Nenad Pagonis | |
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Born |
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
July 28, 1987
Other names | Greek, Tenshinhan, The Tulip |
Nationality | Serbian |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 93.9 kg (207 lb; 14.79 st) |
Division |
Heavyweight Cruiserweight Light Heavyweight |
Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
Style |
Muay Thai Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Team | Mike's Gym (2010-present) Pagonis Team (2009-present) Ronin Gym (up to 2009) |
Trainer |
Mike Passenier (Mike's Gym) Milos Milutinov (Pagonis Team) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 4 |
By knockout | 3 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 4 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 2 |
Amateur kickboxing record | |
Total | 67 |
Wins | 61 |
By knockout | 34 |
Losses | 6 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Nenad Pagonis (born 28 July 1987 in Serbia) is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer as of 2013[update] fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. In 2010 he became W.A.K.O. Pro world champion (K-1 rules). He won a number of world and European titles at amateur level.
Pagonis is of Greek paternal descent. In 2006, at the age of 19, he won a gold medal at the yearly Balkan Bames, and won gold at the W.A.K.O. European championships held in Macedonia. From 2007 to 2009 he won two world championships, two world cups and a further Balkans championship.
In 2010 Pagonis became professional, and won the W.A.K.O Pro world title against reigning champion Antonio Sousa, winning by a third round stoppage victory in Milan Sousa was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight. Pagonis then joined Mike's Gym in the Netherlands where he trained with fighters including Badr Hari and Melvin Manhoef. Pagonis has now won a world title 8 times (4 amateur titles, 4 professional title) and has won 3 European titles. Pagonis also appeared on It's Showtime in Athens in 2010, where he defeated Rustemi Kreshnik by decision, allowing him to challenge the reigning It's Showtime 95MAX champion Danyo Ilunga the following year.