Iraj Azizpour is the former Kunlun Fight heavyweight kickboxing champion, and was ranked among the top 10 kickboxers in the world in 2018 by Liver Kick, as well as being ranked in the top ten by Combat Press between March 2018 and March 2019.
13 Facts About Iraj Azizpour
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Iraj Azizpour won a silver medal, and was voted the Best Male Prospect in Muay Thai.
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Iraj Azizpour participated in the Kunlun Fight 2017 heavyweight tournament.
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Iraj Azizpour faced Asihati in the semifinals and won the fight in the second round, by way of KO.
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Iraj Azizpour next fought Olivier Thompson under the MAS Fights banner.
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Iraj Azizpour won the fight by TKO, earning a $40,000 finish bonus as well.
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Iraj Azizpour was next scheduled to fight for the interim FEA Heavyweight title against Pavel Zhuravlev.
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On October 15,2021, it was announced that Iraj Azizpour was scheduled to face Roman Kryklia in a trilogy fight for the inaugural ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Championship: NextGen on October 29,2021.
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Iraj Azizpour was booked to face the 2012 K-1 Grand Prix runner-up Ismael Londt at ONE: Lights Out on March 11,2022.
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Iraj Azizpour faced Bruno Chaves in the semifinals of the ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix at ONE 161 on September 29,2022.
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Iraj Azizpour faced Roman Kryklia in the ONE Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Prix finals, which were held at ONE 163 on November 18,2022.
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Iraj Azizpour faced Rade Opacic at ONE 165 on January 28,2024.
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Iraj Azizpour faced Georgios Biniaris at Senshi 21 on April 20,2024.