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Iraj Azizpour

Iranian heavyweight kickboxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Iraj Azizpour (Persian: ایرج عزیزپور) is an Iranian heavyweight kickboxer. He is the former Kunlun Fight heavyweight kickboxing champion,[3] and was ranked among the top 10 kickboxers in the world in 2018 by Liver Kick,[4] as well as being ranked in the top ten by Combat Press between March 2018[5] and March 2019.[6] Azizpour is currently ranked as the number 8th Heavyweight in the world by Combat Press [7]

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Kickboxing career

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In 2017 he participated in the International Federation of Muaythai Associations Amateur Championships. He won a silver medal, and was voted the Best Male Prospect in Muay Thai.[8]

Kunlun Fight

Iraj Azizpour participated in the Kunlun Fight 2017 heavyweight tournament. In the quarter final round he faced Ye Xiang.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] He faced Asihati in the semifinals[11] and won the fight in the second round, by way of KO. Advancing to the finals he fought Roman Kryklia for 2017 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight Tournament title. Iraj won a majority decision.[3][12]

He next fought Olivier Thompson under the MAS Fights banner.[13] Iraj won the fight by TKO, earning a $40,000 finish bonus as well.[14]

In the 2019 Kunlun Fight 8-man Heavyweight Tournament, Azizpour lost in the quarterfinals to Brazilian Haime Morais. However due to an injury Morais was unable to fight in the semifinals and Azizpour advanced to the semifinals as his replacement, where he defeated the Chinese fighter Asihati. Azizpour lost in the finals to Roman Kryklia.[15][16]

Iraj Azizpour was next scheduled to fight for the interim FEA Heavyweight title against Pavel Zhuravlev.[17] Azizpour was replaced by Mehmet Ozer.[18]

ONE Championship

On October 15, 2021, it was announced that Azizpour was scheduled to face Roman Kryklia in a trilogy fight for the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29, 2021.[19] After Kryklia withdrew from the fight due to a medical issue, Azizpour faced Anderson Silva in a non-title fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

Azizpour was booked to face the 2012 K-1 Grand Prix runner-up Ismael Londt at ONE: Lights Out on March 11, 2022.[21] After weathering an early storm in the first storm, Azizpour won the fight by second-round knockout.[22]

ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix

Azizpour faced Bruno Chaves in the semifinals of the ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix at ONE 161 on September 29, 2022.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]

Azizpour faced Roman Kryklia in the ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix finals, which were held at ONE 163 on November 18, 2022. It was the third time that the pair faced each other, with each holding a win over the other.[25] Despite knocking Kyrklia down in the first round, he lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[26]

Azizpour faced Rade Opačić at ONE 165 on January 28, 2024.[27] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[28]

Azizpour faced Georgios Biniaris at Senshi 21 on April 20, 2024. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[29]

Glory

Azizpour takes part in the Glory 99 “Heavyweight Last Man Standing Tournament” where 32 heavyweight fighters compete on April 5, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[30]

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Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

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  • Siege of Abadan
    • 2017 Super heavyweight Tournament Winner[33]
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