Bjorn Bregy

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Björn Bregy
Full name	Björn Heinrich Bregy
Nickname	The Rock
Nationality	Switzerland
Date of birth	September 30, 1974 (1974-09-30) (age 33)
Place of birth	Sion, Switzerland
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	125 kg (275.6 lb/19.7 st)
Style	Yoseikan Budo, Kickboxing
Team	Mike's Gym Vos Gym
Trainer	Mike Passenier
Years active	9 (1999-present)
Kickboxing record
Total	50
Wins	34
By knockout	29
Losses	15
By knockout	11
No contests	1
Other information

Björn "The Rock" Bregy (born September 30, 1974) is a Swiss Super Heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo Champion and K-1 Europe 2006 in Amsterdam tournament Champion.^[1]

Contents 1 Career 2 Titles 2.1 Kickboxing Record 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Career

Bregy made his K-1 debut on June 3, 2000 at K-1 Fight Night 2000 in Zürich, Switzerland, against Reinhard Ulz. He won the fight by 2 round TKO.^[2]

On May 21, 2005, in Stockholm, Sweden, Bregy beat all three opponents Pavel Majer, Denis Grigoriev and Gary Turner and won his first K-1 tournament title.^[3] In 2006 Bregy continued his strong performance in K-1 World GP in Amsterdam, winning the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Freddy Kemayo, Naoufal Benazzouz and Gokhan Saki and qualified himself for K-1 World GP Final Elimination 2006 in Osaka, Japan. He was matched up against the defending K-1 World champion Semmy Schilt, and lost the fight by first round left hook KO.

On February 9, 2008 at K-1 Europe Elimination GP in Budapest, Hungary, Bregy knocked out Paula Mataele and qualified for the K-1 European GP held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[1]

On April 26, 2008 Bregy participated on his third consecutive K-1 Europe GP. He knocked out South African Jan Nortje in quarterfinals and was stopped by Errol Zimmerman in semis at the end of third round by a flurry of punches.^[4]

[edit] Titles

• 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Finalist
• 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Champion
• 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Champion
• 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Basel Finalist
• WKA European Heavyweight Champion
• World Champion Yoseikan - budo

[edit] Kickboxing Record

34 Wins (29 (T)KOs, 5 Decisions), 15 Losses,
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
06/06/2008	Loss	Daniel Ghita	Local Kombat 30, Timisoara, Romania	Decision	3	3:00
05/24/2008	Win	Andre Janssens	Gentleman Promotions Fightnight, Tilburg, Netherlands	TKO (Lowkicks)	2
04/26/2008	Loss	Errol Zimmerman	K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punches)	3	2:59
04/26/2008	Win	Jan Nortje	K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Punches)	1	1:10
02/09/2008	Win	Paula Mataele	K-1 World GP 2008 in Budapest, Hungary	KO (Punches)	2	1:12
08/11/2007	Win	Ray Sefo	K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas, USA	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
06/23/2007	Loss	Paul Slowinski	K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Right hook)	2	2:25
06/23/2007	Win	Magomed Magomedov	K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Referee stoppage)	2	2:12
06/23/2007	Win	Brecht Wallis	K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
04/07/2007	Loss	Aziz Jah Jah	Balans Fight Night, Netherlands	TKO
09/30/2006	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Final Elimination, Japan	KO (Left punch)	1	2:11
07/30/2006	Win	Tsuyoshi Nakasako	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo, Japan	KO (Right hook)	1	2:35
06/03/2006	Loss	Mitat Tahirsylai	Night of Revenge, Luzern, Switzerland	KO (Right hook)	1
05/13/2006	Win	Gokhan Saki	K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	1	1:44
05/13/2006	Win	Naoufal Benazzouz	K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	2	1:40
05/13/2006	Win	Freddy Kemayo	K-1 World GP 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	3	1:10
02/17/2006	NC	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 Fighting Network GP 2006 in Bratislava, Slovakia	No contest
12/18/2005	Win	Alben Belinski	Lokal Kombat 18, Romania	Decision	3	3:00
12/10/2005	Loss	Ashwin Balrak	Fights at the Border IV, Belgium	Decision	3	3:00
09/24/2005	Win	Evgeny Orlov	Fight Night in Winterthur, Switzerland	KO	1
05/21/2005	Win	Gary Turner	K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden	Decision	3	3:00
05/21/2005	Win	Denis Grigoriev	K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden	TKO
05/21/2005	Win	Pavel Majer	K-1 Scandinavia GP 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden	TKO
04/16/2005	Loss	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 Italy 2005, Milano, Italy	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	3:00
03/26/2005	Win	Brecht Wallis	Gala in Barneveld, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor stoppage)
02/13/2005	Win	Alexey Ignashov	Mix Fight Gala, Alkmaar, Netherlands	TKO (Knee injury)	3	3:00
12/11/2004	Win	Freddy Kemayo	Fights at the Border III, Lommel, Belgium	KO
09/25/2004	Loss	Azem Maksutaj	Fists of Fury 4, Zurich, Switzerland	KO
05/22/2004	Win	Mitat Tahirsylai	Superleague 2004, Winterthur, Switzerland	TKO (Corner stoppage)	2
04/08/2004	Win	Mladen Brestovac	Heaven or Hell, Prague, Czech Republic	KO
12/06/2003	Loss	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003, Japan	TKO (Three knockdowns)	2	2:50
10/11/2003	Win	Michael McDonald	K-1 World GP 2003 in Osaka, Japan	KO (Knee strike)	1	2:50
05/30/2003	Loss	Jerrel Venetiaan	K-1 World GP 2003 in Basel, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
05/30/2003	Win	Gary Turner	K-1 World GP 2003 in Basel, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
05/30/2003	Win	Donovan Luff	K-1 World GP 2003 in Basel, Switzerland	TKO	1
03/30/2003	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World GP 2003 in Saitama, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	3	1:29
01/11/2003	Win	Satari	A Night to Remember, Hilversum, Netherlands	TKO (Low kicks)	2
05/25/2002	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 World GP 2002 in Paris, France	KO (Kicks)	5	2:12
07/20/2001	Loss	Lloyd van Dams	K-1 World GP 2001 in Nagoya, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/01/2000	Loss	Drazo Orduri	K-1 World GP Europe C preliminary round, Zagreb, Croatia	KO (Punch)	1
06/03/2000	Win	Reinhard Ulz	K-1 Fight Night 2000, Zurich, Austria	KO	2

[edit] See also

• List of male kickboxers
• K-1
• List of K-1 Events
• List of kickboxing organizations

[edit] External links

• K-1 Official website

[edit] References