Yuri Gorbachev, better known as Yuri Bessmertny, is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions.
16 Facts About Yuri Bessmertny
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Yuri Bessmertny began practicing Muay Thai at the age of thirteen at the encouragement of his mother and considers legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr.
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Yuri Bessmertny debuted in the K-1 promotion on March 17,2007, competing in the K-1 East Europe MAX 2007 eight-man tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Various other belts would then follow as Yuri Bessmertny took the WAKO European title and the WMF world title in 2007, the WAKO world title in 2008, the WAKO World Cup in 2009, the World Kickboxing Federation intercontinental title in 2010 and the World Fights of Kick Boxing world title in 2011.
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Yuri Bessmertny floored local fighter Norbert Balogh in rounds one and three en route to a unanimous decision win in the semis and came up against Thai star Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee in the final.
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Sudsakorn struggled with stamina problems throughout and Yuri Bessmertny was able to pick him apart over the three rounds to take another unanimous points victory, earning himself the tournament title and $80,000 in prize money.
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Yuri Bessmertny was then expected to face Fabio Sicilliani at Oktagon 2012 in Milan, Italy, on March 24,2012 but Sicilliani was replaced by Cristian Milea.
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Yuri Bessmertny won via technical knockout in round three due to a corner stoppage.
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Yuri Bessmertny returned to Fight Code to compete in the 2012 Dragons Series, which was expanded to thirty-two participants, and took a lackluster points win over Edvin Erik Kibus at the opening stage in his hometown of Minsk on April 14,2012.
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Yuri Bessmertny would be unable to defend his crown as the promotion held just one more event before going out of business.
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Yuri Bessmertny was scheduled to fight Abraham Roqueni at Nitrianska Noc Bojovnikov in Nitra, Slovakia on October 27,2012, but pulled out of the fight due to injury.
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Yuri Bessmertny took on his second Thai opponent in the form of Aikpracha Meenayothin in the semi-finals of a four-man tournament at La Nuit des Titans 2013 in Tours, France, on February 2,2013.
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Yuri Bessmertny lost to Steve Moxon by UD at Kings of Kombat 10 in Melbourne, Australia on September 7,2013.
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On October 11,2013, Yuri Bessmertny was outpointed bt Djime Coulibaly at Warriors Night in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
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Yuri Bessmertny put an end to his five-fight losing skid when he defeated Warren Stevelmans by UD at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on January 25,2014.
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Yuri Bessmertny lost to Andy Souwer via UD at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan on April 5,2014.