Denis Grachev (fighter)
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Denis Grachev Денис Грачев |
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| Born | Denis Alexandrovich Grachev August 3, 1982 Chaykovsky, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Native name | Денис Грачев |
| Other names | Drago's Son The Pirate |
| Residence | San Diego, California, United States |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight (Boxing) Light Cruiserweight (Kickboxing) Welterweight (Mixed Martial Arts) |
| Reach | 175 cm (68.9 in) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, United States |
| Team | City Boxing |
| Trainer | Vernon Lee Manny Melchor |
| Rank | International Master of Sport in Kickboxing |
| Years active | Boxing: 2007 - present Kickboxing: 1997 - 2010 Mixed Martial Arts: 2007 - 2008 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Kickboxing Instructor (2006 - present) |
| Spouse | Marika |
| Children | Matilda (b. 2011) |
| Notable school(s) |
San Diego City College Chaykovsky State Institute of Physical Culture (g. 2005) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Russia
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| Men's Kickboxing | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2005 Szeged | -81 kg (Full Contact) |
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2004 Basel | -81 kg (Low Kick) |
| Russian Championships | ||
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2006 Chelyabinsk | -86 kg (Full Contact) |
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2006 Samara | -81 kg (Low Kick) |
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2006 Cherepovets | -84 kg (Light Contact) |
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2005 Nevinnomyssk | -81 kg (Full Contact) |
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2004 Perm | -81 kg (Light Contact) |
Denis Alexandrovich Grachev (Russian: Денис Александрович Грачев) (born August 3, 1982) is a Russian boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial artist residing in the United States. Grachev was the IKF Muay Thai world light cruiserweight champion.
Grachev was born in 1982 in the city of Chaykovsky, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Grachev started training in kickboxing at the age of 14 and was trained by Gregory Golubkova, Mikhail Stepanov, Alik Basharov, Vyacheslav Tutubalina, Yuri Vtyurina and Vladimir Lavrov throughout the years. In 2005, Grachev graduated from the Chaykovsky State Institute of Physical Culture with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education.
In 2006, Grachev moved to San Diego, California, United States with Evgeny Khil — long-time friend and fellow kickboxer — after appointing Mark Dion of City Boxing as his manager. Grachev would represent City Boxing's professional fight team, as well as being the gym's kickboxing instructor. Although competing mostly under low kick/international and full contact rules, Grachev competed under Muay Thai rules while in the United States. When Grachev first moved into the United States, he had no understanding of English at all and was enrolled in English classes at San Diego City College by his manager Mark Dion. At this stage of Grachev's migration into the United States, he had been dabbling in mixed martial arts and boxing — his manager Mark Dion had plans of moving Grachev's career away from kickboxing since there was little money in the sport. Due to the lack of popularity of kickboxing in the United States, Denis Grachev eventually made the full-time commitment to boxing in 2011 and is primarily trained by former IBF minimumweight world champion Manny Melchor. Grachev states he has always enjoyed boxing, though resorted to kickboxing while growing up in Russia because there weren't any good boxing gyms in Chaykovsky.
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