Liu Hailong | |
Birth Name: | Liu Hailong |
Birth Date: | May 30, 1981 |
Birth Place: | Shandong, China |
Other Names: | Liu Tui Pi Gua, King of Sanda |
Weight: | 80kg (180lb) |
Style: | Sanda |
Years Active: | 1999-2009 |
Liu Hailong (born May 30, 1981, in Shandong Province) is a Chinese sanda kickboxer. Liu's rise to fame came in 2000 in the inaugural King of sanda tournament. Liu not only won his weight class, but went on to win a one-night open weight round robin tournament, giving him the title Sanda "King of Kings".
At the 2002 Sanshou World Cup in Macau, Liu faced Muslim Salihov in a competition and beat him on points to win the 80 kg division gold medal. Salihov is a highly accomplished Russian Sanshou fighter who would later become a King of Sanda himself. Some fight observers believe Salihov won the closely contested match.[1] [2]
In 2003, Liu faced a fellow King of Sanda in Yuan Yubao in the promotion's first "superfight", defeating him by decision to earn the title of "Super King of Sanda".
In December 2003, Liu scored a unanimous decision over Eduardo Fujihara to claim the IKF Sanshou World Championship.
After an injury in 2005, Liu retired from the sport. In 2009, he made a comeback facing and defeating Japanese fighter Iga Koji.[3]
|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2003-12 || Win || align=left| Eduardo Fujihara || IKF Sanshou || China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2003-11-07 || Win || align=left| Mohamed Selit || 7th IWUF Wushu World Championship, Finals || Macau, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2003-11-05 || Win || align=left| Muslim Salikhov || 7th IWUF Wushu World Championship, 1/8 Finals || Macau, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2003-|| Win || align=left| Robert Kaennorasing || || Guangzhou, China || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-