Riku Immonen | |
Birth Name: | Riku Immonen |
Weight: | 71kg (157lb) |
Weight Class: | Middleweight |
Nationality: | ![]() |
Birth Place: | Joensuu, Finland |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1974 |
Style: | Muay Thai |
Team: | Turku Muay Thai |
Kickbox Win: | 38 |
Kickbox Kowin: | 5 |
Kickbox Loss: | 4 |
Kickbox Draw: | 5 |
Kickbox Nc: | 0 |
Riku Immonen is a retired Finnish professional Muay Thai kickboxer and active muay thai coach. He is an amateur and professional Muay Thai World Champion. He trains fighters out of Turku Muay Thai. Most well known students are UFC fighter Makwan Amirkhani, Topi Helin and Daniel Forsberg. He trains also UFC fighter Teemu Packalen.
Immonen trained Wrestling 6 months as a child around age of 12, but continued to play volleyball instead of wrestling. Started Muay Thai at age of 18 and stopped fighting at age of 25. He has been coaching since. Made short comeback in 2014 at age of 40 to fight singer Daniel Landa.
Riku Immonen has published two books in Finnish. Short humorous stories of "Adventures of Harley-Davidson man" at motorcycle forum moottoripyora.org became popular and Immonen decided to publish his first book "HD-miehen seikkailut" in 2008. It sold 10 000 copies and the second book "HD-mies ja löydetyn respektin menetys" in 2009 sold 5000 copies. First book has been translated to Estonian language. Immonen has also written articles for print magazines Fighter Magazine and FightSport.
Professional
Amateur
Awards
47 Fights 38 Wins (5 (T)KO's, 33 decisions), 5 draws, 5 Losses | |||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Notes | |
06/12/2014 | Win | ![]() | Gibu Fight Night, Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
11/26/1999 | Win | ![]() | WMC World title fight, Helsinki Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | Title defend. | |
09/23/1999 | Win | ![]() | Pardubice, Czech Republic | Decision (Split) | 5 | ||
07/27/1999 | Win | ![]() | Rangsit stadion, Bangkok | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | World Muaythai Council World title fight. | |
03/20/1999 | Win | ![]() | Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre | KO (Head kick) | 3 | Professional debut. | |
03/13/1999 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Split) | 5 | Final | |
03/11/1999 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | Semi-final | |
03/10/1999 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
03/09/1999 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
03/07/1999 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
02/04/1999 | Win | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
11/22/1998 | Win | ![]() | Finland Muay Thai Championships in Helsinki, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | Final | |
10/31/1998 | Win | ![]() | Finland Muay Thai Championships Elimination, Turku, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | Semi-final | |
10/12/1998 | Loss | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision (Split) | 5 | ||
08/23/1998 | Win | ![]() | I.F.M.A. King's Cup World Championships in Samut Prakan, Thailand | KO (Low kick) | 3 | Final | |
08/21/1998 | Win | ![]() | I.F.M.A. King's Cup World Championships in Samut Prakan, Thailand | Decision (Split) | 5 | Semi-final | |
08/19/1998 | Win | Tgnata | I.F.M.A. King's Cup World Championships in Samut Prakan, Thailand | TKO (Retired) | 3 | ||
08/17/1998 | Win | ![]() | I.F.M.A. King's Cup World Championships in Samut Prakan, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
07/18/1998 | Win | ![]() | Kuopio Ice Hall, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
04/04/1998 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Calafell, Spain | Decision (Split) | 5 | Final | |
04/02/1998 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Calafell, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | Semi-final | |
04/01/1998 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Calafell, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
03/31/1998 | Win | Zvonko Jakovljevic | I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Calafell, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
03/30/1998 | Win | Lee Smith | I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Calafell, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
02/28/1998 | Draw | ![]() | Tampere, Finland | Draw | 5 | ||
07/02/1998 | Win | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
11/22/1997 | Draw | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland | Draw | 5 | ||
11/01/1997 | Win | ![]() | Turku, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
10/04/1997 | Win | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
05/31/1997 | Win | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden | KO (Body kick) | 5 | ||
05/10/1997 | Draw | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland | Draw | 5 | ||
03/28/1997 | Win | ![]() | Most, Czech Republic | KO (Head kick) | 4 | ||
02/12/1997 | Loss | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Split) | 3 | |||
02/10/1997 | Win | ![]() | I.A.M.T.F. World Championships, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
12/07/1996 | Win | ![]() | Joensuu, Finland | Decision (Split) | 5 | ||
05/25/1996 | Loss | ![]() | Ilosaari, Joensuu, Finland | Decision (Split) | 5 | ||
02/24/1996 | Win | ![]() | Tarto, Estonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
11/11/1995 | Win | ![]() | Lahti, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
05/27/1995 | Draw | ![]() | Joensuu, Finland | Draw | 5 | ||
02/24/1995 | Loss | ![]() | Tampere, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
06/05/1994 | Loss | ![]() | Joensuu, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
04/05/1994 | Win | ![]() | Joensuu, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | ||
09/14/1993 | Win | ![]() | Lahti, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
08/22/1993 | Win | ![]() | Turku, Finland | Decision (Split) | 3 | ||
06/15/1993 | Win | ![]() | Hotel Julie, Joensuu, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
02/15/1993 | Win | ![]() | Turku, Finland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | ||
11/28/1992 | Win | ![]() | Joensuu, Finland | Decision (Split) | 3 |