Stoyan Koprivlenski

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Stoyan Koprivlenski
BornСтоян Копривленски
(1994-06-21) June 21, 1994 (age 30)
Burgas, Bulgaria
Other namesThe Sniper
NationalityBulgarian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division Light middleweight
Reach69.5 in (177 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out ofOostzaan, Netherlands
TeamMike's Gym
Trainer Mike Passenier
Years active2013 - present
Kickboxing record
Total32
Wins23
By knockout8
Losses9
By knockout0
Draws0
Other information
University Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy [1]

Stoyan Koprivlenski (born 21 June 1994) is a Bulgarian Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Oostzaan, Netherlands. He currently competes in the -70kg divisions of Glory [2] and K-1, where he is the 2024 K-1 World MAX Championship Tournament Final Champion. As of December 12, 2021, he is #1 in the official Glory lightweight rankings. [3]

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As of September 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the 10th best lightweight kickboxer in the world. [4]

Kickboxing career

GLORY

Koprivlenski was scheduled to make his Glory debut against Kevin Hessling at Glory 45: Amsterdam on September 30, 2017. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [5]

Koprivlenski participated in the Glory lightweight contender tournament, held at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017. [6] He was scheduled to face Maykol Yurk in the tournament semifinals. Koprivlenski beat Yurk by a first-round knockout. Advancing to the tournament finals, Koprivlenski faced Tyjani Beztati. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [7]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Josh Jauncey at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018. He lost the fight by split decision. The bout was later nominated as the 2018 "Fight of the Year". [8]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Anil Cabri at Glory 59: Amsterdam on September 29, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [9]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to fight a rematch with Tyjani Beztati at Glory 62: Rotterdam on December 8, 2018. [10] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [11]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Mohammed Jaraya at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019. He beat Jaraya by a third-round technical knockout. [12]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Josh Jauncey for the second time in his career at Glory 73: Shenzhen on December 7, 2019. [13] He lost the fight by split decision. [14]

The COVID-19 pandemic forced Koprivlenski to seek fights outside of Glory, as the organization was unable to consistently hold events.. He was scheduled to face Cristian Milea at The Spirit of Bulgaria on October 3, 2020. [15] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [16]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to face Artur Zakirko at Max Fight 46 on August 2, 2021. [17] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [18]

Koprivlenski was scheduled to challenge Sorin Căliniuc for the Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Championship at Colosseum Tournament 27 on September 20, 2021. [19] He lost the closely contested fight by split decision. [20]

Korpivlenski was scheduled to face Bruno Gazani at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021. [21] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all five judges awarding him a 30-27 scorecard. [22]

Korpivlenski was expected to face the Fair Fight title holder Mamuka Usubyan, and then his replacement Amir Abdullahhad at Fair Fight XVI on February 12, 2022. Abdullahhad later withdrew from the bout, and was replaced by Dzianis Zuev who took the fight on short notice. [23] [24]

Korpivlenski faced Guerric Billet at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuy 2 on August 20, 2022. [25] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [26]

Koprivlenski challenged Tyjani Beztati for the Glory Lightweight Championship at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He lost the fight by split decision. [27]

Koprivlenski faced Kaito Ono at RISE WORLD SERIES / Glory Rivals 4 on December 25, 2022. [28] He lost the fight by split decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 30–29 for Kaito, while the third judge scored it 30–29 for Koprivlenski. [29]

Koprivlenski was booked to face Sorin Căliniuc at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023. [30] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after knocking Căliniuc down with a head kick in the second round. [31]

K-1

On February 8, 2024, it was announced that Koprivlenski would be one of sixteen participants of the K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round event where he would face Kacper Muszyński on March 20, 2024. [32] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [33]

Koprivlenski faced Buakaw Banchamek in the semifinals of the 2024 K-1 World MAX Championship quarterfinal at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final on July 7, 2024, as a replacement for Ouyang Feng, who withdrew from the competition due to a rib injury. [34] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [35] Koprivlenski overcame Dengue Silva by unanimous decision in the semifinals and faced Viktor Akimov in the finals of the one-day tournament. He captured the tournament title by a first-round knockout. [36] [37]

Koprivlenski faced the Krush Super Welterweight champion Jinku Oda in a non-title bout at K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka on October 5, 2024. [38] He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested. [39]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional

Amateur

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing record
23 Wins (8 KOs), 9 Losses, 0 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2024-12-14Loss Flag of Japan.svg Hiromi Wajima K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:0023–9
2024-10-05Win Flag of Japan.svg Jinku Oda K-1 World GP 2024 in Osaka Osaka, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split)43:0023–8
2024-07-07Win Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Akimov K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final, Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches)12:0722–8
Win the K-1 World MAX 2024 World Championship Final.
2024-07-07Win Flag of Brazil.svg Dengue Silva K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final, Semifinals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:0021–8
2024-07-07Win Flag of Thailand.svg Buakaw Banchamek K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Championship Tournament Final, Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:0020–8
2024-03-20Loss Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Muszyński K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:0019–8
K-1 World MAX 2024 World Championship Final Qualifier bout.
2023-10-07Win Flag of Romania.svg Sorin Căliniuc Glory 89 Burgas, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous)33:0019–7
2022-12-25Loss Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Ono RISE WORLD SERIES / Glory Rivals 4 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split)33:0018–7
2022-10-08Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Tyjani Beztati Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split)53:0018–6
For the Glory Lightweight Championship
2022-08-20Win Flag of France.svg Guerric Billet Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 Düsseldorf, Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:0018–5
Glory Lightweight title eliminator.
2022-05-21Win Flag of Moldova.svg Maxim RăileanMax Fight 50 Arbanasi, Bulgaria TKO (High kick)1N/A17–5
Wins the Max Fight Lightweight Championship.
2022-02-12Win Flag of Belarus.svg Dzianis Zuev Fair Fight XVI Yekaterinburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous)33:0016–5
2021-12-11Win Flag of Russia.svg Arbi EmievMix Fight Championship: Fight Club Frankfurt, Germany KO (Head kick)22:0615–5
2021-10-23Win Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Gazani Glory: Collision 3 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:0014–5
2021-09-20Loss Flag of Romania.svg Sorin Căliniuc Colosseum Tournament 27 Oradea, Romania Decision (split)53:0013–5
For the Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Championship.
2021-08-02Win Flag of Ukraine.svg Artur ZakirkoMax Fight 46 Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous)33:0013–4
2020-10-03Win Flag of Romania.svg Cristian MileaThe Spirit of Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Decision (unanimous)33:0012–4
2019-12-07Loss Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josh Jauncey Glory 73: Shenzhen Shenzhen, China Decision (split)33:0011–4
2019-06-22Win Flag of Morocco.svg Mohammed Jaraya Glory 66: Paris Paris, France TKO (doctor stoppage)32:1311–3
2018-12-08Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Tyjani Beztati Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:0010–3
2018-09-29Win Flag of Turkey.svg Anil Cabri Glory 59: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:0010–2
2018-03-31Loss Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josh Jauncey Glory 52: Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Decision (split)33:009–2
2017-12-09Win Flag of Morocco.svg Tyjani Beztati Glory 49: Rotterdam - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Final Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:009–1
Wins Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament.
2017-12-09Win Flag of Brazil.svg Maykol Yurk Glory 49: Rotterdam - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (head kick)12:478–1
2017-09-30Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Hessling Glory 45: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:007–1
2017-05-20Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Jansen Glory 41: Holland Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:007–0
2016-08-02Win Flag of Russia.svg Arbi EmievMax Fight 39 Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria Decision (unanimous)33:006–0
2016-07-09Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kurt Omer Zutphen, Netherlands TKO (Three knockdowns)35–0
2015-12-27Win Flag of Bulgaria.svg Radoslav VartanyanovMax Fight 37 Burgas, Bulgaria KO (liver punch)21:074–0
2015-02-28Win Flag of Spain.svg Jordi FernandezUltimate Pro Fight 2 Sofia, Bulgaria Decision33:003–0
2014-12-10Win Flag of Bulgaria.svg Rangel IvanovUltimate Pro Fight Sofia, Bulgaria TKO (Doctor Stoppage)22–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2014-10-Loss Flag of Israel.svg Itay Gershon2014 WAKO European Championship, Semifinals Bilbao, Spain Decision (Unanimous)32:00
Wins 2014 WAKO European Championship K-1 -71kg Bronze Medal.
2014-10-Win Flag of Spain.svg Jairo Diaz2014 WAKO European Championship, Quarterfinals Bilbao, Spain Decision (Unanimous)32:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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