Ray Sefo
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| Born |
February 15, 1971 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Other names | Sugarfoot |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 115.5 kg (255 lb; 18 st 3 lb) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight Super Heavyweight |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| Team |
Xtreme Couture Ray Sefo's Fight Academy |
| Years active | 1989 - 2012 (Kickboxing) 1989 - 2012 (Muay Thai) 1994 - 2001 (Boxing) 2005 - 2013 (MMA) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 79 |
| Wins | 56 |
| By knockout | 38 |
| Losses | 22 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives |
Rony Sefo, brother Antz Nansen, cousin Baby Nansen, cousin Fai Falamoe, cousin |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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"Sugar" Ray Sefo (born February 15, 1971) is a semi-retired New Zealand kickboxer, boxer, mixed martial artist and fight promoter of Samoan descent. He is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture. He is the president of the MMA promotion World Series of Fighting.
Training in Wing Chun as a youth, Sefo moved to Muay Thai under Thai fighting legend Kiosot, then continued training under Lollo Heimuli at the infamous Balmoral Lee Gar Gym.
Sefo had an impressive unbeaten record as an amateur and a professional in the Oceania kickboxing league. Early in his career Sefo trained at Balmoral Lee Gar gym alongside Jason Suttie, Jayson Vemoa, Doug Viney, John Conway and his brother Rony Sefo.
Some would say his fight against Andre Manaart was his first major challenge on the world stage. In this fight he overwhelmed Manaart with devastating speed and elusive footwork, knocking him down on numerous occasions. In the ring after the fight, Manaart took the microphone and said "...you should call him Sugarfist, not Sugarfoot"...
His first major breakthrough was becoming a WKA Cruiserweight Champion, after which he also acted as a sparring partner for fellow New Zealander David Tua when Tua first returned to New Zealand for a fight after turning pro.
Ray made his K-1 debut against future four-time World Grand Prix Champion, Ernesto Hoost. Sefo held his own against the much more experienced Hoost, but was finally knocked out in the 4th round by a leg kick. Sefo gained respect for standing up to such an elite fighter in just his first fight.
Sefo gained more respect in his third K-1 fight where he knocked out K-1 legend Jerome Lebanner in round 1. Sefo's hard right hand was enough to break the Frenchmans jaw in four places.
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