Enriko Kehl

Enriko Kehl
Born	February 19, 1992 Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany
Other names	The Hurricane
Nationality	German
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st)
Division	Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Southpaw
Fighting out of	Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
Team	TKO Muay Thai Frankers Fight Team
Trainer	Michi Theilig Frank Schneider Sefer Göktepe
Years active	7 (2007–present)
Kickboxing record
Total	50
Wins	39
By knockout	27
Losses	10
Draws	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Juri Kehl (brother)

Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992), is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division. As of January 2015, he is ranked at #10 in the WBC Muay Thai's middleweight rankings.^[1] As of 11 May 2015, he is ranked the #9 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.^[2]

Career

Early career

After turning professional, Kehl's first prestigious match was in on December 5, 2009 in Bangkok, against Fadi Merza in the quarterfinals of the WMC King's Cup, which he lost. Following this, he fought with another kickboxing veteran, Murat Direkçi, but lost again, on October 10, 2010 in Darmstadt, in Germany.

After some matches, he fought with a great name of the Muay Thai world: Eakpracha Meenayothin, the first great match of his career, from the MAX Muay Thai 1 at Surin, in Thailand, was the March 23, 2013. The fight ended in a draw. After the draw with Eakpracha Meenayothin, at Thailand vs Germany 2013 in Ulm, Germany, he won against Bernueng Topking Boxing.

On June 15, 2013, at MixFight XIV in Darmstadt, he won against Erkan Varol, match that earned him two titles: the MixFight and I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Supermiddleweight titles.^[3]

After this date has been confirmed as one of the best emergent young fighters in the world.

Breakthrough

On September 14, 2013 at Mallorca, Spain, The Hurricane arrived in the K-1 World MAX, and won at the final 16 with Henri van Opstal, and advanced to the quarter final.

After he fought two prestigious matches, against the Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter (December 10, 2013), and for the W5 Lightweight European Title against Dzhabar Askerov, at NewFC: Battle of the Stars December 22, 2013. He lost both matches.

At K-1 World Max quarterfinals he won in Gran Canaria with Maximo Suárez, and, advanced at the final 4 fought in Baku, Azerbaijan, also with Shane Campbell. Actually, he is one of the younger K-1 World Max finalists of the tournament's history.

Kehl was initially set to rematch Buakaw Banchamek in the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final in Pattaya, Thailand on July 26, 2014.^[4] The event was postponed due to the 2014 Thai coup d'état, however.^[5]
Kehl will face the Russian Dzhabar Askerov in the Kunlun Fight -70kg 4 man Tournament in Sochi, Russia on 15th August 2015 ^[6]

Titles

Professional

• 2014 W.K.U. Thaiboxing Rules World Championship -70 kg ^[7][8]
• 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament Champion -70 kg
• 2013 MixFight Full Muay Thai Middleweight World Title -72,5 kg
• 2013 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Middleweight World Champion -75 kg
• 2012 M.T.B.D. Muay Thai Middleweight German Champion -75 kg

Amateur

• 2012 I.F.M.A. EuropaCup Muaythai Champion in Dresden, Germany -75 kg
• 2011 I.F.M.A. European Championships in Antalya, Turkey -71 kg

Accomplishments

• 2014 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year. ^[9]
• 2013 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year.^[10]
• 2013 AllTheBestFights.Com Best Knockouts of the Year vs. Bernueng Topking Boxing on March 23
• 2012 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year. ^[11]

Kickboxing record

Muay Thai Record

39 Wins (27 (T)KO's), 9 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2016-04-02 Loss Yi Long WLF: Glory of heroes Shenzhen, China Decision (Unfair) 3 3:00 2015-12-05 Win Hu Yafei Mix Fight Gala Frankfurt, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-11-07 Win Zhao Chunyang Wulinfeng World Championship Shenyang, China Decision 3 3:00 2015-08-15 Loss Dzhabar Askerov Kunlun Fight 29 - Middleweight Tournament, Semi Finals Sochi, Russia KO (right hook) 2 2:19 2015-05-15 Win Mohamed Diaby Kunlun Fight 25 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Decision(Extra round) 4 3:00 2015-04-11 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan Oktagon 2015: 20 years edition Milan, Italy Decision (majority) 3 3:00 2015-02-28 Win Erkan Varol Akın Dövüş Arenası Istanbul, Turkey Decision 3 3:00 2014-11-22 Win Abdoul Touré Mix Fight Gala XVII Hanau, Germany KO 2 Wins W.K.U. Thaiboxing Rules World Championship -70 kg. 2014-10-11 Win Buakaw Banchamek K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final Pattaya, Thailand Forfeit 4 0:00 Win K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament -70 Kg. 2014-04-26 Win Chad Sugden Mix Fight Gala XV Darmstadt, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2014-02-23 Win Shane Campbell K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 4 Baku, Azerbaijan Decision 3 3:00 2014-01-11 Win Maximo Suárez K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Quarter Final in Gran Canaria Gran Canaria, Spain Decision 3 3:00 2013-12-22 Loss Dzhabar Askerov NewFC: Battle of the Stars Makhachkala, Russia Decision 4 3:00 For the W5 Lightweight European Champion Title -71 Kg 2013-12-10 Loss Buakaw Banchamek MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter Khon Kaen, Thailand Decision 3 3:00 2013-10-20 Win Magomed Magomedov Tatneft Cup 2012 Final Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00 2013-09-14 Win Henri van Opstal K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Mallorca, Spain Unanimous decision 3 3:00 2013-06-15 Win Erkan Varol Mix Fight Gala XIV Darmstadt, Germany Unanimous decision 5 3:00 Win 2013 MixFight and I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Middleweight World Champion -75 Kg 2013-05-06 win Bernueng Topking Boxing Thailand vs Europe 2013 Ulm, Germany KO (Spinning Elbow) 4 2013-03-23 Draw Aikpracha Meenayothin MAX Muay Thai 1 Surin, Thailand Draw 3 3:00 2012-05-05 Win Nonsai Sor.Sanyakorn Thailand vs Germany 2012 Heidenheim, Germany KO (spinning back elbow) 3 2:20 2012-09-01 Win Mohammed Medhar Mix Fight Gala XIII Frankfurt, Germany KO (Knees injury) 2 0:54 2012-05-05 Loss Alex Vogel La Familia Fight Night III Halle, Germany DQ (Groin Kick) e 0:15 2011-11-06 Loss Jaochalarm Chatkranok Thailand vs Germany 2011 Ulm, Germany Split decision 5 3:00 2011-12-04 Win WMC King's Cup 2011 Quarterfinal Bangkok, Thailand TKO 2 0:35 2010-10-10 Loss Murat Direkçi Mix Fight Gala 10 Darmstadt, Germany TKO (Left Hook) 1 2:37 2009-12-05 Loss Fadi Merza King's Cup, Quarter Final Bangkok, Thailand Decision 3 3:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers

References

1. "Official WBC Muay Thai's Middleweight World Ranking". WBC Muay Thai official website.
2. Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - The Official LiverKick.com Rankings". liverkick.com.
3. "Oriental Rules Men" (PDF). Iska-europe.eu. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
4. Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - K-1 Brings in Andre Dida, World MAX Finals Gearing Up". liverkick.com.
5. Dave Walsh. "LiverKick - K-1 Postpones World MAX Show in Thailand". liverkick.com.
6. "Card: Kunlun 4 Man Tournament with Askerov vs Enriko Kehl & Landon Simon vs Liu Ming – 15/08/2015". Muay Farang - Muay Thai News.
7. "Archiv - GNP1 . Kampfsportnews . MMA, Thaiboxen, Kickboxen, Boxen, Grappling". groundandpound.de. 9 August 2015.
8. "New WKU World Champion Thaiboxing Enriko Kehl". wkuworld.com.
9. "GroundAndPound Awards 2014 National: Kickboxer des Jahres/Of the Year". GroundAndPound official website.
10. "GroundAndPound Awards 2013 National: Kickboxer des Jahres/Of the Year". GroundAndPound official website.
11. "GroundAndPound Awards 2012 National: Kickboxer des Jahres/Of the Year". GroundAndPound official website.