Andrew Peck

Andrew Peck (born 3 July 1973, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand kickboxer. He is the current WMC Super Heavyweight Intercontinental Champion.[1]

Andrew Peck
Born (1973-07-03) 3 July 1973
Auckland, New Zealand
Other namesPeckersaurus
NationalityNew Zealander
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb; 17.6 st)
StyleKickboxing

Biography

Originally from Auckland, New Zealand Andrew Peck began training muaythai at the age of 18. One year later, he added karate to his strengths. Peck moved to Japan to live and train. He worked his way through the amateur ranks of kickboxing and karate until his impressive professional debut in 2000 when he won the K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix by three first round knock outs.

In his next tournament, the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne, Peck made it to the semi-finals only to be beaten by Mark Hunt. He bounced back by winning the WKBF South Pacific Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Championship in 2001. In 2002, he made his K-1 Japan debut. By 2004 he was the WMC New Zealand Super Heavyweight title holder and decided to retire only to return to the K-1 circuit in 2006. Still living up to his nickname he won the K-1 Kings of Oceania title in 2007.

Championships and Accomplishments

  • 2010 WMC Intercontinental Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2009 WPMF New Zealand Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2007 K-1 Kings Of Oceania Round 1 Champion
  • 2004 WMC New Zealand Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2002 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Melbourne Finalist
  • 2001 WKBF South Pacific Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion
  • 2000 K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

Notes

a.   ^ Daniel Marhold (Slovenian) fought in Croatian team against New Zealand.
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