Saulo Cavalari | |
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Born | Saulo Cavalari 1989 Curitiba, Brazil |
Other names | Cassius Clay, Saulo Clay |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 94.6 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) |
Division | Light heavyweight |
Reach | 73.7 in (187 cm) |
Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
Team | Thai Brasil |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 64 |
Wins | 60 |
By knockout | 18 |
Losses | 4 |
Amateur career | |
Total | 20 |
Wins | 18 |
Losses | 2 |
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Saulo Cavalari (born in 1989) is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He has competed in K-1 Rising and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion. Combat Press and LiverKick.com rank Cavalari as the #2 light-heavyweight in the world.
After achieving impressive fighting record and winning numerous titles he faced Pavel Zhuravlev in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012 and lost via unanimous decision.
In 2013 he signed for GLORY promotion, joining light heavyweight division, making his debout on Glory 11: Chicago event, winning on points against highly ranked Filip Verlinden on October 12.
On November 23, 2013 he knocked out Mourad Bouzidi in first round at Glory 12: New York undercard in New York City, New York.
Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014, losing to Tyrone Spong via unanimous decision in the semi-finals.