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Albert Kraus

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Albert Kraus
Born (1980-08-03) August 3, 1980 (age 46)
Oss, Netherlands
Other namesThe Hurricane
Occupation(s)Kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, Boxer
Years active1999–present
Known forFirst K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion (2002), SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Titleholder
Notable workFour-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai

Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch kickboxer renowned as the first-ever K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and the inaugural SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight titleholder. Throughout his career, he has earned four world championships spanning both kickboxing and Muay Thai disciplines. Kraus currently trains and competes out of Super Pro Gym.

Biography and career

Kraus began his combat sports journey with boxing at age 14 before transitioning to kickboxing at 17, training at Gino Albert Gym in Oss. He turned professional in 1999 in Rotterdam, securing a victory by knockout in the second round. By 2001, Kraus had claimed multiple titles, including the Dutch F.I.M.A.C, European I.K.B.F, and W.K.A World championships.

Making his K-1 debut on February 24, 2002, during the Preliminary Netherlands event, Kraus quickly established himself by winning the first-ever K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Final. He triumphed over Shane Chapman, Masato, and Kaolan Kaovichit, culminating in a first-round knockout in the final to capture the championship.

After joining Super Pro Gym in 2003, Kraus entered the K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament as the reigning champion but was defeated by Masato via second-round knockout in the final bout. He maintained a strong presence in competitions such as K-MAX and Super League, advancing to the semi-finals of the K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Final. At the K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final, he reached the semi-final stage before falling to Buakaw Por. Pramuk. Kraus concluded that year by winning the I.K.B.A. world title on home soil.

The subsequent years brought varied outcomes: an early quarter-final elimination at the K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Final was offset by reclaiming his I.K.B.A. crown. Although facing initial defeats in 2007—including losses to Tatsuji and a semi-final stoppage by Andy Souwer—he remained competitive at elite events.

In 2008, following a loss in his W.F.C.A. Thai Boxing junior middleweight world title challenge and failing to qualify for K-1 MAX for the first time, Kraus bounced back with seven consecutive wins. This streak included capturing the "King Of The Ring" Welterweight World title. At the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8, he was ousted in the quarter-finals by eventual winner Giorgio Petrosyan.

By overcoming Hiroki Nakajima at the K-1 MAX 2010 Final 16, Kraus earned a quarter-final berth but was once again stopped by Petrosyan. In February 2012, he secured a first-round knockout against Ekapop Sor Klinmee at Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX held in Singapore.

Later that year, Kraus suffered defeat against Abraham Roqueñi in Spain and was slated to face Sanny Dahlbeck at Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8, but withdrew due to illness.

On December 31, 2012, Kraus claimed victory in an eight-man Wu Lin Feng tournament in Beijing, taking home $100,000 after defeating Zhang Zhao Yu, Wang Wei Hao (who retired after round one), and Dong Wen Fei (knocked out with a high kick).

Early in 2013, Kraus defeated Warren Stevelmans at Glory 5: London following Andy Ristie’s withdrawal due to visa complications. When rescheduled at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam, Kraus lost to Ristie by knockout in round two.

Originally set to compete against Jordan Watson at Glory 10: Los Angeles in September 2013, visa issues forced Watson out; Kraus instead faced Ky Hollenbeck and was defeated by unanimous decision.

At Glory 14: Zagreb in March 2014, Kraus lost via split decision to Aikpracha Meenayothin but rebounded with a second-round knee knockout over Zheng Zhaoyu at Kunlun 5 in June. Later that month, he earned a unanimous decision victory against Erkan Varol during Qabala Fight Series #1 held in Azerbaijan.

Titles

Professional kickboxing record

|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-12-28 || Defeat ||align=left| Meison Hide Usami || INOKI BOM-BA-YE × Ganryujima || Tokyo, Japan || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2019-05-24 || Defeat ||align=left| Michael Krcmar || Heroes Gate 22 || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-07-13 || Defeat ||align=left| Adsalam Barkinkhoev || ACB KB 16 || Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-05-13 || Defeat ||align=left| Li Zhuangzhuang || Kunlun Fight 74 || China || Split Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-02-17 || Defeat ||align=left| Nordin Ben Moh || Enfusion 5th Anniversary || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-11-05 || Victory ||align=left| Li Zhuangzhuang || Kunlun Fight 66 || China || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-09-24 || Victory||align=left| Ma Shuo|| Kunlun Fight 53 || Beijing, China || KO (Left Body Hook) || 2 || 2:15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-08-07 || Defeat||align=left| Hinata Watanabe || Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45|| Tokyo, Japan|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-06-25|| Win||align=left| Li Zhuangzhuang|| Kunlun Fight 46|| Kunming, China|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-03-20|| Loss||align=left| Gu Hui|| Kunlun Fight 39|| Dongguan, China|| Split Ext. Round Decision||4||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-01-09|| Win||align=left| Liu Mingzhi|| Kunlun Fight 36|| Shanghai, China|| KO||3|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-10-16|| Win||align=left| Marius Tiţă|| ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final|| Sibiu, Romania|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-07-19|| Win||align=left| Zhao Yan|| Kunlun Fight 28|| Nanjing, China|| TKO (Technical Knockout)||2|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-03-08|| Win||align=left| Yokoyama Gō|| K-LEGEND 2015 Okayama|| Okayama, Japan|| KO (punches)||3||2:47 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2015-01-31|| Loss||align=left| Zhou Zhipeng|| Wu Lin Feng World Championship 2015|| Chongqing, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2014-11-16|| Win||align=left| Li Yankun|| Kunlun Fight 13|| Hohhot, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2014-06-29|| Win||align=left| Erkan Varol|| Qabala Fight Series #1|| Qabala, Azerbaijan|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2014-06-01|| Win||align=left| Zheng Zhaoyu|| Kunlun Fight 5|| Chengdu, China|| KO (right knee)||2||0:55 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2014-03-08||| Loss||| Aikpracha Meenayothin||| Glory 14: Zagreb||| Zagreb, Croatia||| Split Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2014-01-18||| Loss||| Seyedisa Alamdarnezam||| WLF World -70 kg Tournament Quarter-finals||| Hubei, China||| Majority Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-09-28||| Loss||| Ky Hollenbeck||| Glory 10: Los Angeles||| Ontario, California, USA||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-05-03||| Loss||| Andy Ristie||| Glory 8: Tokyo||| Tokyo, Japan||| KO (knee)||2|||2:27 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2013-03-23||| Win||| Warren Stevelmans||| Glory 5: London||| London, England||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2013-01-01||| Win||| Dong Wenfei||| Wu Lin Feng -70 kg Tournament Final||| Beijing, China||| KO (right high kick)||2|||2:45 |} Legend:

Boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|5 Victories (4 by knockout, 1 by decision), 0 Defeats, 0 Draws |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Method | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Round, Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Venue | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Remarks |- align=center |Win |align=center|9-39-1||align=left|Miroslav Kvocka | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |align=center|4-23-1||align=left|Vladimir Tazik | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |align=center|6-6-0||align=left|Nicky Jenman | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |align=center|0-10-0||align=left|Joe Jones | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |align=center|0-0-0||align=left|Valentin Cimpoeru | | | |align=left| |

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