Aleksandr Pitchkounov
Russian martial artist
Aleksandr N. Pitchkounov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Пичкунов; born May 6, 1979) is a former Russian heavyweight kickboxer and kyokushin karateka competing in K-1. He was the runner up at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii and K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei tournament.
Background
Pitchkounov began training in Kyokushin kaikan at age of 13 in 1993. He became a black belt in 1999 and started training kickboxing a year later after being interested by watching K-1-competitions. He finished third place in the 7th World Open Karate Tournament in Japan at the age of 20. During the tournament competition he knocked out Nicholas Pettas with a head kick.
Career
Pitchkounov made his K-1 debut in May 2004, defeating Seth Petruzelli via TKO. After picking up two more wins in other promotions, he returned in 2005, defeating French fighter Rani Berbachi via decision. On November 19, 2005, at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final, Pitchkounov faced Pat Barry. The two fought to a draw, and had a rematch five months later, with Pitchkounov winning a close decision.
In 2007, he returned to face Japanese fighter Hiraku Hori.
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