Rustemi Kreshnik is a Belgian kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division.
14 Facts About Rustemi Kreshnik
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Rustemi Kreshnik turned professional in 2003 and rose to prominence by claiming the Belgian and Benelux titles before going on to become a gatekeeper in the It's Showtime promotion from 2009 until the organization's demise in 2012.
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Rustemi Kreshnik was born in the city of Pec in the now disputed territory of Kosovo.
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Rustemi Kreshnik spent the first years of his life there and rather surprisingly his first love was skiing, not fighting.
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Rustemi Kreshnik held his title for little over a month losing to Dutch-based Palestinian Mo Boubkhari in his next fight in Brussels.
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Rustemi Kreshnik made his official promotional debut on February 8,2009, at Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 in his home town of Antwerp, facing two time world champion Mourad Bouzidi, and losing via stoppage due to a cut in the first round.
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Rustemi Kreshnik returned three months later to take on Christiano Delgado on the It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam supercard at the Amsterdam Arena, where he won by technical knockout due to referee stoppage in the third round, but then dropped a decision to Wendell Roche at It's Showtime 2009 Budapest on August 29,2009.
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The bout was scored a draw after the regulation three rounds, but Rustemi Kreshnik was given the nod by the judges after a close extension round.
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Rustemi Kreshnik then followed this up with another points win over Tomas Hron at It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam on May 29,2010, before stepping up to face the reigning It's Showtime Heavyweight Champion Hesdy Gerges in a non-title affair at Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 12,2010.
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Rustemi Kreshnik was then expected to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16 on October 29,2011.
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Rustemi Kreshnik returned to the ring after eight months of inactivity with a first-round TKO of Michael Duut at Siam Gym Belgium presents: It's Showtime 56 in Kortrijk, Belgium.
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Rustemi Kreshnik was scheduled to fight at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015 in Ploiesti, Romania on 7 March 2015 but pulled out for unknown reasons.
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Rustemi Kreshnik was scheduled to fight at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Final Elimination in Milan, Italy on 2 October 2015 but pulled out due to injury leaving Raul Catinas without opponent and out of the event.
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Rustemi Kreshnik appeared in the videoclip Street Credibility by the Belgian rapper CHG Unfadable.