Serkan_Ozcaglayan

Serkan Ozcaglayan

Serkan Ozcaglayan

Dutch-Turkish kickboxer

Serkan Özçağlayan (born May 8, 1994) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently signed with Glory. He is a cousin of Gokhan Saki.

Quick Facts Born, Height ...

He is ranked as the third best middleweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[1] and third best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022.[2]

Kickboxing career

Early career

On March 13, 2014 Ozcaglayan face Ayou Ababakre for the Benelux Heavyweight title. He lost the fight by decision.[3]

On October 29, 2017 Ozcaglayan faced Fabio Kwasi at WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky. He lost the fight by TKO in the second round.[4]

Ozcaglayan was scheduled to face Bogdan Stoica at Enfusion #73 for the Heavyweight title.[5] He withdrew from the fight.

On September 6, 2019 Ozcaglayan faced Pavel Zablockiy in the main event of a Tatneft Cup event in Kazan, Russia. He won the fight by first round knockout.[6]

Ozcaglayan for the first 38 fights of his career competed at heavyweight, he weighed up to 130 kg before dropping all the way down to middleweight.[7]

GLORY

Ozcaglayan made his debut for the Glory promotion at Glory Collision 3 Final against Matt Baker. He won the fight by technical knockout in the first minute of the fight. He’s match with win in Knockout lasted 00:58 seconds is chosen the best ranked fight of the year in Glory. This quick victory earned him the 2021 Glory Debut of the Year award.[8]

Ozcaglayan was booked to face the #1 ranked Glory middleweight contender Ertugrul Bayrak Glory 80 on March 19, 2022.[9] He won the fight by decision, after which he earned the #1 ranking in the Glory middleweight division.[10]

Ozcaglayan faced César Almeida at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. after suffering two knockdowns, one each in the first and second round.[11]

Ozcaglayan faced Juri De Sousa at Glory 82 on November 19, 2022. He won the fight by a three-round technical knockout, after knocking De Sousa down for the fourth time in the fight.[12]

Ozcaglayan faced Sergej Braun at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023.[13] He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[14]

Ozcaglayan challenged Donovan Wisse for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[15] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Ozcaglayan faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Aittama, Zach (7 September 2022). "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2022". Combat Press. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    Strobel, Kevin (1 October 2022). "Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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    "'FORCE ET HONNEUR' BİRMİNGHAM PALACE'I SALLADI". yenivatan.be. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Uitslagen WFL: Manhoef vs Bonjasky". round1network.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Enfusion Live – Oberhausen". fightevents.de. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Results - Tantneft Cup Kickboxing 06.09.2016 LIVE on FightBox HD". fightbox.com/. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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    "2021 Debut of the Year Winner: Serkan Ozcaglayan". youtube.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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    "Serkan Ozcaglayan wins 2021 Debut of the Year award". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Haagse kickbokser Ozcaglayan vecht tijdens Glory 80: 'Weer een knock-out in de eerste ronde'". omroepwest.nl. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. [10]
    "'Den Haag Hooligans!' Haagse favoriet Ozcaglayan neemt wereldtitel middengewicht van Bayrak over". sportnieuws.nl. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. [11]
    Strobel, Kevin (9 October 2022). "COLLISION 4 results: Alistair Overeem scores electrifying comeback victory against Badr Hari and settles trilogy". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. [12]
    "🎥 | Glory 82: TKO-winst! Ontketende Ozcaglayan beukt De Sousa 4 keer naar de grond". sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  13. [13]
    Iskenderov, Parviz (16 December 2022). "Serkan Ozcaglayan vs Sergej Braun added to GLORY 83 fight card, more bouts announced". fightmag.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. [14]
    Emmerink, Ron (11 February 2023). "Serkan Ozcaglayan slaat Sergej Braun knock-out op Glory 83 in Essen". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  15. [15]
    Barry, Anthony (30 April 2023). "Donovan Wisse to Defend His GLORY Middleweight Title Against Serkan Ozcaglayan at COLLISION 5 on June 17". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  16. [16]
    Jongmans, Robin (17 June 2023). "Donovan Wisse geeft masterclass tegen Özçaglayan". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  17. [17]
    "Wie wordt kickbokskoning van Den Haag? Glory kondigt Haags gevecht aan". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  18. [18]
    "Serkan Ozcaglayan wins 2021 Debut of the Year award". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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