Jamie Bates

Jamies Bates (born 14 September 1989)[2] is an English welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Annfield Plain, County Durham, England. He is the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 tournament winner.

Jamie Bates
BornJamie Bates
(1989-09-14) 14 September 1989
Durham, England[1]
NationalityEnglish
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76.4 kg (168 lb; 12.03 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAnnfield Plain, England
TeamMASAC Gym
Years active2011 - present
Kickboxing record
Total33
Wins26
By knockout3
Losses7
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: 29 February 2020

As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #5 welterweight in the world by Combat Press.[3]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Jamie Bates grew up on the mats in his father's gym in region of Durham. Starting with karate at age 4, with his father as instructor, Bates eventually progressed to kickboxing.[4] He won a professional world title when he was 22.[5]

Superkombat Fighting Championship

Selected from the Superkombat World Tryouts from Middlesbrough, England, Bates had signed a multi-fight deal with the SUPERKOMBAT in 2014. On 24 May 2014, he was a participant in the Superkombat World Grand Prix series. Bates faced Flavius Boiciuc of Romania in the opening semifinals at Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 held in Mamaia, Romania and won via unanimous decision. Coming as outsider, he later faced Miles Simson in the finals, pulling off upset with another unanimous decision over the Surinamese.[6]

In October, he lost a title eliminator to Yoann Kongolo at Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination in Geneva, Switzerland. After dominating the fight, Bates eventually lost via a third round KO.[7] After losing to Kongolo, Bates would go on a 2-2 run, defeating Pavel Turuk and Kev Ward, but losing to Ciprian Șchiopu and Alim Nabiev.[8][9]

Glory

Bates signed with a two-fight contract with Glory in 2017. He made his promotional debut at Glory 40: Copenhagen against Richard Abraham. Bates won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] Bates was next scheduled to fight Eyevan Danenberg at Glory 49: Rotterdam.[11] Danenberg won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

Bates bounced back from this loss with decision wins over Tommy King at Glory 54[13] and Vedat Hoduk at Glory 70.[14] On 29 February 2020, he made his fifth appearance inside the Glory ring when he took on the #2 ranked welterweight and former champion, Harut Grigorian, at Glory 75: Utrecht.[15] Jamies Bates defeated Grigorian via unanimous decision.[16]

Titles

  • 2014 Superkombat World Grand Prix II Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship
  • 2011 WKF Full Contact Light Cruiserweight Championship

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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