Kevin VanNostrand

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Kevin VanNostrand
Born (1987-04-16) April 16, 1987 (age 37)
Syracuse, New York, US
Nationality American
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight142.6 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Division Featherweight
Reach72.5 in (184 cm)
Fighting out of Syracuse, New York, US
TrainerJim Andrello
Kickboxing record
Total24
Wins20
By knockout13
Losses3
Draws1

Kevin Louis VanNostrand (born April 16, 1987) is an American kickboxer and former Interim Glory Featherweight Champion. A professional kickboxer since 2015, he started martial arts at the age of 8, and became an amateur Muay Thai fighter in 2002. As of July 2021, he is the #6 ranked featherweight, according to Combat Press. [1]

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Kickboxing career

Early career

VanNostrand professional career started against Canadian Kickboxer “The Professor” Chris Williams, a spinning elbow to Williams's chin ended the fight. [2] Kevin knocked out Aaron Castellvi in Lockport NY at Legends Rise event, in view of his idol Mike Tyson. [3]

Glory Kickboxing

Kevin VanNostrand's first Glory Kickboxing competition was a Glory 19 under-card fight against Carlos Lopez. [4] The referee called the fight in the first round for the three knock down rule.

Justin Houghton fought Kevin VanNostrand at Glory 24: Denver, for a judge's split decision going to VanNostrand. [5] [6]

Glory 27: New Jersey co-headline event was Kevin VanNostrand and Giga Chikadze with a unanimous decision going to Chikadze. [7]

Super-fight series of Glory 33: New Jersey pitted David Moore against Kevin VanNostrand, the referee called a second-round TKO win to VanNostrand. [8]

At Madison Square Garden Glory 43 Featherweight Contender Tournament, Giga Chikadze eliminated Aleksei Ulianov in Bout A, while Kevin VanNostrand defeated Mo Abdurahman in Bout B. [9] VanNostrand won a unanimous decision (30-26) over Chikadze in the finals. [10] Matt Embree was originally scheduled to fight VanNostrand, due to injury was replaced by Abdurahman. [11]

An injury kept Robin van Roosmalen from defending the title at Glory 48:New York. [12] An interim title belt was held between Anvar Boynazarov and Kevin VanNostrand. [13] Anvar knocked Kevin down with a left hook just eighteen seconds into the first round, Kevin returned with a knee to the liver fifty seconds into the fight, resulting in a knockout with an official time of 1:06 in the first round. [14]

A unification bout between van Roosmalen and VanNostrand for undisputed Glory Featherweight Championship was at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018. [15] Van Roosmalen won the fight via a unanimous decision. [16]

He was scheduled to fight against Massaro Glunder, returning to Madison Square Garden for Glory 55: New York. [17] On July 20, 2018, Kevin fought Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao for the Interim Glory Featherweight Championship, due to Robin van Roosmalen's shoulder injury during training. [18] The fight went to judges scorecards with a split decision to Petch, the fight was plagued with illegal sweeps and clinching. [19]

The fight between Kevin and Massaro Glunder was rescheduled November 2nd in the Hammerstein Ballroom at Glory 61: New York. [20] Massaro got a knockdown in round two and received a holding call point deduction with 17 seconds remaining in the fight. All three judges scored 28-27 in Kevin's favor. [21]

Serhiy Adamchuk fought Kevin VanNostrand on July 5 at Glory 67: Orlando. [22] The fight is rumored to decide the next challenger for the Featherweight belt. VanNostrand won with a Unanimous Decision. [23]

A rematch was scheduled for Anvar Boynazarov and Kevin during the back to back events Glory 71: Chicago and Glory 72: Chicago. [24] Aleksei Ulianov had Visa problems and Kevin was moved to the main event against Petch. The first round had very little clinching, though clinching similar to their first fight plagued the following rounds. A point was deducted from Kiatmookao at the end of the fifth round. Two judges scored the fight 47-47 for a majority draw. The belt stayed with the current champion. [25]

VanNostrand faced Luis Morales at Lace Up: The Rise of Champions on October 2, 2021, under Glory Kickboxing rules. [26] Morales got knocked down twice in the first round and twice in the second round. Under glory rules, four knockdowns in a fight is a Technical Knockout. [27]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
20 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 1 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeNotes
2021-10-02Win Flag of the United States.svg Luis MoralesLace Up: The Rise of Champions Syracuse, New York TKO (4 Knockdowns)21:26
2019-11-23Draw Flag of Thailand.svg Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao [28] Glory 72: Chicago Chicago, IllinoisDraw (Majority)53:00For the Glory Featherweight Championship
For The Glory Featherweight Title.
2019-07-05Win Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Adamchuk [29] Glory 67: Orlando Orlando, Florida Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-11-02Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Massaro Glunder Glory 61: New York New York City, New York Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-07-20Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao [28] Glory 55: New York New York City, New York Decision (Split)53:00For the Interim Glory Featherweight Championship
For The Glory Featherweight Interim Title.
2018-03-31Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin van Roosmalen [30] Glory 52: Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Decision (Unanimous)53:00Unification of Glory Featherweight Championship
For The Glory Featherweight Title.
2017-12-01Win Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Anvar Boynazarov [31] Glory 48: New York New York City, New York KO (Knee to the Body)11:06For the Interim Glory Featherweight Championship
For The Glory Featherweight Interim Title.
2017-07-14Win Flag of Georgia.svg Giga Chikadze [32] Glory 43: New York New York City, New York Decision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
For The Featherweight Contender Tournament Finale.
2017-07-14Win Flag of England.svg Mo Abdurahman [33] Glory 43: New York New York City, New York TKO (2 Knockdowns)11:50Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
2017-05-06Win Flag of the United States.svg DJ MillerFirepower Syracuse, New York Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2016-10-08Win Flag of the United States.svg Evander RussSupremacy Syracuse, New York KO (Kick to the Body)11:17
2016-09-09Win Flag of the United States.svg David Moore Glory 33: New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey TKO (Referee Stoppage)20:35
2016-04-30Win Flag of Thailand.svg Kaichon PongthongEast vs. West Syracuse, New York Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2016-02-26Loss Flag of Georgia.svg Giga Chikadze [34] Glory 27: Chicago Hoffman Estates, Illinois Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-10-09Win Flag of the United States.svg Justin Houghton [35] Glory 24: Denver Denver, Colorado Decision (split)33:00
2015-09-26Win Flag of the United States.svg Ben PrideJudgement Day Syracuse, New York KO2
2015-06-13Win Flag of the United States.svg Justin GreskiewiczSupremacy Lockport, New York TKO (Referee Stoppage)12:08
2015-03-28Win Flag of the United States.svg Levi Rose [36] Beasts Unleashed Syracuse, New York KO (Kick to the Head)12:02
2015-02-06Win Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Lopez Glory 19: Virginia Hampton, Virginia TKO (3 Knockdowns)12:05Under-Card Fight
2014-11-15Win Flag of the United States.svg Aaron CastellviLegends Rise Lockport, New York KO30:34
2014-10-11Win Flag of the United States.svg Jake BohnWar Zone Syracuse, New York KO11:23
2014-05-31Win Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre "Popo" BezzerraRise of Champions Syracuse, New York Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2014-03-22Win Flag of the United States.svg Niko (Greko) Tsigaras [37] CSC 39 Richmond, Virginia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-10-19Win Flag of the United States.svg Chris “The Professor” Williams Syracuse, New York KO (Spinning Elbow)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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