Artem Vakhitov
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Artem Vakhitov Артём Вахитов |
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| Born | Artem Olegovich Vakhitov April 4, 1991 Prokopyevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Native name | Артём Вахитов |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 93.4 kg (206 lb; 14.71 st) |
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Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74.5 in (189 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Prokopyevsk, Russia |
| Team | Kuzbass Muay Thai |
| Trainer | Vitaly Miller |
| Rank | Master of Sport in Muay Thai |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 92 |
| Wins | 88 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Russia
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| Men's Muay Thai | ||
| Russian Cup | ||
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2009 | |
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2010 | |
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2011 | |
| IFMA Russian Championships | ||
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2008 | |
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2009 | |
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2010 | |
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2011 | -86 kg |
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Kemerovo 2013 | -91 kg |
| IFMA European Championships | ||
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Liepāja 2009 | |
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Velletri 2010 | -81 kg |
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Antalya 2011 | -86 kg |
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Antalya 2012 | |
| IFMA World Championships | ||
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Bangkok 2010 | |
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Tashkent 2011 | -81 kg |
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Saint Petersburg 2012 | -86 kg |
| World Combat Games | ||
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Beijing 2010 | -81 kg |
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Saint Petersburg 2013 | -91 kg |
Artem Olegovich Vakhitov (Russian: Артё́м Оле́гович Вахитов, tr. Artёm Olegovich Vahitov; born April 4, 1991) is a Russian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Having begun practicing Muay Thai at eleven years old, Vakhitov first came to prominence due to a successful amateur career by winning four IFMA European and three world championships as well as taking silver at the World Combat Games in 2010 and gold in 2013. He turned professional in 2009, and signed with Glory in 2013 after becoming the WMC European Super Light Heavyweight Champion. He is currently ranked the #1 light heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com, Combat Press and GLORY. Vakhitov is the current Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.
Artem Vakhitov was born in Prokopyevsk on April 4, 1991 and began basic martial arts training under his father's tutelage at the age of five years before going on to study karate at the age of six, which he practiced for five years. He was forced to give up karate aged eleven when he and his family moved to another part of the city, but he soon found the Kuzbass Muay Thai gym where he is trained by Vitaly Miller and is a training partner of Artem Levin. Vakhitov holds the classification of Master of Sports in muay Thai, and is also a classically trained musician.
Vakhitov first came to prominence when he won the IFMA Russian Championships in 2008 aged seventeen. Following this, he would go on to win the Russian Championships four more times (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013), the European Championships four times (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) and the World Championships three times (2010, 2011 and 2012).
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