1. Sergej Maslobojev is ranked as the third best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and third best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022.
30 Facts About Sergej Maslobojev
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Sergej Maslobojev saw kickboxing when he was a child, but only started training at the age of 18.
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Sergej Maslobojev was impressed by Mirko Filipovic, Wanderlei Silva and Remigijus Morkevicius.
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Sergej Maslobojev is a professional Kickboxer and previously fought out of Sparta Fight gym in Lithuania, Vilnius city.
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In 2018 Sergej Maslobojev opened a brand new gym named Champion's House.
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Sergej Maslobojev regularly participates in various charity, being a member of UNICEF.
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Sergej Maslobojev undertakes training seminars for members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
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Sergej Maslobojev made his professional debut against Steve Hooper in May 2007, when the two fought for the WKA Heavyweight Championship.
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Sergej Maslobojev scored a first-round knockout of Vasile Popovici in the quarterfinal and a third-round knockout of Martynas Knyzelis in the semifinal, and faced Mindaugas Sakalauskas in the finals.
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Sergej Maslobojev followed this up with a fight against Pavel Voronin, whom he beat by knockout as well.
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Sergej Maslobojev would go on to win four of his next five fights, losing only to Roman Kryklia, before fighting Robert Dorin for the KOK Heavyweight Championship.
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Sergej Maslobojev won by a fourth-round TKO, after Susperregui's corner was forced to throw in the towel.
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Sergej Maslobojev was scheduled to make his debut against John King at Glory 68.
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King later withdrew, and Sergej Maslobojev was rescheduled to fight Bahram Rajabzadeh at Glory 69: Dusseldorf.
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Sergej Maslobojev was next scheduled to fight a rematch with Fraser Weightman at Glory 73.
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Sergej Maslobojev was next set to face the K-1 heavyweight champion Roel Mannaart at Glory 75: Utrecht.
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Sergej Maslobojev won the fight by TKO, breaking Roel's jaw in the first round.
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Sergej Maslobojev was scheduled to fight Luis Tavares at Glory 78: Arnhem.
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Sergej Maslobojev later withdrew from the bout with an injury.
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Sergej Maslobojev was scheduled to face Donegi Abena at Glory: Collision 3 on 23 October 2021.
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Sergej Maslobojev was scheduled to face Olivier Langlois-Ross at KoK Mega Battle on 20 November 2021.
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Sergej Maslobojev was booked to face Nika Kulumbegashvili at KOK 99 Mega Series on 19 March 2022.
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Sergej Maslobojev was instead scheduled to face Tarik Khbabez for the vacant title.
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Sergej Maslobojev made his first title defense against the one-time Glory light heavyweight title challenger Donegi Abena at Glory 83 on February 11,2023.
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Sergej Maslobojev lost the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.
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Sergej Maslobojev faced Rhys Brudenell at KOK 117 Mega Series in Vilnius.
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Sergej Maslobojev faced Bogdan Stoica in the quarterfinals of the Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, held on June 8,2024, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Sergej Maslobojev won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
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Sergej Maslobojev next faced Bahram Rajabzadeh in semifinals of the one-day tournament.
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Sergej Maslobojev retired from the contest 20 seconds into the second round, after a headbutt from Rajabzadeh left him with a cut on his chin.