Alexander Stetsurenko
Alexander Stetsurenko | |
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| Born | April 20, 1983 Saratov, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Kickboxer, mixed martial artist, boxer |
| Known for | Three-time Tatneft Cup winner, Kunlun Fight tournament champion, W5 World titleholder |
Alexander Yuryevich Stetsurenko (; born April 20, 1983) is a prominent Russian welterweight kickboxer, recognized as a three-time winner of the Tatneft Cup, Kunlun Fight tournament champion, and holder of the W5 World title.
Combat Press consistently ranked him among the top ten welterweights from September 2014 through September 2015, again in March and September of 2017, and from May 2018 until June 2019.
Kickboxing career
Stetsurenko is particularly noted for his trilogy against fellow elite Russian kickboxer Artem Levin. Their rivalry commenced in March 2008 during the contest for the WMC intercontinental title, where Stetsurenko was defeated by unanimous decision. He later avenged this loss by overcoming Levin in the Tatneft Cup 2009 Final, knocking him down twice in the fourth round to claim his second Tatneft Arena Cup championship. The third encounter took place on November 19, 2010, at Battle of Champions V, resulting in another victory for Levin. Levin has publicly acknowledged Stetsurenko as his most challenging adversary, describing their bouts as both physically demanding and mentally taxing.
On November 26, 2011, Stetsurenko took part in the Forward Challenge – European Grand Prix featuring seven champions. He secured wins over Nahid Asadov and Ernestas Dapkus before advancing to the final against Mareks Lavrinovics. Although Lavrinovics demonstrated aggressive ring control and targeted leg strikes, a knee injury sustained by Stetsurenko led to a stoppage, crowning him the tournament victor. A rematch in 2012 concluded with a similar outcome.
On October 20, 2012, Stetsurenko challenged for the Tatneft Arena World Cup title against Hicham El Gaoui, who had previously bested him in the 2011 final. After a tightly contested match extending into an extra round under Tatneft regulations, Stetsurenko narrowly secured the win by decision.
On February 6, 2015, he participated in the one-night four-man welterweight tournament at Glory 19, aiming for a title shot but was defeated by unanimous decision by Nieky Holzken in the semifinal round.
On April 23, 2016, Stetsurenko claimed victory over Errol Koning at the W5 Grand Prix KITEK final held in Moscow, earning the W5 World Champion belt. In a memorable gesture, he presented this championship belt to a child with disabilities who dreamed of becoming a champion. He successfully defended this title against Vladimir Idranyi via unanimous decision at W5 Grand Prix KITEK XXXIX.
Building on these achievements, Stetsurenko entered the Kunlun Fight (KLF) 80 kg tournament at Kunlun Fight 50. He advanced through quarterfinal and semifinal rounds by defeating Bo Fufan and Darryl Sichtman respectively before narrowly winning against Dmitry Valent by split decision in the final to secure the tournament championship.
Titles
- 2016 Kunlun Fight (-80 kg) Tournament Champion
- 2016 W5 World Champion (-81 kg)
- 2012 Tatneft Arena World Cup Champion (-80 kg)
- 2011 Forward Challenge – European Grand Prix Winner
- 2010 Tatneft Arena World Cup Champion (-80 kg)
- 2010 W5 World Champion (-81 kg)
- 2009 Tatneft Arena World Cup Champion (-80 kg)
- 2009 WBKF European Champion (-76 kg/167 lb)
- 2008 Tatneft Arena World Cup Champion (-80 kg)
- Three-time Russian WAKO Kickboxing Champion
- Russian WAKO K-1 Champion
Mixed martial arts record
|- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Timur Nikulin |KO (strikes) |AMC Fight Nights 108 | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:32 |Krasnogorsk, Russia |
Professional kickboxing record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2024-09-20 || Defeat || align=left | Magomed Magomedov || Lotus Cup, Semifinal || Elista, Russia || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-11-18 || Victory || align=left | Adilzhan Santibekov || REN TV Fight Club || Moscow, Russia || KO (Spinning back kick to the liver) || 2 || 1:30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-04-16 || Defeat || align=left | Maxim Sulgin || Fair Fight 16 || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Unanimous Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2021-12-13 || Defeat || align=left | Jonatan Oliveira || Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Final || Russia || Extra Round Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-13 || Victory || align=left | Vadim Apsit || Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Semi Finals || Russia || Extra Round Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-09-28 || Victory || align=left | Enis Yunusoğlu || Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Quarter Finals || Russia || Extra Round Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-06-29 || Win || align=left | Liu Dacheng || Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup Stage 1|| Zhengzhou, China|| Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-11-03 || Victory || align=left | Fu Gaofeng || Wu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup Round 5|| China|| TKO (4 knockdowns) || 3 || 0:50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-08-05|| Win||align=left| Pavel Provashinskiy|| ACB KB-17|| Russia|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-06-30|| Win||align=left| Liu Dacheng|| Wu Lin Feng China vs Netherlands & Russia|| Shenyang, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-04-20|| Win||align=left| Jonatan Oliveira|| ACB KB 15: Grand Prix Kitek|| Moscow, Russia|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-11-24|| Defeat||align=left| Caibao Zhang|| -85 kg KFWC savate pro|| France|| Disqualification (Illegal Knee)||1|| |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-07-15|| Victory||align=left| Zakaria Baitar|| ACB KB 10: Russia vs. China|| Russia|| TKO (Foot Injury)||2|| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-03-25|| Defeat||align=left| Cyril Benzaquen|| ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris|| Paris, France|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-02-18|| Win||align=left| Vladimir Idranyi|| W5 Grand Prix KITEK XXXIX|| Moscow, Russia|| Unanimous Decision||5||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-12-10|| Victory||align=left| Dmitry Valent|| Kunlun Fight 55 – 80 kg Tournament Final|| China|| Split Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-12-10|| Win||align=left| Darryl Sichtman|| Kunlun Fight 55 – Semi Finals|| China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-08-20||| Win||| Bo Fufan||| Kunlun Fight 50 – Quarter Finals||| Jinan, China||| Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-07-15||| Win||| Wang Zhiguo||| Wu Lin Feng Russia vs China||| Zhengzhou, China||| KO|||1|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-06-05||| Victory||| Alka Matewa||| ACB KB 6: Battle in Brussels||| Merchtem, Belgium||| Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-04-24||| Win||| Errol Koning||| W5 Grand Prix KITEK XXXII||| Moscow, Russia||| TKO|||3|| |- style="background:#cfc;"
|2016-03-20 |Win | Ruslan Kostin |Russian Challenge |Moscow, Russia |TKO |3 |
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|2015-11-13 |Loss | Zakaria Baitar |ACB KB 4: Grand Prix Final |Perm, Russia |TKO |1 |1:59
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|2015-07-19 |Defeat | Bai Jinbin |Kunlun Fight 28 – Quarter Finals |Nanjing, China |Split Decision |3 |3:00
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|2015-02-06 |Loss | Nieky Holzken |Glory 19: Virginia - Welterweight Contender Tournament Semifinals |Hampton, Virginia, USA |Unanimous Decision |3 |3:00
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|2014-12-13 |Defeat | Karim Ghajji |Victory |Paris, France |Unanimous Decision |3 |3:00
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|2014-11-16 |Win | Nuerla |Kunlun Fight 13 |Hohhot, China |Unanimous Decision |3 |3:00
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|2014-09-12 |Victory | Sergey Parchinsky |King of the Hill (81 kg) |Moscow, Russia |Unanimous Decision |3 |3:00
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|2014-03-01 |Loss | Paul Daley |Siam Warriors: Revolution on Leeside |Cork, Ireland |TKO (left cross) |1 |0:40
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|2013-12-21 Win Karim Ghajji Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight Tournament Reserve Match Tokyo, Japan Unanimous Decision 3 3:00
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Boxing record
|- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|1 Victory (0 by knockout, 1 by decision), 1 Defeat, 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 |1-1 |align=left| Maksym Stasiuk | UD || 4 |2010-01-31 || align=left| Big Bar, Almetyevsk | |- align=center |Loss |0-1 |align=left| David Gogiya | UD || 6 |2006-06-18 || align=left| Samara |
See also
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