Pavel Zhuravlev (Ukrainian: Павло Журавльов, Pavlo Zhuravlov; Russian: Павел Журавлёв; born July 27, 1983) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer and boxer, the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion, 2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg Tournament Champion and 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix Final Semifinalist.[1]
Fighting out of Sevastopol Muay Thai, Zhuravlev was ranked in April 2013 the #10 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[2]
Biography and career
After winning various tournaments in the WBKF, a Russian kickboxing circuit, Pavel made his K-1 debut on August 2, 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul against Gokhan Saki and won by decision.[3]
On December 16, 2010, he took part in the 16-man tournament at KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow and went on to win the Grand Prix by defeating Prince Ali, Evgeny Orlov and Alexey Kudin.
On October 1, 2011, Pavel Zhuravlev advanced to Superkombat World Grand Prix Final in Darmstadt, Germany, joining Sergei Lascenko and Ismael Londt. Zhuravlev won the third event of the series from Brăila, Romania, defeating Ricardo van den Bos and Sebastien van Thielen via unanimous decisions.[4]
He faced Saulo Cavalari in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012[5][6] and won via unanimous decision.[7]
He won a unanimous decision over Freddy Kemayo on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012.[8][9]
He fought Benjamin Adegbuyi in the semi-finals at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22, 2012 in Bucharest and won the fight by KO after 25 seconds. In the final, Zhuravlev rematched Ismael Londt. This time the outcome was reversed as Zhuravlev became champion after extra round unanimous decision.[10]
Despite having not qualified for the tournament, Zhuravlev replaced Makoto Uehara to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final on March 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.[11] After defeating Cătălin Moroşanu by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, he was eliminated by the eventual winner, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović, by the same margin in the semis.[12][13]
He earned first round TKO victory over Luca Panto at Final Fight Championship 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș in Split, Croatia on April 19, 2013.[14][15]
He lost to Hesdy Gerges by unanimous decision at Final Fight Championship 6 in Poreč, Croatia on June 14, 2013.[16][17][18]
He won the -93 kg/205 lb tournament at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013.[19] After TKOing Sahak Parparyan in round one in the semi-finals, he was set to face Zabit Samedov in the final but Samedov was forced to withdraw due to a cut and was replaced by Agron Preteni. He also beat Preteni by TKO, this time in round two.[20][21]
He rematched Benjamin Adegbuyi at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing by third round KO.[22]
Zhuravlev was expected to face Tomasz Szczepkowski at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014[23] but Szczepkowski withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by fellow Pole Michal Turynski two days before the fight.[24] Zhuravlev defeated Turynski via majority decision.[25][26][27]
Titles
- Kickboxing
- 2013 Legend Fighting Show -93 kg tournament champion
- 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix Final semifinalist
- 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament champion
- 2011 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III champion
- 2010 KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow champion
- 2009 W5 (+96 kg) Heavyweight champion.
- 2009 W5 Grand Prix tournament champion
- 2009 WBKF European Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
- 2009 WBKF World Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
- 2008 WBKF World Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
- 2008 WBKF European Super Heavyweight champion (+93 kg)
- 2007 WBKF European Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
- 2007 Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix champion
- 2006 SNG Thaiboxing Heavyweight (91 kg) title
- 2006 WBKF European Cruiserweight (86 kg) title
- 2005 SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight champion (-93 kg)
- 2004 King's Cup at Bangkok, Thailand champion
- Boxing
- 2012 Bigger’S Better 13 tournament runner up
- 2010 Bigger’S Better 1 tournament runner up
Record
Kickboxing record |
66 Wins (22 (T)KO's, 42 decisions), 10 Losses, 1 Draw
Date |
Result |
Opponent |
Event |
Location |
Method |
Round |
Time |
2015-09-26 |
Win |
Freddy Kemayo |
KOK World GP 2015 - Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals |
Chisinau, Moldova |
KO |
3 |
2:59 |
2014-11-28 |
Win |
Kryspin Kalski |
KOK World GP 2014 |
Płock, Poland |
Decision (unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2014-09-19 |
Win |
Vladimir Toktasynov |
KOK World GP 2014 in Chișinău |
Chișinău, Moldova |
Decision (unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2014-04-05 |
Win |
Michał Turyński |
Legend 3: Pour Homme |
Milan, Italy |
Decision (majority) |
3 |
3:00 |
2013-12-21 |
Loss |
Benjamin Adegbuyi |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final |
Galati, Romania |
KO (right hook) |
3 |
1:20 |
2013-11-08 |
Win |
Agron Preteni |
Legend 2: Invasion, Final |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO (left hook) |
2 |
0:46 |
Wins Legend Fighting Show -93kg tournament title. |
2013-11-08 |
Win |
Sahak Parparyan |
Legend 2: Invasion, Semi Finals |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO (punches) |
1 |
2:36 |
2013-06-14 |
Loss |
Hesdy Gerges |
FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak |
Poreč, Croatia |
Decision (unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2013-05-24 |
Win |
Vinchenzo Renfurm |
FFC05: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič |
Osijek,Croatia |
KO (right hook) |
2 |
0:13 |
2013-04-18 |
Win |
Luca Panto |
FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș |
Split, Croatia |
TKO (Referee Stoppage, Count) |
1 |
1:30 |
2013-03-15 |
Loss |
Mirko Filipović |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Semi Finals |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2013-03-15 |
Win |
Cătălin Moroşanu |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Quarter Finals |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2012-12-22 |
Win |
Ismael Londt |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Final |
Bucharest, Romania |
Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) |
4 |
3:00 |
Wins the 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix tournament title. |
2012-12-22 |
Win |
Benjamin Adegbuyi |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Semi Finals |
Bucharest, Romania |
KO (Left Hook) |
1 |
0:25 |
2012-11-10 |
Win |
Freddy Kemayo |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals |
Craiova, Romania |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2012-10-14 |
Win |
Saulo Cavalari |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2011-11-19 |
Loss |
Ismael Londt |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Final 2011, Semi Finals |
Darmstadt, Germany |
Ext. R Decision |
4 |
3:00 |
2011-10-01 |
Win |
Sebastien van Thielen |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011, Final |
Brăila, Romania |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III tournament title. |
2011-10-01 |
Win |
Ricardo van den Bos |
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2011, Semi Finals |
Brăila, Romania |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2011-05-28 |
Loss |
Igor Jurković |
United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
2 |
0:20 |
2010-12-16 |
Win |
Alexey Kudin |
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow, final |
Odintsovo, Russia |
2 Ext. R Decision (Split) |
5 |
3:00 |
Wins KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow tournament. |
2010-12-16 |
Win |
Evgeny Orlov |
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow, semi final |
Odintsovo, Russia |
TKO (Right low kick) |
1 |
0:46 |
2010-12-16 |
Win |
Prince Ali |
KOK World GP 2010 in Moscow, quarter final |
Odintsovo, Russia |
TKO (Referee stoppage/two knockdowns) |
2 |
2:25 |
2010-09-19 |
Loss |
Nathan Corbett |
Domination 5 |
Perth, Australia |
KO (Knee strike) |
4 |
|
Fight was for vacant World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Muay Thai World title -96kg. |
2010-04-17 |
Draw |
Alexei Kudin |
Big8 Grand Prix "European Selection" |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision draw |
3 |
3:00 |
2009-10-31 |
Win |
Mourad Bouzidi |
W5 Grand Prix 2009 Ryazan |
Ryazan, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins W5 (+96 kg) World title. |
2009-08-02 |
Win |
Gökhan Saki |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul |
Seoul, Korea |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2009-07-11 |
Win |
Mehmet Özer |
W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament |
Solnechnogorsk, Russia |
TKO |
3 |
|
Wins W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight (-93 kg) tournament title. |
|
2009-07-11 |
Win |
Evgeny Angalevich |
W5 Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament |
Solnechnogorsk, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2009-04-23 |
Win |
Evgeny Angalevich |
WBKF Europe Tournament (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins WBKF European Heavyweight (-93 kg) tournament title. |
2009-04-23 |
Win |
Elvin Abbasov |
WBKF Europe Tournament (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2009-03-26 |
Win |
Konstantin Gluhov |
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
Retains WBKF World Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title. |
2009-03-26 |
Win |
Alexei Kudin |
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2009-01-31 |
Win |
Elvin Abbasov |
Tatneft Cup 2009 3rd selection for 1/8 final |
Kazan, Russia |
TKO |
3 |
|
2008-12-17 |
Loss |
Konstantin Gluhov |
Warrior's Honor-3. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
4 |
3:00 |
Fight was for Warrior's Honor-3 tournament title. |
2008-12-17 |
Win |
Dmytro Borulko |
Warrior's Honor-3. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2008-12-17 |
Win |
Serhiy Lashchenko |
Warrior's Honor-3. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2008-10-30 |
Win |
Alexei Kudin |
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Majority) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins WBKF European Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title. |
2008-10-30 |
Win |
Nicolas Wamba |
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2008-05-29 |
Win |
Alexei Kudin |
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Split) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins WBKF World Super Heavyweight (+93 kg) tournament title. |
2008-05-29 |
Win |
Karim Lyadzissi |
WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2008-04-04 |
Win |
Konstantin Gluhov |
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
|
|
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-3 Final. |
2008-04-04 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2008-04-04 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-3. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2008-02-08 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-2. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
Win Warrior's Honor-2 tournament title. |
2008-02-08 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-2. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2008-02-08 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-2. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2007-12-19 |
Win |
Maksym Neledva |
WBKF European Tournament Final(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins WBKF European Heavyweight (-93 kg) title. |
2007-11-07 |
Win |
Vladimir Popov |
WBKF European Tournament SemiFinal(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2007-10-12 |
Win |
Ceyhun Safarov |
A-1 World Combat Cup |
Ankara, Turkey |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2007-10-03 |
Win |
Vitali Oparin |
WBKF European Tournament QuarterFinal(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2007-05-19 |
Win |
Dzhavatkhan Atakov |
Battle of Champions |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO (Ref. stop/two knockdowns) |
3 |
|
2007-04-26 |
Win |
Andriy Yembalayev |
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, final |
Lviv, Ukraine |
TKO (Ref. stop) |
3 |
00:30 |
Wins Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix tournament. |
2007-04-26 |
Win |
Andrey Osadchiy |
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, semi final |
Lviv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2007-04-26 |
Win |
Olexander Skripka |
Gladiators of Ukraine - Lviv K-1 Grand Prix, quarter final |
Lviv, Ukraine |
TKO (highkick) |
1 |
01:55 |
2007-04-18 |
Loss |
Alexei Kudin |
WBKF European Tournament (+93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Split) |
3 |
3:00 |
2007-02-23 |
Win |
Andriy Yembalayev |
Star Ring |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2007-01-04 |
Win |
Andrei Sen |
Fight Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
KO |
3 |
|
2006-12-15 |
Win |
Denys Liadovyi |
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
1 |
|
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-2 Final. |
2006-12-15 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2006-12-15 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-2. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2006-08-19 |
Win |
Andriy Yembalayev |
Arhat Cup @ Club "Solnyshko" |
Evpatoria, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
4 |
|
2006-08-02 |
Win |
Dimitri Antonenko |
SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing champion(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
KO |
4 |
|
Retains SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight (-93 kg) title. |
2006-08-02 |
Win |
Artem Yashnov |
SNG Thaiboxing champion(-91 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO |
3 |
|
Wins SNG Thaiboxing Heavyweight (-91 kg) title. |
2006-04-26 |
Loss |
Maksym Neledva |
WBKF World Heavyweight (-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO |
6 |
|
Fight was for WBKF World Heavyweight (-93 kg) title. |
2006-03-01 |
Win |
Yevgeni Gubar |
WBKF European champion(86 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
TKO |
4 |
|
Wins WBKF European Cruiserweight (86 kg) title. |
2006-02-17 |
Win |
Andriy Kyndrych |
Warrior's Honor-1. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision |
3 |
3:00 |
Fight was for Warrior's Honor-1 tournament title. |
2006-02-17 |
Win |
Dmytry Popov |
Warrior's Honor-1. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
1 |
|
2006-02-17 |
Win |
Stanislav Bilokon |
Warrior's Honor-1. Final |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision |
3 |
3:00 |
2005-12-21 |
Win |
Salim Abakarov |
Fight Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2005-10-26 |
Win |
Andriy Kyndrych |
Fight Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
2005-07-27 |
Win |
Nikolai Savin |
SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing champion(-93 kg) @ Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
Wins SNG (WBKF) Kickboxing Heavyweight (-93 kg) title. |
2005-06-29 |
Win |
Ruslan Baklanov |
Fight Club Arbat |
Moscow, Russia |
KO |
1 |
|
2005-05-00 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
Qualifies for Warrior's Honor-1 Final. |
2005-05-00 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
2005-05-00 |
Win |
|
Warrior's Honor-1. 1st Qualifikation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
|
|
|
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Boxing record |
11 Wins (7 (T)KO's, 4 decisions), 2 Losses
Date |
Result |
Opponent |
Event |
Location |
Method |
Round |
Time |
Record |
2012-07-06 |
Loss |
Mairis Briedis |
Monte Caputo, Final |
Limassol, Cyprus |
Ext.R. Decision (Split) |
4 |
3:00 |
11-2 |
Fight was for Bigger's Better 13 tournament. |
2012-07-06 |
Win |
Panagiotis Diakos |
Monte Caputo, Semifinal |
Limassol, Cyprus |
TKO (Referee stoppage) |
2 |
|
11-1 |
2012-07-06 |
Win |
Kamil Malysz |
Monte Caputo, Quarterfinal |
Limassol, Cyprus |
TKO (Referee stoppage) |
1 |
|
10-1 |
2012-04-26 |
Win |
Vitaliy Neveselyy |
Sportpalace |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
8 |
3:00 |
9-1 |
2011-04-27 |
Win |
Ihor Pylypenko |
Sportpalace |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
TKO |
5 |
|
8-1 |
2010-05-07 |
Loss |
Mairis Briedis |
Pavilion Nicosia, Final |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
7-1 |
Fight was for Bigger's Better 13 tournament. |
2010-05-07 |
Win |
Gbenga Oloukun |
Pavilion Nicosia, Semifinal |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
Decision (Unanimous) |
3 |
3:00 |
7-0 |
2010-05-07 |
Win |
Miodrag Petkovic |
Pavilion Nicosia, Quarterfinal |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
TKO |
1 |
1:47 |
6-0 |
2009-05-24 |
Win |
Oleh Rohatinov |
Sport Club of National University of Shipbuilding |
Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
6 |
3:00 |
5-0 |
2008-09-05 |
Win |
Andriy Kindrich |
State Naval Institute |
Sevastopol, Ukraine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
6 |
3:00 |
4-0 |
2008-06-29 |
Win |
Ivan Bohdanov |
Sportpalace Lokomotyv |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
TKO |
4 |
|
3-0 |
2008-04-05 |
Win |
Vladimir Kurtsev |
Sportpalace Lokomotyv |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
TKO |
1 |
|
2-0 |
2007-11-15 |
Win |
Ruslan Ivanenko |
Sportpalace Lokomotyv |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
TKO |
2 |
2:24 |
1-0 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
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