Gregory Choplin
| Grégory Choplin | |
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Grégory Choplin at Battle in the Desert II, 2013
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| Born |
November 15, 1980 Saint-Denis, Paris, France |
| Other names | Cheetah |
| Nationality |
French Ivorian |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 75.0 kg (165.3 lb; 11.81 st) |
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Super Middleweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 74 in (190 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Team | DEREK boxing |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 67 |
| Wins | 57 |
| By knockout | 23 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
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Grégory "Cheetah" Choplin (born 15 November 1980 in Saint-Denis) is a French-Ivorian Middleweight and Super Middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer.
Choplin currently fights out of DEREK boxing in Saint-Denis, Paris, France. He is a two-time Muay Thai world champion who has had several title fights within the It's Showtime organization and is widely thought of as one of the top kickboxers in France.
After winning titles at youth and amateur level, Choplin would he would turn professional at the age of 20 and won his first professional title, the French Class A championship, a few years later in 2004. The same year he was selected to represent France at the amateur world Muaythai championships in Bangkok, Thailand, reaching the semi finals and claiming a bronze medal.
Between 2001 and 2006 Choplin would be virtually unbeatable at home, having defeated top domestic talent such as Frank Nadje and Yohan Lidon. In order to seek greater challenges, Gregory started to compete outside France where his growing reputation got him a world title shot against Vincent Vielvoye in 2006. Despite having beating Vielvoye a few months early (albeit with some controversy) Choplin was seen as the underdog in the battle for the W.P.K.L. belt. After four rounds, however, Gregory was the new champion, defeating the home fighter in front of a partisan Dutch crowd via technical knockout.
In 2007, Choplin would sign a professional contract with the It's Showtime organization, becoming the first and (so far) only Frenchman to sign a contract with the Dutch kickboxing giants. Signing with the organization meant Gregory would face the best fighters in Europe on a regular basis. That year he also won a second world title, defeating Jan de Keyzer in Santander to become the W.F.C.A. champion. In 2008 he would participate as a wildcard entry in the bi-annual It's Showtime 75MAX trophy, reaching the final where he lost to Dmitry Shakuta. He was also selected as a contestant for the It's Showtime Reality Show, reaching the semi final stage only to lose to Brazilian Muay Thai supremo Cosmo Alexandre via a devastating knee KO after an extra round in what was an exciting fight.
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