Simon Dore (born 30 July 1969)[1] is a retired professional kickboxer from Leicester, England. Dore was a former WKN world heavyweight kickboxing champion who fought most of his career under 'full-contact' rules but would also compete under 'free-style' (low kicks) rules and fought twice in K-1.
| Simon Dore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1969 |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Division | |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Leicester, England |
Last updated on: 8 April 2020 | |
Biography/Career
editSimon Dore began his career fighting under full-contact rules eventually winning the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) pro Commonwealth super-cruiserweight title. On 20 June 1998, Dore upset Brazilian ISKA world champion Eduardo Canuto by split decision in Bangor, Northern Ireland.[2] [3] On 6 February 1999, Dore lost to South African Sheldon Schutzler by decision in a freestyle bout held in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This was Dore's first bout under low kick rules.[4] Shortly afterwards Dore captured the WKN world heavyweight title under low kick rules on 28 April 1999 in a re-match against Eduardo Canuto in Alagoas, Brazil.
On 6 June 1999, Simon Dore fought Hiromi Amada at K-1: Survival '99 in Sapporo, Japan, losing by TKO at 1:55 of round 3. Then on 31 October 1999 in Leicester, England, Simon Dore re-matched Sheldon Schutzler who was now the WKN Intercontinental heavyweight Thai boxing champion. Dore won the bout by unanimous decision after 5 rounds.[5] Dore had his second K-1 bout on 16 April 2000 at K-1: UK Battle of Britain 2000 in Birmingham, England against UK MMA pioneer Lee Hasdell. Dore lost by KO at 0:30 of round 3.
Ranked No.1 in the world, Dore travelled to Lake Grove, New York on 16 November 2001 to take on the USKBA world super-heavyweight full-contact champion Derek Panza (17-1). This was also for the vacant ISKA world super-heavyweight full-contact title. Dore took Panza the full 12 rounds, losing by decision.[6] Dore had a shot at the WAKO pro world heavyweight full-contact title when he fought Aziz Katou in Leicester, losing by 8th-round KO.
Kickboxing titles
edit- WKA British cruiserweight full contact champion
- WAKO pro Commonwealth super-cruiserweight full-contact champion.[7]
- WKN world heavyweight kickboxing (low kicks) champion.
Kickboxing record (incomplete)
edit| ? Wins (? (T)KO's), ? Losses, ? Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-10-2003 | Win |  Cipher Shagaam |
Fight Night @ Starlite | Leicester, England | Decision | |||
| 25-06-2003 | Win | Chris Ballard |
Extreme Brawl 3 | Bracknell, England | DQ | 1 | ||
| 11-05-2003 | Win | Rob Gledgehill |
Leicester, England | |||||
| 03-11-2002 | Loss |  Aziz Khatou |
Kickboxing Heavyweight Explosion | Leicester, England | KO (head kick) | 8 | ||
| For the WAKO pro world heavyweight full-contact title. | ||||||||
| 05-10-2002 | Win | Roger Toone |
Guildford, England | Decision | ||||
| 16-11-2001 | Loss |  Derek Panza |
Top Kick Championship Kickboxing | Lake Grove, New York, United States | Decision | 12 | 2:00 | |
| For the USKBA & ISKA world super-heavyweight full-contact titles. | ||||||||
| 23-09-2000 | Loss |  Stan Longinidis |
Greek Fight Night | Kozani, Greece | KO | 1 | ||
| 16-04-2000 | Loss | Lee Hasdell |
K-1: UK Battle of Britain 2000 | Birmingham, England | KO (flying knee) | 3 | 0:30 | |
| 31-10-1999 | Win |  Sheldon Schutzler |
Fright Night | Leicester, England | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 06-06-1999 | Loss |  Hiromi Amada |
K-1: Survival '99 | Sapporo, Japan | TKO | 3 | 1:55 | |
| 28-04-1999 | Win |  Eduardo Canuto |
IVC 10 | Alagoas, Brazil | ||||
| Won WKN world heavyweight kickboxing (low kicks) title. | ||||||||
| 06-02-1999 | Loss | Sheldon Schutzler |
Championship Kickboxing | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 20-06-1998 | Win | Eduardo Canuto |
Kickboxing Mania II | Bangor, Northern Ireland | Split decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 00-00-0000 | Win | Mack McNulty |
Birmingham, England | KO | ||||
| 11-05-1997 | Loss | Waine Turner |
Dudley, England | Decision | 7 | 2:00 | ||
| For the WAKO pro British super-cruiserweight full contact title. | ||||||||
| 00-04-1997 | Win | Derek Parsons |
WKA World War | Worcester, England | TKO | 3 | ||
| Retained WKA British Cruiserweight full-contact title. | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "K-1 Database". K-1 sport. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "ProKick video library". ProKick. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Canuto v. Dore". ProKick. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Championship Kickboxing in Belfast". ProKick. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "International Championship Kickboxing Fright Night". ProKick. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Derek Panzacaptures Vacantiska World Championship Title". Full contact fighter. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "K-1 Database". K-1 sport. Retrieved 8 April 2020.