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Cristian Bosch
Argentinian kickboxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cristian Bosch is an Argentinian kickboxer. He is the former WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Champion and WKN Cruiserweight World Champion.[1][2]
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Early life
Bosh started training martial arts the age of 15. He also worked as a security guard.[3]
Career
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On April 2, 2011, Bosch defeated Raúl Romero by knockout by a right cross in the first round after 20 seconds in Mexico City.[1][4][5] Bosh captured the vacant WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Championship.[6][3]
In 2012, Bosch was scheduled to fight Igor Jurković for the WBC Muaythai championship, but the fight didn't materialize because Jurković was also scheduled to fight in the Glory summer tournament in Ukraine. In an interview, Jurković said that he was sorry he couldn't fight for the belt.[7]
On June 9, 2012, Bosch fought Fabiano Aoki, who was replacing Igor Jurković as challenger for the WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Championship.[8] Aoki dominated the fight and knocked out Bosch in the 2nd round via jumping right knee.[9] The bane of the event was Singha Battle For The Belts event and was held at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.[10][11][12]
On August 4, 2013, Bosch attempted to defend his WKN Cruiserweight Championship against French kickboxer Corentin Jallon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13][14][15] The first round started well as Jallon received some heavy damage from the champion, resulting in two standing 8 counts.[16] In the third round, Jallon landed an elbow on Bosch's face, and won the match via knockout.[17][18][19]
On December 19, 2014, in the main event, the Brazilian Alessandro Benacci and Bosch for WKN World cruiserweight title under Oriental rules kickboxing. The event was aired live on FOX Sports Latin America, followed by the delayed broadcast throughout Europe by SFR Sport 5.[20] Bosch knocked out Benacci to take WKN Cruiserweight World title.[21]
In 2016, Bosch was ranked #7 in world in the WBC Muaythai Heavyweight rankings.[22]
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Personal life
Bosch is now retired and teaches seminars.[23][24] He is the head coach at Dojo Serpiente in Argentina and he is the World Kickboxing Network Continental Director for Latin America.[2][25][26][27]
Championships and accomplishments
- WBC Muaythai
WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Championship[28]
- World Kickboxing Network
- WKN Cruiserweight World Championship
- WKN Heavyweight World Championship
- WKN South American Title
- WKN K-1 Argentina Champion
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Mixed martial arts record
References
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