Björn Bregy

Björn Bregy
Born	Björn Heinrich Walter Bregy (1974-09-30) September 30, 1974 (age 49) Sion, Switzerland
Other names	The Rock
Nationality	Swiss
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb; 19.7 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Yoseikan Budo, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mike's Gym Vos Gym Masters Gym
Trainer	Mike Passenier Klaus Waschkewitz
Years active	11 (1999–2010)
Kickboxing record
Total	53
Wins	34
By knockout	29
Losses	18
By knockout	11
No contests	1
Last updated on: August 30, 2009

Björn Heinrich Walter Bregy^[1] (born September 30, 1974) is a Swiss heavyweight kickboxer, European Yoseikan Budo champion and K-1 Europe 2006 in Amsterdam tournament Champion.^[2] He holds notable wins over Gokhan Saki, Ray Sefo, Alexander Ustinov, Freddy Kemayo (twice), and Alexey Ignashov.

Career

Bregy made his K-1 debut on June 3, 2000 at K-1 Fight Night 2000 in Zürich, Switzerland, against Reinhard Ulz. He won the fight by 2 round KO.^[3]

On May 21, 2005, in Stockholm, Sweden, Bregy beat all three opponents Pavel Majer, Denis Grigoriev and Gary Turner and won his first K-1 tournament title.^[4] In 2006 Bregy continued his strong performance in K-1 World GP in Amsterdam, winning the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Freddy Kemayo, Naoufal Benazzouz and Gokhan Saki and qualified himself for K-1 World GP final elimination 2006 in Osaka, Japan. He was matched up against the defending K-1 World champion Semmy Schilt, and lost the fight by first round left hook KO.

On February 9, 2008 at K-1 Europe Elimination GP in Budapest, Hungary, Bregy knocked out Paula Mataele and qualified for the K-1 European GP held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[2]

On April 26, 2008 Bregy participated on his third consecutive K-1 European GP. He knocked out South African Jan Nortje in quarterfinals and was stopped by Errol Zimmerman in semis at the end of third round by a flurry of punches.^[5]

Titles

• 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam runner-up
• 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam Champion
• 2005 K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix Champion
• 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Basel runner-up
• WKA European Heavyweight Champion
• World Champion Yoseikan - budo

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

35 Wins (29 (T)KOs, 5 Decisions), 18 Losses, 1 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
17/04/2010	Win	Wendell Roche	It's Showtime 2010 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary	Decision	3	3:00
29/08/2009	Loss	Attila Karacs	It's Showtime 2009 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
16/05/2009	Loss	Ashwin Balrak	It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ext. R Decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
10/05/2008	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	K.O. Events "Tough is not Enough", Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
06/06/2008	Loss	Daniel Ghiţă	Local Kombat 30, Timișoara, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
05/24/2008	Win	Andre Janssens	Gentleman Promotions Fightnight, Tilburg, Netherlands	TKO (low kicks)	2	N/A
04/26/2008	Loss	Errol Zimmerman	K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (punches)	3	2:59
04/26/2008	Win	Jan Nortje	K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (punches)	1	1:10
02/09/2008	Win	Paula Mataele	K-1 World GP 2008 in Budapest, Hungary	KO (punches)	2	1:12
08/11/2007	Win	Ray Sefo	K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas, USA	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
06/23/2007	Loss	Paul Slowinski	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (right hook)	2	2:25
06/23/2007	Win	Magomed Magomedov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (punches)	2	2:12
06/23/2007	Win	Brecht Wallis	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
04/07/2007	Loss	Aziz Jahjah	Balans Fight Night, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	N/A	N/A
09/30/2006	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka opening round, Japan	KO (left Punch)	1	2:11
07/30/2006	Win	Tsuyoshi Nakasako	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo, Japan	KO (right hook)	1	2:35
06/03/2006	Loss	Mitat Tahirsylai	Night of Revenge, Luzern, Switzerland	KO (right hook)	1	N/A
05/13/2006	Win	Gokhan Saki	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (left Hook)	1	1:44
05/13/2006	Win	Naoufal Benazzouz	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	2	1:40
05/13/2006	Win	Freddy Kemayo	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	3	1:10
02/17/2006	NC	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava, Slovakia	NC	N/A	N/A
12/18/2005	Win	Alben Belinski	Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa"	Decision	3	3:00
12/10/2005	Loss	Ashwin Balrak	Fights at the Border IV, Belgium	Decision	3	3:00
09/24/2005	Win	Evgeny Orlov	Fight Night in Winterthur, Switzerland	KO	1	N/A
05/21/2005	Win	Gary Turner	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
05/21/2005	Win	Denis Grigoriev	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden	TKO	N/A	N/A
05/21/2005	Win	Pavel Majer	K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005, Sweden	TKO	N/A	N/A
04/16/2005	Loss	Alexander Ustinov	K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milano, Italy	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	3:00
03/26/2005	Win	Brecht Wallis	Gala in Barneveld, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	N/A	N/A
02/13/2005	Win	Alexey Ignashov	Mix Fight Gala, Alkmaar, Netherlands	TKO (Knee Injury)	3	3:00
12/11/2004	Win	Freddy Kemayo	Fights at the Border III, Lommel, Belgium	KO	N/A	N/A
11/07/2004	Win	Gurhan Degirmenci	Deventer, Netherlands	TKO	N/A	N/A
09/25/2004	Loss	Azem Maksutaj	Fists of Fury 4, Zurich, Switzerland	KO (right hook)	2	N/A
05/22/2004	Win	Mitat Tahirsylai	SuperLeague Switzerland 2004, Winterthur, Switzerland	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	N/A
04/08/2004	Win	Mladen Brestovac	Heaven or Hell, Prague, Czech Republic	TKO (Eye Injury)	N/A	N/A
12/06/2003	Loss	Carter Williams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003, Japan	KO (punches)	2	2:50
10/11/2003	Win	Michael McDonald	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 final elimination, Japan	TKO (Three Knockdowns)	1	2:50
05/30/2003	Loss	Jerrel Venetiaan	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
05/30/2003	Win	Gary Turner	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
05/30/2003	Win	Donovan Luff	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel, Switzerland	TKO	1	N/A
03/30/2003	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama, Japan	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	3	1:29
01/11/2003	Win	Satari	A Night to Remember, Hilversum, Netherlands	TKO (low kicks)	2	N/A
05/25/2002	Loss	Alexey Ignashov	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris, France	KO (kick)	5	2:12
07/20/2001	Loss	Lloyd van Dams	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/01/2000	Loss	Drazo Orduri	K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000, Zagreb, Croatia	KO (punch)	1	N/A
06/03/2000	Win	Reinhard Ulz	K-1 Fight Night 2000, Zurich, Switzerland	KO	2	N/A

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

References

External links

• Profile at K-1
• Mike's Gym official site