Alexey Ignashov
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| Born | Alaksiej Victoravich Ihnašou 18 January 1978 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | The Red Scorpion |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb; 18.4 st) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Team | Balmoral Lee Gar (2006- ) Chinuk Gym (1995-2006) |
| Trainer |
Lollo Heimuli Andrej Hrydzin Horia Rădulescu (part-time) |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 106 |
| Wins | 85 |
| By knockout | 41 |
| Losses | 21 |
Alexey Victoravich Ignashov (Belarusian: Аляксей Ігнашоў; born, January 18, 1978) is a Belarusian Super Heavyweight kickboxer. He is a four-time Muay Thai World champion, K-1 World GP 2003 in Paris and K-1 World GP 2001 in Nagoya tournament champion. He is currently living in Auckland, New Zealand and training at Balmoral Lee Gar Gym under Lollo Heimuli.
He is best known for his knee strikes, notably used to score knockout wins over Badr Hari, Semmy Schilt, Nicholas Pettas, and Carter Williams. Ignashov is considered by his fans to be one of the most talented and technically sound heavyweight kickboxers in the world. However, he is also considered by many as frustratingly inconsistent, occasionally appearing lackluster or inactive in the ring, such as in his K-1 Final quarterfinal match against Peter Aerts in 2003. He suffered a knee injury in a fight against Bjorn Bregy in 2005. Since then, his performance has diminished.
Ignashov trained in the Chinuk gym for 11 years, before immigrating to New Zealand in 2006.
He has beaten the best kickboxers in the world, including decision wins over three times K-1 champions Remy Bonjasky and Peter Aerts and knockout highlight reel wins over two currently best kickboxers in the world Semmy Schilt and Badr Hari. He has also fought legendary Rob Kaman, losing by decision, but after that fight Rob gave the trophy to Ignashov. Despite all those huge wins, he has lost some bouts where he was a huge favorite. He was TKO only two times, each time because of injury, against Bjorn Bregy in 2005 and in his 2009 bout against 2003 French Kickboxing champion Freddy Kemayo.
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