Alex Pereira (kickboxer)

Alex 'Po Atan' Pereira
Born Alexsandro Pereira
(1987-07-07) July 7, 1987,
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo Brazil
Other names Po Atan
Nationality Brazilian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187.4 lb; 13.39 st)
Division Middleweight / Cruiserweight
Reach 80.0 in (203 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out of São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo Brazil
Trainer Vinicius Reviravolta
Years active 2009-present
Kickboxing record
Total 44
Wins 38
By knockout 27
Losses 6
last updated on: June 21, 2014

Alexsandro Pereira (born July 7, 1987), commonly known as Alex Pereira or sometimes Alex Sandro is a Brazilian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He turned to kickboxing after giving up a career as a boxer. Pereira came to prominence when he became a WAKO Pro Panamerican champion in 2013. He has competed in promotions such as the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, It's Showtime and Jungle Fight (MMA). He is the current champion of WGP Kickboxing at Cruiserweight (85.1kg) and of Glory Kickboxing at Middleweight (85kg).

As of 1 September 2018, he is ranked the #1 middleweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Career

He won the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, beating Dustin Jacoby by first round knockout in the semi-finals and Sahak Parparyan by majority decision in the final.[2][3]

It was announced during the Glory 15: Istanbul broadcast that Pereira would be one of eight fighters competing in the Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing middleweight tournament in Inglewood, California, United States on June 21, 2014.[4][5] He lost to eventual champion Artem Levin by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals to exit the tournament.[6][7][8]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

  • 2017 Glory (kickboxing) Glory 46: China Middleweight Champion
  • 2015 WGP Kickboxing Middleweight Champion
  • 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner
  • 2013 WAKO Pro Panamerican -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules
  • 2013 WAKO World Championships in Guaruja, Brasil -91 kg (K-1 Rules)
  • 2012 WGP -85 kg/187 lb Championship
  • 2012 Brazilian -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
Amateur kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Personal life

He is part of the Indigenous peoples in Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2018". combatpress.com.
  2. ↑ Remy Bonjasky Walks Away With Controversial Decision Over ‘Cro Cop’ at Glory 14
  3. ↑ Glory 14 Results and Recap Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ GLORY 17 Los Angeles Featuring PPV Tournament
  5. ↑ GLORY 17: 'Last Man Standing' 8-man middleweight PPV announced for June 21
  6. ↑ Glory 17 and Last Man Standing Live Results Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Glory's Last Man Standing Results Archived 2014-06-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Glory results: Artem Levin, Rico Verhoeven and Joseph Valtellini take home Glory gold
  9. ↑ http://wgpkickboxing.com.br/noticias/wgp-40-alex-pereira-defende-cinturao-diante-de-maycon-silva-na-luta-principal/
  10. ↑ http://liverkick.com/index.php/item/3613-weekend-results-wgp-25-cesar-almeida-x-alex-pereira-iii
  11. ↑ http://www.wakopro.org/en/news/press-release-wgp-25-cesar-almeida-vs-alex-po-atan-pereira-i/386d54b3-eb32-4ecf-bdcc-e050c2f84426
  12. ↑ http://liverkick.com/index.php/item/3613-weekend-results-wgp-25-cesar-almeida-x-alex-pereira-iii
  13. ↑ WGP 22 Fight Card and Stream Info - Alex Pereira vs. Robert Thomas
  14. ↑ WGP SUPER 4, Ibirapuera SP (Brasil), 26/04/2014
  15. ↑ WGP Kickboxing – Finais até 85 kg Archived 2014-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.(in Portuguese)
  16. ↑ WGP KICKBOXING, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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