Yetkin Özkul
Turkish mixed martial artist (born 1986)
Yetkin Özkul (born July 6, 1986) is a Turkish Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. After beginning his martial arts training in taekwondo, he switched to kickboxing and Muay Thai and won a bronze medal at the 2004 WMF World Championships.
Early life
Yetkin Özkul was born in Akdeniz, Turkey and started taekwondo at the age of twelve, eventually earning his black belt. After taking up kickboxing and then Muay Thai, he moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2005 to continue his career but a year later relocated to Paris, France and the RM Boxing gym.
Career
Özkul had an extensive amateur career, compiling a record 96-15-4 with 35 knockouts and representing Turkey at the 2004 WMF World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand where he picked up a bronze medal in the -57 kg/125 lb division. He was a two-time national champion of Turkey, once under Muay Thai rules and once in kickboxing, but did not come to prominence on the international scene until his relocation to France. He won the French Muay Thai title at -60 kg/132 lb in Biarritz, France, in April 2008 by defeating Xavier Bastard on points. Özkul took the first two rounds and forced a standing eight count on Bastard early in the first only for Bastard to rally back and take the third and fourth, thus making round five decisive. Bastard was docked a point in the final round for a low blow and Özkul took the judges' decision and the belt.
He was set to fight Rob Storey for the European title in England on June 26, 2008, but he was unable to enter the country due to visa issues and was replaced by Xavier Bastard.
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