The men's 94 kg (206.8 lbs) Light-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade was the second heaviest of the male Light-Contact tournaments being the equivalent of super heavyweight in the Low-Kick and K-1 weight classes. There were sixteen men taking part in the competition, all based in Europe. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Light-Contact rules.
The tournament winner was Germany's Giovanni Nurchi who defeated Emin Panyan from Russia by split decision in the competitions final match to win the gold medal. Defeated semi finalists Artem Vasylenko from the Ukraine and Slovenian Ranis Smajlovic were rewarded for their efforts by claiming the bronze medal spots.[1]
Results edit
| 1st Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Agostino Pavesi
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 Artem Vasylenko
| D(3:0) | Artem Vasylenko
| D(2:1) | ||||||||||||||||
 Patrick Patrick
|  Dejan Gavrilovic
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| Dejan Gavrilovic
| D(2:1) | Artem Vasylenko
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 Emin Panyan
| D(3:0) | Emin Panyan
| D(3:0) | ||||||||||||||||
 Franz Gruber
| Emin Panyan
| D(2:1) | |||||||||||||||||
 Richard Phillips
|  Tibor Wappel
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| Tibor Wappel
| D(3:0) | Emin Panyan
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 Andrej Micianik
|  Giovanni Nurchi
| D(2:1) | |||||||||||||||||
 Ranis Smajlovic
| D(2:1) | Ranis Smajlovic
| D(3:0) | ||||||||||||||||
 Petr Kotik
|  Mirko Kostik
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| Mirko Kostik
| WO | Ranis Smajlovic
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 Vladimir Celar
| Giovanni Nurchi
| AB | |||||||||||||||||
 Bartlomiej Bocian
| D(3:0) | Bartlomiej Bocian
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 Colin O'Shaughnessy
| Giovanni Nurchi
| D(3:0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Giovanni Nurchi
| D(3:0) | ||||||||||||||||||
Key edit
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| D (3:0) | Decision (Unanimous) |
| D (2:1) | Decision (Split) |
| KO | Knockout |
| TKO | Technical Knockout |
| AB | Abandonment (Injury in match) |
| WO | Walkover (No fight) |
| DQ | Disqualification |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "LC w -55 kg - Kickboxing Ireland Home Page (Light-Contact Results)" (PDF). www.kickboxingireland.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-07.