Vitaly Gurkov
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Vitaly Gurkov Вiталiй Гуркоў |
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Vitaly Gurkov at THAI FIGHT 2012 final
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| Born | Вiталiй Рыгоравiч Гуркоў March 27, 1985 |
| Native name | Вiталiй Гуркоў |
| Nationality |
 Belarusian
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Minsk, Belarus |
| Team | Patriot Gym |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 105 |
| Wins | 92 |
| Losses | 13 |
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Vitaly Hurkou (Belarusian: Вiталiй Рыгоравiч Гуркоў; born March 27, 1985), is a Belarusian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Minsk for Patriot Gym. He is a seven time amateur Muay Thai world champion and is the K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe champion currently competing in K-1 MAX. Singer of the rock band Brutto.
Vitaly has been a prominent member of the Belarusian Muay Thai national team. He won his first international tournament in his teens, winning gold at the 2001 I.F.M.A. European Championships. He followed this up two years later aged just 17 by winning a gold medal in the 61 kg category at the 2003 I.A.M.T.F. World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Between 2004 and 2008 Vitaly would win four gold medals at the W.M.F. world championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) along with a gold medal at the 2004 W.K.P.F. World Championships and gold at the 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships.
In 2008 Vitaly entered the 4th Busan TAFISA World Games in Busan, South Korea which was holding the 2008 I.F.M.A. World Championship. He made the final but had to make do with silver – losing his final match to the Ukrainian Petr Nakonechnyi. He returned with a vengeance the following year winning the 2009 I.F.M.A. European Championship and the 2009 I.F.M.A. World Championship. At the world championship Vitaly defeated Marcus Öberg in the quarter finals before gaining his revenge on Nakonechnyi in the semi finals en route to winning gold. At the I.F.M.A. world championships in 2010, Vitaly made it through to the final but lost in the gold medal match, although he would win gold earlier on in the year at the I.F.M.A. European Championships in Italy. So far in his amateur career he has nine medals at World championships (seven gold, two silver) and three golds at European championships from 61 kg through to his current weight of 71 kg.
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