Benjamin Adegbuyi

Benjamin Adegbuyi
Born Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi
(1985-01-24) January 24, 1985
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Other names Mister Gentleman
Hammer (former)
Residence Bucharest, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 258 lb (117 kg; 18.4 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 77.5 in (197 cm)
Fighting out of Bucharest, Romania
Zevenbergen, Netherlands
Team Respect Gym & Superpro Sportcenter[1]
Trainer Head Trainer: Alin Panaite & Dennis Krauweel[1]
Fitness Coach: Tiberiu Vintiloiu
Nutrition Coach: Cristian Mărgărit
Years active 2011–present
Kickboxing record
Total 31
Wins 27
By knockout 16
Losses 4
By knockout 3
Draws 0
last updated on: September 18, 2016

Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985) is a Romanian kickboxer and a former K-1 fighter.

Adegbuyi is signed to the GLORY and SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship promotions. He is currently ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com, Combat Press and GLORY.[2][3][4]

Biography

Adegbuyi was born in Cluj-Napoca to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father. When he was 3 years old, he moved to Lagos, Nigeria with his family. At 8 years old, he returned to Romania with his mother and newborn sister spending his childhood in Aiud, a small town of Transylvania.[5]

As a child, he competed in sports like shotokan karate, boxing and basketball. He is currently training at Respect Gym in the capital Bucharest.[6]

Benjamin claims the Yoruba as his father roots who is the dean of a polytechnic university in Nigeria.[7]

Career

Adegbuyi made his kickboxing debut as a professional on March 18, 2011.

K-1 debut

He signed with K-1 in August 2012.[8][9]

Adegbuyi faced Jafar Ahmadi in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14.[10][11] Adegbuyi won via TKO early in the first round after Ahmadi seemingly broke his left hand.[12]

SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012

After winning the title of the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012 tournament (in which he defeated the highly rated and experienced Croat Mladen Brestovac), he was scheduled to fight Alexey Ignashov in the tournament on November 10 in Craiova, Romania at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.[13][14] However, Ignashov could not fight due to injury and was replaced by the previous year's SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Champion, Sergei Lascenko.[15] Adegbuyi battered Lascenko, flooring him twice in the first round before the referee called a halt to the bout.[16]

Despite entering as the tournament favourite, Adegbuyi was exposed by eventual champion Pavel Zhuravlev when the Ukrainian KOed him in first round in the semi-finals at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22 in Bucharest.[17][18][19]

2013 season: run

He defeated Mohamed Bellazar via first round TKO due to an injury a SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 in Oradea, Romania on April 6.[20][21]

He rematched Jairzinho Rozenstruik at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013 in Craiova, Romania on May 18, and won by unanimous decision.[22][23][24]

He beat Ismael Londt by unanimous decision at Slamm!! Soema Na Basi IV in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013.[25][26]

He defeat Reamon Welboren by unanimous decision at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013 in Botoșani, Romania on September 28.[27][28]

Adegbuyi vs. Zhuravlev II

He rematched Pavel Zhuravlev at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, winning by third round KO.[29]

GLORY World Series

Adegbuyi prompted GLORY to pick him up and give him a shot on the best stage, after tearing it up on SUPERKOMBAT.

He was scheduled to face Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014.[30] However, Ben Saddik broke his hand while training and was replaced by Dmytro Bezus.[31] Prior to the fight, Adegbuyi and Andrei Stoica spent time as sparring partners of Alexander Gustafsson at the Allstars Training Center in Stockholm, Sweden.[32] Adegbuyi knocked down Bezus three times winning by second round TKO.[33][34][35]

He scored a second round KO over Daniel Sam at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, United States on May 3, 2014.[36][37]

In September, Adegbuyi was voted runner-up "Best New Talent" in the official GLORY Half-Year Awards.[38]

Adegbuyi beat Hesdy Gerges in November at Glory 18: Oklahoma on Spike, and became the mandatory challenger for a shot at the heavyweight title.[39][40]

He faced Daniel Lentie on 7 March 2015 at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015. Adegbuyi dominated his opponent, winning via unanimous decision.[41]

GLORY Heavyweight Title Shot

Adegbuyi faced GLORY Heavyweight Champion Rico Verhoeven at Glory 22: Lille on June 5, 2015. At the event, Adegbuyi was defeated by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45). Verhoeven showed his superior technique after a difficult first round and was hardly bothered by Adegbuyi.

Adegbuyi shocked the fans in France during the first round, dominating the champion with excellent power punches and a great jab. He showed no fear whatsoever for Verhoeven and used his advantage in reach to perfection, even rocking the Dutchman with one good shot. Verhoeven countered with great kicks in the second round, forcing Adegbuyi to move more and negate the jab. Adegbuyi missed several big shots, and his punching rate dropped considerably. Adegbuyi tired quickly in the third, as Verhoeven started finding his range and speeding up. His corner urged him on to keep moving, taking advantage of Adegbuyi's relative inexperience and evening's tendency to rely on his boxing too much.[42]

He fought mixed martial artist Alexandr Soldatkin at Tatneft Cup 2015 Final on September 4, 2015. Adegbuyi defeated Soldatkin in the third round via TKO.[43]

2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament winner

On October 9, 2015, Benjamin Adegbuyi defeated Jahfarr Wilnis by split decision and Mladen Brestovac by TKO to earn the Ramon Dekkers memorial trophy and get a second crack at GLORY heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven.[44]

In the semifinal, Adegbuyi chopped down Mladen Brestovac using a relentless leg-kick attack on him to take his bout. Adegbuyi landed 65 leg kicks and systematically wore down his opponent before stopping him in the third round. A hard whacking kick to Brestovac's left thigh sent him to the canvas. Brestovac tried to rise to his feet, but he wasn't there long. Adegbuyi relentlessly attacked Brestovac's injured lower half until his opponent took a knee and gave up the fight. Undercard Superstar complimented Brestovac's effort but acknowledged Adegbuyi's skill level and physical prowess.

In one of the best heavyweight kickboxing bouts of 2015, Adegbuyi pulled out a split-decision victory over Jahfarr Wilnis to claim the tournament finals championship. In the first round, Adegbuyi looked to do some great work with leg kicks, but Wilnis' combination punches were a factor as well. The eb and flow was gone in the second round. It looked to be all Wilnis. He had more energy and his level of activity seemed to shut Adegbuyi down. Just when it seemed as if Wilnis would run away with the final round, Adegbuyi began to find a home for his straight right hand. The punch repeatedly slowed Wilnis down and apparently did enough to convince two judges that Adegbuyi deserved the third and decisive round, winning the heavyweight brawl in an impressive fight.

Adegbuyi vs. Verhoeven II

Adegbuyi lost by first round KO in a rematch with Rico Verhoeven for the heavyweight title in the main event of Glory 26: Amsterdam on December 4, 2015.

Fighting style

He has power, fluidity and natural athleticism. It is generally agreed that he needs more experience. In the last fights he demonstrated the ability to explore a more diverse range of techniques, from vicious body-shots to devastating low kicks.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Personal life

He became a father in 2015 when his son Patrick was born.

Acting

Adegbuyi appeared playing the role of a fighter in action-oriented underground fighting film Forced to Fight (2011), starring Gary Daniels and Peter Weller.[47]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: February 2016". combatpress.com.
  4. ↑ "Fighters Rankings". gloryworldseries.com.
  5. ↑ "INTERVIU. Destăinuirile lui Benjamin Adegbuyi, "Ciocanul gentilom" din Superkombat" (in Romanian). Puterea. 9 June 2013.
  6. ↑ FSA Talks to SUPERKOMBAT Star Benjamin Adegbuyi: “I Can Fight Anybody on Any Promotion”
  7. ↑ ""Mă trag dintr-un trib de luptători!" Benjamin Adegbuyi, cea mai mare speranţă a românilor la Gala SuperKombat" (in Romanian). Prosport. 15 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Dave Walsh. "Benjamin Adegbuyi And Catalin Morosanu Join Raul Catinas As 3 Romanians At K-1 Final 16". liverkick.com.
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