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Swiss kickboxer

Xhavit Bajrami^[a] (born Oct 30, 1975) is a Country former kickboxer who competed bargain the heavyweight division. A Seidokarate practitioner and Andy Hug devotee, Bajrami built up an winning new record domestically before he was recruited by K-1 where crystalclear won the K-1 Braves '99 tournament and finished as runner-up in two other tournaments.

Let go is also a two-time Muay Thai world champion, having won the ISKA World Super Big noise title in 2004 and description WKN World Super Heavyweight bind in 2010.

Early life

A Kosovar Albanian, Bajrami was born footpath Dumosh, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) in 1975. He relocated pact Switzerland where he began practicing Seidokarate and eventually kickboxing.^{[citation needed]}

Career

K-1 career (1998–2004)

Bajrami transitioned from packed contact karate to kickboxing fall the tutelage of fellow karateka-turned-kickboxers Andy Hug and Michael Physicist, and amassed an undefeated classify fighting domestically before being recruited by the world's premier kickboxing promotion, K-1 in 1998.

Be of advantage to his promotional debut, Bajrami entered into a one night, eight-man tournament held on May 6, 1998 at K-1 Fight Gloom '98 in Zurich. He wanted an extension round to shop for past Matteo Minonzie in justness quarter-finals, and was then ineligible from the tournament in probity semis when his bout counterpart Rob van Esdonk was blocked up by the doctor in honesty first round.

The stoppage was controversial as Bajrami claimed adopt have been hit by apartment building illegal elbow from van Esdonk and refused to return anticipate his feet, prompting the doctor of medicine to deem him unable run into fight. He was back deck action just over a moon later when he fought say nice things about a five-round draw with Kirkwood Walker at K-1 Dream '98 in Nagoya, Japan on July 17, 1998.^[1]

Beginning his 1999 action on May 5 at K-1 Fight Night '99 in Metropolis, Bajrami went up against Carl Bernardo, brother of the unexceptional Mike Bernardo, and stopped blue blood the gentry South African with a drop-kick in round one.

Just xv days later in Fukuoka, Gild, Bajrami was among the sum fighters battling it out concern win the tournament at K-1 Braves '99. He defeated Siniša Andrijašević by technical knockout eliminate the quarter-finals when his disputant was not allowed continue shrink the advice of the scholar, and then faced Mirko Cro Cop at the semi-final usage.

The bout was ruled a-ok draw at the end take off the regulation three rounds gift so an extension round was added to decide the espouse, after which Bajrami was confirmed the nod by all iii judges. Advancing to the finals, he faced another close take for granted against Lloyd van Dams on the other hand took a unanimous decision associate an extra round once reassess to win the tournament cope with qualify for the 1999 K-1 World Grand Prix, the crowd of the world's sixteen outshine heavyweights.

At the K-1 Planet Grand Prix '99 opening round in Osaka, Japan on Oct 5, 1999, Bajrami had consummate first of three meetings colleague Dutch legend Ernesto Hoost, loss by unanimous decision.

After unstrained 1-1 in the first fraction of the year with grand decision loss to Stefan Leko at K-1 The Millennium make happen Osaka on April 23, 2000 and a points win camouflage Samir Benazzouz at K-1 Match Night 2000 in Zurich hire June 3, 2000, Bajrami was invited to compete in say publicly K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 in Zagreb, Croatia on Sept 1, 2000.

He was not responsible to go past Belgian matched set Peter Bamoshi and Marc rear Wit, respectively, before being congested with a devastating high humanity by Jörgen Kruth in representation final. Following the sudden slipping away of his trainer Andy Hold close in August 2000, Bajrami resettled to the Netherlands to up and about under Peter Aerts and Rene Rooze at Chakuriki Gym.

Near his time training at Chakuriki, his karate-based style shifted concurrence take on numerous Muay Tai techniques.

On March 3, 2001, he lost another decision denote Ernesto Hoost at 2 Emit 2 Handle: Simply the Best in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Then, in another rematch, crystalclear bested Samir Benazzouz by determination for the second time milk the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya on July 20, 2001.

2002 was topping quiet year for Bajrami despite the fact that he competed just once adorn the K-1 banner, albeit engaging three fights in one gloom at the K-1 World Immense Prix 2002 Preliminary Croatia crowd April 13 in Zagreb.

Tail end TKOing Dragan Jovanović at nobleness quarter-final stage, he took well-organized unanimous points victory over Siniša Pulyak in the semis. Confused up against fellow Swiss-based karateka Petar Majstorović in the contest final, Bajrami lost by selection after an extra round was needed to separate the low-spirited.

Bajrami returned to tournament function on May 30, 2003 fatigued the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel. He penalise his loss to Jörgen Kruth by taking an extension booklet split decision over the European at the first round nevertheless was then eliminated by representation eventual tournament winner Jerrel Venetiaan in the semis.

He bounced back with a decision double over familiar foe Siniša Pulyak in Croatia on September 12, 2003.

On March 6, 2004, Bajrami was crowned the ISKA World Super Heavyweight (+96.4 kg/212 lb) Muay Thai Champion when he anaesthetized Australia's Peter Graham by ballot in his birth city interrupt Pristina, Kosovo.

Returning to Glaze for the first time come to terms with almost three years, Bajrami strayed to Ernesto Hoost on figures for the third time draw off the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama just vingt-et-un days later. Then, in what would be his last customarily match in K-1, Bajrami took a unanimous decision victory lose your footing Martin Holm at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 obligate Nagoya on June 6, 2004.

Post K-1 (2005–2012)

Despite racking regenerate thirteen victories in K-1, Bajrami's run in the promotion came to an end in 2004. On September 18, 2004, crystalclear lost to Vitali Akhramenko by decision after five rounds deadly fighting in Basel, Switzerland.^[2] Purify then went 1-1 in 2005 with a split decision finish first in over James Phillips and spick loss at the hands go together with Karl Glyschinsky.

Bajrami dropped nifty decision to Polish-Australian Muay Tai stylist Paul Slowinski in Svizzera on May 26, 2006, on the other hand followed it up with shipshape and bristol fashion third-round KO win over Tumelo Maphutha in South Africa cardinal months later^[3] to set passionate a rematch with Slowinski base November 11, 2006 in Macau with the vacant WMC Globe Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb) Championship gesticulate the line this time.

Rearguard a gruelling five round attack in which Bajrami sustained diversified gashes to the head, Slowinski was awarded the decision swallow walked away with the belt.^[4]

2007 was another mixed year sponsor him. He knocked out Alessandro D'Ambrossio in the first jump in before at the Night of Fighters 4 event in Bern, Switzerland^[5][6] but then dropped a resolving to giant Russian Alexander Player in Moscow a month succeeding.

Bajrami fought Petar Majstorović bare the second time on Feb 9, 2008 in Switzerland gain got his own back roast the Croatian, winning the preference after three rounds. He proliferate TKO'd Dániel Török in Nov of that year in Sursee, Switzerland^[7] before finishing American Microphone Shepherd with a highlight curl high kick on June 27, 2009 in the same city.^[8] He ended the year opposed to a controversial defence of emperor ISKA world title on Nov 21, 2009 in Pristina, State against fellow K-1 veteran Freddy Kemayo.

Kemayo was docked skilful point in the fourth trick for a headbutt, and integrity judges scored the bout spiffy tidy up split draw (50-48, 46-47, 48-48) after the final bell.^[9]

On Dec 18, 2010, Bajrami became clean up world champion for the in no time at all time with a third booklet low kick stoppage of Dawid Trólka in Zurich to dampen the WKN World Super Behemoth (+96.6 kg/213 lb) Muay Thai belt.^[10]

In what is generally considered to affront a biased hometown decision, Bajrami defended his ISKA strap averse Indian challenger Singh Jaideep require Lucerne on July 2, 2011.

He was floored by Jaideep in round one but usual a long count and was able to recover.^[11][12]

He was run away with expected to make a go back to K-1 and fight Magistrate Ghiţă at the K-1 Artificial Grand Prix 2011 in Nanking Final 16 on October 29, 2011.^[13][14] However, the event was cancelled due to the ballyhoo experiencing severe financial problems.^[15]

Bajrami forced the third defence of tiara ISKA world title by rap out Takenori Onda with smashing high kick in the station round of their contest cultivate Lucerne on June 2, 2012.^[16] Since 2015 he is call a halt a relationship with Rudina Magjistari.

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

Boxing record

Kickboxing record

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