Ali Gunyar (born 22 September 1979 in Eindhoven) is a Turkish-Dutch middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Eindhoven, Netherlands for Team Gunyar, where he is trained by his brother Suleyman Gunyar.[1] Ali is a four-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion, who has made appearances for the K-1 MAX, SuperLeague and It's Showtime organizations. As of 2011 Ali is the current W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" super middleweight world champion in K-1 rules
| Ali Gunyar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1979 Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Other names | Mafia |
| Nationality | Turkish Dutch |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Team | Team Gunyar |
| Trainer | Suleyman Gunyar |
| Rank | Black belt in Kyokushin |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 122 |
| Wins | 100 |
| By knockout | 28 |
| Losses | 20 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Last updated on: 2 December 2013 | |
Biography and career
editGrowing up in his home town of Eindhoven, Ali started training in Kyokushin karate at the age of five with his older brother (and now trainer) Suleyman, taking up also Thai-boxing at the age of eight. As well as studying martial arts, the young Ali played youth football for PSV Eindhoven but would be unable to gain a pro-contract so re-focused on kickboxing. At the age of thirteen he took the Dutch youth title in 1992, along with friend and fellow gym member Yücel Fidan and would accumulate an impressive record of 47 wins with just one defeat at B-Klass and C-Klass level.[2][3]
In 1996, aged seventeen, Ali made his A-Klass debut. He would go on to win his first major title the very year, defeating Oliver Winter to win the I.S.K.A. European title before winning the I.K.B.O. European title the following year. Between 1999 and 2002 Ali would win more honors, a Dutch national title (W.P.K.L) and two world titles; the I.M.T.F. against Mohamed Mustati[4] and World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) against Baker Barakat. He also became a trainer in 2000 at the Al-Fid Gym along with his brother Suleyman and Yücel Fidan, helping to teach young fighters as well as fight himself.[5]
Ali made his K-1 MAX debut in 2006 when he was invited to take part in an elimination fight at the K-1 World MAX Open. He was denied his dream of a quarter final place at the final in Tokyo, losing by decision to first time K-1 MAX champion Albert Kraus.[6] The very same year he also made his debut with (the now defunct) SuperLeague organization at their eight man middleweight tournament, held in Ali's homeland of Turkey. Ali did well in his quarter final match beating the experienced Muay Thai specialist Ole Laursen in the quarter-finals before losing to the organization's top fighter, Alviar Lima, by technical knockout due to a hand injury that left Ali unable to continue.[7] Sandwiched between his appearances for two of kickboxing's top organizations, was a win against Jose Barradas to claim the Muay Thai version of the W.F.C.A. world title in his hometown of Eindhoven.[8][9][10]
Since the end of 2006, Ali has had a number of fights in the Netherlands and abroad, winning the relatively unheard of. O.P.B.U. Europe-African title against the tough Moroccan pitbull Chahid Oulad El Hadj[11] but losing title fights against Farid Villaume, Albert Kraus (rematch) and most recently against Mike Zambidis. He also made a brief return to K-1 MAX, losing to Leroy Kaestner in a failed bid at qualification for the final 16 stage of the 2009 K-1 World MAX final. In 2011 Ali won his fourth world title - winning the W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" super middleweight belt beating former SuperLeague fighter Fadi Merza at the A-1 Combat World Cup in Eindhoven.[12]
He defeated Grega Smole via unanimous decision at Enfusion Live 5 in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 11 May 2013 and became first Enfusion Live -75 kg World Champion.[13][14] He lost the title at Enfusion Live 11 in London on 1 December 2013 to Michael Wakeling. In the third round Wakeling threw a spinning back fist and caught Ali on the jaw with his forearm, which caused Ali to refuse to fight anymore. Judges scored the fight with unanimous decision for Wakeling.[15]
Titles
edit- 2013 Enfusion Live -75 kg World Title
- 2011 W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" K-1 Rules Super Middleweight world champion -75 kg
- 2008 O.P.B.U. K-1 Rules Euro-African champion -72.5 kg
- 2006 W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world champion -72.5 kg
- 2002 W.F.C.A. Full-Contact world champion -76.2 kg
- 2002 I.T.M.F. Muay Thai world champion -72.5 kg
- 1999 W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Dutch champion -79 kg
- 1998 I.K.B.O. Muay Thai European champion -76.2 kg
- 1997 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact European champion -79 kg
Kickboxing record
edit| 100 Wins (28 (T)KO's, 72 decisions), 20 Losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest[16] | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-01 | Loss |  Michael Wakeling |
Enfusion Live 11 | London, England | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
| Lost Enfusion Live -75 kg World Title. | ||||||||
| 2013-05-11 | Win |  Grega Smole |
Enfusion Live 5 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins vacant Enfusion Live -75 kg World Title. | ||||||||
| 2011-09-02 | Loss |  Marco Piqué |
Muay Thai Premier League: Round 3 | The Hague, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-04-09 | Win |  Fadi Merza |
A1 World Combat Cup, Indoor Sportcentrum | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" K-1 Rules Super Middleweight World title -75 kg. | ||||||||
| 2011-03-12 | Loss |  Mike Zambidis |
Iron Challenge | Athens, Greece | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fight was for Zambidis's W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" Oriental Rules Super Welterweight World title -70 kg. | ||||||||
| 2010-06-19 | Win |  Jan van Denderen |
A-1 World Combat Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-05-02 | Loss |  Khalid Bourdif |
Next Generation Warriors 4 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-02-27 | Loss | L'houcine Ouzgni |
Fight Club Amsterdam III | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Right Cross) | 2 | ||
| 2009-11-20 | Win |  Virgil Kalakoda |
War of the Worlds | Melbourne, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-10-17 | Win | Halim Issaoui |
Ultimate Glory 11 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-06-13 | Win | Tarik Slimani |
Gentleman Fight Night Part 6 | Tilburg, Netherlands | KO | 1 | ||
| 2009-05-16 | Loss |  Farid Villaume |
Légendes et Guerriers | Toulouse, France | Forfeit | |||
| Fight was for vacant W.F.K.B. Muay Thai world title -72 kg. | ||||||||
| 2009-03-01 | Loss |  Leroy Kaestner |
K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Quarter-finals | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-12-20 | Win |  Lamsongkram Chuwattana |
Boxe-Thai Guinea tournament, Quarter-finals | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Disq. (Elbow) | |||
| Despite victory was cut from illegal elbow and was unable to continue in the tournament. | ||||||||
| 2008-10-31 | Win |  Mark Vogel |
Wuppertal Gentleman Fight Night | Wuppertal, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-10-05 | Win | Chahid Oulad El Hadj |
Tough is not Enough | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins O.P.B.U. K-1 Rules Euro-African title -72.5 kg. | ||||||||
| 2008-05-24 | Loss | Albert Kraus |
Gentleman Promotions Fightnight | Tilburg, Netherlands | KO (Knee Strike) | 2 | ||
| Fight was for vacant W.I.P.U. "King Of The Ring" Muay Thai Super Welterweight world title -70 kg. | ||||||||
| 2008-03-24 | Win | William Diender |
Born2Fight | Westervoort, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-03-02 | Win | Farid Villaume |
SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand IV" | Almere, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-12-? | Win | Rachid Kabbouri |
A1 Combat Cup | Mersin, Turkey | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-11-24 | NC | Faldir Chahbari |
Shootboxing in the Autotron | Rosmalen, Netherlands | No Contest | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-05-04 | Loss | Marco Piqué |
Steko's Fight Night 24, Final | Pforzheim, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fight was for Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Pforzheim preliminary tournament title -75 kg. Fails to qualify for Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Final. | ||||||||
| 2007-04-05 | Win | Yohan Lidon |
Steko's Fight Night 24, Semi-finals | Pforzheim, Germany | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-11-12 | Loss | Faldir Chahbari |
2H2H: Pride & Honor | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-09-24 | Loss |  Alviar Lima |
SuperLeague Turkey 2005, Semi-finals | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO (Corner Stop) | 2 | ||
| 2006-09-24 | Win |  Ole Laursen |
SuperLeague Turkey 2005, Quarter-finals | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-04-28 | Win |  Akeomi Nitta |
SNKA TITANS 3rd | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-04-15 | Win |  Jose Barradas |
Pro Kickboxing Europe | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world title -72.5 kg. | ||||||||
| 2006-04-05 | Loss | Albert Kraus |
K-1 World MAX 2006 Open | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2006 Final. | ||||||||
| 2005-06-12 | Loss |  Şahin Yakut |
It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stop/Low Kicks) | 4 | ||
| 2005-04-30 | Win | Jamal Danache |
Queens Fight Night Eindhoven | Eindhoven, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2005-03-19 | Loss |  Gago Drago |
Gentleman's Promotion Gala | Tilburg, Netherlands | TKO (Doc Stop) | 2 | ||
| 2004-10-17 | Win | Benito Caupain |
Battle of Zaandam | Zaandam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-01-25 | Loss | Gago Drago |
Thaiboxing & Freefight event in Alkmaar | Alkmaar, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2004-04-18 | Loss | Youness El Mhassani |
BIG BANG | Elst, Netherlands | Ext.R Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-11-30 | Win | Marco Piqué |
Killerdome V | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-06-08 | Draw |  Denis Sharoykin |
It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-04-12 | Loss | Chris van Venrooij |
Magic Duo Part 3 Eindhoven | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2002-11-30 | Loss | Vincent Vielvoye |
Gala in Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stop) | 2 | ||
| 2002-06-? | Win |  Baker Barakat |
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| Wins W.F.C.A. Full-Contact world title -76.2 kg. | ||||||||
| 2002-04-27 | Win | Mohamed Mustati |
Eindhoven Al-Fid Gym Gala | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins I.T.M.F. Muay Thai world title -72.5 kg. | ||||||||
| 2001-10-21 | Loss | Şahin Yakut |
It's Showtime - Original | Haarlem, Netherlands | TKO | 3 | ||
| 1999-04-? | Win |  Silvio Zimmerman |
Netherlands | |||||
| Wins W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Dutch title -79 kg. | ||||||||
| 1998-05-? | Win |  Thomas Hladky |
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| Wins I.K.B.O. Muay Thai European title -76.2 kg. | ||||||||
| 1997-11-? | Win | Oliver Winter |
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| Wins I.S.K.A. Full-Contact European title -79 kg. | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
References
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- ^ "Ali Gunyar - Biografie (Dutch Language)". www.aligunyar.nl. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Ali Gunyar - Profiel (Fight Stats - Dutch Language)". www.aligunyar.nl. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Verslag gala 27 April 2002 / Eindhoven - Al-Fid Gym" (in Dutch). www.kickbox.nl. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Ali Gunyar - Biografie (Dutch Language)". www.aligunyar.nl. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Champions Prevail at K-1 World Max '06 Final Elimination". www.k-1.co.jp. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "The Bosporus Fights (Fight Report)". www.superleague.tv. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Ali Gunyar wint van Jose Barradas" (in Dutch). www.kickbox.nl. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Pro-Kickboxing Europe 15 April 2006". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "interview ali gunyar - SIAM FIGHT MAG (WFCA world title fight against Barradas mentioned - French Language)". www.siamfightmag.com. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "TOUGH IS NOT ENOUGH - WIPU Kings of the ring". www.wipu-kings.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Ali Gunyar (Team Gunyar) NL vs Fadi Merza (Team Merza)" (in Dutch). www.kickbox.nl. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Pamela (5 February 2020). "GLORY 10 Los Angeles: Middleweight Tournament". Liverkick. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Report Enfusion Live Eindhoven The Netherlands". Enfusion Live. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Enfusion Live, Indigo O2, London, England 1 December 2013
- ^ "Ali Gunyar - Profiel (Fight Record Stats - Dutch Language)". www.aligunyar.nl. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.