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Andrei Kulebin
Born
Andrei Kulebin

(1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 42)
Neustrelitz, Germany
Other namesBullet
Occupation(s)Kickboxer, Muay Thai practitioner
Years active1999–present
Known for18-time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing

Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin (born 14 May 1984) is a Belarusian welterweight kickboxer specializing in Muay Thai, based in Minsk and affiliated with Gym "Kick Fighter". He boasts an impressive record as an 18-time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing, with titles earned at both amateur and professional levels, competing across weight classes from 51 kg to 67 kg. Kulebin is widely regarded as one of the premier pound-for-pound Muay Thai practitioners outside of Thailand. Notably, in 2007, he became the first Muay Thai fighter from Belarus to be honored with the "Honored Master of Sport" distinction by the nation's president.

Career/biography

Born on 14 May 1984 in Neustrelitz, Germany, Kulebin began his combat sports journey at the age of eight in Minsk. Initially practicing Taekwondo, he transitioned to Muay Thai at twelve years old, joining Gym "Kick Fighter" under the guidance of coach Evgeni Dobrotvorski.[1] His training environment included future world champions like Dmitry Shakuta and Andrei Kotsur.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name As a youth competitor, he secured the junior national championship at 38 kg and made his professional debut in 1999. In 2001, he earned third place at the I.A.M.T.F. Amateur Muay Thai World Championships and clinched gold in the 51 kg division at the W.A.K.O. World Championships. Transitioning fully to professional competition by 2002, Kulebin captured both the European and intercontinental titles under the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) that same year.[1] Between 2002 and 2005, he amassed numerous world championships across organizations including I.A.M.T.F., W.A.K.O., W.M.F., and W.K.N., achieving two professional world titles in super bantamweight and featherweight divisions. His first professional defeat occurred in late 2005 against Rudolf Durica during a bout for the W.P.M.F. title in Bangkok. By age 21, Kulebin had already secured seven world titles.

In October 2006, he triumphed at the W.M.C. I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Prix held in Hong Kong, overcoming reigning champion Rudolf Durica in the semifinals before defeating Santichai Or Boonchauy in the final.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name The following year, he successfully defended this championship by once again besting both Santichai and Durica.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Although he lost his W.K.N. intercontinental title in 2007 due to inactivity in defenses, Kulebin excelled within amateur competition, winning three world championships across W.M.F., W.A.K.O., and I.F.M.A.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He secured the W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix title for a third consecutive year in 2008.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

In 2009, Kulebin claimed the W.M.C. featherweight championship by defeating then-titleholder Mosab Amrani at Champions of Champions II in Jamaica,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name later defending it with a knockout victory over Michael Dicks within the same year. Additionally, he won the inaugural W.K.N. Big-8 tournament hosted in Minsk.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name The subsequent year presented challenges as he suffered three losses to Thai fighters, including defeats in contests for prestigious W.K.N. titles; nevertheless, he maintained his dominance by winning the W.M.C. I-1 tournament for a fourth timeCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and capturing the World Dynamite Thaiboxing title against Imran Khan.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He also earned gold at the IFMA European Championships. Early in 2011, Kulebin added another gold medal from the I.F.M.A. European championships held in Antalya, Turkey.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

On 31 March 2012, Kulebin was stopped by TKO against Liam Harrison during a match in Manchester, United Kingdom.

During the 2012 Thai Fight 67 kg Tournament, he advanced through quarterfinals and semifinals by decision wins over Crice Boussoukou and Adaylton Pereira de Freitas respectively,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name but ultimately fell short on points against Singmanee Kaewsamrit in the final held on December 16, 2012.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

On May 6, 2013, Kulebin emerged victorious at the MAX Muay Thai 1 tournament hosted in Surin, Thailand after defeating Umar Semata followed by Petchaswin Seatransferry.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

He was scheduled to face Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym at Combat Renaissance event in China on September 17, 2013,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name but subsequently lost on points to eventual champion Sagetdao Petpayathai during the semi-finals of MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter held on December 10, 2013 in Khon Kaen.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

On April 14, 2014, Kulebin secured a unanimous decision victory over Yang Zhou at Combat Banchamek event held in Surin.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

He was slated to compete against Lee Sung-Hyun at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final scheduled for July 26, 2014 in Pattaya; however, political unrest in Thailand led to postponement of this event.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

On September 17, 2016, Kulebin was defeated by Fabio Pinca during a bout held in Paris,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name followed by a loss to Buakaw Banchamek on December 10, 2016 in Beirut.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

Professional

  • 2015 Runner-Up at WLF-World 8 Man Tournament, -67 kg
  • 2014 IPCC World Champion, -67 kg
  • 2014 Second Place in Kunlun Fight 1 Tournament
  • 2013 Champion of MAX Muay Thai 1 Tournament
  • 2012 Runner-Up in Thai Fight 67 kg Tournament
  • 2011 Winner of W.K.N. World Grand Prix Big-8, -66.7 kg
  • 2010 World Dynamite Thaiboxing Titleholder, -66 kg
  • 2010 Runner-Up at W.K.N. World Grand Prix Big-8, -66.7 kg
  • 2010 Champion of W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix, -66 kg
  • 2009 Defended W.M.C. World Champion Title, -63 kg
  • 2009 Runner-Up at W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix, -66 kg
  • 2009 Winner of W.K.N. World Grand Prix Big-8, -66.7 kg
  • 2009 W.M.C. World Champion, -63 kg
  • 2008 Champion of W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix, -65 kg
  • 2007 W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix Titleholder, -63.5 kg
  • 2006 Winner of W.M.C. I-1 World Grand Prix, -63.5 kg
  • 2005 W.K.N. Muay Thai Featherweight World Champion, -60.3 kg
  • 2004 W.K.N. Muay Thai Super Bantamweight World Champion, -58.5 kg
  • Held W.K.N. Intercontinental Championship from 2002 to 2007
  • 2002 European Champion under W.K.N.

Amateur

  • 2021 Competitor at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok, -71 kg
  • 2019 Participant in I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships, Minsk, -71 kg
  • 2018 Competitor at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Cancún, -71 kg
  • 2016 Contender at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Jönköping, -71 kg
  • 2016 Competed in I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships, Split, -71 kg
  • 2015 Participant in I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup, Bangkok, -71 kg
  • 2014 Competed at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Langkawi, -67 kg
  • 2014 Participant in I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships, Kraków, -67 kg
  • 2013 SportAccord World Combat Games Muaythai Champion (-67 kg)
  • 2013 Competed in I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships, Lisbon, -67 kg
  • 2012 Participant at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Saint Petersburg, -67 kg
  • 2011 Competitor in I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships, Antalya, -67 kg
  • 2010 Contender at I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships, Velletri, -67 kg
  • 2009 Participant in I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok, -67 kg
  • 2008 Competed at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Busan, -67 kg
  • 2007 Participant in I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok, -67 kg
  • 2007 Competed at W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade under K-1 Rules (-63.5 kg)
  • 2007 Participant in W.M.F. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok (-63.5 kg)
  • 2006 Competed at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships and W.M.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok (-60 kg)
  • 2005 Contender in W.M.F. World Muaythai Championships, Bangkok (-60 kg)
  • 2004 Competed at W.M.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok (-57 kg)
  • 2003 Participated in W.A.K.O. World Championships in Yalta (Thai Boxing), and I.A.M.T.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok (-57 and -55.3 kg respectively)
  • 2002 Competed at I.A.M.T.F European Muaythai Championships in Cyprus (-51 kg)
  • 2001 Participated in W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade (Thai Boxing), and I.A.M.T.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok (-51 and -48 kg respectively)

Achieved the Belarusian national Muay Thai champion title eight times

Professional Muay Thai Record

|- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2021-04-17 || Draw ||align=left| Farkhad Akhmedjanov || WTKF || Minsk, Belarus || Draw || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2019-05-01 || Draw ||align=left| Zhang Chunyu || MAS Fight || China || Draw || 1 || 9:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-12-01 || Defeat ||align=left| Yang Zhuo || Wu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup || Zhengzhou, China || Split Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-10-06 || Victory ||align=left| Sergey Kosykh || Wu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup || Shangqiu, China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Hu Yafei || Wu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup || Zhengzhou, China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-02-03 || Win ||align=left| Gu Hui || Kunlun Fight 69 || China || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-10-31 || Victory ||align=left| Singmanee Kaewsamrit || World Muaythai Charity Fight || Hong Kong, China || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-09-30|| Defeat||align=left| Sibmean Sitchefboontham|| All Star Fight 2|| Bangkok, Thailand|| Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-08-27|| Loss||align=left| Sergey Kulyaba|| Kunlun Fight 65 World MAX Tournament Final 16|| Qingdao, China|| Extension Round Decision (2–3) ||4||3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-02-26|| Win||align=left| Kong Lingfeng||Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX Group 2 Final||Sanya, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-02-26|| Win||align=left| Ali Makhi||Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX Group 2 Semi-finals||Sanya, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-01-01|| Win||align=left| Wu Xuesong||Kunlun Fight 56||Sanya, China|| Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-12-10|| Loss||align=left| Buakaw Banchamek|| Phoenix Fighting Championship||Lebanon|| Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-09-17|| Defeat||align=left| Fabio Pinca|| Wicked One Duel||Paris, France|| Unanimous Decision||5||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-08-20|| Loss||align=left| Tian Xin||2016 in Kunlun Fight#Kunlun Fight 50 – World MAX Final16||Jinan, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-07-10|| Win||align=left| Victor Nagbe||2016 in Kunlun Fight#Kunlun Fight 47 – World MAX Final16 Finals||Nanjing, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-07-10|| Victory||align=left| Diogo Neves||2016 in Kunlun Fight#Kunlun Fight 47 – World MAX Final16 Semi-finals||Nanjing, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-01-23||| Loss|||align=left| Qiu Jianliang|||WLF World -67 kg Tournament Final|||Shanghai, China||| KO (Right Hook)||1|||1:51 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-01-23||| Win|||align=left| Xie Lei|||WLF World -67 kg Tournament Semi-finals|||Shanghai, China||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-01-23||| Win|||align=left| Feng Jie|||WLF World -67 kg Tournament Quarter-finals|||Shanghai, China||| Extension Round Unanimous Decision|||4|||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" 

|2015-07-04 | Defeat | align=left | Qiu Jianliang
| Wu Lin Feng World Championship –67 kg Semi-finals | China | Decision |3 |3:00
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|- style="background:#fbb;" 
|2015–06–11 | Loss | align=left | Aikpracha Meenayotin
| Final Legend Final | Macau, China | Decision |3 |3:00
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2015–06–11 | Win | align=left | Gu Hui
| Final Legend Semi-finals | Macau, China | Decision |3 |3:00
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2015–06–06 | Victory | align=left | Tie Yinghua
| Wu Lin Feng World Championship –67 kg Quarter-finals | Jiyuan, China | Decision |3 |3:00
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2015–06–06 | Win | align=left | Ji Xiang
| Wu Lin Feng World Championship –67 kg First Round | Jiyuan, China | Decision |3 |3:00
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2015–05–02 | Win | align=left | Zhao Yan
| Kunlun Fight 24	Italy, Verona	Decision		3		3:00
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|- style="background:#fbb;" 
|2014–10–11	Defeat	 align=left Lee Sung-Hyun
| K-1 World MAX Tournament Final	 Pattaya, Thailand	 Extension Round Decision	4		3:00	 
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2014–09–13	Win	align=left Seyedisa Alamdarnezam	
| Topking World Series -70 kg Tournament Final16	Minsk, Belarus	Unanimous Decision		3		3:00	 
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2014–05–22	Win	align=left Artem Pashporin	
| Grand Prix Russia Open	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	Unanimous Decision	4		3:00	 
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2014–05–22	Win	align=left Deo Phetsangkhat	
| Grand Prix Russia Open	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	Unanimous Decision	4		3:00	 
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2014–04–14	Win	align=left Yang Zhuo	
| Combat Banchamek	Surin, Thailand	Unanimous Decision		3		3:00	 
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|- style="background:#fbb;" 
|2014–01–25	Loss	align=left Petsanguan Luktupfah	
| Kunlun Fight 1 Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision			3:00	 
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2014–01–25	Win	align=left Umar Semata	
| Kunlun Fight1 Semi-final	Bangkok, Thailand			

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|- style="background:#fbb;" 
|2013–12–10	Loss	align=left Sagetdao Petpayathai	
| MAX Muay Thai5 Semi-finals Khon Kaen, Thailand Decision			3:00	 
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|- style="background:#fbb;" 
|2013–09–17	Loss	align=left Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym	
| Combat Renaissance Hong Kong Decision			3:00	 
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|- style="background:#cfc;" 
|2013–05–06 Win	align=left Phetasawin Seatranferry	
MAX Muay Thai1 Final Surin, Thailand KO (High kick)2 1:15	 
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Captured the MAX Muay Thai1 Tournament championship.

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Amateur Muay Thai Record

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-02-14 || Defeat ||align=left| Oleksandr Yefimenko || I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2022, Opening Round -71 kg || Bangkok, Thailand || Unanimous Decision || 2 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2021-12-11 || Defeat ||align=left| Jimmy Vienot || I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2019, Championship Final -71 kg || Bangkok, Thailand || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-10 || Victory ||align=left| Onur Seker || I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2021, Semifinal Bout -71 kg || Bangkok, Thailand || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-09 || Victory ||align=left| Serhii Otverchenko || I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2021, Quarterfinal Match -71 kg || Bangkok, Thailand || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-08 || Victory ||align=left| Enzo Vaz Martins || I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2021, Second Round -71 kg|| Bangkok, Thailand || Unanimous Decision || 1 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-07 || Victory ||align=left| Pavlos Bamis || I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2021, Opening Round -71 kg|| Bangkok, Thailand|| Unanimous Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-11-10 || Victory ||align=left| Dmitrii Changeliia || I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2019, Final Match -71 kg|| Minsk, Belarus|| Unanimous Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-11-08 || Victory ||align=left| Mindaugas Narauskas|| I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2019, Semifinal Bout -71 kg|| Minsk, Belarus|| Unanimous Decision || 2 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-11-06 || Victory||align=left| Tahmasib Kerimov|| I.F.M.A. European Muaythai Championships 2019, Quarterfinal Match -71 kg|| Minsk, Belarus|| Unanimous Decision|| 1 || 2:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-05-19 || Defeat||align=left| Yodwicha Por Boonsit|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2018, Championship Final -71 kg|| Cancún, Mexico|| Unanimous Decision||3||2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-05-16|| Victory||align=left| Namik Neftaliyev|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2018, Semifinal Bout -71 kg|| Cancún, Mexico|| Unanimous Decision||3||2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-05-14|| Victory||align=left| Ian Escuza|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2018, Quarterfinal Match -71 kg|| Cancún, Mexico|| Unanimous Decision||3||2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-05-12|| Victory||align=left| Marco Antonio Fuentes Garibay|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2018, Opening Round -71 kg|| Cancún, Mexico|| Unanimous Decision||3||2:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" |2016-05-26|| Defeat||align=left| Superbon Banchamek|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2016, Semifinals -71 kg|| Jönköping, Sweden|| Unanimous Decision||3||2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-05-23|| Victory||align=left| Teemu Hellevaara|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships 2016, Quarterfinals -71 kg|| Jönköping, Sweden|| Unanimous Decision||3||2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-05-19|| Victory||align=left| Seyed Kaveh Soleimani|| I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Championships Eighth Finals -71 kg|| Jönköping, Sweden|| Decision Win||3||2:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" |2015-08-23|| Defeat||align=left| Superbon Banchamek|| I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup Tournament Finals -71 kg|| Bangkok, Thailand|| Decision Loss||3||2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-08-21|| Victory||align=left| Numa Decagwy|| I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup Tournament Semifinals -71 kg|| Bangkok, Thailand|||Decision Win|||3|||2:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-08-17|||Victory|||align=left| Akzhanov Rustem||| I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup Tournament Quarterfinals -71 kg||| Bangkok, Thailand||| |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-08-14|||Victory|||align=left| Ali Garada|||I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup Tournament Eighth Finals -71 kg|||Bangkok, Thailand|||Decision Win|||3|||2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;" |2014-09-| Victory||| align=left | Marcin Lepkowski|||2014 IFMA European Championships Final Match||| Kraków, Poland|||Decision Win|||3|||3:00 |} ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

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See also

External links

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