Jorge Varela (kickboxer)

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Jorge Varela
Born (1994-07-07) July 7, 1994 (age 30)
Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain
Native nameJorge Varela Carmona
Nationality Flag of Spain.svg Spanish
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Seville, Spain
TeamTeam Jesus Cabello
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins49
By knockout10
Losses11
By knockout4

Jorge Varela Carmona (born 7 July 1994) is a Spanish kickboxer.

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As of September 2020, he was the #10 ranked Super Flyweight in the world by Combat Press. [1]

Kickboxing career

Varela faced Ramzik Ghulinyan for the WKL Intercontinental -63 kg title on the May 6, 2017 Mix Fight event. He won the fight by decision. [2]

Varela participated in the K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, which was held on June 17, 2018. Varela faced Kaito Ozawa in the tournament quarterfinals and won the fight by a first-round knockout. Advancing to the tournament semifinals, Varela faced the former RISE Bantamweight champion Yuta Murakoshi. Murakoshi won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was contested. [3] [4]

Varela faced Ryusei Ashizawa at K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 on March 10, 2019. [5] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Ashizawa with a left hook near the end of the opening round. [6]

Varela made his third K-1 appearance against Haruma Saikyo at K-1 World GP 2019 Super Bantamweight World Tournament on June 30, 2019. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout. [7]

Varela made his return to WLF to face Wang Junguang at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage on August 31, 2019. Junguang won the fight by a fourth-round knockout. [8]

Varela was booked to face Yuki Egawa at K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri on November 24, 2019, in the quarterfinal bout of the K-1 featherweight tournament. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout. [9]

Titles

Professional

Amateur

Kickboxing record

Pro Kickboxing Record
49 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2019-11-24Loss Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Egawa K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri, -57 kg Tournament Quarter Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Left Hook to the Body)11:49
2019-08-31Loss Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Junguang Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage Zhengzhou, China KO (Spinning Back Kick to the body)40:55
For the Enfusion World -57kg title.
2019-06-30Loss Flag of Japan.svg Haruma Saikyo K-1 World GP 2019 Super Bantamweight World Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Knee to the head)31:27
2019-03-10Win Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Ashizawa K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook)12:41
2019-01-19Loss Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Chongyang Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF World Cup 2018-2019 Final Haikou, China Decision33:00
2018-06-17Loss Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Murakoshi K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Semi Final Saitama, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2018-06-17Win Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ozawa K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Final Saitama, Japan TKO (Two knockdowns)12:57
2018-04-07Win Flag of Portugal.svg Helder VictorShocktime Spain Decision33:00
2017-11-12Win Flag of Portugal.svg Nelson MoreiraKryssing World Series Seville, Spain Decision33:00
2017-05-06Win Flag of Armenia.svg Ramzik GhulinyanMix Fight Spain Decision53:00
Wins the WKL Intercontinental -63kg title.
2017-04-08Win Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo MendesKryssing World Series Spain Decision53:00
Wins the ISKA European -57kg title.
2017-03-04Win Flag of Morocco.svg Karim ZamoraKryssing World Series Spain Decision33:00
2016-09-24Draw Flag of Spain.svg Xavi LantaronGran Slam V Malaga, Spain Decision33:00
2016-05-21 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
2016-03-19Loss Flag of Spain.svg Jaime RoldánWorld Fight Tour Seville, Spain Decision33:00
2016-02-13Loss Flag of England.svg Jordan Williams Newcastle, England Decision33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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