Astemir Borsov

Astemir Borsov (born 16 March 1993) is a Russian kickboxer. He is the former Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight champion and WAKO World K1 Featherweight champion.

Combat Press ranked him in the strawweight top ten between May 2019 and August 2020, as well as in the super flyweight top ten between September 2020 and July 2021.

Kickboxing career Borsov transitioned to professional kickboxing after a successful amateur career, during which he won six WAKO Amateur World and European medals.

In his first professional fight, Borsov participated in the 2016 Glory of Heroes, "Rise of Heroes" tournament. He beat Liu Xiaoyang by decision in the semi-finals, and Li Xiang by TKO in the finals.

He fought for the WAKO Pro Flyweight K-1 title in 2017, with his opponent being Lucien Gross. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.

He afterwards participated in the Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Wang Junguang in the semi-finals, and faced Hakim Hamech in the final match. Borsov won a unanimous decision.

He fought for the WAKO Pro Featherweight title against Luca Cecchetti. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Titles and accomplishments Professional WAKO-Pro 2017 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Flyweight (-54.5 kg) Championship 2019 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Featherweight (-58.2 kg) Championship Glory of Heroes 2018 Glory of Heroes -57 kg Championship

Amateur Russian Federation 2014 Russian Kickboxing -57 kg runner-up 2x National Kickboxing -57 kg Champion (2016, 2019) World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2010 W.A.K.O Junior World Championships Low Kick -54 kg Bronze 2011 W.A.K.O World Championships -54 kg Gold 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships K-1 -54 kg Gold 2013 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -54 kg Gold 2014 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg Bronze 2015 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -57 kg Silver 2016 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg Silver 2017 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -60 kg Gold 2019 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -57 kg Bronze

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