Erhan Deniz

Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz (born July 28, 1985 in Pendik, Istanbul) is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym (Amsterdam) and Global Gym (Istanbul). His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.

Erhan Deniz
Deniz in 2007
Born (1985-07-28) 28 July 1985
Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
Other namesPitbull Attack
NationalityTurkish
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofIstanbul, Turkey
TeamMejiro Gym
Global Gym
Poturak Gym
TrainerAndre Mannaart
Dženan Poturak
Years active2006–present
Kickboxing record
Total35
Wins23
By knockout14
Losses12
Amateur record
Total47
Wins43
By knockout33
Losses4
Other information
SpouseNurhayat Hiçyakmazer
last updated on: November 19, 2011

Career

Deniz began training in boxing at 10 years old before switching to Muay Thai. He has been to Thailand several times with the Turkish national team for season camps.

He first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters, a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye, Istanbul on May 25, 2007. He defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-finals and then Eyup Kuscu in the final to become the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey.

He made his debut with the K-1 promotion in August 2007 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong, where he defeated South Korean ssireum fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part on that night. On November 2, 2007, Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was defeated by Brazil's Vitor Miranda at the quarter-final stage.

On June 11, 2011, he made his It's Showtime debut against the Romanian Daniel Ghiță in the main event at BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw and lost via knockout in the second round due to a body shot.

Personal life

On September 16, 2010, he married to Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer, a Turkish world and European champion in several martial arts disciplines. He was her former trainer.[1]

Titles
  • 2011 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV champion
  • 2011 I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships in Antalya, Turkey +91 kg[2]
  • 2007 Pro Tournament Ring Masters champion

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
23 wins (14 KOs), 12 losses
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win Tomasz Czerwinski TKO (3 Counts) World Thai Boxing Champions Night II July 1, 2017 1 Istanbul, Turkey
Win Maikel Leimbereger Decision Championship Night April 23, 2016 3 3:00 Istanbul, Turkey
Win Christos Soulas Decision (Unanimous) No Limit 8 March 11, 2016 3 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina [3]
Loss Sergei Lascenko TKO (doctor stoppage) SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 November 19, 2011 3 0:53 Darmstadt, Germany SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final semi-final.
Win Wendell Roche Decision (unanimous) SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 October 15, 2011 3 3:00 Piatra Neamț, Romania SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV final.
Win Angelis Konstantinos KO (punches) SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 October 15, 2011 2 1:58 Piatra Neamț, Romania SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV semi-final.
Loss Daniel Ghiță KO (left hook to the body) BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw June 11, 2011 2 2:50 Warsaw, Poland
Loss Tomáš Hron Decision Gala night Thaiboxing March 12, 2011 3 3:00 Zilina, Slovakia
Win Sebastian Ciobanu Decision Sarajevo Fight Night 2 Dec 29, 2010 3 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Loss Slavo Polugić Decision Ergen Ring Ateşi 13 August 14, 2010 5 3:00 Van, Turkey Fight was for WKN World Championship -96,600 kg.[4]
Win Petyr Vylkov Decision Ergen Ring Ateşi [5] June 20, 2010 3 3:00 Komotini, Greece
Loss Mourad Bouzidi Decision (unanimous) Ring Sensation Championships: Uprising 12 January 9, 2010 3 3:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Loss Freddy Kemayo TKO (referee stoppage/broken nose) TK2 World MAX 2009 October 10, 2009 3 - Aix-en-Provence, France
Loss Bahadir Sari Decision September 10, 2009 5 3:00 Istanbul, Turkey For ISKA Oriental Rules Heavyweight Turkish Title.[6]
Win Cafer Ahmedi Ergen Ring Ateşi 4 February 27, 2009 Turkey [7]
Win Dennis Sebastian Decision Ergen Ring Attest 2 October 3, 2008 3 3:00 Istanbul, Turkey [8]
Loss Sergei Lascenko TKO (referee stoppage) 4th Busan TAFISA World Games September 28, 2008 3 - Busan, South Korea
Loss Doug Viney Decision (unanimous) K-1 Slovakia 2008 September 12, 2008 3 3:00 Bratislava, Slovakia
Loss Cătălin Moroșanu Extra round decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Budapest Europe GP Final Elimination February 9, 2008 4 3:00 Budapest, Hungary
Loss Vitor Miranda Decision (majority) K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 November 2, 2007 3 3:00 Istanbul, Turkey 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final.
Loss Azem Maksutaj Decision September 7, 2007 3 3:00 Bratislava, Slovakia
Win Kim Dong-Wook KO (low kicks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong August 5, 2007 2 0:23 Hong Kong
Win Eyüp Kuşçu - Pro Tournament Ring Masters May 25, 2007 - - Istanbul, Turkey Ring Masters Tournament final.
Win Hasan Gül TKO (right high kick) Pro Tournament Ring Masters May 25, 2007 2 - Istanbul, Turkey Ring Masters Tournament semi-final.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

See also

References
  1. "Zeyna ve Pitbul Son Raundu Yaptılar" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  2. "EUROPEAN MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF File)". www.euromuaythai.eu. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  3. Dževad Poturak izgubio WAKO Pro naslov, Mikelić poražen u finalu turnira(in Croatian)
  4. WKN TURKEY
  5. .ERGEN RİNG ATEŞİ'NDE TÜRKİYE GALİP Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine(in Turkish)
  6. NEW CHAMPION CROWNED ON LIVE ON FOX TV
  7. RİNG'İ ATEŞ SARDI Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine(in Turkish)
  8. WKN TURKEY
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