Saulo Cavalari

Saulo Cavalari
Born Saulo Cavalari
1989 (age 28–29)
Curitiba, Brazil
Other names Cassius Clay, Saulo Clay
Nationality Brazilian
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 94.6 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division Light heavyweight
Reach 73.7 in (187 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil
Team Thai Brasil
Kickboxing record
Total 66
Wins 60
By knockout 18
Losses 6
Amateur record
Total 20
Wins 18
Losses 2
last updated on: September 19, 2015

Saulo Cavalari (born 1989) is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He has competed in K-1 Rising and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion. As of 1 September 2018, he is ranked the #3 light-heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Biography and career

After achieving impressive fighting record and winning numerous titles he faced Pavel Zhuravlev in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012[2][3] and lost via unanimous decision.[4]

In 2013 he signed for GLORY promotion, joining light heavyweight division, making his debut on Glory 11: Chicago event, winning on points against highly ranked Filip Verlinden on October 12.[5][6][7]

On November 23, 2013 he knocked out Mourad Bouzidi in first round at Glory 12: New York undercard in New York City, New York.[8][9][10]

Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014, losing to Tyrone Spong via unanimous decision in the semi-finals.[11][12][13]

Cavalari had a rematch with Mwekassa for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2018". combatpress.com.
  2. ↑ K-1 Final 16 Matches Unveiled
  3. ↑ K-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14
  4. ↑ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
  5. ↑ GLORY 11 CHICAGO - NEW FIGHTS CONFIRMED
  6. ↑ GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion
  7. ↑ Glory 11 Results and Recap Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates
  10. ↑ GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Glory 15 Results and Recap Archived 2014-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ GLORY 15 Results/Pictures: Saki wins title, Spong suffers horrific leg injury Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ Gokhan Saki Wins Title, Tyrone Spong Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury at Glory 15
  14. ↑ Michael Stets (2015-07-30). "Bellator 142: 'Dynamite' fight card gets Zack Mwekassa vs Saulo Cavalari rematch for vacant GLORY light heavyweight title". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  15. ↑ VII Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai – Fotos(in Portuguese)
  16. ↑ Resultados do Samuray Fight Combat 5(in Portuguese)
  17. ↑ VI Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai: Emoção e trocação de sobra!(in Portuguese)
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