Enriko Gogokhia

Ukrainian kickboxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroUkrainian kickboxer
PlacesUkraine
isKickboxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth26 March 1991
Age33 years
The details

Biography

Enrico Gogokhiia (Georgian: ენრიკო გოგოხია) (born March 26, 1991) is a professional Ukrainian Middleweight kickboxer. As of 26 May 2016, he is ranked the #3 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com. In 2016 he moved to USA and switched to professional boxing.

Career

He faced Erkan Varol in the super fight of the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012. After three dominant rounds he won the fight by unanimous decision.

He defeated Bruno Gazani by unanimous decision in the first round of the 2013 Tantneft Cup on February 23, 2013.

He took a controversial decision win over Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong on the Oktagon 2013 event that was Glory 7: Milan undercard in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.

He replaced Mike Zambidis in the four-man tournament at the Legend 1 event in Moscow, Russia on May 25, 2013 to fight Dzhabar Askerov in the semi-finals. He lost to Askerov in what Fight Sport Asia described as "one of the nastiest 70kg knockouts in recent history"

He was scheduled to fight Chingiz Allazov at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013 but withdrew from the match due to injury and was replaced by Warren Stevelmans.

Gogokhia defeated Alessandro Campagna via first round TKO at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014.

Titles

  • 2015 Kunlun Fight 70 kg World Championship Finalist
  • 2015 W5 Intercontinental Championship belt – 71 kg.
  • 2012 Tatneft Arena World Cup 2012 (-70 kg) champion
  • 2012 WKF -72,30 kg K-1 rules world champion
  • Master of Sports of Ukraine Thai boxing

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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