Tayfun Özcan

Tayfun Özcan is a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer, born and raised in Tilburg, Netherlands. He is the former Enfusion 72.5 kg and 70 kg World champion. He is currently signed with ONE Championship.[2]

Tayfun Özcan
Born (1991-08-11) August 11, 1991
Tilburg, Netherlands
Other namesThe Turkish Turbine
NationalityDutch & Turkish
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70.0 kg (154.3 lb; 11.02 st)
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofUtrecht, Netherlands
TeamSB Gym
Siam Gym (former)[1]
TrainerSaid el Badaoui
Kickboxing record
Total95
Wins84
By knockout27
Losses8
By knockout4
Draws3
last updated on: September 12, 2020

Tayfun holds notable wins over Andy Souwer, Davit Kiria, Mohamed Khamal, Amansio Paraschiv, Endy Semeleer, Jonay Risco and Mohammed Jaraya.[3][4][5]

As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #5 lightweight in the world by Combat Press.[6]

Kickboxing career

Enfusion

Ozcan won his first major kickboxing title in 2015, with a fifth round knockout victory over Fran Palenzuela, winning the Enfusion 72.5 kg title.[7]

In the following year Tayfun participated in the Enfusion 70 kg MAX Tournament.[8][9] In the semi final bout he fought Madicke Kamara. Kamara retired from the fight at the end of the second round. In the final Özcan fought a rematch with Mohammed Jaraya, winning the fight, and the tournament, through a unanimous decision.[10]

Özcan next participated in the Kunlun Fight World MAX Tournament Final 16 qualification.[11] After beating Davit Kiria in the first round through a decision, Özcan would suffer a second round left hook KO in the following bout, at the hands of Wu Xuesong.[12]

In 2018 Tayfun fought Andy Souwer for the Enfusion 72.5 kg World title. He once again captured the title with a fourth round KO win.[13] He defended his title twice, with a third round TKO victory over Ardalan Sheikholeslam,[14] and a decision victory, over the then 75 kg champion, Endy Semeleer.[15]

He briefly left Enfusion to fight for the Arena Fight 72 kg title against Mohamed Hendouf.[16] Özcan won the fight by a unanimous decision.[17]

During Enfusion 92 Tayfun attempted to become a two weight Enfusion world champion, when he challenged the reigning 70 kg title holder Jonay Risco to a rematch.[18] Özcan won the fight by a unanimous decision.[19]

ONE Championship

In February 2020, Ozcan signed with ONE Championship.[20] He was supposed to fight Marat Grigorian at ONE: Big Bang, but was forced to withdraw due to an injury.[21]

Titles and accomplishments

  • Arena Fight
    • 2019 Arena Fight Kickboxing Champion (-72.000 kg)
  • Enfusion
    • 2019 Enfusion "Male Fighter of the Year"[22]
    • 2019 Enfusion -70 kg World Champion (One time, former)
    • 2016 Enfusion 16-Man 70 kg World MAX Tournament Champion[23]
    • 2015 Enfusion 72.5 kg World Champion (Two times, former)[24]
      • Two successful title defenses
    • 2015 Enfusion 2015 70 kg Tournament Champion[25]

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. "Ozcan Leavs Siam Gym". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Davit Kiria And Jonay Risco Added To ONE Super Series Featherweight Division". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "A1 World Combat Cup". muaythaitv. 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  4. "Enfusion Live #34 Results". Dave Walsh. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  5. "Davit Kiria vs Tayfun Ozcan". FIGHTSTADIUM-TV. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  6. https://combatpress.com/2020/08/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-august-2020/
  7. "Tayfun Ozcan Enfusion wereldkampioen". mixfight.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. "A look into the life of Tayfun Ozcan preparing for Enfusion Live #37 Eindhoven, The Netherlands". watch.enfusionlive.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. "Gaetan Sautron, Yassin Baitar et Madické Kamara ce week-end à l'Enfusion Live 37". boxemag.com/. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  10. "Enfusion Live #37 Results". muaythaiauthority.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. "Tayfun Ozcan confident of beating Superbon and wants to resign with Kunlun Fight". mmaplus.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. "Kunlun Fight 41 Results: Xuesong Stops Ozcan to Win Four-Man Tournament". combatpress.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. "Enfusion 62: Tayfun Ozcan schickt Andy Souwer auf die Bretter". gnp1.de. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  14. "Enfusion Hamburg: Tayfun Ozcan verteidigt WM-Titel gegen Ardalan Sheikholeslami". ran.de. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. "Tayfun Özcan Dünya Şampiyonu". guncelhaber.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  16. "ARENA FIGHT - Mohamed HENDOUF en préparation pour Tayfun OZCAN - VIDEO". boxemag.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  17. "O Tayfun Ozcan είναι μία αληθινή μηχανή... ξύλου". sport24.gr. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  18. "Jonay Risco and Tayfun Ozcan headline Enfusiuon Abu Dhabi kickboxing event". thenational.ae. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  19. "Tayfun Ozcan Yine Tarih Yazdi". fightclub.com.tr. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  20. "Tayfun Ozcan verlaat Enfusion voor ONE Championship". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  21. "Injury Delays Ozcan ONE Debut". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  22. "Enfusion: 2019 Award Winners Announced". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  23. "Enfusion Live #37 Results". STEVEN ARIPEZ. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  24. "Enfusion Live #31 Live Results". Jay Jauncey. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  25. "Enfusion Live 29 Results". Jay Jauncey. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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