Enriko Kehl
Enriko Kehl | |
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| Born | February 19, 1992 Germany |
| Occupation | Kickboxer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament winner; German Kickboxer of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014) |
Enriko Kehl (born February 19, 1992) is a German kickboxer specializing in Muay Thai, currently competing in the Lightweight category within GLORY. His previous tenure includes fighting in the Featherweight division for ONE Championship. Notably, Kehl claimed the 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament title. He earned the distinction of German Kickboxer of the Year consecutively in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Early career
Kehl's initial significant professional fight took place on December 5, 2009, in Bangkok, where he competed against Fadi Merza during the quarterfinals of the WMC King's Cup but was defeated. Another early setback occurred on October 10, 2010, in Darmstadt, Germany, when he faced experienced competitor Murat Direkçi and lost.
On March 23, 2013, at MAX Muay Thai 1 held in Surin, Thailand, Kehl battled the acclaimed Eakpracha Meenayothin, resulting in a draw. Later that year at Thailand vs Germany 2013 in Ulm, he achieved a victory over Bernueng Topking Boxing.
Kehl secured both the MixFight and I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Supermiddleweight championships by defeating Erkan Varol on June 15, 2013, at MixFight XIV in Darmstadt. This triumph solidified his status as one of the leading emerging talents on the global stage.
On September 14, 2013, competing in Mallorca, Spain, The Hurricane participated in the K-1 World MAX tournament, winning his round of sixteen bout against Henri van Opstal and moving forward to the quarterfinals.
He subsequently engaged in two high-profile contests: a December 10, 2013 match against Muay Thai icon Buakaw Banchamek at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter and a W5 Lightweight European Title fight versus Dzhabar Askerov at NewFC: Battle of the Stars on December 22, 2013; both ended in losses for Kehl.
At the K-1 World Max quarterfinals held in Gran Canaria, Kehl overcame Maximo Suárez to reach the final four in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he also faced off against Shane Campbell. His progression made him one of the youngest competitors to reach this stage in K-1 World Max history.
A rematch against Buakaw Banchamek was planned for the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final scheduled on July 26, 2014, in Pattaya, Thailand; however, this event was postponed due to the 2014 Thai coup d'état. The rematch ultimately took place on October 12, 2014, in Pattaya and was won by Kehl via forfeit.
On August 15, 2015, Kehl competed against Russian fighter Dzhabar Askerov during the Kunlun Fight -70 kg four-man Tournament held in Sochi, Russia.
2018
On February 4, 2018, at Kunlun Fight 69 in Guiyang, China, Kehl faced off with Yodsanklai Fairtex but was defeated by decision.
ONE Championship
Kehl signed with Singapore-based promotion ONE Championship on January 9, 2019. He made his promotional debut on March 8, 2019, at ONE Championship: Reign of Valor, securing a second-round TKO victory over Liam Nolan.
He took part in the 2019 ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix alongside elite fighters such as Giorgio Petrosyan and Yodsanklai Fairtex. On May 17, 2019, at ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon, Kehl was eliminated during the quarter-finals by Dzhabar Askerov via unanimous decision.
On November 16, 2019, Kehl recorded a second-round TKO win against Armen Petrosyan at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons.
Facing newcomer Chingiz Allazov at ONE on TNT 1 on April 7, 2021, Kehl narrowly won by split decision.
Entering the 2021 ONE Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix, Kehl was defeated by Davit Kiria through a first-round TKO at ONE Championship: First Strike on October 15, 2021.
Most recently, on February 25, 2022, he competed against Tayfun Özcan at ONE: Full Circle but lost via unanimous decision.
GLORY Kickboxing
On January 23, 2023, Kehl inked a multi-year deal with GLORY. He competed against Guerric Billet in a lightweight title eliminator at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023, securing a victory by unanimous decision.
Kehl contended for the Glory Lightweight Championship against reigning champion Tyjani Beztati during the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix event on March 9, 2024, but was defeated via unanimous decision.
Professional
- Wu Lin Feng
- Winner of the 2016 Wu Lin Feng World 70 kg Group C Four-Man Tournament
- World Karate and Kickboxing Union
- 2014 W.K.U. Thaiboxing Rules World Champion at -70 kg
- K-1
- Champion of the 2014 K-1 Global K-1 World Max Championship Tournament -70 kg
- Mix Fight Championship
- 2013 MixFight Full Muay Thai Middleweight World Titleholder at -72.5 kg
- International Sport Karate Association
- 2013 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules Middleweight World Champion at -75 kg
- Muay Thai Bund Deutschland (Muay Thai Federation of Germany)
- 2012 M.T.B.D. Muay Thai Middleweight German Champion at -75 kg
Amateur
- International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- 2012 I.F.M.A. EuropaCup Muaythai Champion in Dresden, Germany at -75 kg
- 2011 I.F.M.A. European Championships competitor in Antalya, Turkey at -71 kg
Honors
- Recipient of the 2014 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year award.
- Awarded GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year in 2013.
- Earned the 2013 AllTheBestFights.Com Best Knockouts of the Year for his bout against Bernueng Topking Boxing on March 23.
- GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year in 2012.
Fight record
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2025-06-22 || Win || align=left| Kaito || Shoot Boxing 2025 act.3 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-03-09 || Loss || align=left| Tyjani Beztati || Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-12-23 || Win || align=left| Arman Hambaryan || Glory 90 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (Rib injury) || 3 || 0:20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-05-27 || Win || align=left| Guerric Billet || Glory 86 || Essen, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-02-25 || Loss || align=left| Tayfun Özcan || ONE: Full Circle || Kallang, Singapore || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2021-10-15|| Loss || align=left| Davit Kiria || ONE Championship: First Strike || Kallang, Singapore || TKO (Three Knockdowns/Punches) || 1 || 2:50 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-04-07 || Win || align=left | Chingiz Allazov || ONE on TNT || Kallang, Singapore || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-12-07 || Win || align=left | Andrej Kedveš || Mix Fight Championship 27|| Frankfurt, Germany|| Decision (Unanimous) ||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-11-16|| Win||align=left |Armen Petrosyan||ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons||Beijing, China||TKO (Knees and Punches)||2||1:55 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" |2019-05-17||Loss||align=left |Dzhabar Askerov||ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon||Kallang, Singapore||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" |2019-03-08||Win||align=left |Liam Nolan||ONE Championship 92: Reign of Valor||Yangon, Myanmar||TKO (Left knee to body)||2|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-12-01||Win||align=left |Mohammed El Mir||Mix Fight Gala 25||Germany||KO (Punches)||2|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-10-27||Win||align=left |Jordan Watson||Enfusion Live||Germany||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2018-02-03||Loss||align=left |Yodsanklai Fairtex||Wu Lin Feng World Championship Shenzhen||China||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-12-02||Win||align=left |Arbi Emiev||Mix Fight Gala23||Frankfurt, Germany||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-09-02||Loss||align=left |Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong||Wu Lin Feng Yi Long Challenge Tournament Semi-finals||Zhengzhou, China||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-06-03||Win||align=left |Ravy Brunow||Wu Lin Feng China vs. Japan||Changsha, China||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-04-08||Loss||align=left |Mustapha Haida||Bellator Kickboxing5||Torino, Italy||Decision (Split)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-01-14||Loss||align=left |Shamil Gasanbekov||Wu Lin Feng World Kickboxing Championship Final #70kg Tournament|||Zhengzhou, China||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-01-14||Win||align=left |Farkhad Akhmedjanov|||Wu Lin Feng World Kickboxing Championship Semi-finals #70kg Tournament|||Zhengzhou, China|||Decision (Unanimous)||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-12-03|||Win|||align=left |Song Shaoqiu|||Mix Fight Gala20|||Frankfurt, Germany|||Decision (Unanimous)||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-09-03|||Win|||align=left |Ji Xiang|||Wu Lin Feng World Championship #70kg Tournament Quarter-finals|||Zhengzhou, China|||TKO|||2|| |- !style=background:white colspan=9 |Winner of WLF World #70kg Group C Four-man Tournament |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-09-03|||Win|||align=left |Zhao Yan|||Wu Lin Feng World Championship #70kg Tournament Final16|||Zhengzhou, China|||Decision (Unanimous)||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2016-06-24|||Loss|||align=left |Chingiz Allazov|||Monte-Carlo Fighting Masters|||Monte-Carlo, Monaco|||KO (Right hook)||5|||2:58 |- !style=background:white colspan=9 |Contested for WAKO Pro K-1 World -70 kg title. |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2016-05-07"|"Win"|"align=left"|Jiao Fukai|"Glory of Heroes2"|"Shenzhen", China|"TKO"|2| |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2016-04-02"|"Loss"|"align=left"|Yi Long|"Glory of Heroes1"|"Shenzhen", China|"Unanimous Decision"|3|"3:00" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2015-12-05"|"Win"|"align=left"|Hu Yafei|"Mix Fight Gala"|"Frankfurt", Germany|"Decision (Unanimous)"|"3"|"3:00" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2015-11-07"|"Win"|"align=left"|Zhao Chunyang|"Wu Lin Feng2015"|"Shenyang", China|"Decision"|"3"|"3:00" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2015-08-15"|"Loss"|"align=left"|Dzhabar Askerov|"Kunlun Fight29 Middleweight Tournament Semi-finals"|"Sochi", Russia|"KO (Right hook)"|"2"|"2:19" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2015-05-15"|"Win"|"align=left"|Mohamed Diaby|"Kunlun Fight25"|"Banská Bystrica", Slovakia|"Decision(Extra round)"|"4"|"3:00" |- style="background:#fbb;" |"2015-04-11"|"Loss"|"align=left"|Giorgio Petrosyan|"Oktagon20 years edition"|"Milan", Italy|"Decision (Majority)"|"3"|"3:00" |- style="background:#cfc;" |"2015-02–28"|"Win"|"align=left"|Erkan Varol|"Akın Dövüş Arenası"|Istanbul, Turkey|Decision|3|3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |'2014–11–22'|'Win'|'align=left'|'Abdoul Touré'|'Mix Fight Gala XVII'|'Hanau, Germany'|'KO'|'2'| |- !style=background:white colspan=9 |Winner of W.K.U. Thaiboxing Rules World Championship -70 kg. |- style="background:#cfc;" |'2014–10–12'|'Win'|'align=left'|'Buakaw Banchamek'|'K–1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final'|'Pattaya, Thailand'|'Forfeit'|'4'|'0:00' |- !style=background:white colspan=9 |Claimed K–1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament title. |- style='background:#cfc;' |'2014–04–26'|'Win'|'align=left'|'Chad Sugden'|'Mix Fight Gala XV'|'Darmstadt, Germany'|'Decision'|'3'|'3:00' |- style='background:#cfc;' |'2014–02–23'|'Win'|'align=left'|'Shane Campbell'|'K–1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 4'|'Baku, Azerbaijan'|'Decision'|'3'|'3:00' |- style='background:#cfc;' |'2014–01–11'|'Win'|'align=left'|'Maximo Suárez'|'K–1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Quarter-final Gran Canaria '|'Gran Canaria, Spain '|'Decision '|'3 '|'3:00 ' |- style='background:#fbb;' |'2013–12–22'|'Loss '|'align = left '|Dzhabar Askerov '|'NewFC Battle of the Stars '|'Makhachkala, Russia '|'Decision '|'4 '|'3 :00 ' |- !style = background : white colspan =9 |For W5 Lightweight European Champion Title -71 Kg |- style='background : #fbb;' |'2013–12–10 '|'Loss '|'align = left '|Buakaw Banchamek '|'MAX Muay Thai 5 The Final Chapter '|'Khon Kaen, Thailand '|'Decision '|'3 '|'3 :00 ' |- style=' background : #cfc; '
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