28 Facts About Artur Kyshenko

Artur Kyshenko is a Ukrainian middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Kyshenko Gym.

Artur Kyshenko had been continually ranked in the welterweight top ten by Combat Press since September 2014.

On 24 July 2019, Kyshenko was suspended for 4 years by National Anti-Doping Agency of France after testing positive for prohibited substances.

Artur Kyshenko was quickly becoming Ukraine's most promising young fighter and his winning of two national championships in 2005 and 2006 reinforced this view.

Artur Kyshenko won the event in Vilnius, Lithuania in dominating fashion, stopping all three opponents on the night to book his place at a reserve fight at K-1 MAX's premier event.

Artur Kyshenko then made an appearance at the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final defeated the wily veteran and multiple world champion Rayen Simson in their reserve match.

Artur Kyshenko made the semi-finals defeating the hardhitting Mike Zambidis before losing to former champ and Japanese kickboxing legend Masato by KO despite being ahead on the judges score cards early on in the bout.

Artur Kyshenko returned to K-1 action the next year defeating Jordan Tai and Yasuhiro Kido at elimination fights to make the final 4 in Tokyo.

Artur Kyshenko met reigning MAX champion Andy Souwer in the semi-finals outworking the heavily favoured Dutchman to claim an extension round victory and face the previous year's finalist Masato in a rematch.

Artur Kyshenko entered the final again the following year destroying Alviar Lima in the final 16 before losing to Andy Souwer in the quarter-finals.

Artur Kyshenko has switched gyms, moving from Captain Odesa in Ukraine to Mike's Gym in Amsterdam at the tail-end of 2010.

Artur Kyshenko has been on a roll with his new gym, picking up wins against strong opposition such as Gago Drago and Nieky Holzken.

Artur Kyshenko made short work of Chris Ngimbi in the quarter-finals of the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final before outpointing Andy Souwer in the semis, in the fourth match of their rivalry.

Artur Kyshenko was then KO'd by his stable mate Murthel Groenhart in the final in Athens, Greece on December 15,2012.

Artur Kyshenko lost to Abraham Roqueni via a controversial split decision at Enfusion Live: Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain on March 9,2012.

Artur Kyshenko defeated Yuri Bessmertny via an extra round unanimous decision the semi-finals but was injured in the bout and could not fight in the final, replaced Alim Nabiev.

At the KOK World Grand Prix 2013 in Magdeburg, Germany on November 23,2013, Artur Kyshenko dropped Syrian-German journeyman Baker Bakarat with a body kick before winning by a TKO due to a cut in round one.

Artur Kyshenko knocked out Wen Jindo with a first round high kick at Hero Legends in Jinan, China on December 3,2014.

Artur Kyshenko was scheduled to fight Radoslaw Paczuski during 2014 KOK WGP in Gdnask.

Artur Kyshenko won the fight by TKO, after Radoslaw's corner threw in the towel in the third round.

Artur Kyshenko fought with King of Kings again two months later, when he took on Andrei Leustean.

Artur Kyshenko won his second fight with Kunlun Fight as well, by knocking Jonatan Oliveira out in the third round.

Artur Kyshenko beat Dmitry Valent during Kunlun Fight 25 by split decision.

Artur Kyshenko defeated Eyevan Danenberg by KO in the semifinals, and Dmitry Valent by KO in the finals.

Artur Kyshenko defeated Murthel Groenhart by an extra round decision at Kunlun Fight 43, Jonatan Oliveira by decision at Kunlun Fight 45, Alex Pereira by TKO at Kunlun Fight 48, Zakaria Baitar by TKO at Kunlun Fight 60, Gabriele Casella by decision at Kunlun Fight 62, Constantino Nanga by KO at Rumble Of The Kings, Andrey Chekhonin by KO at Kunlun Fight 68, and Timur Aylyarov by TKO at Kunlun Fight 74.

Artur Kyshenko fought consecutively a round with each of the three opponents including Rambo, with a win being awarded to either him or one of his opponents, should a KO be scored.

Artur Kyshenko fought Yohan Lidon for the Arena Fight Middleweight Kickboxing Title in June 2019.

On 5 March 2021, it was announced that the Arena Fight Championship stripped its middleweight title from Artur Kyshenko and installed Yohan Lidon as champion after Kyshenko failed a doping test.