August 8, 2009	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	19–0	William "The Storm" Bailey	TKO	4	11/07/2009	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the fourth round.
Win	18–0	Dave Brunelli	TKO	7	03/04/2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the seventh round.
Win	17–0	Ryan Carrol	KO	2	06/02/2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	16–0	Harvey Jolly	TKO	7	05/12/2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the seventh round.
Win	15–0	Larry Robinson	TKO	1	12/09/2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the first round.
Win	14–0	Martin Haag	TKO	4	July 20, 2008	Bulldog Open Air Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the fourth round.
Win	13–0	James Porter	TKO	2	June 6, 2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the second round.
Win	12–0	Asmir Vojnovic	TKO	7	01/03/2008	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	11–0	Ray Ruiz	TKO	2	08/02/2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the second round.
Win	10–0	Ibrahim Hariri	KO	?	October 27, 2007	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	9–0	Samuel Lee Brown	UD	4	07/09/2007	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	40–36, 40–36, 39–37.
Win	8–0	Machmud Hashb	KO	2	April 28, 2007	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	7–0	Robert Murray	UD	4	09/02/2007	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	6–0	Machmud Hashb	TKO	1	January 31, 2007	CMA Gym, Tel Aviv	Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Win	5–0	Georgi Buhov	PTS	4	06/01/2007	Sofia
Win	4–0	Elia Ivanov	TKO	2	November 25, 2006	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	3–0	Gary Lavender	UD	4	October 13, 2006	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	40–35, 39–36, 40–35.
Win	2–0	Muhamad Taya	TKO	2	June 30, 2006	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	1–0	Elia Ivanov	TKO	3	June 18, 2006	CMA Gym, Tel Aviv

References

^ "Ran "Sweet Dreams" Nakash". JGrit.
^ Corey Erdman (January 18, 2012). "Ran Nakash: The World's Deadliest Boxer". The Ring.
^ ^a ^b "Huck retains WBO Cruiserweight title". USA Today via AP. April 2, 2011.
^ "FightNights". FightNights. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
^ "Discovery". Dsc.discovery.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[JGrit-1] "Ran "Sweet Dreams" Nakash". JGrit.

[Erdman-2] Corey Erdman (January 18, 2012). "Ran Nakash: The World's Deadliest Boxer". The Ring.

[USA-3] "Huck retains WBO Cruiserweight title". USA Today via AP. April 2, 2011.

[4] "FightNights". FightNights. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

[5] "Discovery". Dsc.discovery.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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