Sergej Braun Explained

Sergej Braun
Birth Date:July 17, 1989
Nationality:German
Height:179cm
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Weight Class:Middleweight
Style:Kyokushin, Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Brauns Gym
Yearsactive:2013–present
Kickboxingwins:46
Kickboxingkowins:27
Kickboxinglosses:15
Kickboxingkolosses:6

Sergej Braun (born July 17, 1989) is a German kickboxer and karateka, currently competing in the middleweight division of Glory.

As of December 2022, Braun is ranked as the ninth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kick and sixth best by Combat Press.[1] [2] He first entered both rankings in October 2022.[3] [4]

Professional kickboxing career

Mix Fight

Braun challenged Lorand Sachs for the WKU Middleweight K-1 championship at Apache Fight Night on October 1, 2013. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[5] He mad his first title defense against Taylan Yesil on June 7, 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

Braun was scheduled to participate in the 2017 Mix Fight -78.5 kg Tournament, which was held at Mix Fight Gala 21 on May 6, 2017. He faced Akam Tarageh in the semifinals of the one-day tournament.[7] Braun won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to finals, where he faced the Lion Fight Super Middleweight champion. He lost the final bout by a first-round knockout.[8] Braun faced Yohan Lidon at DSF Kickboxing Challenge 13 on March 9, 2018. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[9] Braun next faced Shkodran Veseli at Enfusion 64 on April 21, 2018. He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[10] Braun was booked to face Arian Sadiković at Mix Fight Championship 25 on December 1, 2018. He lost the fight by a narrowly contested split decision.[11]

Braun faced Stipe Mrsic at Fightarena 5 on May 11, 2019. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[12] Braun was scheduled to face Juri De Sousa in an -80 kg Mix Fight title eliminator, which was held at Mix Fight Championship 26 on June 22, 2019.[13] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Braun ext faced Mustafa Genc at CWS Fight Night 5 on October 26, 2019.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Braun took part in the 2019 Mix Fight welterweight (-77 kg) tournament. He faced Lukasz Plawecki in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, held at Mix Fight Championship 27 on December 7, 2019,[17] and was able to win by a third-round knockout. Braun captured the tournament title with a third-round head kick knockout of Brice Kombou in the finals.[18]

Senshi

After capturing the welterweight Mix Fight tournament title, Braun was booked to face Blokland Guillermo at Battle Of Barock on February 1, 2020.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20] Braun returned to Senshi for his second and final fight of the year, as he faced Daniel Manole at SENSHI 6 on August 21, 2020.[21] He needed just 40 seconds to stop Manole with a spinning back kick.[22]

Braun challenged the WAKO-Pro World K-1 Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) champion Aleksander Menković at SENSHI 7 on February 27, 2021.[23] He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Braun knocked his opponent down twice prior to the stoppage, with both knockdowns happening in the third round, first time with a left hook and the second time with a right uppercut. The fight was finally stopped after he knocked Menković down with a head kick, which left the Serbian unable to beat rise from the canvas.[24]

Braun was expected to face the WAKO-Pro World K-1 Super Middleweight champion Nikola Todorovic in a non-title bout on Senshi 8 on May 22, 2021. Braun withdrew from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19.[25] Braun instead faced Samuel Dbili at SENSHI 9 on July 10.[26] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision.[27]

Braun was once again booked to face Nikola Todorovic in a non-title bout at SENSHI 10 on December 3, 2021. Todorovic later withdrew from the bout, after testing positive for COVID-19, and was replaced by Assane Bafeta.[28] Braun won the fight by a third-round knockout. He dropped Bafeta with a short left hook, and although Bafeta was able to beat the eight-count, he was unsteady on his feet which prompted the referee to wave the bout off.[29]

Braun and Nikola Todorovic were scheduled to fight for the third time at SENSHI 11 on February 26, 2022.[30] Braun won the fight by unanimous decision. He scored the sole knockdown of the fight late in the third round, although he was unable to finish the Serbian.[31] Braun next faced Chico Kwasi at Super Cup Kickboxing 2 on April 30, 2022.[32] Kwasi snapped Braun's eight-fight winning streak, as he won the fight by unanimous decision.[33] Braun was however able to rebounded from this loss with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Krost at Prestige Championship 2 on June 4, 2022.[34]

Glory

Braun made his Glory debut against Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[35] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Braun scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the third round, as he dropped Boapeah with a left hook in the final minute of the fight.[36]

Braun made his first WAKO-Pro World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title defense against Baris Turkmen at Battle Of Barock 2 on October 29, 2022.[37] He retained the title by a second-round technical knockout.[38]

Braun faced the #2 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023.[39] [40] He lost the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[41]

Braun faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023, having beat Boapeah in his debut 10 months prior.[42] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[43]

Braun faced Mohamed Touchassie at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024.[44] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[45]

Braun made his second WAKO-Pro K-1 World Light Heavyweight (-81.4 kg) title defense against Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf at Battle of Barock III on May 25, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[46]

Braun challenged Donovan Wisse for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024.[47]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Karate

Professional kickboxing record

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2024-10-12|| Loss ||align=left| Donovan Wisse || Glory 96 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5||3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2024-05-25 || Win ||align=left| Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf || Battle of Barock III || Fulda, Germany || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5||3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2024-05-18|| Win||align=left| Mohamed Touchassie || Glory 92 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2023-08-19 || Loss ||align=left| Michael Boapeah || Glory 87 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2023-02-11|| Loss||align=left| Serkan Ozcaglayan || Glory 83 || Essen, Germany || KO (Left hook) ||2 ||2:40

|- style="background:#cfc"| 2022-10-29 || Win ||align=left| Baris Turkmen || Battle Of Barock 2|| Fulda, Germany || TKO (Punches) || 2 ||2:07|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc"| 2022-10-08 || Win ||align=left| Michael Boapeah || Glory: Collision 4 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 |-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2022-06-04 || Win ||align=left| Daniel Krost || Prestige Championship 2 || Heilbronn, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2022-04-30 || Loss ||align=left| Chico Kwasi || Super Cup Kickboxing 2 || Erzhausen, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2022-02-26 || Win ||align=left| Nikola Todorovic || SENSHI 11 || Varna, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Assane Bafeta || SENSHI 10 || Varna, Bulgaria || KO (Left hook) || 2 |||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-07-10 || Win ||align=left| Samuel Dbili || SENSHI 9 || Varna, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-02-27 || Win ||align=left| Aleksander Menković || SENSHI 7 || Varna, Bulgaria || KO (Head kick) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-08-21 || Win ||align=left| Daniel Manole || SENSHI 6 || Varna, Bulgaria || KO (Spinning back kick) || 1 || 0:40|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-02-01 || Win ||align=left| Guillermo Blokland || Battle Of Barock || Fulda, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-12-07 || Win ||align=left| Brice Kombou || Mix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament Finals|| Frankfurt, Germany || KO (Head kick) || 3 || 1:41|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-12-07 || Win ||align=left| Lukasz Plawecki || Mix Fight Championship 27, -77 kg Tournament Semifinals || Frankfurt, Germany || KO (Head kick) || 3 || 1:41|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-10-26 || Win ||align=left| Mustafa Genc || CWS Fight Night 5|| Neu-Ulm, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2019-06-22 || Loss||align=left| Juri De Sousa || Mix Fight Championship 26|| Kassel, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-05-11 || Win ||align=left| Stipe Mrsic || Fightarena 5 || Heilbronn, Germany || TKO (Punches) || 1 |||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-04-20 || Win ||align=left| Akira Umemura || Senshi 2 || Varna, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-02-23 || Win ||align=left| Hamza Sivro || Super Cup Kickboxing || Erzhausen, Germany || TKO (Punches) || 2 || 2:59|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2018-12-01 || Loss ||align=left| Arian Sadiković || Mix Fight Championship 25 || Poland || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2018-04-21 || Loss ||align=left| Shkodran Veseli || Enfusion 64 || Dillingen, Germany || TKO || 1 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2018-03-09 || Loss ||align=left| Yohan Lidon || DSF Kickboxing Challenge 13 || Poland || KO (Front Kick to the Body) || 2 || |-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2017-12-02 || Win ||align=left| Bartosz Zajac || Mix Fight Championship 23 || Frankfurt, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-10-07 || Win ||align=left| Ramon Kubler || Enfusion Live 54 || Ludwigsburg, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb"| 2017-05-06 || Loss ||align=left| Regian Eersel || Mix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament Finals|| Heilbronn, Germany || KO (Liver shot) || 1 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2017-05-06 || Win ||align=left| Akam Tarageh || Mix Fight Gala 21, -78.5 kg Tournament Semifinals || Heilbronn, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2016-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Philipp Hafeli || Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Mix Fight Gala 20 - China vs Europe || China || TKO || 2 |||-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2016-10-16 || Loss||align=left| Islam Beibatyrov || ACB KB 8: Only The Braves || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || KO (Punch) || 3 |||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2016-09-17 || Win ||align=left| Alexander Schmitt || It's Fight Time 3 || Darmstadt, Germany || KO (Spinning heel kick) || 3 |||-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2016-06-13 || Loss ||align=left| Volodymyr Artemenko || Welcome to the East || Erfurt, Germany || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb"| 2016-04-28 || Loss ||align=left| Alim Ozhev || Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc"| 2015-10-16 || Win ||align=left| Dorin Stan || ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final || Sibiu, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2015-06-05 || Win ||align=left| Alexandros Chatzichronoglou || Mix Fight Gala || Fulda, Germany || Decision || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2015-04-29 || Loss ||align=left| Timur Aylyarov || Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Quarter Final || Kazan, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2015-03-21 || Loss ||align=left| Ertugrul Bayrak || Night of the Champions 3 || Frankfurt, Germany || Decision || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2015-02-21 || Win ||align=left| Matous Kohout || Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Tournament Opening Round || Kazan, Russia || KO (Liver shot) || 2 || 1:09|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2014-10-04 || Loss ||align=left| Darryl Sichtman || Mix Fight Gala XVI || Fulda, Germany || KO || |||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2014-04-07 || Win ||align=left| Taylan Yesil || Apache Fight Night || Aschaffenburg, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2014-03-17 || Win ||align=left| Ertugrul Bayrak || Night of the Champions || Fulda, Germany || TKO (Injury) || 2 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2013-10-01 || Win ||align=left| Lorand Sachs || Apache Fight Night || Fulda, Germany || KO (Head kick) || 2 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2013-06-07 || Win ||align=left| Daniel Dörrer || Steko Fight Night || Munchen, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2013-03-09|| Win ||align=left| Denis Liebau || Apache Fight Night || Frankfurt, Germany || KO (Spinning back kick) || 1 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2012-10-06 || Win ||align=left| Mohammad Reza Farohi || Fight Factory || Waldkirch, Germany || KO (Head kick) || 2 || 1:30|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuhl . Dan . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: December 2022 . combatpress.com . 18 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Rankings December 2022 . beyondkick.com . 18 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: October 2022 . combatpress.com . 18 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Rankings October 2022 . beyondkick.com . 18 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Sergej Braun ist WKU-Weltmeister . lokalo24.de . October 2013 . 15 December 2022.
  6. Web site: Sergej Braun verteidigt WM-Titel – "Ein hartes Stück Arbeit" . osthessen-zeitung.de . 4 July 2014 . 15 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Kampfmaschine Sergej Braun: Voller Vorfreude auf Heilbronn . echo24.de . 5 October 2022 . 3 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Mix Fight Gala 21: Regian "The Immortal" Eersel macht sich unsterblich . ran.de . 5 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Romero . Daniel . Yohan Lidon Venció Por KO En Polonia- Mira El Video . spaceboxing.com . 16 March 2018 . 5 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Enfusion Live 64 Results: Veseli Stops Braun, Macbean Defends Women's 67-kilogram Title . combatpress.com . 5 October 2022 . 21 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Mix Fight Gala – Braun verliert nach Punkten gegen Sadikovic . osthessen-zeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 4 December 2018.
  12. Web site: Fightarena – Braun siegt in Heilbronn nach technischem K.o. . osthessen-zeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 13 May 2019.
  13. Web site: Braun vs De Soussa Named Title Qualifier . kickboxingz.com . 5 October 2022.
  14. Web site: Results for Mix Fight Championship 26 from Kassel, Germany 22.06.2019 . fightbox.com . 5 October 2022.
  15. Web site: CWS Fight Night 05 – Sergej Braun kämpft bei Mega-Spektakel . osthessen-zeitung.de . 25 October 2019 . 15 December 2022.
  16. Web site: CWS Fight Night 05 – Braun siegt gegen Genc nach Punkten . osthessen-zeitung.de . 28 October 2019 . 15 December 2022.
  17. Web site: Lukasz Plawecki: "There Are No Shortcuts For Being World Champion" . kickboxingz.com . 5 October 2022.
  18. Web site: Sergej Braun dominates in Frankfurt . boec.com . 5 October 2022 . 8 December 2019.
  19. Web site: "Battle of Barock" steigt am Samstag in der Fuldaer Wilmingtonhalle . fuldaerzeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 1 February 2020.
  20. Web site: Ausverkaufte Halle kochte bei Brauns Sieg . osthessen-news.de . 5 October 2022 . 2 February 2020.
  21. Web site: Sergej Braun Vs. Romania's Daniel Manole At SENSHI 6 . kwunion.com . 5 October 2022 . 20 August 2020.
  22. Web site: Schneller K.O.: Braun siegt nach 40 Sekunden . osthessen-zeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 23 August 2020.
  23. Web site: Ilić . J. . PROFI PRVAK SVETA U KIK BOKSU ALEKSANDAR MENKOVIĆ Večeras brani titulu u Bugarskoj . novosti.rs . 5 October 2022 . 27 February 2021.
  24. Web site: Senshi Fight Gala – Sixth World Championship belt for Sergej Braun . osthessen-zeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 1 March 2021.
  25. Web site: Sergej Brauns Kampf abgesagt: Fuldaer muss wegen Corona-Infektion auf Fight bei Senshi-8 verzichten . fuldaerzeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 22 May 2022.
  26. Web site: Nach Corona-Infektion: K1-Kampfsportler Sergej Braun aus Fulda steht wieder im Ring . fuldaerzeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 9 July 2021.
  27. Web site: Sergej Braun Dominates Samuel Dbili (VIDEO) . boec.com . 5 October 2022 . 13 August 2021.
  28. Web site: Sergej Braun Ready to Put on 'Huge Fight' in Senshi 10 Headliner . sherdog.com . 5 October 2022 . 3 December 2021.
  29. Web site: Leonte . Tudor . Sergej Braun Melts Assane Bafeta in Senshi 10 Headliner . sherdog.com . 5 October 2022 . 4 December 2021.
  30. Web site: Aller guten Dinge sind drei: Sergej Braun tritt gegen Nikolai Todorovic an . osthessen-news.de . 5 October 2022 . 11 February 2022.
  31. Web site: Sergej Braun decisions Nikola Todorovic at SENSHI 11 . boec.com . 5 October 2022 . 27 February 2022.
  32. Web site: Vier Fuldaer, ein Event – Braun und Sohnemann kämpfen . osthessen-zeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 29 April 2022.
  33. Web site: Supercup – Enttäuschung: Braun und Franz mit Punktniederlagen . osthessen-zeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 3 May 2022.
  34. Web site: "Wir sind wieder zurück": Punktsieg für Sergej Braun bei Prestige Championship . fuldaerzeitung.de . 5 October 2022 . 8 June 2022.
  35. Web site: Fuldaer Kampfsportler gibt Debüt bei Veranstalter Glory: Sergej Braun steigt vor 15.000 Zuschauern in den Ring . fuldaerzeitung.de . 8 October 2022 . 8 October 2022.
  36. Web site: Michael Boapeah verliest gevecht tijdens kickboksgala Glory . omroepwest.nl . 8 October 2022 . 8 October 2022.
  37. Web site: Battle of Barock II – Kämpfe der Extraklasse im Hexenkessel . osthessen-zeitung.de . 27 October 2022 . 18 December 2022.
  38. Web site: Battle of Barock II – Super Stimmung – Braun siegt nach Aufgabe . osthessen-zeitung.de . 31 October 2022 . 13 November 2022.
  39. Web site: Iskenderov . Parviz . Serkan Ozcaglayan vs Sergej Braun added to GLORY 83 fight card, more bouts announced . fightmag.com.au . 18 December 2022 . 16 December 2022.
  40. Web site: Sergej Braun will nächsten Schritt Richtung Titelkampf gehen . osthessen-news.de . 28 December 2022 . 31 December 2022.
  41. Web site: Emmerink . Ron . Serkan Ozcaglayan slaat Sergej Braun knock-out op Glory 83 in Essen . vechtsportinfo.nl . 11 February 2023 . 11 February 2023.
  42. Web site: Emmerink . Ron . Glory's Michael Boapeah and Sergej Braun compete against each other in rematch . vechtsportinfo.nl . 28 June 2023 . 29 June 2023.
  43. Web site: O'Brien . Owen . Kickboksers Kaffa en Boapeah succesvol bij Glory: 'Emotionele overwinning' . omroepwest.nl . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
  44. Web site: Emmerink . Ron . BREAKING! Overmeer, Touchassie en Hadar in actie tijdens Glory 92 . Vechtsport info . 24 March 2024 . nl . 24 March 2024.
  45. Web site: Emmerink . Ron . Touchassie brak Kaak door spinning back kick van Braun: 'Heldhaftig verlies' . Vechtsport info . 20 May 2024 . nl . 19 May 2024.
  46. Web site: Sergej Braun verteidigt seinen Titel und bleibt Weltmeister . OsthessenNews . 26 May 2024 . de-DE . 26 May 2024.
  47. Web site: Collet . Bjarne . Donovan Wisse defends title against Sergej Braun at GLORY 96 . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 28 August 2024 . en . 28 August 2024.
  48. Web site: 4th IFK World Open Final Results . ifk-kyokushin.com . 8 April 2013 . 17 December 2022.
  49. Web site: RENGOKAI WORLD CUP KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (UNION) . kyokushinkarate.news . 17 December 2022.
  50. Web site: Fuldaer Sergei Braun feiert drei Siege in Holland . www.osthessen-zeitung.de . 19 February 2013 . 17 December 2022.
  51. Web site: Fuldaer Karate-Kämpfer erfolgreich . www.lokalo24.de . 5 February 2014 . 17 December 2022.
  52. Web site: Dutch Open – Sergej Braun siegt bei Wettkampf in den Niederlanden . www.osthessen-zeitung.de . 2 March 2015 . 17 December 2022.
  53. Web site: IFK Belgium, Great Britain and Holland come away with titles and multiple places at the Shinkyokushin Diamond Cup . ifk-kyokushin.com . 22 June 2014 . 17 December 2022.
  54. Web site: Antwerp Diamond Cup 2016 Official Results . www.wko.or.jp . 22 February 2016 . 17 December 2022.

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