Serkan Ozcaglayan

Serkan Ozcaglayan
Born (1994-05-08) May 8, 1994 (age 30)
The Hague, The Netherlands
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofUtrecht, Netherlands
TeamMike's Gym (2022-Present)
SB Gym (former)
Dragon GYM Den Haag (former)
Kickboxing record
Total58
Wins46
By knockout36
Losses12
Other information
Notable relativesGökhan Saki (cousin)

Serkan Özçağlayan (born May 8, 1994) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer, currently signed with Glory. He is a cousin of Gokhan Saki.

He is ranked as the third best middleweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[1] and third best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022.[2]

Kickboxing career

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Early career

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On March 13, 2014 Ozcaglayan face Ayou Ababakre for the Benelux Heavyweight title. He lost the fight by decision.[3]

On October 29, 2017 Ozcaglayan faced Fabio Kwasi at WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky. He lost the fight by TKO in the second round.[4]

Ozcaglayan was scheduled to face Bogdan Stoica at Enfusion #73 for the Heavyweight title.[5] He withdrew from the fight.

On September 6, 2019 Ozcaglayan faced Pavel Zablockiy in the main event of a Tatneft Cup event in Kazan, Russia. He won the fight by first round knockout.[6]

Ozcaglayan for the first 38 fights of his career competed at heavyweight, he weighed up to 130 kg before dropping all the way down to middleweight.[7]

GLORY

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Ozcaglayan made his debut for the Glory promotion at Glory Collision 3 Final against Matt Baker. He won the fight by technical knockout in the first minute of the fight. He’s match with win in Knockout lasted 00:58 seconds is chosen the best ranked fight of the year in Glory. This quick victory earned him the 2021 Glory Debut of the Year award.[8]

Ozcaglayan was booked to face the #1 ranked Glory middleweight contender Ertugrul Bayrak Glory 80 on March 19, 2022.[9] He won the fight by decision, after which he earned the #1 ranking in the Glory middleweight division.[10]

Ozcaglayan faced César Almeida at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. after suffering two knockdowns, one each in the first and second round.[11]

Ozcaglayan faced Juri De Sousa at Glory 82 on November 19, 2022. He won the fight by a three-round technical knockout, after knocking De Sousa down for the fourth time in the fight.[12]

Ozcaglayan faced Sergej Braun at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023.[13] He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[14]

Ozcaglayan challenged Donovan Wisse for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[15] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Ozcaglayan faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024.[17] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

Ozcaglayan faced Jente Nnamadim at Glory 94 on August 31, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

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Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
46 Wins (36 (T)KO's), 12 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-07 France Ramy Deghir Glory Collision 7 Arnhem, Netherlands
2024-08-31 Win Belgium Jente Nnamadim Glory 94 Antwerp, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-05-18 Loss Ghana Michael Boapeah Glory 92 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-11-04 Loss Switzerland Ulric Bokeme Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-17 Loss Suriname Donovan Wisse Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2023-02-11 Win Germany Sergej Braun Glory 83 Essen, Germany KO (Left hook) 2 2:40
2022-11-19 Win Portugal Juri De Sousa Glory 82 Bonn, Germany TKO (4 Knockdowns) 3 2:19
2022-10-08 Loss Brazil César Almeida Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-03-19 Win Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak Glory 80 Hasselt, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-10-23 Win United States Matt Baker Glory Collision 3 Final Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Punches) 1 0:58
2019-08-30 Win Portugal Bruno Susano Pitbull Promotion Istanbul, Turkey Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2019-07-21 Win Curaçao Wendell Roche Pitbull Promotion Istanbul, Turkey TKO (Doctor stoppage) 1
2018-05-05 Loss Morocco Samir Boukhidis A1 World Combat Cup Hasselt, Belgium Disqualification 2
2017-10-29 Loss Netherlands Fabio Kwasi WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky, Final 16 Almere, Netherlands TKO (3 knockdowns) 2
2017-05-31 Win France Michael Yapi Tatneft Cup Kazan, Russia Ext.R KO (Punches) 4 1:10
2017-04-29 Loss Netherlands Levi Rigters Enfusion Live x Fightsense Zoetermeer, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-01-07 Win Austria Dritan Bajramaj World Kickboxing Champions Night 2 Istanbul, Turkey KO (Right hook) 2 1:00
2016-09-06 Win Russia Pavel Zablockiy Tatneft Cup Kazan, Russia KO 1
2016-04-23 Loss Slovakia Radovan Kulla World Kickboxing Champions Night Istanbul, Turkey Decision 3 3:00
2016-04-02 Loss Netherlands Fikri Ameziane Enfusion Live Gold Edition The Hague, Netherlands Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2016-03-05 Loss Germany André Schmeling Ypenburg Fightday 8 The Hague, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-01-24 Win Georgia (country) Shota Dolidze No Guts No Glory 9 Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-11-28 Win Germany Andre Langen Fightsense The Hague, Netherlands TKO 1
2014-11-30 Win Netherlands Tony Jas Fightsense The Hague, Netherlands KO 1
Wins the Dutch Heavyweight title.
2014-06-07 Win Netherlands Joey Kaptljn Fightsense The Hague, Netherlands
2014- Win Netherlands Rodney Immers The Hague, Netherlands KO (Punches) 1
2014-03-13 Loss Belgium Ayoub Ababakre Force et Honneur Anderlecht, Belgium Decision 5 3:00
For the Benelux K-1 Heavyweight title.
2014-02-08 Loss Netherlands Jamil Meeusen Fight Fans 8 Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aittama, Zach (7 September 2022). "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2022". Combat Press. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ Strobel, Kevin (1 October 2022). "Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ "'FORCE ET HONNEUR' BİRMİNGHAM PALACE'I SALLADI". yenivatan.be. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Uitslagen WFL: Manhoef vs Bonjasky". round1network.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Enfusion Live – Oberhausen". fightevents.de. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Results - Tantneft Cup Kickboxing 06.09.2016 LIVE on FightBox HD". fightbox.com/. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 Debut of the Year Winner: Serkan Ozcaglayan". youtube.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Serkan Ozcaglayan wins 2021 Debut of the Year award". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Haagse kickbokser Ozcaglayan vecht tijdens Glory 80: 'Weer een knock-out in de eerste ronde'". omroepwest.nl. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ^ "'Den Haag Hooligans!' Haagse favoriet Ozcaglayan neemt wereldtitel middengewicht van Bayrak over". sportnieuws.nl. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ Strobel, Kevin (9 October 2022). "COLLISION 4 results: Alistair Overeem scores electrifying comeback victory against Badr Hari and settles trilogy". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ^ "🎥 | Glory 82: TKO-winst! Ontketende Ozcaglayan beukt De Sousa 4 keer naar de grond". sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  13. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (16 December 2022). "Serkan Ozcaglayan vs Sergej Braun added to GLORY 83 fight card, more bouts announced". fightmag.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. ^ Emmerink, Ron (11 February 2023). "Serkan Ozcaglayan slaat Sergej Braun knock-out op Glory 83 in Essen". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  15. ^ Barry, Anthony (30 April 2023). "Donovan Wisse to Defend His GLORY Middleweight Title Against Serkan Ozcaglayan at COLLISION 5 on June 17". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  16. ^ Jongmans, Robin (17 June 2023). "Donovan Wisse geeft masterclass tegen Özçaglayan". telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Wie wordt kickbokskoning van Den Haag? Glory kondigt Haags gevecht aan". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Michael Boapeah is 'Koning van Den Haag' na waanzinnig gevecht op Glory 92". sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  19. ^ Emmerink, Ron (31 August 2024). "Serkan Özçaglayan boekt stevige comeback winst op Glory 94". Vechtsport info (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Serkan Ozcaglayan wins 2021 Debut of the Year award". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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