Ertugrul Bayrak

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
Born (1992-06-17) June 17, 1992
Zeist, The 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 Kick, 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

Early career

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

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

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
17 Wins (5 (T)KO's), 10 Losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-03-11LossGhana Michael BoapeahGlory 84Rotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-03-19LossTurkey Serkan OzcaglayanGlory 80Hasselt, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-12-21LossBrazil Alex PereiraGlory Collision 2Arnhem, NetherlandsKO (Left Hook)13:00
For the Glory Middleweight Championship
2019-03-09WinGermany Jakob StybenGlory 64: StrasbourgStrasbourg, FranceDecision (Split)33:00
2018-12-08WinSuriname Donovan WisseGlory 62: RotterdamRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Split)33:00
2018-05-18LossEstonia Maxim VorovskiNumber One Fight ShowTallinn, EstoniaKO (Right hook)31:30
2018-03-25WinNetherlands Dennis IpemaWorld Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament, FinalAlmere, NetherlandsDecision33:00
Wins the WFL -86kg 2018 title.
2018-03-25WinMorocco Badr FerdaousWorld Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament, Semi FinalAlmere, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2017-08-05WinMorocco Aziz El FelakKing Mohammed Grand PrixTangier, MoroccoTKO (injury)11:39
2017-04-23WinNetherlands Darryl SichtmanWorld Fighting League, FinalAlmere, NetherlandsDecision33:00
Wins the WFL -86kg 2017 title.
2017-04-23WinNetherlands Errol KoningWorld Fighting League, Semi FinalAlmere, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2016-10-15WinChina Guo QiangRise of Heroes 2Zhangshu, ChinaKO (Right cross)1
2016-04-03WinNetherlands Clyde BrunswijkWorld Fighting LeagueAlmere, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2016-02-27WinMorocco Khalid El BakouriENFUSIONEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2016-01-23LossNetherlands Ibrahim El BoustatiSportmani Events VIII - The Ultimate BattlesAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2015-11-28WinNetherlands Dennis KoeimanA1 World Combat CupEindhoven, NetherlandsTKO (lowkicks)2
2015-10-18WinMorocco Reda ZaidiWorld Fighting LeagueHoofddorp, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2015-05-16LossMorocco Ibrahim El BouniA1 World Combat Cup, FinalEindhoven, NetherlandsKO13:00
For the A1 WCC 86kg Tournament title.
2015-05-16WinArmenia Sahak ParparyanA1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals [18]Eindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2015-05-16WinNetherlands Errol KoningA1 World Combat Cup, Quarter FinalsEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision43:00
2015-03-21WinGermany Sergej BraunNight of the Champions 3Frankfurt, GermanyDecision33:00
2014-09-27LossMorocco Boubaker El BakouriA1 World Combat CupEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2014-05-17LossNetherlands Hicham El GaouiA1 World Combat Cup[19]Eindhoven, NetherlandsTKO
2014-02-15LossGermany Sergej BraunPhoenix EventsFrankfurt, GermanyDecision33:00
2013-09-28WinNetherlands Martin ReemeijerA1 World Combat CupEindhoven, NetherlandsTKO23:00
2013-05-11WinNetherlands Rick de KruijfEnfusion Fighting RookiesEindhoven, NetherlandsTKO2
2012-11-02LossNetherlands Geronimo de GrootRINGS HollandAmersfoort, NetherlandsDecision3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
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  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.
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