1. Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga was born on January 31,1987 and is a former Congolese-German Muay Thai kickboxer competing in GLORY.
11 Facts About Danyo Ilunga
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In 2007 at the age of 19, Danyo Ilunga took up kickboxing under the tutelage of K-1 Germany 2003 Champion and now trainer, Asmir Burgic.
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In 2011 Danyo Ilunga, who had recently been training with x3 time K-1 world champion Remy Bonjasky, was called up to make his It's Showtime debut against Wendell Roche for the vacant 95MAX world title recently held by Tyrone Spong.
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Danyo Ilunga faced Ali Cenik at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6,2012, in Brussels, Belgium and won via unanimous decision.
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Danyo Ilunga beat Florian Ogunade bt TKO in round three at the Get in the Ring event in Hamburg, Germany on November 3,2012.
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Danyo Ilunga took a wide unanimous decision over Mourad Bouzidi in the quarter-finals before going up against Dustin Jacoby in the semis.
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The American rookie put up a good fight in round one but Danyo Ilunga pulled away in the last two rounds with his low kicks.
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Danyo Ilunga defeated Michael Duut by first-round TKO at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US on October 12,2013.
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Danyo Ilunga knocked out Andrei Stoica in the first round of the tournament reserve bout at GLORY 15 - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12,2014.
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Danyo Ilunga was consistent with his piercing knees to Stoica, who countered them well with his right hand.
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In February 2015 Danyo Ilunga signed for Croatia's Final Fight Championship promotion.