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Ertuğrul Bayrak

Ertuğrul Bayrak

Dutch-Turkish kickboxer


Ertuğrul Bayrak (born June 17, 1992) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently signed with Glory, where he is the #1 ranked middleweight.[1]

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He is ranked as the sixth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kickboxing, as of October 2022.[2] He was ranked in the Combat Press middleweight top ten between March 2019 and July 2021.[3][4]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Bayrak made his professional debut against Geronimo de Groot at RINGS Holland in November 2011. He lost the fight by decision. May 2015, Bayrak participated in the 2015 A1 World Combat Cup Middleweight tournament. He beat Errol Koning and Sahak Parparyan by decision in the quarter and semifinals, before facing Ibrahim El Bouni in the finals. El Bouni won the fight by a first-round knockout.[5]

Following this tournament, Bayrak went on a more successful run, amassing five victories in six fights, before taking part in the 2017 WFL Middleweight tournament. He beat Errol Koning by decision in the semifinals, and Darryl Sichtman by decision in the final bout.[6] After knocking out Aziz El Felak in August 2018, Bayrak entered the 2018 WFL Wildcard Middleweight tournament. He won decisions against Badr Ferdous in the semifinals and Dennis Ipema in the finals to win the tournament.[7] His eight fight winning streak was snapped at Number One Fight Show, when he lost a decision to Maxim Vorovski.[8]

GLORY

Bayrak made his promotional debut at Glory 62: Rotterdam against Donovan Wisse. He won the fight by split decision.[9] He next faced Jakob Styben at Glory 64: Strasbourg, and once again won a split decision.[10] These two victories earned him the chance to fight Alex Pereira at Glory Collision 2 for the Glory Middleweight title. Pereira won the fight by a first-round knockout.[11]

Bayrak was booked to face the #4 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022, following a 27 month absence from the sport.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Bayrak faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Titles and accomplishments

  • A1 World Combat Cup
    • 2015 A1 WCC 86 kg Tournament Runner-up
  • World Fighting League
    • 2017 WFL -86 kg Champion[16]
    • 2018 WFL -86 kg Champion[17]

Kickboxing record

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See also


References

  1. "Ertuğrul Bayrak". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. "Fotoverslag WFL: 86 KG Tournament". mixfight.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "Ertuğrul Bayrak'tan Büyük Başarı!". fightclub.com.tr. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "Schwacher Start kostet Styben den Sieg". saarbruecker-zeitung.de. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. Aantjes, Jordi (7 March 2023). "Ertuğrul Bayrak: 'Ervaring gaat mij de winst brengen op Glory 84'". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. "Fotoverslag WFL: 86 KG Tournament". Mixfight - European Fight Network.
  9. "Uitslagen A1 World Combat Cup Platinum". May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  10. "Uitslagen A1 World Combat Cup Gold Edition". May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.

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