Andrey Gerasimchuk

Andrey Gerasimchuk
Born	Andrey Gerasimchuk (1987-02-07) February 7, 1987 (age 38) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names	Achilles
Nationality	Belarusian
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Minsk, Belarus
Team	Kick Fighter Muaythai Gym
Trainer	Evgeniy Dobrotvorskiy
Years active	2009 - present
Kickboxing record
Total	27
Wins	17
By knockout	7
Losses	9
No contests	1
Last updated on: February 1, 2015

Andrey Gerasimchuk (born February 7, 1987) is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the heavyweight division. He is a three time Kunlun Fight Tournament winner.

He was ranked as a top ten heavyweight by Combat Press from October 2015 ^[1] until July 2018, when he was dropped from the rankings following an 18 month period of inactivity. ^[2]

Kickboxing career

Kunlun Fight

Gerasimchuk fought in the 2014 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight tournament. He knocked out Arnold Oborotov in the semifinals, and defeated Dmitri Bezus by unanimous decision in the finals. He then fought in the 2014 Kunlun Fight Heavyweight tournament. He beat Abdarhmane Coulibaly by unanimous decision in the semifinals, and won the tournament with a third-round TKO of Wang Chongyang in the finals. ^[3] He followed up this tournament win with decision wins over Sergio Pique and Rico Verhoeven. ^[4]

Gerasimchuk participated in the 2015 Super Heavyweight tournament, after qualifying to it with a decision win against Ashwin Balrak at Kunlun Fight 18. He knocked out Steve Banks in the quarterfinal, but lost to Hesdy Gerges in the semifinal by split decision. ^[5]

Gerasimchuk took part in the 2016 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight tournament, held at Kunlun Fight 52. In the quarterfinals, he beat Bruno Susano by unanimous decision and Atha Kasapis in the same manner in the semifinal. He faced Tsotne Rogava in the finals, and won the fight by decision, after an extra round was fought. ^[6]

His last fight with Kunlun Fight came against Felipe Micheletti at Kunlun Fight 56. He won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[7]

Glory

He made his organizational debut against Bruno Chaves at Glory 73: Shenzhen, after nearly three years away from the sport. The fight ended in a no contest after 69 seconds, as Gerasimchuk was unable to continue due to a low blow. ^[8]

Championships and awards

Professional

• World Kickboxing Network
  • 2011 WKN European Oriental Rules Super Light Heavyweight Championship
• W5 Professional Kickboxing
  • 2011 W5 European 86 kg Championship
• Kunlun Fight
  • 2014 Kunlun Fight 100 kg Tournament Winner
  • 2014 Kunlun Fight 95 kg Tournament Winner
  • 2016 Kunlun Fight 100 kg Tournament Winner

Amateur

• 5x Belarusian Championship K-1 86 kg (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
  • 2008 WAKO World Cup (Hungary) 86 kg
  • 2009 WAKO World Cup (Hungary) 86 kg
• International Federation of Muaythai Associations
  • 2009 IFMA European Championship (Latvia) 86 kg
  • 2009 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) 86 kg
  • 2010 IFMA European Championship (Italy) 86 kg
  • 2010 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) 86 kg
  • 2011 IFMA European Championship 86 kg
  • 2011 IFMA World Championship (Uzbekistan) 86 kg
  • 2012 IFMA European Championship (Turkey) 86 kg
  • 2012 IFMA World Championship (Russia) 86 kg
  • 2014 IFMA European Championship (Poland) + 91 kg
  • 2015 IFMA World Championship (Thailand) +91 (Best fighter of the World Championship Award)
  • 2016 IFMA World Championships (Sweden) + 91 kg
  • 2017 IFMA World Championships (Belarus) + 91 kg
  • 2018 IFMA European Championship (Czechia) + 91 kg

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record

18 Wins (7 (T)KO's), 9 Losses, 0 Draw, 1 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2019-12-07	NC	Bruno Chaves	Glory 73: Shenzhen	Shenzhen, China	No Contest (Accidental Foul)	1	1:09
2017-01-02	Win	Felipe Micheletti	Kunlun Fight 56	Sanya, Hainan, China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-09-11	Win	Tsotne Rogava	Kunlun Fight 52 100+ kg 2016 Tournament Final	China	Extra Round Decision	4	3:00
Wins Kunlun Fight 100+ kg 2016 Tournament Title.
2016-09-11	Win	Atha Kasapis	Kunlun Fight 52 2016 Super Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals	China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-07-30	Win	Bruno Susano	Kunlun Fight 48: Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 8	Jinan, China	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-06-07	Loss	Hesdy Gerges	Kunlun Fight 26 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals	Chongqing, China	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2015-03-17	Win	Steve Banks	Kunlun Fight 21 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals	Sanya, China	KO
2015-02-01	Win	Ashwin Balrak	Kunlun Fight 18: The Return of the King - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 16	Guangzhou, China	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-01-03	Win	Rico Verhoeven	Kunlun Fight 15	Nanjing, China	Decision(unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-12-05	Win	Sergio Pique	Kunlun Fight 14	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-09-13	Win	Wang Chongyang	Kunlun Fight 10, Final [9]	Minsk, Belarus	TKO	3
Wins Kunlun Fight 10 Tournament Title -95 kg. [10] [11]
2014-09-13	Win	Abdarhmane Coulibaly	Kunlun Fight 10, Semi Finals	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-06-29	Win	Dmitri Bezus	Kunlun Fight 6, Final [12]	Chongqing, China	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins Kunlun Fight 100 kg Tournament.
2014-06-29	Win	Arnold Oborotov	Kunlun Fight 6, Semi Finals	Chongqing, China	KO	3
2013-12-20	Loss	Nadir Gadzhiev	Night of Muaythai 3	Moscow, Russia	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2013-06-15	Loss	Nordine Mahiedinne	Battle of Saint Raphael [13]	Saint-Raphaël, Var, France	Decision	3	3:00
2013-04-20	Loss	Alexei Papin	Battle at Moscow 11	Moscow, Russia	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2012-12-16	Loss	Patrice Quarteron	Thai Fight 2012 Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals	Bangkok, Thailand
2012-11-08	Loss	Kurban Omarov	Open Balkan Gran Pri WAKO-Pro	Tiraspol, Moldova	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
2012-05-01	Loss	Alexei Papin	Papin vs Gerasimchuk	Moscow, Russia	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
2012-03-11	Win	Aleksandr Dmitrenko	Best Fighter - Russia vs. Belarus	Samara, Russia	KO (Right cross)	1
2012-02-04	Win	Rashid Abdurakhmanov	Corona Cup 18	Moscow, Russia	RTD	4
2011-10-20	Win	Ivan Pentka	W5	Krasnodar, Russia	KO	1	2:45
Wins W5 European Title -86 kg.
2011-09-10	Win	Annar Mammadov		Minsk, Belarus	Decision	3	3:00
2011-06-18	Win	Jean Philippe Ghigo	Grand Gala De Boxe Grasse [14] [15]	Grasse, France	Decision	5	3:00
Wins WKN European Oriental Rules Super Light Heavyweight Championship -85.5 kg.
2009-10-30	Win	Stanislav Popov	PFAMT Muaythai event	Omsk, Russia	KO (Right hook)	2
2007-02-21	Loss	Andrey Osatchiy	Fight Club Arbat	Moscow, Russia	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-07-19	Loss	Denis Grachev	Fight Club Arbat	Moscow, Russia	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Muay Thai record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2018-07-04	Loss	Bugra Erdogan	2018 IFMA European Championships, Semi Final	Prague, Czech Republic	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2018 IFMA European Championships +91kg Bronze Medal.
2018-07-01	Win	Alf Gibson	2018 IFMA European Championships, Quarter Final	Prague, Czech Republic	WO
2017-05-10	Loss	Iraj Azizpour	IFMA World Championship 2017, Semi Final	Minsk, Belarus	KO	3	3:00
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championships +91kg Bronze Medal.
2017-05-07	Win	Januwon Kyeon	IFMA World Championship 2017, Quarter Final	Minsk, Belarus	RSC.O	1
2016-05-28	Win	Tsotne Rogava	2016 IFMA World Championships, Final	Jonkoping, Sweden	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2016 IFMA World Championships +91kg Gold Medal.
2016-05-28	Win		2016 IFMA World Championships, Semi Final	Jonkoping, Sweden
2015-08-	Win	Kirill Kornilov	2015 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2015 IFMA World Championships +91kg Gold Medal.
2015-08-	Win	Nikolay Guessev	2015 IFMA World Championships, Semi Final	Bangkok, Thailand	RSC.B	1
2014-09-	Win	Tomasz Szczepkowski	2014 IFMA European Championships, Final	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2014 IFMA European Championships +91kg Gold Medal.
2012-09-11	Loss	Artem Vakhitov	2012 IFMA World Championships, Semi Finals	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision
Wins 2012 IFMA World Championships -86kg Bronze Medal.
2012-09-09	Win	Gareth Rees	2012 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Saint Petersburg, Russia
2012-05-	Loss	Alexander Oleinik	2012 IFMA European Championships, Semi Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2012 IFMA European Championships -86kg Bronze Medal.
2011-04-	Win	Artem Vakhitov	2011 IFMA European Championships -86 kg/189 lb, Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2011 IFMA European Championships -86kg Gold Medal.
2010-12-	Loss	Alexander Oleinik	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2010 IFMA World Championships -86kg Silver Medal.
2010-12-	Win	Mickael Yapi	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Semi Finals	Bangkok, Thailand
2010-05-	Loss	Alexander Oleinik	2010 IFMA European Championships, Final	Italy	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2010 IFMA European Championships -86kg Silver Medal.
2009-12-	Win	Javlon Nazarov	2009 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2009 IFMA World Championships -86kg Gold Medal.
2009-12-	Win	Alexander Oleinik	2009 IFMA World Championships, Semi Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

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External links

• Fight Life profile