Serhiy Lashchenko, spelled as Sergii Lashchenko and Sergei Lascenko, was a Ukrainian kickboxer.
13 Facts About Sergei Lashchenko
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Sergei Lashchenko made his K-1 debut on November 22,2008, at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga.
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Sergei Lashchenko was eliminated from the eight-man tournament at the first stage by Mindaugas Sakalauskas on unanimous decision after an extra round.
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Sergei Lashchenko made it to the final but lost by knockout to Zabit Samedov, after he had beaten Noel Cadet by TKO and Dmitrij Bezus in the quarters and semis, respectively.
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Sergei Lashchenko was given another chance to qualify for the 2009 K-1 World Grand Prix final 16 when he was invited to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo final 16 Qualifying GP in Japan.
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Sergei Lashchenko faced Hesdy Gerges at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14,2012.
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Sergei Lashchenko was scheduled to have his rubber match with Ismael Londt on November 10,2012, in Craiova, Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012.
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Sergei Lashchenko was floored twice by Adegbuyi in round one, causing the referee to stop the bout.
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Sergei Lashchenko rematched Freddy Kemayo in a tournament reserve bout at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22,2012, and lost via split decision after three rounds.
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Sergei Lashchenko rematched Dzevad Poturak in the reserve bout for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, Croatia on March 15,2013, and lost via unanimous decision.
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Sergei Lashchenko snapped a four-fight losing streak by taking a unanimous decision win over Tomasz Nowak at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 in Moldova - Light Heavyweight Tournament in Chisinau, Moldova on March 30,2013.
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Sergei Lashchenko was scheduled to fight Antonio Sousa on April 13,2013, in the K-1 World Qualification - K-1 World MAX Elimination super fight but was pulled out because of K-1 financial problems.
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Sergei Lashchenko was survived by a wife and an 11-month old child - Platon.