Ertuğrul Bayrak Explained

Ertuğrul Bayrak
Nationality:Turkish, Dutch
Birth Date:17 June 1992
Birth Place:Zeist, Netherlands
Fighting Out Of:Amersfoort, Netherlands
Weight:86kg (190lb)
Team:El Otmani gym
Trainer:Nourdin El Otmani
Years Active:2012 - present
Kickbox Win:17
Kickbox Kowin:5
Kickbox Loss:10
Kickbox Koloss:4
Kickbox Draw:0

Ertuğrul Bayrak (born June 17, 1992) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently signed with Glory, where he is the #1 ranked middleweight.[1]

He is ranked as the sixth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kickboxing, as of October 2022.[2] He was ranked in the Combat Press middleweight top ten between March 2019 and July 2021.[3] [4]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Bayrak made his professional debut against Geronimo de Groot at RINGS Holland in November 2011. He lost the fight by decision. May 2015, Bayrak participated in the 2015 A1 World Combat Cup Middleweight tournament. He beat Errol Koning and Sahak Parparyan by decision in the quarter and semifinals, before facing Ibrahim El Bouni in the finals. El Bouni won the fight by a first-round knockout.[5]

Following this tournament, Bayrak went on a more successful run, amassing five victories in six fights, before taking part in the 2017 WFL Middleweight tournament. He beat Errol Koning by decision in the semifinals, and Darryl Sichtman by decision in the final bout.[6] After knocking out Aziz El Felak in August 2018, Bayrak entered the 2018 WFL Wildcard Middleweight tournament. He won decisions against Badr Ferdous in the semifinals and Dennis Ipema in the finals to win the tournament.[7] His eight fight winning streak was snapped at Number One Fight Show, when he lost a decision to Maxim Vorovski.[8]

GLORY

Bayrak made his promotional debut at Glory 62: Rotterdam against Donovan Wisse. He won the fight by split decision.[9] He next faced Jakob Styben at Glory 64: Strasbourg, and once again won a split decision.[10] These two victories earned him the chance to fight Alex Pereira at Glory Collision 2 for the Glory Middleweight title. Pereira won the fight by a first-round knockout.[11]

Bayrak was booked to face the #4 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022, following a 27 month absence from the sport.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Bayrak faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2023-03-11 || Loss ||align=left| Michael Boapeah || Glory 84 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#fbb"| 2022-03-19 || Loss ||align=left| Serkan Ozcaglayan || Glory 80 || Hasselt, Belgium || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2019-12-21|| Loss||align=left| Alex Pereira || Glory Collision 2 || Arnhem, Netherlands || KO (Left Hook) || 1 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2019-03-09 || Win||align=left| Jakob Styben || Glory 64: Strasbourg || Strasbourg, France || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-12-08 || Win ||align=left| Donovan Wisse || Glory 62: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2018-05-18 || Loss ||align=left| Maxim Vorovski || Number One Fight Show || Tallinn, Estonia || KO (Right hook)|| 3 || 1:30|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-03-25 || Win ||align=left| Dennis Ipema || World Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament, Final || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-03-25 || Win ||align=left| Badr Ferdaous || World Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament, Semi Final || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-08-05 || Win ||align=left| Aziz El Felak || King Mohammed Grand Prix || Tangier, Morocco || TKO (injury) || 1 || 1:39|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-04-23 || Win ||align=left| Darryl Sichtman || World Fighting League, Final || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-04-23 || Win ||align=left| Errol Koning || World Fighting League, Semi Final || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-10-15 || Win ||align=left| Guo Qiang || Rise of Heroes 2 || Zhangshu, China || KO (Right cross)|| 1 |||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-04-03 || Win ||align=left| Clyde Brunswijk || World Fighting League || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-02-27 || Win ||align=left| Khalid El Bakouri || ENFUSION || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2016-01-23 || Loss ||align=left| Ibrahim El Boustati || Sportmani Events VIII - The Ultimate Battles || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="CCFFCC"| 2015-11-28 || Win ||align=left| Dennis Koeiman || A1 World Combat Cup || Eindhoven, Netherlands || TKO (lowkicks) || 2 |||- bgcolor="CCFFCC"| 2015-10-18 || Win ||align=left| Reda Zaidi || World Fighting League || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="FFBBBB"| 2015-05-16 || Loss ||align=left| Ibrahim El Bouni || A1 World Combat Cup, Final || Eindhoven, Netherlands || KO || 1 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="CCFFCC"| 2015-05-16 || Win ||align=left| Sahak Parparyan || A1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals [18] || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="CCFFCC"| 2015-05-16 || Win ||align=left| Errol Koning || A1 World Combat Cup, Quarter Finals || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 4 || 3:00|- bgcolor="CCFFCC"| 2015-03-21 || Win ||align=left| Sergej Braun || Night of the Champions 3 || Frankfurt, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2014-09-27 || Loss ||align=left| Boubaker El Bakouri ||A1 World Combat Cup|| Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2014-05-17 || Loss ||align=left| Hicham El Gaoui || A1 World Combat Cup[19] || Eindhoven, Netherlands || TKO || |||- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2014-02-15 || Loss ||align=left| Sergej Braun || Phoenix Events || Frankfurt, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="CCFFCC"| 2013-09-28 || Win ||align=left| Martin Reemeijer || A1 World Combat Cup || Eindhoven, Netherlands || TKO || 2 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2013-05-11 || Win ||align=left| Rick de Kruijf || Enfusion Fighting Rookies || Eindhoven, Netherlands || TKO || 2 |||- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2012-11-02 || Loss ||align=left| Geronimo de Groot || RINGS Holland || Amersfoort, Netherlands || Decision || 3 |||-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ertuğrul Bayrak . glorykickboxing.com . 30 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight . beyondkick.com . 1 October 2022 . 1 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2019 . combatpress.com . 30 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021 . combatpress.com . 18 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Ibrahim El Bouni osvojio WFL-ov turnir i ušao u četvrtfinale turnira teškaša . croring.com . 30 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Fotoverslag WFL: 86 KG Tournament . mixfight.com . 30 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Ertuğrul Bayrak'tan Büyük Başarı! . fightclub.com.tr . 26 March 2018 . 30 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Results for Number One Fight Show "Season 9" from Tallinn, Estonia 18.05.2018 . fightbox.com . 30 December 2020.
  9. Web site: Ertugrul Bayrak: 'Hij wordt wel een klein beetje vergroot denk ik' . mixfight.com . 30 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Schwacher Start kostet Styben den Sieg . saarbruecker-zeitung.de . 12 March 2019 . 30 December 2020.
  11. Web site: El campeón peso medio y peso semi-completo de Glory: Alex Pereira defenderá su cinturón contra Ertuğrul Bayrak en el marco de Glory Collision 2 . patadaalta.com . 13 November 2019 . November 23, 2020.
  12. Web site: Haagse kickbokser Ozcaglayan vecht tijdens Glory 80: 'Weer een knock-out in de eerste ronde' . omroepwest.nl . 3 February 2022 . 1 February 2022.
  13. Web site: 'Den Haag Hooligans!' Haagse favoriet Ozcaglayan neemt wereldtitel middengewicht van Bayrak over . sportnieuws.nl . 20 March 2022 . 19 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Aantjes . Jordi . Ertuğrul Bayrak: 'Ervaring gaat mij de winst brengen op Glory 84' . vechtsportinfo.nl . 12 March 2023 . 7 March 2023.
  15. Web site: Emotionele Boapeah na overwinning: 'Toen ik in zijn graf keek, beloofde ik hem iets' . rtl.nl . 11 March 2023 . 12 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Fotoverslag WFL: 86 KG Tournament. Mixfight - European Fight Network.
  17. Web site: World Fighting League: Final 8 Wildcard Tournament - Fight results. March 25, 2018.
  18. Web site: Uitslagen A1 World Combat Cup Platinum . May 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092300/https://www.round1network.com/news/47549/uitslagen-a1-world-combat-cup-platinum.html . 24 September 2015 . dead.
  19. Web site: Uitslagen A1 World Combat Cup Gold Edition . May 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092217/https://www.round1network.com/news/22326/uitslagen-a1-world-combat-cup-gold-edition.html . 24 September 2015 . dead.