Simon Dore

Simon Dore (born 30 July 1969)^[1] is a retired professional kickboxer from Leicester, England. Dore was a former WKN world heavyweight kickboxing champion who fought most of his career under 'full-contact' rules but would also compete under 'free-style' (low kicks) rules and fought twice in K-1.

Simon Dore
Born	(1969-07-30) 30 July 1969 (age 56)
Nationality	English
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Division	Super-cruiserweight Heavyweight Super-heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Leicester, England
Last updated on: 8 April 2020

Biography/Career

Simon Dore began his career fighting under full-contact rules eventually winning the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) pro Commonwealth super-cruiserweight title. On 20 June 1998, Dore upset Brazilian ISKA world champion Eduardo Canuto by split decision in Bangor, Northern Ireland.^{[2] [3]} On 6 February 1999, Dore lost to South African Sheldon Schutzler by decision in a freestyle bout held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This was Dore's first bout under low kick rules.^[4] Shortly afterwards Dore captured the WKN world heavyweight title under low kick rules on 28 April 1999 in a re-match against Eduardo Canuto in Alagoas, Brazil.

On 6 June 1999, Simon Dore fought Hiromi Amada at K-1: Survival '99 in Sapporo, Japan, losing by TKO at 1:55 of round 3. Then on 31 October 1999 in Leicester, England, Simon Dore re-matched Sheldon Schutzler who was now the WKN Intercontinental heavyweight Thai boxing champion. Dore won the bout by unanimous decision after 5 rounds.^[5] Dore had his second K-1 bout on 16 April 2000 at K-1: UK Battle of Britain 2000 in Birmingham, England against UK MMA pioneer Lee Hasdell. Dore lost by KO at 0:30 of round 3.

Ranked No.1 in the world, Dore travelled to Lake Grove, New York on 16 November 2001 to take on the USKBA world super-heavyweight full-contact champion Derek Panza (17-1). This was also for the vacant ISKA world super-heavyweight full-contact title. Dore took Panza the full 12 rounds, losing by decision.^[6] Dore had a shot at the WAKO pro world heavyweight full-contact title when he fought Aziz Katou in Leicester, losing by 8th-round KO.

Kickboxing titles

• WKA British cruiserweight full contact champion
• WAKO pro Commonwealth super-cruiserweight full-contact champion.^[7]
• WKN world heavyweight kickboxing (low kicks) champion.

Kickboxing record (incomplete)

Kickboxing Record

? Wins (? (T)KO's), ? Losses, ? Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
26-10-2003	Win	Cipher Shagaam	Fight Night @ Starlite	Leicester, England	Decision
25-06-2003	Win	Chris Ballard	Extreme Brawl 3	Bracknell, England	DQ	1
11-05-2003	Win	Rob Gledgehill		Leicester, England
03-11-2002	Loss	Aziz Khatou	Kickboxing Heavyweight Explosion	Leicester, England	KO (head kick)	8
For the WAKO pro world heavyweight full-contact title.
05-10-2002	Win	Roger Toone		Guildford, England	Decision
16-11-2001	Loss	Derek Panza	Top Kick Championship Kickboxing	Lake Grove, New York, United States	Decision	12	2:00
For the USKBA & ISKA world super-heavyweight full-contact titles.
23-09-2000	Loss	Stan Longinidis	Greek Fight Night	Kozani, Greece	KO	1
16-04-2000	Loss	Lee Hasdell	K-1: UK Battle of Britain 2000	Birmingham, England	KO (flying knee)	3	0:30
31-10-1999	Win	Sheldon Schutzler	Fright Night	Leicester, England	Decision	5	2:00
06-06-1999	Loss	Hiromi Amada	K-1: Survival '99	Sapporo, Japan	TKO	3	1:55
28-04-1999	Win	Eduardo Canuto	IVC 10	Alagoas, Brazil
Won WKN world heavyweight kickboxing (low kicks) title.
06-02-1999	Loss	Sheldon Schutzler	Championship Kickboxing	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Decision	5	2:00
20-06-1998	Win	Eduardo Canuto	Kickboxing Mania II	Bangor, Northern Ireland	Split decision	5	2:00
00-00-0000	Win	Mack McNulty		Birmingham, England	KO
11-05-1997	Loss	Waine Turner		Dudley, England	Decision	7	2:00
For the WAKO pro British super-cruiserweight full contact title.
00-04-1997	Win	Derek Parsons	WKA World War	Worcester, England	TKO	3
Retained WKA British Cruiserweight full-contact title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers