Roman Kryklia

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Roman Kryklia
Roman Kryklia.jpg
Kryklia in 2011
Born (1991-10-11) October 11, 1991 (age 30)
Krasnograd, Ukraine
Native nameРоман Крикля
NationalityUkrainian
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight102.1 kg (225 lb; 16.08 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Super Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMinsk, Belarus
TeamChinuk Gym
Akhmat Fight Club
TrainerAndrey Gridin
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total53
Wins45
By knockout24
Losses7
By knockout0
No contests1

Roman Kryklia (Ukrainian: Роман Крикля; born October 11, 1991) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is the inaugural and current ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion.[2]

He is 2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix runner-up, and won Kunlun Fight 80 and K-1 World GP 2016 Belgrade tournaments.[3]

As of November 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #3 heavyweight kickboxer in the world.[4]

Early life[]

Roman Kryklia was born in the city of Krasnograd, Kharkov region, Ukraine. At six years old he began training at the sports club "Burovik." His coach at the time was Valentin Nikolaevich Kozhushko. With the club "Burovik", Kryklia began to fight at the Ukrainian Kenpokai Karate and Kickboxing championships, among children and youth, and won a number of medals.

In 2008 in the city of Lutsk, he became the youth champion of Ukraine in kickboxing and received the title of Master of Sports in Kickboxing. In 2008, he began to train in the city of Kharkiv, at the club "Maximus," with coach Maxim Nikolaevich Kiyko and the famous Kharkov boxing trainer Victor Nikolaevich Demchenko.

During his studies at the Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, he defended the honor of the University at the Kickboxing Championship of Ukraine among students for four years (2012–2015 years), and he ranked first. He was the silver Thai Boxing champion of Ukraine among amateurs in the city of Odessa (2010).

Kickboxing career[]

Early career[]

In October 2012, Kryklia made his professional debut against Tomáš Možný at Nitrianska noc bojovníkov 2012. He won the fight by decision. Kryklia would go on to amass a 4-3 record, winning four of his next seven fights. In January 2015, he participated in the Yangame's Fight Night 2 light heavyweight tournament.[5] He won both the semifinal bout against Jiří Stariat and the final bout against Radovan Kulla by decision.[6]

After his first tournament title win, Krylia won three of his next four fights, including notable victories over Igor Mihaljević[7] and Sergej Maslobojev. He then took part in the 2015 Tatneft Cup heavyweight tournament, scoring knockouts of Claudiu Istrate in the semifinals and Daniel Lentie in the finals.[8]

SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship[]

Two months later, Krylia would sign with the biggest kickboxing promotion in Europe to participate in their SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Grand Prix. He won a unanimous decision against Ivan Pavle in the semifinals, but lost to Tarik Khbabez by decision in the finals.[9]

After losing to Khabez, Kryklia went on a thirteen fight winning streak, which began with decision wins against Konstantin Gluhov and Jahfarr Wilnis. In June 2016, he won the A1 WGP qualification tournament by knocking out Thomas Vanneste in the semifinals, and by forcing Daniel Lentie to withdraw at the end of the first round in the final. In the semifinals of the A1 Grand Prix itself, Kryklia faced Daniel Lentie for the third time in his career, and won for the third time as well, beating Lentie by decision. He won the tournament with a first-round TKO of Arnold Oborotov.[10]

Kryklia vs. Kwasi in K-1

K-1[]

Just two weeks later, Kryklia entered the 2016 K-1 Europe heavyweight tournament. Kryklia won the quarterfinals against Bosnian Bahrudin Mahmić, semifinals against Atha Kasapis and finals against Fabio Kwasi in the same manner - knocking all three with a knee strike.[11] For his last fight of 2016, Kryklia was scheduled to fight Stéphane Susperregui at Nuit des Champions 2016. He won the fight by majority decision.[12]

Kunlun Fight[]

During Monte Carlo Fighting Masters, Kryklia fought Fabrice Aurieng for both the Prince Albert's Cup and the Monte Carlo FM heavyweight title. He won the fight by TKO, after Aurieng's corner threw in the towel in the second round.[13]

In December 2017, Kryklia fought in the Kunlun Fight heavyweight tournament, held at the KLF 68 event. He won the quarterfinal bout against Ning Tianshuai by a first-round TKO and the semifinal bout against Felipe Micheletti by unanimous decision. He lost the final fight against Iraj Azizpour by an extra round decision, despite coming into the fight as a favorite.[14]

Kryklia fought Yuksel Ayaydin at MFC 7, in Ayaydin's retirement fight, winning the fight by decision.[15] He afterwards fought Daniel Svkor for the WAKO World heavyweight tile, winning by a second-round knockout.[16]

In the semifinals of the 2018 FEA World Grand Prix, Kryklia was scheduled to fight a rubber match with Tomáš Hron, with each fighter holding a win over the other. He won the fight by unanimous decision, and went on to face Tsotne Rogava in the final. The fight with Rogava went into an extra round, after which Kryklia won a decision.[17]

In 2018, Kryklia was suspended for 4 years by National Anti-Doping Agency of France (AFLD) from the participation in all sports events organized or authorized by French sports federations after testing positive for prohibited substances in France in 2016.[18]

At Kunlun Fight 80, Kryklia once again fought in the KLF heavyweight tournament. He defeated Martin Pacas by unanimous decision in the quarterfinal, and Rade Opacic by a second round TKO in the semifinal, before fighting a rematch with Iraj Azizpour in the finals. Kryklia was more successful in their second fight, winning a unanimous decision.[19]

ONE Championship[]

On November 16, 2019, Roman Kryklia defeated Tarik Khbabez by TKO to become the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion.[20]

Kryklia was expected to defend his belt against Andrei Stoica at ONE Infinity 1, but the light heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus.[21][22] Kryklia was rescheduled to defend the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Murat Aygün at ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020.[23] The fight with Aygun fell through, as one of Kryklia's corner-men tested positive for COVID-19.

Accordingly, Aygun received a new opponent, while Kryklia was scheduled to fight the mandatory challenger Andrei Stoica, who took the fight on short notice being announced only a few days before the match,[24] at ONE Championship: Collision Course.[25] At the official weigh in, Kryklia weighed more than Stoica.[26] Eventually, the fight was won by Kryklia by unanimous decision, who was in control during the match.[27][28]

Kryklia was scheduled to make the his second ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight title defense against Murat Aygün at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29, 2021.[29] However, Aygün was pulled from the fight and Kryklia was instead scheduled to face Iraj Azizpour for the inaugural ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight World Championship.[30] However, due to an undisclosed medical issue, Kryklia withdrew from the fight.

Kryklia was rebooked against Murat Aygün for January 14, 2022 at ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters.[31]

Doping suspension[]

On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Kryklia failed a drug test prior to Nuit des Champions 2016, testing positive for two banned substances, including meldonium and clenbuterol. He was suspended by National Anti-Doping Agency of France (AFLD) from the participation in all sports events organized or authorized by French sports federations until 7 May 2022. As a result, his majority decision win against Stéphane Susperregui was changed to a no contest.[18]

Titles[]

  • ONE Championship
    • 2019 ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion (One time, current)
  • Kunlun Fight
    • 2019 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament Champion
  • FEA World Grand Prix
    • 2018 FEA World Grand Prix Tournament Champion
  • Monte Carlo Fighting Masters
    • 2017 Monte Carlo Fighting Masters Heavyweight Champion +94.2 kg.
    • 2017 H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco's Cup +94.2 kg.
  • Combat Press
    • 2016 Combat Press Fighter of the Year nomination[32]
  • A1
    • 2016 A1 WGP Final Heavyweight Tournament Champion
    • 2016 A1 WGP Part 3 Heavyweight Tournament Champion
  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • 2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final +96 kg/211 lb Tournament Runner-Up
  • Tatneft Cup
    • 2015 Tatneft Cup 2015 +91 kg/200 lb Champion
  • Yangame's Fight Night
    • 2015 Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion +80 kg/176 lb Champion

Kickboxing record[]

Professional kickboxing record
45 Wins (24 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round
2022-01-14 Turkey Murat Aygün ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters Kallang, Singapore
2020-12-18 Win Romania Andrei Stoica ONE Championship: Collision Course Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 5
Defends ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship.
2019-11-16 Win Morocco Tarik Khbabez ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons Beijing, China TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 2
Wins inaugural ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship.
2019-02-24 Win Iran Iraj Azizpour Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament, Final Shanghai, China Decision (Unanimous) 3
Wins Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament.
2019-02-24 Win Serbia Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals Shanghai, China TKO (Five Knockdowns/Punches) 2
2019-02-24 Win Slovakia Martin Pacas Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals Shanghai, China Decision (Unanimous) 3
2018-12-07 Win Netherlands Sam Tevette Tatneft Cup 2018 Final Kazan, Russia Decision 4
2018-10-06 Win Ukraine Tsotne Rogava FEA World Grand Prix, Semi Finals Moldova Extra Round Decision (Unanimous) 4
Wins FEA World Grand Prix Tournament.
2018-10-06 Win Czech Republic Tomáš Hron FEA World Grand Prix, Semi Finals Moldova Decision (Unanimous) 3
2018-06-30 Win Czech Republic Daniel Škvor Monte-Carlo Fighting Trophy Monaco KO 2
Wins WAKO World Title.
2018-05-03 Win Turkey Yuksel Ayaydin MFC 7 France Decision 3
2018-02-04 Loss Iran Iraj Azizpour Kunlun Fight 69 Heavyweight Tournament, Final China Ex. R Decision (Majority) 4
For Kunlun Fight 2018 +100kg Tournament Championship.
2018-02-04 Win Brazil Felipe Micheletti Kunlun Fight 69 Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals China Decision (Unanimous) 3
2017-12-17 Win China Ning Tianshuai Kunlun Fight 68 Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals China TKO (Doctor Stoppage/ Cut) 1
2017-11-25 Win France Nordine Mahieddine Nuit Des Champions Marseille, France Decision 3
2017-07-27 Loss Czech Republic Tomáš Hron Yangames Fight Night 2017 Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3
2017-06-30 Win France Fabrice Aurieng Monte Carlo Fighting Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco TKO (Towel Thrown) 2
Wins H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco's Cup +94.2 kg. and Monte Carlo Fighting Masters Heavyweight Championship.
2016-11-19 NC France Stéphane Susperregui Nuit des Champions 2016 Marseille, France No contest 3
Originally a MD win for Kryklia, later ruled a NC after Kryklia failed a drug test.[18]
2016-10-27 Win Suriname Fabio Kwasi K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Belgrade, Serbia KO (Knee) 2
Wins K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament.
2016-10-27 Win Germany Atha Kasapis K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Belgrade, Serbia KO (Knee) 3
2016-10-27 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Bahrudin Mahmić K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Belgrade, Serbia KO (Knee) 1
2016-10-13 Win Lithuania Arnold Oborotov Partouche Kickboxing Tour 2016 - Final France TKO (Left hook and knee) 1
Wins A1 WGP Final Heavyweight Tournament.
2016-10-13 Win Cameroon Daniel Lentie Partouche Kickboxing Tour 2016 - Final France Decision 3
2016-06-10 Win Cameroon Daniel Lentie Partouche Kickboxing Tour, Final Toulon, France Abandon 1
Wins A1 WGP Part 3 Heavyweight Tournament.
2016-06-10 Win Belgium Thomas Vanneste Partouche Kickboxing Tour, Semi Finals Toulon, France TKO (corner stoppage) 2
2016-01-09 Win Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Kunlun Fight 36 Shanghai, China Decision 3
2015-12-26 Win Latvia Konstantin Gluhov Akhmat Fight Show Grozny, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3
2015-11-07 Loss Netherlands Tarik Khbabez SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final, Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
For SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final +96 kg/211 lb Tournament Championship.
2015-11-07 Win Slovakia Ivan Pavle SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3
2015-09-04 Win Cameroon Daniel Lentie Tatneft Cup 2015 Final Kazan, Russia KO 1
Wins Tatneft Cup 2015 +91 kg/200 lb Championship.
2015-08-04 Win Romania Claudiu Istrate Tatneft Cup 2015 Semifinal Kazan, Russia TKO 1
2015-06-07 Win Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev Kunlun Fight 26 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Reserve Fight Chongqing, China KO 3
2015-04-29 Win Croatia Igor Mihaljević Tatneft Cup 2015 - 1st selection 1/4 final Kazan, Russia KO (Knee to the Head) 2
2015-03-17 Loss Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Kunlun Fight 21 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals Sanya, China Ext. R. Decision 4
2015-02-21 Win Netherlands Dexter Suisse Tatneft Cup 2015 - 3rd selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia KO 1
2015-01-17 Win Slovakia Radovan Kulla Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion, Final Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3
Wins Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion +80 kg/176 lb Championship.
2015-01-17 Win Czech Republic Jiří Stariat Yangame's Fight Night 2: TATNEFT TNA Collizion, Semi Finals Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3
2015-01-03 Win Czech Republic Tomáš Hron Kunlun Fight 15 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 16 Nanjing, China КО (High Kick) 1
2014-01-31 Loss Belgium Kirk Krouba Tatneft Cup 2014 – 2nd selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3
2013-12-14 Win France Pacôme Assi Victory[33] Paris, France Decision 3
2013-09-14 Loss Slovakia Martin Pacas Muay Thai Evening 3 Trenčín, Slovakia Decision 3
2013-06-15 Win France Pacôme Assi Time Fight 3 Tours, France TKO (cut) 1
2013-02-22 Win Belarus Yuri Dobko Muaythai Night Moscow, Russia TKO (injury) 3
2012-11-18 Loss Belarus Valentin Slavikovskiy Knockout-Show Mustang Minsk, Belarus Decision 3
2012-10-27 Win Slovakia Tomáš Možný Nitrianska noc bojovníkov 2012 Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[]

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