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Stoyan Koprivlenski

Bulgarian professional kickboxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Stoyan Koprivlenski (born 21 June 1994) is a Bulgarian kickboxer, fighting out of Oostzaan, Netherlands. He currently competes in the -70kg divisions of Glory[2] and K-1, where he is the 2024 K-1 World MAX Championship Tournament Final Champion. As of December 12, 2021, he is #1 in the official Glory lightweight rankings.[3]

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As of September 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the 10th best lightweight kickboxer in the world.[4]

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Kickboxing career

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GLORY

Koprivlenski was scheduled to make his Glory debut against Kevin Hessling at Glory 45: Amsterdam on September 30, 2017. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[5]

Koprivlenski participated in the Glory lightweight contender tournament, held at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017.[6] He was scheduled to face Maykol Yurk in the tournament semifinals. Koprivlenski beat Yurk by a first-round knockout. Advancing to the tournament finals, Koprivlenski faced Tyjani Beztati. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Josh Jauncey at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018. He lost the fight by split decision. The bout was later nominated as the 2018 "Fight of the Year".[8]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Anil Cabri at Glory 59: Amsterdam on September 29, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to fight a rematch with Tyjani Beztati at Glory 62: Rotterdam on December 8, 2018.[10] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Mohammed Jaraya at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019. He beat Jaraya by a third-round technical knockout.[12]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Josh Jauncey for the second time in his career at Glory 73: Shenzhen on December 7, 2019.[13] He lost the fight by split decision.[14]

The COVID-19 pandemic forced Koprivlenski to seek fights outside of Glory, as the organization was unable to consistently hold events.. He was scheduled to face Cristian Milea at The Spirit of Bulgaria on October 3, 2020.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Artur Zakirko at Max Fight 46 on August 2, 2021.[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to challenge Sorin Căliniuc for the Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Championship at Colosseum Tournament 27 on September 20, 2021.[19] He lost the closely contested fight by split decision.[20]

Korpivlenski was scheduled to face Bruno Gazani at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.[21] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all five judges awarding him a 30-27 scorecard.[22]

Korpivlenski was expected to face the Fair Fight title holder Mamuka Usubyan, and then his replacement Amir Abdullahhad at Fair Fight XVI on February 12, 2022. Abdullahhad later withdrew from the bout, and was replaced by Dzianis Zuev who took the fight on short notice.[23][24]

Korpivlenski faced Guerric Billet at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuy 2 on August 20, 2022.[25] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Koprivlenski challenged Tyjani Beztati for the Glory Lightweight Championship at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He lost the fight by split decision.[27]

Koprivlenski faced Kaito Ono at RISE WORLD SERIES / Glory Rivals 4 on December 25, 2022.[28] He lost the fight by split decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 30–29 for Kaito, while the third judge scored it 30–29 for Koprivlenski.[29]

Koprivlenski was booked to face Sorin Căliniuc at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023.[30] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after knocking Căliniuc down with a head kick in the second round.[31]

K-1

On February 8, 2024, it was announced that Koprivlenski would be one of sixteen participants of the K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round event where he would face Kacper Muszyński on March 20, 2024.[32] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Koprivlenski faced Buakaw Banchamek in the 2024 K-1 World MAX Championship quarterfinal at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final on July 7, 2024, as a replacement for Ouyang Feng, who withdrew from the competition due to a rib injury.[34] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[35] Koprivlenski overcame Dengue Silva by unanimous decision in the semifinals and faced Viktor Akimov in the finals of the one-day tournament. He captured the tournament title by a first-round knockout.[36][37]

Koprivlenski faced the Krush Super Welterweight champion Jinku Oda in a non-title bout at K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka on October 5, 2024.[38] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[39]

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Championships and accomplishments

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  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2014 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Bilbao, Spain K-1 -71kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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