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Beni Osmanoski | |
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Born | Oktisi, North Macedonia | April 18, 1988
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 81–84 kg (179–185 lb; 12 st 11 lb – 13 st 3 lb) |
Division | Middleweight |
Style | Kickboxing K1 |
Fighting out of | Bern, Switzerland |
Team | Team Osmanoski |
Trainer | / |
Years active | 16 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 76 |
Wins | 62 |
By knockout | 50 |
Losses | 14 |
By knockout | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
Beni Osmanoski (born 18 April 1988), also known as Beni the Dog, is a professional kickboxer [1] 4 x Swiss Champion, 4 x European Champion and 7 x World Champions title ISKA and World Kickboxing and Karate Union WKU in K1rules and Thaiboxing. Fight4Glory series World Champion, Fighter of the yearSwiss Sports Awards 2019-2023.
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