Marfio Canoletti
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Marfio "The Warrior Tiger" Canoletti (born July 12, 1978) a Brazil
ian middleweight
Muay Thai
kickboxer
, one of the most successful Brazilian kickboxers of all time. He is a three time WKN Muay Thai Brazilian Champion and K-1 Brazil MAX GP 2002 Champion.
Brazilian Muay Thai
champion, Marfio was selected as one of the fighters to participate in the K-1 World MAX 2002 Preliminary Brazil held in São Paulo
. Marfio burst onto the K-1 scene by defeating his three opponents thus earning his place at the following years K-1 World MAX 2003. At the tournament finals Marfio faced Lumpinee
champion Sakeddaw Kiatputon but was unable to pass the quarter final stage, losing by unanimous decision. Earlier that year he had retained his W.K.N. Brazilian title by stopping his opponent at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil.
Marfio would have more opportunities to qualify for the K-1 World MAX final but would come up short - losing to Shamil Gaidarbekov in 2004 and Andy Souwer
in 2005. In 2006 he entered the world of Shoot Boxing
at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 but would be unable to progress past the quarter finals - losing in a rematch to Souwer. From 2006 onwards his form has been patchy - a good win against Jordan Tai
at Ichigeki Bulgaria being followed by a series of defeats at Muay Thai events in Brazil
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, one of the most successful Brazilian kickboxers of all time. He is a three time WKN Muay Thai Brazilian Champion and K-1 Brazil MAX GP 2002 Champion.
Biography and career
In 2002 as the reigning W.K.N.World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Brazilian Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
champion, Marfio was selected as one of the fighters to participate in the K-1 World MAX 2002 Preliminary Brazil held in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. Marfio burst onto the K-1 scene by defeating his three opponents thus earning his place at the following years K-1 World MAX 2003. At the tournament finals Marfio faced Lumpinee
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium is an indoor sporting arena located in Bangkok, Thailand. Opened more than a decade later than Rajadamnern Stadium, the Lumpinee is run by Royal Thai Army on behalf of Thai Government. It has become the symbol of modern Muay Thai. Only Rajadamnern Stadium rivals the...
champion Sakeddaw Kiatputon but was unable to pass the quarter final stage, losing by unanimous decision. Earlier that year he had retained his W.K.N. Brazilian title by stopping his opponent at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil.
Marfio would have more opportunities to qualify for the K-1 World MAX final but would come up short - losing to Shamil Gaidarbekov in 2004 and Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer
Andreas "Andy" Souwer is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion as well as a three time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands....
in 2005. In 2006 he entered the world of Shoot Boxing
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 but would be unable to progress past the quarter finals - losing in a rematch to Souwer. From 2006 onwards his form has been patchy - a good win against Jordan Tai
Jordan Tai
Jordan "Terror" Tai is a New Zealand welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Ray Sefo Fight Academy in Auckland. He is a two time K-1 MAX New Zealand champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Titles:...
at Ichigeki Bulgaria being followed by a series of defeats at Muay Thai events in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Titles
- Three Time WKN Muay Thai Brazilian Champion
- K-1 Brazil MAX GP 2002 Champion
Kickboxing record
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See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
- Muay thaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
- List of K-1 events