Astemir Borsov
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Nalchik, Russia
| Astemir Borsov | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1993 Nalchik, Russia |
| Native name | Астемир Борсов |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) |
| Style | Full Contact, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Maykop, Russia |
| Team | Adygea Kickboxing[1] |
| Trainer | Kazbek Siyukhov |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Medal record | |
Astemir Borsov (born 16 March 1993) is a Russian kickboxer. He is the former Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight champion and WAKO World K1 Featherweight champion.[2]
Combat Press ranked him in the strawweight top ten between May 2019 and August 2020,[3][4] as well as in the super flyweight top ten between September 2020 and July 2021.[5][6]
Borsov transitioned to professional kickboxing after a successful amateur career, during which he won six WAKO Amateur World and European medals.[7]
In his first professional fight, Borsov participated in the 2016 Glory of Heroes, "Rise of Heroes" tournament.[8] He beat Liu Xiaoyang by decision in the semi-finals, and Li Xiang by TKO in the finals.
He fought for the WAKO Pro Flyweight K-1 title in 2017, with his opponent being Lucien Gross.[9] Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.
He afterwards participated in the Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight tournament.[10] He won a unanimous decision against Wang Junguang in the semi-finals, and faced Hakim Hamech in the final match. Borsov won a unanimous decision.[11]
He fought for the WAKO Pro Featherweight title against Luca Cecchetti.[12] Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.[13]
Titles and accomplishments
Professional
- WAKO-Pro
- 2017 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Flyweight (-54.5 kg) Championship
- 2019 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Featherweight (-58.2 kg) Championship
- Glory of Heroes
- 2018 Glory of Heroes -57 kg Championship
Amateur
- Russian Federation
- World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- 2010 W.A.K.O Junior World Championships Low Kick -54 kg
- 2011 W.A.K.O World Championships -54 kg
[16] - 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships K-1 -54 kg [17]
- 2013 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -54 kg
- 2014 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg [18]
- 2015 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -57 kg
[19] - 2016 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg [20]
- 2017 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -60 kg [21]
- 2019 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -57 kg [22]
- 2010 W.A.K.O Junior World Championships Low Kick -54 kg
