José Reis

José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis (born 30 June 1977) is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdean descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight. He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both the K-1 MAX and SuperLeague organizations. His younger brother, Luis Reis, is also a successful kickboxer.

Biography and career

In his early years José had a successful spell as an amateur winning three Iberian championships and a gold medal in the I.M.T.F. European championships as well as a number of bronze medals in various W.A.K.O. and I.M.T.F. European/world championships. In 2002 he won his first professional title at the K-1 Spain MAX 2002, where he defeated Ante Bilić in the final of the eight man tournament.

In 2004 he won his second K-1 MAX tournament, this time in held in Portugal, defeating his own brother Luis in the semi-finals. Despite winning another regional tournament José would not be given the chance to qualify for the K-1 MAX final. In 2005 he signed up with the recently created SuperLeague organization and he had ten fights within the organization between 2005 and 2006, winning four and losing six. His highlight was a runner up position at the SuperLeague Elimination 2006 tournament losing to Jordan Tai in the final.

After the SuperLeague organizations demise at the end of 2006 José won the W.F.C.A. European title and had a spell with the Steko's Fight Night and KlasH promotions, losing out to Yohan Lidon in a fight for the W.K.A. world title. He also returned to amateur action in 2007, picking up a bronze medal and then a silver the following year at the W.A.K.O. European championships. In 2010 he had his most recent success, defeating Gago Drago via controversial decision to claim the W.F.C.A. world title.

Titles

Professional 2010 World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) K-1 Rules World champion -72.5 kg 2007 Kings of Kickboxing Karlsruhe runner up -75 kg 2007 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European champion -75 kg 2006 Super League Elimination tournament runner up -73 kg 2004 K-1 MAX Portugal tournament champion -70 kg 2002 K-1 Spain MAX tournament champion -70 kg

Amateur 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Porto, Portugal -75 kg (K-1 Rules) 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Serbia, Belgrade -75 kg (K-1 Rules) 2002 I.A.M.T.F. Muay Thai European Championships in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal -71 kg 2002 Iberian Championships 2001 I.A.M.T.F Muay Thai World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -69 kg 2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -71 kg (Low Kick) 2001 Iberian Championships 2000 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Moscow, Russia 2000 Iberian Championships

Professional Kickboxing Record Professional Kickboxing Record 38 Wins (14 (T)KOs), 20 Losses, 2 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2010-03-06 Win Gago Drago Gala Internacional de Kickboxing Alenquer, Portugal Decision 5 3:00 2009-10-18 Draw Arnaldo Silva W.A.K.O. Champions League Lisbon, Portugal Ext.R Decision Draw 4 3:00 2009-01-24 Loss Khalid Bourdif Beast of the East 2009, Quarter-finals Zutphen, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2008-11-08 Loss Arian Vatnikaj KlasH European Elimination 2008, Semi-finals Hanau, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2008-11-08 Win Rick Barnhill KlasH European Elimination 2008, Quarter-finals Hanau, Germany TKO (Ref Stop/Right Hook) 2 2008-07-06 Loss Perry Ubeda Ultimate Glory 8 Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 2008-05-31 Loss Nieky Holzken Beast of the East 2008 Zutphen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2008-03-08 Loss Yohan Lidon Steko's Fight Night 28, W.K.A. Final Munich, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-03-08 Win Ashley Guishard Steko's Fight Night 28, W.K.A. Semi-finals Munich, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-12-08 Loss Yohan Lidon Steko's Fight Night 27, W.K.A. Semi-finals Munich, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-12-08 Win Jan de Keyzer Steko's Fight Night 27, W.K.A. Quarter-finals Munich, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-11-24 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter-finals Padua, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-08-31 Loss Cedric Muller Steko's Fight Night 25, Final Karlsruhe, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-08-31 Win Rayen Simson Steko's Fight Night 25, Semi-finals Karlsruhe, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-04-28 Win Wallid Haddad KlasH Champions Battlefield Höör, Sweden TKO (Shin Injury) 1 2007-01-27 Win Darius Skliaudys WFCA Baltia Grand Prix Riga, Latvia KO 1 2006-12-02 Loss Marco Piqué Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter-finals Padua, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2006-10-17 Loss Farid Villaume A-1 Combat Cup 2006, Quarter-finals Istanbul, Turkey Decision 5 3:00 2006-10-15 Win Jenk Behic A-1 Combat Cup 2006, 1st round Istanbul, Turkey KO 4 2006-05-13 Loss Jordan Tai SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Final Vienna, Austria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-05-13 Win Amir Zeyada SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Semi-finals Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00 2006-05-13 Win Şahin Yakut SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Quarter-finals Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00 2006-03-11 Loss Alviar Lima SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006 Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-01-28 Loss Fadi Merza SuperLeague Hungary 2006 Budapest, Hungary Decision 3 3:00 2005-11-19 Win Cedric Muller SuperLeague Portugal 2005 Carcavelos, Portugal Decision 3 3:00 2005-09-24 Loss Alviar Lima Super League Turkey 2005, Quarter-finals Istanbul, Turkey Decision 3 3:00 2005-05-21 Loss Jordan Tai SuperLeague Germany 2005 Oberhausen, Germany KO (Right High Kick) 2 2005-04-09 Win Ole Laursen SuperLeague Austria 2005 Vienna, Austria Decision 5 3:00 2004-12-18 Draw Rafi Zouheir K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Super Fight Guadalajara, Spain Decision Draw 3 3:00 2004-10-23 Loss Rene Müller SuperLeague Germany 2004 Oberhausen, Germany TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 5 2004-04-02 Win Tarik Farina K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Final Lisbon, Portugal TKO 1 2004-04-02 Win Luis Reis K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Semi-finals Lisbon, Portugal TKO 2 2004-04-02 Win Carlos Heredia K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Quarter-finals Lisbon, Portugal Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2003-10-31 Loss Ante Bilić K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Split) 5 3:00 2003-08-20 Loss Carlos Heredia K-1 Spain GP 2003, Super Fight Barcelona, Spain Disqualified 2002-12-14 Win Ante Bilić K-1 Spain MAX 2002, Final Barcelona, Spain Decision 3 3:00 2002-12-14 Win Ondřej Hutník K-1 Spain MAX 2002, Semi-finals Barcelona, Spain TKO (Ref Stop/Cut) 1 2002-12-14 Win Roger Van de Heiden K-1 Spain MAX 2002, Quarter-finals Barcelona, Spain Decision 3 3:00 Legend:

Amateur Kickboxing Record Amateur Kickboxing Record Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2008-11-30 Loss Yury Harbachou W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Final -75 kg Porto, Portugal Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2008-11-? Win Mehmet Aygun W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Semi-finals -75 kg Porto, Portugal Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-11-? Win Artur Szychowski W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Quarter-finals -75 kg Porto, Portugal Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-09-? Loss Yury Harbachou W.A.K.O. World Championships '07, K-1 Rules Semi-finals -75 kg Belgrade, Serbia 2007-09-? Win Vladimir Konsky W.A.K.O. World Championships '07, K-1 Rules Quarter-finals -75 kg Belgrade, Serbia 2007-09-? Win Krasimir Aprostolov W.A.K.O. World Championships '07, K-1 Rules 2nd round -75 kg Belgrade, Serbia 2006-11-23 Loss Denis Dikusar W.A.K.O. European Championships '06 -71 kg, Thai-Boxing 1st round -71 kg Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-10-? Loss Krasimir Aprostolov W.A.K.O. European Championships '06, Full Contact 2nd round -75 kg Lisbon, Portugal Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2006-10-? Win Pavol Garaj W.A.K.O. European Championships '06, Full Contact 1st round -75 kg Lisbon, Portugal Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2002-10-28 Win I.A.M.T.F. Amateur European Championships '02, Muay Thai Final -75 kg Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Legend: