Pavel Zhuravlev (kickboxer)
Ukrainian kickboxer (born 1983)
Pavel Zhuravlev (Ukrainian : Павло Журавльов, Pavlo Zhuravlov ; Russian : Павел Журавлёв; born July 27, 1983) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and boxer . He is the former Interim GLORY Light Heavyweight Champion, the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion, the 2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg Tournament Champion and the K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb Semifinalist.[ 2]
As of February 2021, Zhuravlev is ranked the #4 light-heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.[ 3] He first entered the Light Heavyweight rankings in October 2015.[ 4]
Biography and career
Early career
After graduation from the Nakhimov Naval Academy in Sevastopol Zhuravlev is since 2010 lieutenant in the Ukrainian Navy .[ 1]
After winning various tournaments in the WBKF, a Russian kickboxing circuit, Pavel made his K-1 debut on August 2, 2009, at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul against Gokhan Saki and won by decision.[ 5]
On December 16, 2010, he took part in the 16-man tournament at KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow and went on to win the Grand Prix by defeating Prince Ali, Evgeny Orlov and Alexey Kudin .
SUPERKOMBAT
On October 1, 2011, Pavel Zhuravlev advanced to Superkombat World Grand Prix Final in Darmstadt , Germany , joining Sergei Lascenko and Ismael Londt . Zhuravlev won the third event of the series from Brăila , Romania , defeating Ricardo van den Bos and Sebastien van Thielen via unanimous decisions.[ 6]
He faced Saulo Cavalari in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14, 2012[ 7] [ 8] and won via unanimous decision.[ 9]
He won a unanimous decision over Freddy Kemayo on November 10, 2012, in Craiova , Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination , which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012.[ 10] [ 11]
He fought Benjamin Adegbuyi in the semi-finals at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22, 2012, in Bucharest and won the fight by KO after 25 seconds. In the final, Zhuravlev rematched Ismael Londt . This time the outcome was reversed as Zhuravlev became champion after extra round unanimous decision.[ 12]
K-1 and FFC
Despite having not qualified for the tournament, Zhuravlev replaced Makoto Uehara to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb on March 15, 2013, in Zagreb, Croatia.[ 13] After defeating Cătălin Moroşanu by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, he was eliminated by the eventual winner, Mirko Cro Cop , by the same margin in the semis.[ 14] [ 15]
He earned first round TKO victory over Luca Panto at Final Fight Championship 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș in Split, Croatia on April 19, 2013.[ 16] [ 17]
He lost to Hesdy Gerges by unanimous decision at Final Fight Championship 6 in Poreč, Croatia on June 14, 2013.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
He won the -93 kg/205 lb tournament at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013.[ 21] After TKOing Sahak Parparyan in round one in the semi-finals, he was set to face Zabit Samedov in the final but Samedov was forced to withdraw due to a cut and was replaced by Agron Preteni . He also beat Preteni by TKO, this time in round two.[ 22] [ 23]
He rematched Benjamin Adegbuyi at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing by third round KO.[ 24]
Following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea Zhuravlev moved to Odessa and continued his career in the Ukrainian navy.[ 1]
GLORY
Zhuravlev was expected to face Tomasz Szczepkowski at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014[ 25] but Szczepkowski withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by fellow Pole Michal Turynski two days before the fight.[ 26] Zhuravlev defeated Turynski via majority decision.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
Zhuravlev faced Saulo Cavalari of Brazil in the headline event at Glory 43 Super Fight Series on July 14, 2017, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Zhuravlev defeated Cavalari via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, and 29–27).[ 30]
Zhuravlev fought once in 2018, against Myron Dennis, during Glory 52. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[ 31]
Pavel was scheduled to fight Iraj Azizpour on August 24, 2019.[ 32] Azizpour was later replaced by Mehmet Ozer.[ 33] He beat Ozer by a second round low kick TKO.[ 34]
Zhuravlev was set to take part in an FEA Heavyweight Grand Prix, in February 2021.[ 35] Instead of taking part in the grand prix, he was scheduled to fight Cristian Ristea at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title.[ 36] However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov.[ 37]
Titles
Kickboxing
FEA Fights
2019 interim FEA Heavyweight Champion.
Glory
2017 Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.
Final Fight Championship
2016 FFC Light Heavyweight Championship (-95 kg)
Legend Fighting Show
2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg tournament champion
K-1
SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament champion
2011 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III champion
King of Kings
2010 KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow champion
W5 Professional Kickboxing
2009 W5 (+96 kg) Heavyweight champion
2009 W5 Grand Prix tournament champion
World BARS Kickboxing Federation
2009 WBKF European Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
2009 WBKF World Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
2008 WBKF World Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
2008 WBKF European Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
2007 WBKF European Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
2006 WBKF European Cruiserweight (86 kg) title
2005 SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
Gladiators of Ukraine
2007 Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix champion
SNG
2006 SNG Thaiboxing Heavyweight (91 kg) title
King's Cup
2004 King's Cup at Bangkok, Thailand champion
Boxing
2012 Bigger’S Better 13 tournament runner-up
2010 Bigger’S Better 1 tournament runner-up
Fight record
Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
73 Wins (27 (T)KO's, 43 decisions), 11 Losses , 1 Draw
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
2019-08-26
Win
Mehmet Özer
FEA World GP
Odesa, Ukraine
TKO (low kick)
2
Wins Interim FEA Heavyweight Championship.
2018-03-31
Win
Myron Dennis
Glory 52: Los Angeles
Los Angeles , United States
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2017-07-14
Win
Saulo Cavalari
Glory 43: New York
New York City, New York
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2016-11-05
Win
Zinedine Hameur-Lain
Glory 35: Nice
Nice, France
TKO (punches)
1
1:55
2016-07-22
Loss
Ariel Machado
Glory 32: Virginia , Semi Finals
Norfolk, Virginia , US
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2016-06-10
Win
Benjamin Fuimaono
FFC 25: Mitchell vs Lopez
Springfield, Massachusetts , US
TKO (punches)
1
2:15
2016-02-19
Win
Brian Douwes
FFC22: Athens
Athens, Greece
TKO
3
N/A
Wins Vacated FFC Light Heavyweight Championship (-95 kg).
2015-12-19
Win
Nouh Chahboune
KOK World GP 2015 in Moldova [ 38]
Chișinău, Moldova
KO
3
2:59
2015-09-26
Win
Freddy Kemayo
KOK World GP 2015 - Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals
Chișinău, Moldova
KO
3
2:59
2014-11-28
Win
Kryspin Kalski
KOK World GP 2014
Płock, Poland
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2014-09-19
Win
Vladimir Toktasynov
KOK World GP 2014 in Chișinău
Chișinău, Moldova
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2014-04-05
Win
Michał Turyński
Legend 3: Pour Homme
Milan, Italy
Decision (majority)
3
3:00
2013-12-21
Loss
Benjamin Adegbuyi
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final
Galați, Romania
KO (right hook)
3
1:20
2013-11-08
Win
Agron Preteni
Legend 2: Invasion, Final
Moscow, Russia
TKO (left hook)
2
0:46
Wins Legend Fighting Show -93kg tournament title.
2013-11-08
Win
Sahak Parparyan
Legend 2: Invasion, Semi Finals
Moscow, Russia
TKO (punches)
1
2:36
2013-06-14
Loss
Hesdy Gerges
FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak
Poreč, Croatia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2013-05-24
Win
Vinchenzo Renfurm
FFC05: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič
Osijek, Croatia
KO (right hook)
2
0:13
2013-04-18
Win
Luca Panto
FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș
Split, Croatia
TKO (referee stoppage)
1
1:30
2013-03-15
Loss
Mirko Cro Cop
K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb , Semi Finals
Zagreb, Croatia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2013-03-15
Win
Cătălin Moroşanu
K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb , Quarter Finals
Zagreb, Croatia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2012-12-22
Win
Ismael Londt
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Final
Bucharest, Romania
Ext. R Decision (unanimous)
4
3:00
Wins the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix tournament title.
2012-12-22
Win
Benjamin Adegbuyi
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Semi Finals
Bucharest, Romania
KO (left hook)
1
0:25
2012-11-10
Win
Freddy Kemayo
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals
Craiova, Romania
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2012-10-14
Win
Saulo Cavalari
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16
Tokyo, Japan
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-11-19
Loss
Ismael Londt
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 Final, Semi Finals
Darmstadt , Germany
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
2011-10-01
Win
Sebastien van Thielen
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011, Final
Brăila , Romania
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III tournament title.
2011-10-01
Win
Ricardo van den Bos
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011, Semi Finals
Brăila , Romania
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-05-28
Loss
Igor Jurković
United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals
Moscow, Russia
TKO (doctor stoppage)
2
0:20
2010-12-16
Win
Alexey Kudin
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow, final
Odintsovo , Russia
2 Ext. R Decision (split)
5
3:00
Wins KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow tournament.
2010-12-16
Win
Evgeny Orlov
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow, semi final
Odintsovo , Russia
TKO (right low kick)
1
0:46
2010-12-16
Win
Prince Ali
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow, quarter final
Odintsovo , Russia
TKO (referee stoppage)
2
2:25
2010-09-19
Loss
Nathan Corbett
Domination 5
Perth, Australia
KO (knee strike)
4
N/A
Fight was for vacant World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Muay Thai World title -96kg.
2010-04-17
Draw
Alexei Kudin
Big8 Grand Prix "European Selection"
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Draw
3
3:00
2009-10-31
Win
Mourad Bouzidi
W5 Grand Prix 2009 Ryazan
Ryazan , Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins W5 (+96 kg) World title.
2009-08-02
Win
Gökhan Saki
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul
Seoul, Korea
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-07-11
Win
Mehmet Özer
W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament
Solnechnogorsk , Russia
TKO
3
N/A
Wins W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight (-93 kg) tournament title.
2009-07-11
Win
Evgeny Angalevich
W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament
Solnechnogorsk , Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-04-23
Win
Evgeny Angalevich
WBKF Europe Tournament (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF European Heavyweight (-93 kg) tournament title.
2009-04-23
Win
Elvin Abbasov
WBKF Europe Tournament (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-03-26
Win
Konstantin Gluhov
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Retains WBKF World Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title.
2009-03-26
Win
Alexei Kudin
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2009-01-31
Win
Elvin Abbasov
Tatneft Cup 2009 3rd selection for 1/8 final
Kazan, Russia
TKO
3
N/A
2008-12-17
Loss
Konstantin Gluhov
Warrior's Honor-3. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
4
3:00
Fight was for Warrior's Honor-3 tournament title.
2008-12-17
Win
Dmytro Borulko
Warrior's Honor-3. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-12-17
Win
Serhiy Lashchenko
Warrior's Honor-3. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-10-30
Win
Alexei Kudin
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (majority)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF European Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title.
2008-10-30
Win
Nicolas Wamba
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-05-29
Win
Alexei Kudin
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (split)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF World Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title.
2008-05-29
Win
Karim Lyadzissi
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-04-04
Win
Konstantin Gluhov
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-3 Final.
2008-04-04
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st qualification
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2008-04-04
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st qualification
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2008-02-08
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-2. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
Win Warrior's Honor-2 tournament title.
2008-02-08
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-2. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2008-02-08
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-2. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2007-12-19
Win
Maksym Neledva
WBKF European Tournament Final(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins WBKF European Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2007-11-07
Win
Vladimir Popov
WBKF European Tournament SemiFinal(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-10-12
Win
Ceyhun Safarov
A-1 World Combat Cup
Ankara, Turkey
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-10-03
Win
Vitali Oparin
WBKF European Tournament QuarterFinal(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-05-19
Win
Dzhavatkhan Atakov
Battle of Champions
Moscow, Russia
TKO (referee stoppage)
3
N/A
2007-04-26
Win
Andriy Yembalayev
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, final
Lviv, Ukraine
TKO (referee stoppage)
3
00:30
Wins Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix tournament.
2007-04-26
Win
Andrey Osadchiy
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, semi final
Lviv, Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-04-26
Win
Olexander Skripka
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, quarter final
Lviv, Ukraine
TKO (high kick)
1
01:55
2007-04-18
Loss
Alexei Kudin
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (split)
3
3:00
2007-02-23
Win
Andriy Yembalayev
Star Ring
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-01-04
Win
Andrei Sen
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
KO
3
N/A
2006-12-15
Win
Denys Liadovyi
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
1
N/A
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-2 Final.
2006-12-15
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2006-12-15
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2006-08-19
Win
Andriy Yembalayev
Arhat Cup @ Club "Solnyshko"
Evpatoria , Ukraine
Decision (unanimous)
4
3:00
2006-08-02
Win
Dimitri Antonenko
SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing champion(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
KO
4
N/A
Retains SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2006-08-02
Win
Artem Yashnov
SNG Thaiboxing champion(-91 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
TKO
3
N/A
Wins SNG Thaiboxing Heavyweight (-91 kg) title.
2006-04-26
Loss
Maksym Neledva
WBKF World Heavyweight (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
TKO
6
N/A
Fight was for WBKF World Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2006-03-01
Win
Yevgeni Gubar
WBKF European champion(86 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
TKO
4
N/A
Wins WBKF European Cruiserweight (86 kg) title.
2006-02-17
Win
Andriy Kyndrych
Warrior's Honor-1. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision
3
3:00
Fight was for Warrior's Honor-1 tournament title.
2006-02-17
Win
Dmytry Popov
Warrior's Honor-1. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
1
N/A
2006-02-17
Win
Stanislav Bilokon
Warrior's Honor-1. Final
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Decision
3
3:00
2005-12-21
Win
Salim Abakarov
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2005-10-26
Win
Andriy Kyndrych
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2005-07-27
Win
Nikolai Savin
SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing champion(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Wins SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight (-93 kg) title.
2005-06-29
Win
Ruslan Baklanov
Fight Club Arbat
Moscow, Russia
KO
1
N/A
2005-05-00
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-1 Final.
2005-05-00
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
2005-05-00
Win
N/A
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation
Kharkiv, Ukraine
N/A
N/A
N/A
Boxing record
11 Wins (7 (T)KO's, 4 decisions), 2 Losses
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
2012-07-06
Loss
Mairis Briedis
Monte Caputo, Final
Limassol, Cyprus
SD
4
3:00
11–2
Fight was for Bigger's Better 13 tournament.
2012-07-06
Win
Panagiotis Diakos
Monte Caputo, Semifinal
Limassol, Cyprus
TKO
2
N/A
11–1
2012-07-06
Win
Kamil Małysz
Monte Caputo, Quarterfinal
Limassol, Cyprus
TKO
1
N/A
10–1
2012-04-26
Win
Vitaliy Neveselyy
Sportpalace
Kharkiv, Ukraine
UD
8
3:00
9–1
2011-04-27
Win
Ihor Pylypenko
Sportpalace
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
5
N/A
8–1
2010-05-07
Loss
Mairis Briedis
Pavilion Nicosia, Final
Nicosia, Cyprus
UD
3
3:00
7–1
Fight was for Bigger's Better 13 tournament.
2010-05-07
Win
Gbenga Oloukun
Pavilion Nicosia, Semifinal
Nicosia, Cyprus
UD
3
3:00
7–0
2010-05-07
Win
Miodrag Petkovic
Pavilion Nicosia, Quarterfinal
Nicosia, Cyprus
TKO
1
1:47
6–0
2009-05-24
Win
Oleh Rohatinov
Sport Club of National University of Shipbuilding
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
UD
6
3:00
5–0
2008-09-05
Win
Andriy Kindrich
State Naval Institute
Sevastopol, Ukraine
UD
6
3:00
4–0
2008-06-29
Win
Ivan Bohdanov
Sportpalace Lokomotyv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
4
N/A
3–0
2008-04-05
Win
Vladimir Kurtsev
Sportpalace Lokomotyv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
1
N/A
2–0
2007-11-15
Win
Ruslan Ivanenko
Sportpalace Lokomotyv
Kharkiv, Ukraine
TKO
2
2:24
1–0
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
See also
References
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