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Petr Vondráček

Czech kickboxer (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Petr Vondráček (born 18 May 1977) is a heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKA World Champion.[1]

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Biography

Vondráček began martial arts at the age of 14. At the instigation of his mother, he entered a school of Shotokan Karate. Then he went to Kickboxing-Full Contact training. In amateur kickboxing, he won many battles. He later became five-time champion of the Czech Republic, European Champion and World Champion in Full Contact.

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Kickboxing

In 1999, he became vice World Kickboxing Association (WKA) World Champion, he met another Czech Dan Waciakowski but lost on points in this fight. Vondráček was chosen to be part of the eight fighters K-1 tournament taking place in Prague but due to a foot injury, could not take part.

In 2002, he was invited to Italy to participate in the qualifying tournament for the K-1. He made a sensational performance, winning his three fights by knockout in the tournament. This performance earned him the attention of the Japanese organizers and participated in several prestigious K-1 Grand Prix. At a good time, a sad chapter in his career occurred, Petr Vondracek spent several months in prison. On his return he never found his true level and remained long without a coach. Since 2004 he has struggled to return to form.

He beat Radu Spinghel on 10 November 2012 in Craiova, Romania in a non-tournament at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.[2]

Lethwei

On 14 December 2019, Vondráček faced Slovak MMA fighter Samuel "Pirát" Krištofič under Lethwei rules in the Eurovia Arena in Bratislava. The match was declared a draw under traditional KO to win rules.[3] His opponent Krištofič broke both his hands during the match.[4]

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Titles

  • 2018 WASO K-1 World Champion Title +100 kg
  • 2017 WKN International Super Heavyweight Champion +96.6 kg.
  • 2016 WAKO Pro World K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion +94,1 kg.[5]
  • 2014 WAKO Pro World K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion +94,2 kg.[6]
  • 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Italy
  • 2000 W.K.A. World Champion from Czech Republic
  • 2000 Czech Open International Kickboxing Tournament Champion
  • 1999 W.K.A. Vice-World Champion in Full Contact from Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1996 Vienna Open International Kickboxing Tournament Champion
  • 5 times Czech Republic Champion

Kickboxing record

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Lethwei record

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