Serdar Yiğit Eroğlu

Serdar Yiğit Eroğlu
Serdar Yiğit Eroğlu
Born	1995; Gaziantep, Turkey
Other names	The Killer
Nationality	Turkish
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13 st)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Istanbul, Turkey
Team	FFC
Trainer	Cevat Alibeyoğulları
Kickboxing record
Total	24
Wins	22
By knockout	9
Losses	2
By knockout	0
Medal record
Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing
Representing Turkey
W.A.K.O. World Amateur Championships
W.A.K.O. European Amateur Championships
Men's Muay Thai
Representing Turkey
IFMA World Muaythai Championships
IFMA European Muaythai Championships

Serdar Yiğit Eroğlu (born 1995) is a Turkish kickboxer.

As of January 2022, he was the No. 10 ranked middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.^[1]

Career

Eroğlu was scheduled to face Santino Verbeek on September 29, 2018.^[2] He won the fight by decision.^[3]

On November 3, 2018, Eroğlu faced Ehsan Vafae. He defeated him by technical knockout in the second round.^[4]

Eroglu faced Sergey Ponomarev at Ural FC 1 on July 1, 2022.^[5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[6]

On October 8, 2022, Eroğlu faced Ruben Lee at the BKK World Kickboxing Championships in Dubai for the inaugural 90 kg title.^[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[8]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

Bare Knuckle Kombat Kickboxing Championship
- 2022 BKK World Kickboxing −90 kg Champion

Awards

2022 Glove Awards Turkish Male Athlete of the Year

Amateur

World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- 2013 WAKO European Championship Junior Full Contact −86 kg
- 2014 WAKO European Championship Full Contact −86 kg ^[9]
- 2016 WAKO European Championship Full Contact −86 kg ^[10]
- 2017 WAKO World Championship Full Contact −91 kg ^[11]
International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- 2017 IFMA World Championships −91 kg ^[12]
- 2017 IFMA European Championships −91 kg
- 2018 IFMA World Championships −86 kg ^[13]
- 2018 IFMA-FISU World Championships −91 kg ^[14]
- 2022 IFMA World Championships −86 kg ^[15]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
22 Wins (9 (T)KO's), 2 Losses
2022-12-23	Win	Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov	FKR PRO 2	Moscow, Russia	Ext.R Decision	4	3:00
2022-10-08	Win	Ruben Lee	BKK World Kickboxing Championship	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the inaugural BKK World Kickboxing −90kg title.
2022-07-01	Loss	Sergey Ponomarev	Ural FC 1	Perm, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-05-22	Win	Denis Cvasnitchi	FFC 6	Alanya, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-03-05	Win	Yanis Rauch	FFC Superfights 2	İzmir, Turkey	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	2:41
2021-12-19	Win	Alexandr Golovachev	FFC	Alanya, Turkey	KO (Knee to the head)	1	2:40
2021-10-08	Win	Leandro Dikmoet	FFC	Alanya, Turkey	TKO (Punches)	3
2021-06-30	Win	Cengaver Taylan Kemik	Star Fight Arena	Adana, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-11-16	Win	Ali Takloo	ÖNCÜ FIGHT CLUB	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2019-09-01	Win	Omid Nosrati	YOKUŞ FIGHT ARENA	Çorlu, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-04-27	Win	Andelko Zlatic	ÖNCÜ FIGHT CLUB	Malatya, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-02-16	Win	Arman Bazyari	Akin Dovus Arenasi	Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-02-08	Win	Florian Kroger	Star Fight Arena	Adana, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-11-03	Win	Ehsan Vafae	Star Fight Arena	Adana, Turkey	TKO (Leg injury)	2	1:31
2018-09-29	Win	Santino Verbeek	ÖNCÜ FIGHT CLUB	Malatya, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2017-11-24	Win	Muhamad Mahmić	ÖNCÜ FIGHT CLUB	Turkey	KO (Low kick)	1
2016-04-30	Loss	Thomas Bridgewater	ÖNCÜ FIGHT CLUB	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2016-02-27	Win			Istanbul, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

Amateur Muay Thai & Kickboxing Record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-03-17	Loss	Muammer Can Şahin	2023 Turkish Muay Thai Championships, Quarter-finals	Ankara, Turkey	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2022-06-02	Loss	Aaron Ortiz	2022 IFMA World Championships, Semi-finals	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2022 IFMA World Championships −86kg Bronze Medal.
2022-05-31	Win	Kyriakos Bakirtzis	2022 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2022-05-28	Win	Reda Oudgou	2022 IFMA World Championships, First Round	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2022-03-31	Win	Hasan Mert Müjdeci	2022 Turkish Muay Thai Championships, Final	Kemer, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2022 Turkish Muay Thai Championships −86kg Gold Medal.
2022-03-30	Win	Ömer Faruk Kaya	2022 Turkish Muay Thai Championships, Semi-final	Kemer, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2022-03-29	Win	Hüseyin Keloğlu	2022 Turkish Muay Thai Championships, Quarter Final	Kemer, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2021-12-08	Loss	Anatolii Sukhanov	2021 IFMA World Championships, First Round	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2021-10-	Loss	Sergey Ponomarev	2021 WAKO World Championship, Quarter Final	Jesolo, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-10-	Win	Akhmet Alimbekov	2021 WAKO World Championship, 1/8 Final	Jesolo, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2020-02-08	Win	Gazi Akman	2020 Turkish U-23 Muay Thai Championships, Final	Kozaklı, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
Wins 2020 Turkish U-23 Muay Thai Championships −86kg Gold Medal.
2020-02-07	Win	Gokhan Cam	2020 Turkish U-23 Championships, Semi-final	Kozaklı, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00
2019-10-24	Loss	Igor Emkic	2019 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Finals	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Decision (Split)	3	2:00
2019-10-23	Win	Alexander Grunwald	2019 WAKO World Championships, First Round	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Decision (Split)	3	2:00
2019-04-07	Win	Akhmet Alimbekov	WAKO International Turkish Open, Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2019-04-06	Win	İbrahi̇m Haci Özkul	WAKO International Turkish Open, Semi-final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2019-04-05	Win	Yahia Al-Sharaia	WAKO International Turkish Open, Quarter Final	Antalya, Turkey	Decision (30:27)	3	2:00
2018-07-28	Loss	Matej Penaz	2018 FISU Muaythai World University Championships, Final	Pattaya, Thailand	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2018 FISU World Championship −91kg Silver Medal.
2018-07-26	Win	Akhmed	2018 FISU Muaythai World University Championships, Quarter Finals	Pattaya, Thailand	TKO	2
2018-05-16	Loss	Lukasz Radosz	2018 IFMA World Championship, Semi-finals	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Won 2018 IFMA World Championship −86kg Bronze Medal.
2018-05-14	Win	Matteo Celli	2018 IFMA World Championship, Quarter Finals	Cancún, Mexico	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2017-11-	Loss	Ian Petrovich	2017 WAKO World Championships, Semi-finals	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
Won 2017 WAKO World Championship Full Contact −91kg Bronze Medal.
2017-11-	Win	Adilson Facchin	2017 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Finals	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2017-10-21	Loss	Jakub Klauda	2017 IFMA European Championships, Final	Paris, France	Decision (29:27)	3	3:00
Won 2017 IFMA European Championship −91kg Silver Medal.
2017-10-18	Win	Wassim Elkassem	2017 IFMA European Championships, Semi-finals	Paris, France	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
2017-07-28	Loss	Jakub Klauda	2017 World Games, Quarter Finals	Wrocław, Poland	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2017-05-11	Win	Wassim Elkassem	2017 IFMA World Championship, Final	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Won 2017 IFMA World Championship −91kg Gold Medal.
2017-05-10	Win	Luke Thompson	2017 IFMA World Championship, Semi-finals	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2017-05-08	Win	Kristap Zile	2017 IFMA World Championship, Quarter Finals	Minsk, Belarus	Walk Over
2017-05-07	Win	Ivan Danilau	2017 IFMA World Championship, First Round	Minsk, Belarus	Decision (30:26)	3	3:00
2016-11-	Loss	Mateusz Kubiszyn	2016 WAKO European Championships, Semi-finals	Loutraki, Greece	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
Won 2016 WAKO European Championship Full Contact −86kg Bronze Medal.
2015-08-	Loss	Tejenov Yallakapberdi	2015 IFMA World Championship, First Round	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	1
2014-10-25	Win	Nicolas Chiummiento	2014 WAKO European Championships, Final	Bilbao, Spain	KO
Won 2014 WAKO European Championship Full Contact −86kg Gold Medal.
2014-10-24	Win	Konstantin Filatov	2014 WAKO European Championships, Semi-finals	Bilbao, Spain	Decision (Split)	3	2:00
2014-10-22	Win	Christoph Mallitis	2014 WAKO European Championships, Quarter Finals	Bilbao, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2013-09-	Loss	Marat Paratsev	2013 WAKO European Junior Championships, Final	Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Won 2013 WAKO European Championship Junior Full Contact −86kg Bronze Medal.
2013-09-	Win	Marko Milun	2013 WAKO European Junior Championships, Semi-finals	Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

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[1] "Beyond Kick RANKINGS JANUARY 2023". beyondkick.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[2] "[NIEUWS] SANTINO VERBEEK DIT WEEKEND IN MALATYA (TURKIJE)". kickboksers.nl. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[3] "Şampiyon kickboksçular Malatya'da ringe çıktı". haberturk.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[4] "Adana'da "Muay Thai Turnuvası" düzenlendi". bursatv.com.tr. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[5] "Сергей Пономарев: "У Йигита бешеная мотивация поквитаться со мной"". perm.plus.rbc.ru. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[6] "В Перми прошел дебютный турнир лиги Ural FC". perm.plus.rbc.ru. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[7] Imran, Malik. "I will let my fighting do the talking, Eroglu says". Gulf News. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[8] "Turkey's Serdar Eroglu claims vacant light heavyweight world championship title". gulfnews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[9] "Avrupa Şampiyonu'na görkemli karşılama". gaziantepgunes.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[10] "Milli kick boksçulardan 22 madalya". fanatik.com.tr. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[11] "Wako Kickboks Şampiyonasını Tamamladık. İşte Madalya Tablomuz!". fightclub.com.tr. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[12] "Dünya şampiyonundan annesine anlamlı hediye". turkiyegazetesi.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[13] "Finals day at the 2018 world muaythai championships/". muaythai.sport. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[14] "Dünya Üniversite Muaythai Şampiyonası". hukukihaber.net. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[15] "Dünya Şampi̇yonasinda Mücadele Devam Edi̇yor". muaythai.gov.tr. Retrieved January 26, 2023.