Igor Liubchenko

Igor Liubchenko (born March 16, 1991) is a Ukrainian Muay Thai fighter. He is one of the most successful amateur Muay Thai athletes of all time.^[1]

Igor Liubchenko
Born	(1991-03-16) March 16, 1991 (age 34) Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Odesa, Ukraine
Team	Captain Muay Thai

Biography and career

Liubchenko started Muay Thai training at the age of 12, he holds a Master of Sports of Ukraine in Thai boxing.^[2]

Igor Liubchenko faced Hiroya at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter in Khon Kaen, Thailand on December 10, 2013. He was defeated by second round knockout via high kick.^[3]

On April 28, 2017, Liubchenko took part in the EM Legend Kickboxing World Tournament in the 63 kg division. He defeated Meng Kang from China by technical knockout in the semi-final and was defeated by knockout in the final against Anvar Boynazarov.^[4]

On September 30, 2017, Liubchenko faced Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym at All-Star Fight 2. He lost the fight by decision.^[5][6]

On May 6, 2018, Liubchenko entered the 8-man Real Hero tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. He defeated three opponents in one night all by knockout to capture the tournament title.^[7]

On March 9, 2019, Liubchenko faced Superbank Mor Ratanabandit at All Star Fight: World Soldier. He lost the fight by decision.^[8]

On October 16, 2021, Liubchenko travelled to Hungary to face Spéth Norbert. He lost the fight by decision after three rounds.^[9]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

• 2015 WMC King's Birthday Tournament Runner-up^[10]
• 2018 Real Hero Muay Thai 63 kg Tournament Winner

Amateur

• International Federation of Muaythai Associations
  • 2008 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
  • 2009 IFMA World Championships −57 kg
  • 2010 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
  • 2011 IFMA World Championships −60 kg ^[11]
  • 2011 IFMA European Championships −60 kg
  • 2012 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg
  • 2012 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg
  • 2014 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[12]
  • 2014 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg
  • 2015 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[13]
  • 2016 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[14][15]
  • 2017 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[16]
  • 2018 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[17]
  • 2019 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[18]
  • 2022 IFMA European Championships −67 kg
  • 2024 IFMA World Championships −67 kg

• World Games
  • 2010 World Games Muay Thai −57 kg
  • 2013 World Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg
  • 2017 World Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg ^[19]
  • 2022 World Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg ^[20]

• European Games
  • 2023 European Games Muay Thai −67 kg
• Arafura Games
  • 2019 Arafura Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg ^[21]

Awards

• 2015 National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Triumph of the Year^[22][23]

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai record

30 Wins, 7 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2021-10-16	Loss	Spéth Norbert	Superfight Series	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	Decision	3	3:00
2019-03-09	Loss	Superbank Mor Ratanabandit	All Star Fight	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2018-12-01	Win	Wang Zhiwei	Wu Lin Feng −67kg World Cup 2018–2019 Group D	Zhengzhou, China	Decision	3	3:00
2018-05-06	Win	Jarwdjew Singnakonkui	Real Hero Tournament, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
Wins Real Hero Muay Thai lightweight Tournament title.
2018-05-06	Win	Batjargal Sundui	Real Hero Tournament, Semi-finals	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
2018-05-06	Win	Limpetch CourageFightTeam	Real Hero Tournament, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
2017-09-30	Loss	Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym	All-Star Fight 2	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2017-04-28	Loss	Anvar Boynazarov	EM Legend, 18 Tournament Final	Chengdu, China	TKO (Punches)	2	0:40
For the EM Legend World −65kg Tournament title.
2017-04-28	Win	Meng Kang	EM Legend, 18 Tournament Semi-final	Chengdu, China	TKO
2017-04-03	Win		SUPER MUAY THAI	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2016-12-03	Win	Lakhin	SUPER MUAY THAI	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2016-10-28	Win		Wu Fight	China	Decision	3	3:00
2015-12-12	Loss	Petchtanong Banchamek	SUPER MUAYTHAI	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
For the IPCC Muay Thai World −67kg title.
2015-12-05	Loss	Fahmai Ansukhumvit	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Pavel Delenic	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Samuel Bark	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Thepabutr Dadpong	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, First Round	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-01-31	Loss	Deng Zeqi	Wu Lin Feng	China	TKO (Left Hook)
2014-09-13	Win	Yokpetch Petchkasem	Topking World Series	Minsk, Belarus	KO	3
2013-12-10	Loss	Hiroya	MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter	Khon Kaen, Thailand	KO (High kick)	2
2013-09-28	Win	Vitalie Matei	KOK World GP 2013	Chișinău, Moldova	Decision	3	3:00
2011-07-02	Win	Sasa Jovanovic	X3 League	Austria	Decision	3	3:00
2009-12-09	Win	Ponchai Sorruengsawat		Ko Samui, Thailand	KO (Uppercut)	1
2009-05-09	Win	Roman Mailov		Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Muay Thai record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-06-07	Loss	Mohammed Mardi	IFMA 2024 World Championships, Semifinals	Patras, Greece	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2024 IFMA World Championships −67 kg Bronze Medal.
2024-06-06	Win	Rachid Hamza	IFMA 2024 World Championships, Quarterfinals	Patras, Greece	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2024-06-04	Win	Francesco Franzosi	IFMA 2024 World Championships, Second Round	Patras, Greece	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2024-06-01	Win	Sakir Bakirov	IFMA 2024 World Championships, First Round	Patras, Greece	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2023-06-27	Win	Oskar Siegert	IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Final	Kraków, Poland	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2023 European Games −67 kg Gold Medal.
2023-06-26	Win	Sven Linus Bylander	IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Semifinal	Kraków, Poland	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2023-06-25	Win	Dimos Asimakopoulos	IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Quarterfinal	Kraków, Poland	RSCS	3
2022-07-17	Win	Weerasak Tharakhajad	IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Final	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Decision (29:29)	3	3:00
Wins 2022 World Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2022-07-16	Win	Joseph Mueller	IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Semi-finals	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2022-07-15	Win	Abil Galiyev	IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Quarter Finals	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Decision (30:26)	3	3:00
2022-02-19	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2022 IFMA European Championships, Semi-final	Istanbul, Turkey	TKO	3
Wins 2022 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg Bronze Medal.
2021-12-11	Loss	Weerasak Tharakhajad	2021 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29:28)	3
Wins 2021 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2021-12-10	Win	Abil Galiyev	2021 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3
2021-12-09	Win	Linus Bylander	2021 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3
2021-12-08	Win	Jose Luis Saenz	2021 IFMA World Championships, Round 2	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2019-07-28	Win	Abdulmalik Mugidinov	2019 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29–28)	3	3:00
Wins 2019 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2019-07-26	Win	Kittiphop Mueangprom	2019 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29–28)	3	3:00
2019-07-25	Win	Serdar Koc	2019 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2019-07-24	Win	Lukáš Mandinec	2019 IFMA World Championships, Second Round	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	1
2019-05-01	Win	Lorenzo Sammartino	2019 Arafura Games, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	3
Wins 2019 Arafura Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2019-04-30	Win	Sung-Sen Huang	2019 Arafura Games, Semi-finals	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	1
2019-04-29	Win	Ryan Jakiri	2019 Arafura Games, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2019-03-16	Win	Vladyslav Yarmak	2019 Ukraine Kickboxing Championship, Final	Odesa, Ukraine	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2019 Ukraine WAKO Kickboxing −67kg title.
2018-05-19	Win	Abdulmalik Mugidinov	2018 IFMA World Championships, Final	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2018 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2018-05-16	Win	Mathias Jonsson	2018 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:26)	3	3:00
2018-05-14	Win	Carlos Henrique Klimacheski	2018 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Cancún, Mexico	TKO	2
2018-05-12	Win	Abil Galiyev	2018 IFMA World Championships, Second Round	Cancún, Mexico	TKO	1
2017-07-30	Win	Ali Zarinfar	2017 World Games, Final	Wroclaw, Poland	Decision (30–27)	3	3:00
Wins 2017 World Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2017-07-29	Win	Ahmad Ondash	2017 World Games, Semi-final	Wroclaw, Poland	TKO
2017-07-28	Win	Abil Galiyev	2017 World Games, Quarter Final	Wroclaw, Poland	TKO
2017-05-10	Loss	Artem Avanesov	2017 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Bronze Medal.
2017-05-07	Win	Oskar Siegert	2017 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Minsk, Belarus	TKO	3
2017-05-05	Win	Nasim Kazem	2017 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals	Minsk, Belarus	TKO	2
2016-11-26	Win	Pavel Valteran	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3
Wins the 2016 IFMA World Cup in Kazan −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2016-11-24	Win	Youssouf Binate	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Semi-final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3
2016-05-28	Win	Vladimir Kuzmin	2016 IFMA World Championships, Final	Jönköping, Sweden	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2016 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2016-05-26	Win	Bakaar Gelenidze	2016 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Jönköping, Sweden	TKO	1
2016-05-24	Win	Jonathan Polosan	2016 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Jönköping, Sweden	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2016-02-07	Win	Dmitry Godlevsky	2016 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Odesa, Ukraine	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2016 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai −63.5 kg title.
2015-08-	Win	Itay Guyer	2015 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2015 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2015-08-	Win	Kaeosikhao Kriangkai	2015 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2015-08-	Win	Dzmitry Filipau	2015 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO
2015-08-	Win	Geerts Dries	2015 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	3
2015-07-	Win	Andrey Perzhanovsky	2015 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Ukraine	TKO	2
Wins 2015 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai −63.5 kg title.
2014-09-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2014 IFMA European Championships, Final	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2014 IFMA European Championship −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2014-09-	Win	Itay Gayer	2014 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
2014-09-	Win	Andrey Khromov	2014 IFMA European Championships, Quarter Finals	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Win	Dmitry Varats	2014 IFMA World Championships, Final	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2014 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2014-05-	Win	Jonathan Polosan	2014 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Win	Boburjon Tagayev	2014 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Win	Suranto Virayo	2014 IFMA World Championships, First Round	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-10-23	Win	Manop Srirupi	2013 World Combat Games, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2013 World Combat Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2013-10-21	Win	Dmitry Varats	2013 World Combat Games, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2013-07-24	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2013 IFMA European Championship	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision	3	3:00
2012-09-13	Loss	Klumya Akephon	2012 IFMA World Championships, Final	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision	3	2:00
Wins 2012 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2012-09-11	Win	Hakeem Dawodu	2012 IFMA World Championships 2012, Semi-finals	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2012-09-10	Win	Firdavsiy Kholmuratov	2012 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Saint Petersburg, Russia
2012-09-08	Win	Jose Maria Quevedo Tapia	2012 IFMA World Championships, First Round	Saint Petersburg, Russia
2012-04-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2012 IFMA European Championships 2012, Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2012 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2012-04-	Win	Garik Kalashyan	2012 IFMA European Championships 2012, Semi-finals	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2012-04-	Win	Cristian Spetcu	2012 IFMA European Championships 2012	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2012-01-29	Win	Nikolay Kyrylov	2012 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Odesa, Ukraine	TKO	1
Wins 2012 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai 63.5 kg title.
2011-09-27	Loss	Wuttichai Meechan	2011 IFMA World Championships, Final	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2011 IFMA World Championships −81kg Silver Medal.
2011-09-25	Win	Abdul Khudoyberdiev	2011 IFMA World Championships 2011, Semi-finals	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	TKO	3
2011-09-23	Win	Masoud Abdolmalek	2011 IFMA World Championships 2011, Quarter Finals	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	3	3:00
2011-04-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2011 IFMA European Championships, Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2011 IFMA European Championships −60kg Silver Medal.
2011-04-	Win	Penafel Volotan	2011 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	4	2:00
2011-02-07	Win	Mikhail Vasilioglo	2011 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Ukraine	Decision
Wins 2011 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai 60kg title.
2010-12-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-12-	Win	Hudoybarbiev	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-09-	Win	Witsanu Chankhunthod	2010 World Combat Games, Final	Beijing, China	Decision
Wins 2010 World Combat Games Muay Thai −57kg Gold Medal.
2010-09-	Win	Wang Kang	2010 World Combat Games, Semi-finals	Beijing, China	Decision
2010-09-	Win	Wong Siu Hang	2010 World Combat Games, Quarter Finals	Beijing, China	KO	2
2010-05-	Win	Murat Antepli	2010 IFMA European Championship, Final	Rome, Italy	TKO	3
Wins 2010 IFMA European Championship −57kg Gold Medal.
2010-05-	Win	Konstantin Nechaev	2010 IFMA European Championship	Rome, Italy	Decision	4	2:00
2010-12-	Loss	Witsanu Chankhutkhon	2009 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-11-	Win	Tural Shafiev	2009 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes