Aleksandr Pitchkounov

Aleksandr Pitchkounov Александр Николаевич Пичкунов
File:Aleksandr Pitchkounov.jpg
Born	(1979-05-06) May 6, 1979 Perm, Russian SFSR, USSR
Native name	Александр Николаевич Пичкунов
Nationality	Russia
Height
Weight	103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st)
Division	Super Heavyweight
Style	Kyokushin Karate
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	Ichigeki Plaza
Trainer	Jayson Vemoa Fai Falamoe
Rank	Black belt in Kyokushin
Years active	1999–2009
Kickboxing record
Total	17
Wins	12
By knockout	5
Losses	3
By knockout	2
Draws	2

Aleksandr N. Pitchkounov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Пичкунов; born May 6, 1979) is a former Russian super heavyweight kickboxer and kyokushin karateka competing in K-1. He was the runner up at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii and K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei tournament.

Biography and career

Pitchkounov began training in Kyokushin kaikan at age of thirteen in 1993. He became a black belt in 1999 and started training kickboxing a year later after being interested by watching K-1-competitions. He was the 3rd place in the 7th World Open Karate Tournament in Japan at the age of 20. He knocked out a very famous fighter Nicholas Pettas by a high kick (jodan mawashi geri)

Titles

• 2008 K-1 World GP in Taipei finalist
• 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii runner up

Kickboxing record

12 Wins (5 (T)KO's, 7 Decisions), 3 Losses (2 (T)KO's, 1 Decisions), 2 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
2008-07-13	Loss	Ruslan Karaev	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei, final, Taipei, Taiwan	KO (Left hook)	1	2:03
Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei title.
2008-07-13	Win	Vaughn Anderson	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei, semi finals, Taipei, Taiwan	KO	1	2:58
2008-07-13	Win	Nobu Hayashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei, quarter finals, Taipei, Taiwan	Decision (Unanimous)	Ext.R.	3:00
2008-04-13	Win	Chalid Arrab	K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	Decision (Split)	2 Ext.R.	3:00
2007-08-11	Loss	Doug Viney	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas, semi finals, Las Vegas, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-08-11	Win	Tsuyoshi Nakasako	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas, quarter finals, Las Vegas, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-04-28	Loss	Mighty Mo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii, final, Hawaii, USA	KO (Punches)	3	0:46
Fight was for K-1 World USA GP in 2007 title.
2007-04-28	Win	Patrick Barry	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii, semi finals, Hawaii, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-04-28	Win	Tatsufumi Tomihira	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii, quarter finals, Hawaii, USA	KO	3	1:00
2007-03-04	Win	Hiraku Hori	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	KO	1	2:27
2006-04-29	Win	Patrick Barry	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2005-11-19	Draw	Patrick Barry	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005, Tokyo, Japan	Decision draw	3	3:00
2005-09-23	Win	Rani Berbachi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka - Final Elimination, Osaka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-08-20	Win	Hiriwa Terangi	Ichigeki Japan 2005, Japan	KO	1	2:53
2005-03-19	Win	Cyrille Diabate	Ichigeki Paris 2005, France	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2004-05-30	Win	Seth Petruzelli	Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle, Tokyo, Japan	TKO	2	2:18

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 profile