Igor Liubchenko

Igor Liubchenko
Born	(1991-03-16) March 16, 1991 (age 34) Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Odesa, Ukraine
Team	Captain Muay Thai

Igor Liubchenko

Medal record
Men's Muay Thai
Representing   Ukraine
World Games
	2017 Wrocław	63.5 kg
	2022 Birmingham	63.5 kg
IFMA World Championships
	2014 Langkawi	63.5 kg
	2015 Bangkok	63.5 kg
	2016 Jönköping	63.5 kg
	2018 Cancún	63.5 kg
	2019 Bangkok	63.5 kg
	2011 Tashkent	60 kg
	2012 Saint Petersburg	63.5 kg
	2009 Bangkok	57 kg
	2017 Minsk	63.5 kg
	2024 Patras	67 kg
European Games
	2023 Myślenice	67 kg
European Muaythai Championships
	2010 Velletri	57 kg
	2011 Antalya	60 kg
	2012 Antalya	63.5 kg
	2014 Kraków	63.5 kg
	2008 Zgorzelec	57 kg
	2022 Istanbul	67 kg

Igor Liubchenko (born March 16, 1991) is a Ukrainian Muay Thai fighter. He is one of the most successful amateur Muay Thai athletes of all time. ^[1]

Biography and career

Liubchenko started Muay Thai training at the age of 12, he holds a Master of Sports of Ukraine in Thai boxing. ^[2]

Igor Liubchenko faced Hiroya at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter in Khon Kaen, Thailand on December 10, 2013. He was defeated by second round knockout via high kick. ^[3]

On April 28, 2017, Liubchenko took part in the EM Legend Kickboxing World Tournament in the 63 kg division. He defeated Meng Kang from China by technical knockout in the semi-final and was defeated by knockout in the final against Anvar Boynazarov. ^[4]

On September 30, 2017, Liubchenko faced Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym at All-Star Fight 2. He lost the fight by decision. ^{[5] [6]}

On May 6, 2018, Liubchenko entered the 8-man Real Hero tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. He defeated three opponents in one night all by knockout to capture the tournament title. ^[7]

On March 9, 2019, Liubchenko faced Superbank Mor Ratanabandit at All Star Fight: World Soldier. He lost the fight by decision. ^[8]

On October 16, 2021, Liubchenko travelled to Hungary to face Spéth Norbert. He lost the fight by decision after three rounds. ^[9]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

• 2015 WMC King's Birthday Tournament Runner-up ^[10]
• 2018 Real Hero Muay Thai 63 kg Tournament Winner

Amateur

• International Federation of Muaythai Associations
  • 2008 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
  • 2009 IFMA World Championships −57 kg
  • 2010 IFMA European Championships −57 kg
  • 2011 IFMA World Championships −60 kg ^[11]
  • 2011 IFMA European Championships −60 kg
  • 2012 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg
  • 2012 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg
  • 2014 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[12]
  • 2014 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg
  • 2015 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[13]
  • 2016 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^{[14] [15]}
  • 2017 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[16]
  • 2018 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[17]
  • 2019 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg ^[18]
  • 2022 IFMA European Championships −67 kg
  • 2024 IFMA World Championships −67 kg

• World Games
  • 2010 World Games Muay Thai −57 kg
  • 2013 World Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg
  • 2017 World Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg ^[19]
  • 2022 World Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg ^[20]

• European Games
  • 2023 European Games Muay Thai −67 kg
• Arafura Games
  • 2019 Arafura Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg ^[21]

Awards

• 2015 National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Triumph of the Year ^{[22] [23]}

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai record

30 Wins, 7 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2021-10-16	Loss	Spéth Norbert	Superfight Series	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	Decision	3	3:00
2019-03-09	Loss	Superbank Mor Ratanabandit	All Star Fight	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2018-12-01	Win	Wang Zhiwei	Wu Lin Feng −67kg World Cup 2018–2019 Group D	Zhengzhou, China	Decision	3	3:00
2018-05-06	Win	Jarwdjew Singnakonkui	Real Hero Tournament, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
Wins Real Hero Muay Thai lightweight Tournament title.
2018-05-06	Win	Batjargal Sundui	Real Hero Tournament, Semi-finals	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
2018-05-06	Win	Limpetch CourageFightTeam	Real Hero Tournament, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
2017-09-30	Loss	Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym	All-Star Fight 2	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2017-04-28	Loss	Anvar Boynazarov	EM Legend, 18 Tournament Final	Chengdu, China	TKO (Punches)	2	0:40
For the EM Legend World −65kg Tournament title.
2017-04-28	Win	Meng Kang	EM Legend, 18 Tournament Semi-final	Chengdu, China	TKO
2017-04-03	Win		SUPER MUAY THAI	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2016-12-03	Win	Lakhin	SUPER MUAY THAI	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2016-10-28	Win		Wu Fight	China	Decision	3	3:00
2016-08-28	Win	Monsiam	SUPER MUAY THAI	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2015-12-12	Loss	Petchtanong Banchamek	SUPER MUAYTHAI	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
For the IPCC Muay Thai World −67kg title.
2015-12-05	Loss	Fahmai Ansukhumvit	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Pavel Delenic	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Samuel Bark	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-12-05	Win	Thepabutr Dadpong	King's Birthday – WMC 16-man Tournament, First Round	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	1	3:00
2015-01-31	Loss	Deng Zeqi	Wu Lin Feng	China	TKO (Left Hook)
2014-09-13	Win	Yokpetch Petchkasem	Topking World Series	Minsk, Belarus	KO	3
2013-12-10	Loss	Hiroya	MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter	Khon Kaen, Thailand	KO (High kick)	2
2013-09-28	Win	Vitalie Matei	KOK World GP 2013	Chișinău, Moldova	Decision	3	3:00
2011-07-02	Win	Sasa Jovanovic	X3 League	Austria	Decision	3	3:00
2009-12-09	Win	Ponchai Sorruengsawat		Ko Samui, Thailand	KO (Uppercut)	1
2009-05-09	Win	Roman Mailov		Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Muay Thai record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-06-07	Loss	Mohammed Mardi	IFMA 2024 World Championships, Semifinals	Patras, Greece	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2024 IFMA World Championships −67 kg Bronze Medal.
2024-06-06	Win	Rachid Hamza	IFMA 2024 World Championships, Quarterfinals	Patras, Greece	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2024-06-04	Win	Francesco Franzosi	IFMA 2024 World Championships, Second Round	Patras, Greece	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2024-06-01	Win	Sakir Bakirov	IFMA 2024 World Championships, First Round	Patras, Greece	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2023-06-27	Win	Oskar Siegert	IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Final	Kraków, Poland	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2023 European Games −67 kg Gold Medal.
2023-06-26	Win	Sven Linus Bylander	IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Semifinal	Kraków, Poland	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2023-06-25	Win	Dimos Asimakopoulos	IFMA at the 2023 European Games, Quarterfinal	Kraków, Poland	RSCS	3
2022-07-17	Win	Weerasak Tharakhajad	IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Final	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Decision (29:29)	3	3:00
Wins 2022 World Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2022-07-16	Win	Joseph Mueller	IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Semi-finals	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2022-07-15	Win	Abil Galiyev	IFMA at the 2022 World Games, Quarter Finals	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Decision (30:26)	3	3:00
2022-02-19	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2022 IFMA European Championships, Semi-final	Istanbul, Turkey	TKO	3
Wins 2022 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg Bronze Medal.
2021-12-11	Loss	Weerasak Tharakhajad	2021 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29:28)	3
Wins 2021 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2021-12-10	Win	Abil Galiyev	2021 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3
2021-12-09	Win	Linus Bylander	2021 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3
2021-12-08	Win	Jose Luis Saenz	2021 IFMA World Championships, Round 2	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2019-07-28	Win	Abdulmalik Mugidinov	2019 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29–28)	3	3:00
Wins 2019 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2019-07-26	Win	Kittiphop Mueangprom	2019 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29–28)	3	3:00
2019-07-25	Win	Serdar Koc	2019 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2019-07-24	Win	Lukáš Mandinec	2019 IFMA World Championships, Second Round	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	1
2019-05-01	Win	Lorenzo Sammartino	2019 Arafura Games, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	3
Wins 2019 Arafura Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2019-04-30	Win	Sung-Sen Huang	2019 Arafura Games, Semi-finals	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	1
2019-04-29	Win	Ryan Jakiri	2019 Arafura Games, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2019-03-16	Win	Vladyslav Yarmak	2019 Ukraine Kickboxing Championship, Final	Odesa, Ukraine	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2019 Ukraine WAKO Kickboxing −67kg title.
2018-05-19	Win	Abdulmalik Mugidinov	2018 IFMA World Championships, Final	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2018 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2018-05-16	Win	Mathias Jonsson	2018 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:26)	3	3:00
2018-05-14	Win	Carlos Henrique Klimacheski	2018 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Cancún, Mexico	TKO	2
2018-05-12	Win	Abil Galiyev	2018 IFMA World Championships, Second Round	Cancún, Mexico	TKO	1
2017-07-30	Win	Ali Zarinfar	2017 World Games, Final	Wroclaw, Poland	Decision (30–27)	3	3:00
Wins 2017 World Games −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2017-07-29	Win	Ahmad Ondash	2017 World Games, Semi-final	Wroclaw, Poland	TKO
2017-07-28	Win	Abil Galiyev	2017 World Games, Quarter Final	Wroclaw, Poland	TKO
2017-05-10	Loss	Artem Avanesov	2017 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2017 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Bronze Medal.
2017-05-07	Win	Oskar Siegert	2017 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Minsk, Belarus	TKO	3
2017-05-05	Win	Nasim Kazem	2017 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals	Minsk, Belarus	TKO	2
2016-11-26	Win	Pavel Valteran	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3
Wins the 2016 IFMA World Cup in Kazan −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2016-11-24	Win	Youssouf Binate	IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Semi-final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3
2016-05-28	Win	Vladimir Kuzmin	2016 IFMA World Championships, Final	Jönköping, Sweden	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2016 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2016-05-26	Win	Bakaar Gelenidze	2016 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Jönköping, Sweden	TKO	1
2016-05-24	Win	Jonathan Polosan	2016 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Jönköping, Sweden	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2016-02-07	Win	Dmitry Godlevsky	2016 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Odesa, Ukraine	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2016 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai −63.5 kg title.
2015-08-	Win	Itay Guyer	2015 IFMA World Championships, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2015 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2015-08-	Win	Kaeosikhao Kriangkai	2015 IFMA World Championships, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2015-08-	Win	Dzmitry Filipau	2015 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO
2015-08-	Win	Geerts Dries	2015 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	3
2015-07-	Win	Andrey Perzhanovsky	2015 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Ukraine	TKO	2
Wins 2015 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai −63.5 kg title.
2014-09-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2014 IFMA European Championships, Final	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2014 IFMA European Championship −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2014-09-	Win	Itay Gayer	2014 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
2014-09-	Win	Andrey Khromov	2014 IFMA European Championships, Quarter Finals	Kraków, Poland	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Win	Dmitry Varats	2014 IFMA World Championships, Final	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2014 IFMA World Championship −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2014-05-	Win	Jonathan Polosan	2014 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Win	Boburjon Tagayev	2014 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2014-05-	Win	Suranto Virayo	2014 IFMA World Championships, First Round	Langkawi, Malaysia	Decision	3	3:00
2013-10-23	Win	Manop Srirupi	2013 World Combat Games, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2013 World Combat Games Muay Thai −63.5 kg Gold Medal.
2013-10-21	Win	Dmitry Varats	2013 World Combat Games, Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2013-07-24	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2013 IFMA European Championship	Lisbon, Portugal	Decision	3	3:00
2012-09-13	Loss	Klumya Akephon	2012 IFMA World Championships, Final	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision	3	2:00
Wins 2012 IFMA World Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2012-09-11	Win	Hakeem Dawodu	2012 IFMA World Championships 2012, Semi-finals	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2012-09-10	Win	Firdavsiy Kholmuratov	2012 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Saint Petersburg, Russia
2012-09-08	Win	Jose Maria Quevedo Tapia	2012 IFMA World Championships, First Round	Saint Petersburg, Russia
2012-04-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2012 IFMA European Championships 2012, Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2012 IFMA European Championships −63.5 kg Silver Medal.
2012-04-	Win	Garik Kalashyan	2012 IFMA European Championships 2012, Semi-finals	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2012-04-	Win	Cristian Spetcu	2012 IFMA European Championships 2012	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2012-01-29	Win	Nikolay Kyrylov	2012 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Odesa, Ukraine	TKO	1
Wins 2012 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai 63.5 kg title.
2011-09-27	Loss	Wuttichai Meechan	2011 IFMA World Championships, Final	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2011 IFMA World Championships −81kg Silver Medal.
2011-09-25	Win	Abdul Khudoyberdiev	2011 IFMA World Championships 2011, Semi-finals	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	TKO	3
2011-09-23	Win	Masoud Abdolmalek	2011 IFMA World Championships 2011, Quarter Finals	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Decision	3	3:00
2011-04-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2011 IFMA European Championships, Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	4	2:00
Wins 2011 IFMA European Championships −60kg Silver Medal.
2011-04-	Win	Penafel Volotan	2011 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals	Antalya, Turkey	Decision	4	2:00
2011-02-07	Win	Mikhail Vasilioglo	2011 Ukraine Muay Thai Championship, Final	Ukraine	Decision
Wins 2011 Ukraine IFMA Muay Thai 60kg title.
2010-12-	Loss	Dmitry Varats	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-12-	Win	Hudoybarbiev	2010 I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-09-	Win	Witsanu Chankhunthod	2010 World Combat Games, Final	Beijing, China	Decision
Wins 2010 World Combat Games Muay Thai −57kg Gold Medal.
2010-09-	Win	Wang Kang	2010 World Combat Games, Semi-finals	Beijing, China	Decision
2010-09-	Win	Wong Siu Hang	2010 World Combat Games, Quarter Finals	Beijing, China	KO	2
2010-05-	Win	Murat Antepli	2010 IFMA European Championship, Final	Rome, Italy	TKO	3
Wins 2010 IFMA European Championship −57kg Gold Medal.
2010-05-	Win	Konstantin Nechaev	2010 IFMA European Championship	Rome, Italy	Decision	4	2:00
2010-12-	Loss	Witsanu Chankhutkhon	2009 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	4	2:00
2010-11-	Win	Tural Shafiev	2009 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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