Artem Levin

Artem Levin
Артём Левин
Born Артё́м Вале́рьевич Ле́вин
(1986-12-08) December 8, 1986
Prokopyevsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Native name Артём Левин
Other names The Lion
Nationality Russian Russia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 84.8 kg (187 lb; 13.35 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach 77 in (196 cm)
Style Muay Thai
Team Kuzbass Muay Thai
Trainer Vitaly Miller
Years active 2003–present
Professional boxing record
Total 1
Wins 1
By knockout 1
Losses 0
Kickboxing record
Total 99
Wins 89
By knockout 35
Losses 8
By knockout 2
Draws 2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: June 21, 2014

Artem Valeryevich Levin (Russian: Артё́м Вале́рьевич Ле́вин; born December 8, 1986), also known as Artem "The Lion" Levin, is a Russian light heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Prokopyevsk. He is the current World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Intercontinental and EMF European Muay Thai champion.[1] As of 11 May 2015, Levin is ranked the #1 middleweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[2] He is the former Glory Middleweight Champion.

Biography and career

He is the captain of Russian National Muaythai Team. He's become Chairman of the Athletes Commission at IFMA since 2012.

Artem moved up to light heavyweight after the SportAccord Combat Games in 2010.

The much-anticipated fight between Artem Levin and Simon Marcus was scheduled for the third time and set for December 21, 2012 in Ekaterinburg, Russia[3][4] and then February 23, 2013,[5] before eventually settling on March 15, 2013 at Lion Fight 9 in Las Vegas[6][7] with the inaugural Lion Fight Light Heavyweight Championship will be on the line.[8][9][10] Although a closely contested bout, it was Marcus' clinching skills that made the difference as he took the unanimous decision win.[11][12][13][14][15]

Moving up to 85 kg/187 lb, Levin defeated Sahak Parparyan via an extension round decision at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.[16][17][18][19]

He competed in the four man 85 kg/187 lb tournament at Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013.[20][21][22] After cruising to a unanimous decision over Jason Wilnis in the semi-finals, he lost out to Joe Schilling in the final. He took round one but was knocked down in two when Schilling connected with a right overhand followed by a knee. The bout was ruled a draw after three rounds and went to an extension round in which Schilling scored a controversial knockdown and took the unanimous decision and the belt.[23][24][25]

He was scheduled to fight Hicham El Gaoui for the WKN light heavyweight title at Diamond Fight: Friendship in Chelyabinsk, Russia on December 13, 2013[26] but the match fell through.

Levin defeated Robert Thomas via UD at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on April 3, 2014.[27][28]

Artem Levin was expected to rematch Simon Marcus in a fight for the WMC World Light Heavyweight (175 lbs/79.379 kg) Championship at Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014 in Monte Carlo, Monaco on June 14, 2014.[29][30] The bout was cancelled, however, in order for fighters to compete at Glory 17: Los Angeles which was held a week later.[31]

Levin won the Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing middleweight tournament and the inaugural Glory Middleweight Championship in Inglewood, California on June 21, 2014, defeating Alex Pereira in the quarter-finals and Filip Verlinden in the semis, both by clear-cut unanimous decision, before rematching Joe Schilling in the final. He scored a knockdown with a spinning backfist in round one, but was docked a point by referee Al Wichgers for excessive clinching in three. He did enough to win, however, taking another UD, with all three judges scoring the bout 29-26 in favour of Levin.[32][33][34]

Titles

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Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
Boxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". www.pro.muaythai-russia.ru. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  2. ↑ LiverKick.com Middleweight Rankings
  3. ↑ Fights To Watch In December: Part 2
  4. ↑ Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus now expected for December 21st in Russia
  5. ↑ Simon Marcus vs. Artem Levin postponed again
  6. ↑ Simon Marcus vs. Artem Levin expected to take place at Lion Fight 9 on March 15th in Las Vegas
  7. ↑ Simon Marcus set to take on Artem Levin at Lion Fight 9, possibly out of GLORY 5
  8. ↑ Lion Fight 9 - Fights Announced: Marcus vs. Levin, Ross, Schilling, van Soest
  9. ↑ Simon Marcus vs. Artem Levin official for Lion Fight 9; Tiffany Van Soest, Kevin Ross, and Joe Schilling all in action as well
  10. ↑ March Madness: Muay Thai Fights to Watch This Month
  11. ↑ Lion Fight 9 Preview
  12. ↑ Lion Fight 9 Live Updates
  13. ↑ Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus a year in the making, but well worth the wait
  14. ↑ Lion Fight 9 Live Play by Play and Results
  15. ↑ Results and Recap: Lion Fight 9
  16. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20
  17. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Results
  18. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates
  19. ↑ Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results
  20. ↑ GLORY 10 Los Angeles: Middleweight Tournament
  21. ↑ Glory 10 set for Ontario, CA with 4-man middleweight tournament
  22. ↑ Match ups announced for Glory 10 middleweight tournament
  23. ↑ GLORY 10 Live Results and Updates
  24. ↑ GLORY 10 results, LIVE online fight coverage stream for 'Los Angeles'
  25. ↑ Joe Schilling is the New GLORY Middleweight Champion of the World
  26. ↑ Artem Levin back in action this weekend at Diamond Fight in Russia
  27. ↑ UFC Veteran Pat Barry Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss to Zack Mwekassa at Glory 16
  28. ↑ Glory 16 Results
  29. ↑ Monte Carlo Fighting Masters 2014 card
  30. ↑ MONTE CARLO FIGHTING MASTERS MUAY THAI EVENT with Lidon, Pinca, Levin and Banchamek!
  31. ↑ Monte-Carlo Fighting Masters 2 - Fightcard, resultats.
  32. ↑ Glory 17 and Last Man Standing Live Results
  33. ↑ Glory's Last Man Standing Results
  34. ↑ Glory results: Artem Levin, Rico Verhoeven and Joseph Valtellini take home Glory gold
  35. ↑ "Artem Levin". www.k-1.se. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  36. ↑ Levin vs Fu Gao Feng

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