Jorge Varela (kickboxer)
Spanish kickboxer
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Jorge Varela Carmona (born 7 July 1994) is a Spanish kickboxer.
Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain
Spanish| Jorge Varela | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1994 Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain |
| Native name | Jorge Varela Carmona |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Seville, Spain |
| Team | Team Jesus Cabello |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 60 |
| Wins | 49 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 4 |
As of September 2020, he was the #10 ranked Super Flyweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]
Kickboxing career
Varela faced Ramzik Ghulinyan for the WKL Intercontinental -63 kg title on the May 6, 2017 Mix Fight event. He won the fight by decision.[2]
Varela participated in the K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, which was held on June 17, 2018. Varela faced Kaito Ozawa in the tournament quarterfinals and won the fight by a first-round knockout. Advancing to the tournament semifinals, Varela faced the former RISE Bantamweight champion Yuta Murakoshi. Murakoshi won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was contested.[3][4]
Varela faced Ryusei Ashizawa at K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 on March 10, 2019.[5] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Ashizawa with a left hook near the end of the opening round.[6]
Varela made his third K-1 appearance against Haruma Saikyo at K-1 World GP 2019 Super Bantamweight World Tournament on June 30, 2019. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout.[7]
Varela made his return to WLF to face Wang Junguang at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage on August 31, 2019. Junguang won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[8]
Varela was booked to face Yuki Egawa at K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri on November 24, 2019, in the quarterfinal bout of the K-1 featherweight tournament. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[9]
Titles
Kickboxing record
| 49 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-24 | Loss |  Yuki Egawa | K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri, -57 kg Tournament Quarter Final | Yokohama, Japan | KO (Left Hook to the Body) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| 2019-08-31 | Loss |  Wang Junguang | Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage | Zhengzhou, China | KO (Spinning Back Kick to the body) | 4 | 0:55 | |
| For the Enfusion World -57kg title. | ||||||||
| 2019-06-30 | Loss | Haruma Saikyo | K-1 World GP 2019 Super Bantamweight World Tournament | Saitama, Japan | KO (Knee to the head) | 3 | 1:27 | |
| 2019-03-10 | Win | Ryusei Ashizawa | K-1 World GP 2019: K'FESTA 2 | Saitama, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 2:41 | |
| 2019-01-19 | Loss | Zhao Chongyang | Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF World Cup 2018-2019 Final | Haikou, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-06-17 | Loss | Yuta Murakoshi | K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Semi Final | Saitama, Japan | Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-06-17 | Win | Kaito Ozawa | K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Final | Saitama, Japan | TKO (Two knockdowns) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| 2018-04-07 | Win |  Helder Victor | Shocktime | Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-11-12 | Win | Nelson Moreira | Kryssing World Series | Seville, Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-05-06 | Win |  Ramzik Ghulinyan | Mix Fight | Spain | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the WKL Intercontinental -63kg title. | ||||||||
| 2017-04-08 | Win | Bernardo Mendes | Kryssing World Series | Spain | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the ISKA European -57kg title. | ||||||||
| 2017-03-04 | Win |  Karim Zamora | Kryssing World Series | Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-09-24 | Draw | Xavi Lantaron | Gran Slam V | Málaga, Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-05-21 | | Portugal | ||||||
| 2016-03-19 | Loss | Jaime Roldán | World Fight Tour | Seville, Spain | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-02-13 | Loss |  Jordan Williams | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||