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Grégory Tony

Grégory Tony

French boxer


Grégory Tony (born 27 May 1978) is a French heavyweight kickboxer and professional boxer[1] fighting out of Paris. He is three time French kickboxing champion, three time French muaythai champion, one time French boxing champion, two time European kickboxing champion, one time Intercontinental muaythai champion and two time muaythai world champion.[2][3]

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Biography and career

On April 7, 2012 he faced Igor Mihaljevic for vacant W.A.K.O. Pro heavyweight title, he won the title by knockout in fourth round with numerous low kicks.[4]

He faced Igor Jurkovic at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium[5] and lost via TKO due to body shots in the second round.[6]

As the W.K.N. World K-1 Rules Super-Heavyweight title bout in Draguignan, France on June 14, 2014 against Alex Rossi was canceled due to heavy rain floods,[7] Gregory fought for the W.K.N. World Title but against Dmytro Bezus on October 18, 2014.[8] Beating Bezus on points he became first W.K.N. super-heavyweight K-1 rules champion of the world.[9][10] On 13 December 2014 in Dombasle, France he defended his W.K.N. title by KO win in Round 2 against Serbian Milan Dasic.[11] On March 26, 2016 in Guadeloupe, Caribbean, he will be fighting Jiri Stariat from Czech Republic in his second W.K.N. title defense.[12]

Tony fought Bob Sapp in the main event at Fight Night Saint Tropez on August 4, 2017 and won by TKO in the first round.[13]

Titles

Kickboxing

Muaythai

Professional boxing

  • 2009 French Boxing champion
  • 2008 French Boxing Heavyweight Tournament champion

Fight record

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See also


References

  1. "Boxing - Gregory TONY". boxrec.com/. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  2. "Profile - Gregory TONY". fr.muaythaitv.com/. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  3. The Independent Richard Towers: How the kidnapper turned knockout king Jun 10, 2012 "He will meet the Frenchman Grégory Tony. Moreover, the massive ex-con who is now billed as "The Inferno" has turned his life around totally, ..."
  4. "T.GREGORY (FRANCE) NEW LK WORLD CHAMPION Kg +94,200". wakopro.org. April 11, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  5. "Kickboxing Results from Paris & Mallorca (Video)". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  6. "Grégory Tony prend le titre WKN". Archived from the original on 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  7. "Greg Tony Faces 'Mountain' from Czech Republic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  8. Iskenderov, Parviz (July 4, 2017). "Gregory Tony vs Bob Sapp headlines kickboxing gala Fight Night Saint Tropez". Fightmag. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  9. "WKN France: Gregory Tony Set For Three International Kickboxing Clashes". worldkickboxingnetwork.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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