Igor Liubchenko
Ukrainian Muay Thai fighter (born 1991)
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Igor Liubchenko (born March 16, 1991) is a Ukrainian Muay Thai fighter. He is one of the most successful amateur Muay Thai athletes of all time.[1]
BornMarch 16, 1991
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
| Igor Liubchenko | |
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| Born | March 16, 1991 Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Odesa, Ukraine |
| Team | Captain Muay Thai |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Muay Thai | ||
Representing  Ukraine | ||
| World Games | ||
 | 2017 Wrocław | 63.5 kg |
| 2022 Birmingham | 63.5 kg |
| IFMA World Championships | ||
| 2014 Langkawi | 63.5 kg |
| 2015 Bangkok | 63.5 kg |
| 2016 Jönköping | 63.5 kg |
| 2018 Cancún | 63.5 kg |
| 2019 Bangkok | 63.5 kg |
 | 2011 Tashkent | 60 kg |
| 2012 Saint Petersburg | 63.5 kg |
 | 2009 Bangkok | 57 kg |
| 2017 Minsk | 63.5 kg |
| 2024 Patras | 67 kg |
| European Games | ||
| 2023 Myślenice | 67 kg |
| European Muaythai Championships | ||
| 2010 Velletri | 57 kg |
| 2011 Antalya | 60 kg |
| 2012 Antalya | 63.5 kg |
| 2014 Kraków | 63.5 kg |
| 2008 Zgorzelec | 57 kg |
| 2022 Istanbul | 67 kg |
Biography and career
Liubchenko started Muay Thai training at the age of 12, he holds a Master of Sports of Ukraine in Thai boxing.[2]
Igor Liubchenko faced Hiroya at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter in Khon Kaen, Thailand on December 10, 2013. He was defeated by second round knockout via high kick.[3]
On April 28, 2017, Liubchenko took part in the EM Legend Kickboxing World Tournament in the 63 kg division. He defeated Meng Kang from China by technical knockout in the semi-final and was defeated by knockout in the final against Anvar Boynazarov.[4]
On September 30, 2017, Liubchenko faced Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym at All-Star Fight 2. He lost the fight by decision.[5][6]
On May 6, 2018, Liubchenko entered the 8-man Real Hero tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. He defeated three opponents in one night all by knockout to capture the tournament title.[7]
On March 9, 2019, Liubchenko faced Superbank Mor Ratanabandit at All Star Fight: World Soldier. He lost the fight by decision.[8]
On October 16, 2021, Liubchenko travelled to Hungary to face Spéth Norbert. He lost the fight by decision after three rounds.[9]
Titles and accomplishments
Professional
- 2015 WMC King's Birthday Tournament Runner-up[10]
- 2018 Real Hero Muay Thai 63 kg Tournament Winner
Amateur
- International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- 2008 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
- 2009 IFMA World Championships −57 kg
- 2010 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
- 2011 IFMA World Championships −60 kg
[11] - 2011 IFMA European Championships −60 kg
- 2012 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg
- 2012 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg
- 2014 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg [12]
- 2014 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg
- 2015 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg [13]
- 2016 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg [14][15]
- 2017 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg [16]
- 2018 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg [17]
- 2019 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg [18]
- 2022 IFMA European Championships −67 kg
- 2024 IFMA World Championships −67 kg
- 2008 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
- European Games
- 2023 European Games Muay Thai −67 kg
- 2023 European Games Muay Thai −67 kg
- Arafura Games
- 2019 Arafura Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg [21]
- 2019 Arafura Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg
Awards
Fight record
| 30 Wins, 7 Losses | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-16 | Loss |  Spéth Norbert | Superfight Series | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-03-09 | Loss |  Superbank Mor Ratanabandit | All Star Fight | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-12-01 | Win |  Wang Zhiwei | Wu Lin Feng −67kg World Cup 2018–2019 Group D | Zhengzhou, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-05-06 | Win | Jarwdjew Singnakonkui | Real Hero Tournament, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | |||
| Wins Real Hero Muay Thai lightweight Tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2018-05-06 | Win |  Batjargal Sundui | Real Hero Tournament, Semi-finals | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | |||
| 2018-05-06 | Win | Limpetch CourageFightTeam | Real Hero Tournament, Quarter Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | |||
| 2017-09-30 | Loss | Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym | All-Star Fight 2 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-04-28 | Loss |  Anvar Boynazarov | EM Legend, 18 Tournament Final | Chengdu, China | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:40 | |
| For the EM Legend World −65kg Tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2017-04-28 | Win | Meng Kang | EM Legend, 18 Tournament Semi-final | Chengdu, China | TKO | |||
| 2017-04-03 | Win | | SUPER MUAY THAI | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2016-12-03 | Win | Lakhin | SUPER MUAY THAI | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-10-28 | Win | | Wu Fight | China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-08-28 | Win | Monsiam | SUPER MUAY THAI | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-12-12 | Loss | Petchtanong Banchamek | SUPER MUAYTHAI | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For the IPCC Muay Thai World −67kg title. | ||||||||
| 2015-12-05 | Loss | Fahmai Ansukhumvit | King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-12-05 | Win |  Pavel Delenic | King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-12-05 | Win |  Samuel Bark | King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Quarter Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-12-05 | Win | Thepabutr Dadpong | King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, First Round | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-01-31 | Loss | Deng Zeqi | Wu Lin Feng | China | TKO (Left Hook) | |||
| 2014-09-13 | Win | Yokpetch Petchkasem | Topking World Series | Minsk, Belarus | KO | 3 | ||
| 2013-12-10 | Loss |  Hiroya | MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter | Khon Kaen, Thailand | KO (High kick) | 2 | ||
| 2013-09-28 | Win |  Vitalie Matei | KOK World GP 2013 | Chișinău, Moldova | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-07-02 | Win |  Sasa Jovanovic | X3 League | Austria | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-12-09 | Win | Ponchai Sorruengsawat | Ko Samui, Thailand | KO (Uppercut) | 1 | |||
| 2009-05-09 | Win | Roman Mailov | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | Loss |  Mohammed Mardi | IFMA 2024 World Championships, Semifinals | Patras, Greece | Decision (29:28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2024 IFMA World Championships −67 kg Bronze Medal. | ||||||||
| 2024-06-06 | Win |  Rachid Hamza | IFMA 2024 World Championships, Quarterfinals | Patras, Greece | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-06-04 | Win |  Francesco Franzosi | IFMA 2024 World Championships, Second Round | Patras, Greece | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-06-01 | Win |  Sakir Bakirov | IFMA 2024 World Championships, First Round | Patras, Greece | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2023-06-27 | Win |  Oskar Siegert | IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Final | Kraków, Poland | Decision (29:28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2023 European Games −67 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2023-06-26 | Win | Sven Linus Bylander | IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Semifinal | Kraków, Poland | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2023-06-25 | Win |  Dimos Asimakopoulos | IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Quarterfinal | Kraków, Poland | RSCS | 3 | ||
| 2022-07-17 | Win | Weerasak Tharakhajad | IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Final | Birmingham, Alabama, US | Decision (29:29) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2022 World Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2022-07-16 | Win |  Joseph Mueller | IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Semi-finals | Birmingham, Alabama, US | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-07-15 | Win |  Abil Galiyev | IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Quarter Finals | Birmingham, Alabama, US | Decision (30:26) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-02-19 | Loss | Dmitry Varats | 2022 IFMA European Championships, Semi-final | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO | 3 | ||
| Wins 2022 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg Bronze Medal. | ||||||||
| 2021-12-11 | Loss | Weerasak Tharakhajad | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29:28) | 3 | ||
| Wins 2021 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2021-12-10 | Win | Abil Galiyev | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (30:27) | 3 | ||
| 2021-12-09 | Win | Linus Bylander | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (30:27) | 3 | ||
| 2021-12-08 | Win |  Jose Luis Saenz | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Round 2 | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2019-07-28 | Win |  Abdulmalik Mugidinov | 2019 IFMA World Championships, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29–28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2019 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2019-07-26 | Win | Kittiphop Mueangprom | 2019 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29–28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-07-25 | Win | Serdar Koc | 2019 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2019-07-24 | Win |  Lukáš Mandinec | 2019 IFMA World Championships, Second Round | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2019-05-01 | Win |  Lorenzo Sammartino | 2019 Arafura Games, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 3 | ||
| Wins 2019 Arafura Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2019-04-30 | Win |  Sung-Sen Huang | 2019 Arafura Games, Semi-finals | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2019-04-29 | Win |  Ryan Jakiri | 2019 Arafura Games, Quarter Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2019-03-16 | Win | Vladyslav Yarmak | 2019 Ukraine Kickboxing Championship, Final | Odesa, Ukraine | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2019 Ukraine WAKO Kickboxing −67kg title. | ||||||||
| 2018-05-19 | Win | Abdulmalik Mugidinov | 2018 IFMA World Championships, Final | Cancún, Mexico | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2018 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2018-05-16 | Win | Mathias Jonsson | 2018 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final | Cancún, Mexico | Decision (30:26) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-05-14 | Win |  Carlos Henrique Klimacheski | 2018 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final | Cancún, Mexico | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2018-05-12 | Win | Abil Galiyev | 2018 IFMA World Championships, Second Round | Cancún, Mexico | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2017-07-30 | Win |  Ali Zarinfar | 2017 World Games, Final | Wroclaw, Poland | Decision (30–27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2017 World Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2017-07-29 | Win |  Ahmad Ondash | 2017 World Games, Semi-final | Wroclaw, Poland | TKO | |||
| 2017-07-28 | Win | Abil Galiyev | 2017 World Games, Quarter Final | Wroclaw, Poland | TKO | |||
| 2017-05-10 | Loss | Artem Avanesov | 2017 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals | Minsk, Belarus | Decision (29:28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2017 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Bronze Medal. | ||||||||
| 2017-05-07 | Win | Oskar Siegert | 2017 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals | Minsk, Belarus | TKO | 3 | ||
| 2017-05-05 | Win | Nasim Kazem | 2017 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals | Minsk, Belarus | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2016-11-26 | Win | Pavel Valteran | IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Final | Kazan, Russia | Decision | 3 | ||
| Wins the 2016 IFMA World Cup in Kazan −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2016-11-24 | Win |  Youssouf Binate | IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Semi-final | Kazan, Russia | Decision | 3 | ||
| 2016-05-28 | Win | Vladimir Kuzmin | 2016 IFMA World Championships, Final | Jönköping, Sweden | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2016 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2016-05-26 | Win |  Bakaar Gelenidze | 2016 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals | Jönköping, Sweden | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2016-05-24 | Win | Jonathan Polosan | 2016 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals | Jönköping, Sweden | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-02-07 | Win | Dmitry Godlevsky | 2016 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final | Odesa, Ukraine | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2016 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai −63.5 kg title. | ||||||||
| 2015-08- | Win |  Itay Guyer | 2015 IFMA World Championships, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2015 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2015-08- | Win | Kaeosikhao Kriangkai | 2015 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-08- | Win | Dzmitry Filipau | 2015 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | |||
| 2015-08- | Win |  Geerts Dries | 2015 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 3 | ||
| 2015-07- | Win | Andrey Perzhanovsky | 2015 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final | Ukraine | TKO | 2 | ||
| Wins 2015 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai −63.5 kg title. | ||||||||
| 2014-09- | Loss | Dmitry Varats | 2014 IFMA European Championships, Final | Kraków, Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2014 IFMA European Championship −63.5 kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2014-09- | Win | Itay Gayer | 2014 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals | Kraków, Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-09- | Win | Andrey Khromov | 2014 IFMA European Championships, Quarter Finals | Kraków, Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-05- | Win | Dmitry Varats | 2014 IFMA World Championships, Final | Langkawi, Malaysia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2014 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2014-05- | Win | Jonathan Polosan | 2014 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals | Langkawi, Malaysia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-05- | Win | Boburjon Tagayev | 2014 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals | Langkawi, Malaysia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-05- | Win | Suranto Virayo | 2014 IFMA World Championships, First Round | Langkawi, Malaysia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-10-23 | Win | Manop Srirupi | 2013 World Combat Games, Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2013 World Combat Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2013-10-21 | Win | Dmitry Varats | 2013 World Combat Games, Semi-final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-07-24 | Loss | Dmitry Varats | 2013 IFMA European Championship | Lisbon, Portugal | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-13 | Loss | Klumya Akephon | 2012 IFMA World Championships, Final | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Wins 2012 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2012-09-11 | Win |  Hakeem Dawodu | 2012 IFMA World Championships 2012, Semi-finals | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-09-10 | Win | Firdavsiy Kholmuratov | 2012 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||
| 2012-09-08 | Win |  Jose Maria Quevedo Tapia | 2012 IFMA World Championships, First Round | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||||
| 2012-04- | Loss | Dmitry Varats | 2012 IFMA European Championships 2012, Final | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2012 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2012-04- | Win | Garik Kalashyan | 2012 IFMA European Championships 2012, Semi-finals | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-04- | Win |  Cristian Spetcu | 2012 IFMA European Championships 2012 | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-01-29 | Win | Nikolay Kyrylov | 2012 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final | Odesa, Ukraine | TKO | 1 | ||
| Wins 2012 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai 63.5 kg title. | ||||||||
| 2011-09-27 | Loss | Wuttichai Meechan | 2011 IFMA World Championships, Final | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2011 IFMA World Championships −81kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2011-09-25 | Win | Abdul Khudoyberdiev | 2011 IFMA World Championships 2011, Semi-finals | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | TKO | 3 | ||
| 2011-09-23 | Win | Masoud Abdolmalek | 2011 IFMA World Championships 2011, Quarter Finals | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-04- | Loss | Dmitry Varats | 2011 IFMA European Championships, Final | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins 2011 IFMA European Championships −60kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2011-04- | Win | Penafel Volotan | 2011 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2011-02-07 | Win | Mikhail Vasilioglo | 2011 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final | Ukraine | Decision | |||
| Wins 2011 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai 60kg title. | ||||||||
| 2010-12- | Loss | Dmitry Varats | 2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Quarter Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2010-12- | Win | Hudoybarbiev | 2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2010-09- | Win | Witsanu Chankhunthod | 2010 World Combat Games, Final | Beijing, China | Decision | |||
| Wins 2010 World Combat Games Muay Thai −57kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2010-09- | Win | Wang Kang | 2010 World Combat Games, Semi-finals | Beijing, China | Decision | |||
| 2010-09- | Win | Wong Siu Hang | 2010 World Combat Games, Quarter Finals | Beijing, China | KO | 2 | ||
| 2010-05- | Win | Murat Antepli | 2010 IFMA European Championship, Final | Rome, Italy | TKO | 3 | ||
| Wins 2010 IFMA European Championship −57kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2010-05- | Win | Konstantin Nechaev | 2010 IFMA European Championship | Rome, Italy | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2010-12- | Loss | Witsanu Chankhutkhon | 2009 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2010-11- | Win |  Tural Shafiev | 2009 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 2 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||