Vasily Shish

Vasily "Torero" Shish (born 7 August 1982) is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for the Chinuk Gym. He is a five time world and five time European Muaythai and kickboxing champion who has won titles at both amateur and professional level.[1] Vasily has fought for several notable promotions such as K-1 MAX and (the now defunct) Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague.[2]

Vasily Shish
Born (1982-08-07) August 7, 1982
Other namesTorero
Nationality Belarus
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Super Lightweight
StyleMuay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMinsk, Belarus
TeamChinuk Gym (2004-present)
Gym "Kick Fighter" (1996-2003)
TrainerD.Pyastski
Kickboxing record
Total51
Wins37
By knockout17
Losses12
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
Amateur record
Total71
Wins60
Losses11
last updated on: June 4, 2011

Career/Biography

Growing up in Minsk, Vasily joined the famous Gym "Kick Fighter" in 1996 where he studied Muay Thai alongside future world champions such as Andrei Kulebin, Aliaksei Pekarchyk and Dmitry Shakuta. In 1998 he won his first title as an amateur at the I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Spain, winning a gold medal in the -51 kg category aged just 15 years old, also winning the honour of "best technique".[3] The next year he went to the world championships in Bangkok where he won a bronze medal competing against much more experienced fighters. In 1999 he was part of the Belarus team which won an incredible eight gold medals (out of twelve) in the Thai-boxing section at the W.A.K.O. world championships. What was even more impressive was that seven of the winners came from Vasily's Kick Fighter gym.[4]

In 2000 Vasily won his first pro title (I.K.F. world) by defeating American Richard Kostuck in less than 40 seconds in Minsk. He carried on in an excellent year by winning a gold medal at the amateur European Muaythai championships before finishing the year with a gold medal in Sydney at the World Cup in Martial Arts event. Between 2001 and 2003 Vasily won more amateur and pro world and European titles with the I.A.M.T.F., I.S.S/Brute Force, W.A.K.O. and World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) organizations, moving up in weight and relinquishing his I.K.F. world title as he did so. By 2003 Vasily sought more competitive matches joining the newly created Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague where he would be given the chance to fight world champions every event. Things did not go exactly as planned for Vasily and he only had two fights with the organization – losing both.[5]

By 2004 Vasily had parted from his longtime gym "Kick Fighter" after seven years and joined the rival Chinuk Gym in Minsk. With his new gym he had the opportunity to make up for his disappointing SuperLeague performances after being called up by the then world's biggest kickboxing organization K-1 to take part in an elimination match for the 2005 K-1 MAX final. Vasily faced a daunting task in Tokyo, with the reigning champion Buakaw Por.Pramuk standing in the way of a place of the final 8. After three rounds it was clear that Vasily had no chance of upsetting the odds on favorite, losing every round in a third round unanimous decision loss.

Since his K-1 MAX appearance Vasily has been on the fringes of the kickboxing scene, taking many fights across the border in Russia with the highlight being holding the W.B.K.F. European title between 2006 and 2007. He has also made a number of appearances on smaller European promotions such as Klash and Janus Fight with limited success, wins against Paolo Balicha and Michal Hansgut being nullified by defeats against Aalviar Lima, Paulo Balicha and Fadi Merza.

Titles

Professional

  • 2006-07 W.B.K.F. European champion (0 title defences)
  • 2003 W.K.N. Muaythai super lightweight world champion -66.7 kg
  • 2002 I.S.S./Brute Force world champion
  • 2000 I.K.F. Pro Muaythai super lightweight world champion -62.2 kg (0 title defences - vacated)

Amateur

  • 2002 W.A.K.O. European championships in Jesolo, Italy -67 kg
  • 2002 I.A.M.T.F. European championships in Cyprus -67 kg[6]
  • 2001 I.A.M.T.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -63.5 kg[7]
  • 2000 World Cup in Martial Arts in Sydney, Australia -63.5 kg[8]
  • 2000 I.A.M.T.F. European championships in Athens, Greece -63.5 kg[9]
  • 1999 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Caorle, Italy -63.5 kg
  • 1999 I.A.M.T.F. World Muaythai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -63.5 kg[10]
  • 1998 I.A.M.T.F. European championships in Calafell, Spain -51 kg[11]

Professional Kickboxing Record
Professional Kickboxing Record
37 Wins (17 (T)KO's), 12 Losses, 2 Draws[12]
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2008-04-20Loss Fadi MerzaFight Night Vienna[13]Vienna, AustriaDecision33:00
2007-12-15Loss Paulo BalichaSwiss Las Vegas II[14]Basel, SwitzerlandDecision33:00
Fight was for W.F.C. junior middleweight world title -69.85 kg.
2007-10-26Loss Aalviar LimaKlasH III "Show of No Mercy"[15]Sibiu, RomaniaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-03-21Loss Konstantin SbitovFight Club Arbat[16]Moscow, RussiaTKO
Loses W.B.K.F. European title -71 kg.
2006-11-06Win Nikolai KoreneevBARS - European Welterweight Championship '06[17]Moscow, RussiaDecision (Majority)83:00
Wins W.B.K.F. European title -71 kg.
2006-11-06Win Artur ShamkhalovUfa Fight Night[18]Ufa, RussiaKO5
2006-07-21Loss Petr NakonechnyiS-1 European Elimination - Round 1RussiaDecision33:00
2006-06-21Draw Kumar ZhalievFight Club Arbat[19]Moscow, RussiaDecision Draw33:00
2006-03-10Loss Petr NakonechnyiK-1 East Europe MAX 2006, Super FightVilnius, LithuaniaExt.R Decision (Majority)43:00
2005-11-19Loss Yassine BenhadjJanus Fight 2005, Semi Final[20]Padova, ItalyDecision33:00
2005-11-19Win Michal HansgutJanus Fight 2005, Quarter FinalPadova, ItalyKO (High Kick)2
2005-10-26Draw Alen OfoyoFight Club Arbat[21]Moscow, RussiaDecision Draw33:00
2005-09-30Loss Farid KhiderKings of Muaythai: Belarus vs Europe[22]Minsk, BelarusDecision53:00
Fight was for W.K.N. Muay Thai super lightweight European title -66.7 kg.
2005-09-24Win Paulo BalichaFight Night Winterthur[23]Winterthur, SwitzerlandTKO4
2005-06-15Loss Alexei KraskoFight Club Arbat[24]Moscow, RussiaDecision33:00
2005-05-04Loss Buakaw Por. PramukK-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament OpenTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final.
2004-10-27Win Alexandr DemchenkoFight Club Arbat[25]Moscow, RussiaKO
2004-10-26Win Elbrus DzhumakovRussian Muaythai League[26]Moscow, RussiaKO3
2004-05-19Win Sergey ZemnevichFight Club Arbat[27]Moscow, RussiaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2003-09-27Loss Chris van VenrooijSuperLeague Germany 2003Wuppertal, GermanyDecision53:00
2003-05-10Loss Eddy SabanSuperLeague Austria 2003Vienna, AustriaDecision53:00
2002-12-19Win Petr NakonechnyiBelarus vs Ukraine[28]Bilohirsk, UkraineDecision53:00
2002-00-00WinBrute Force Challenge[29]Pattaya, ThailandDecision53:00
Wins I.S.S/Brute Force Muaythai world title.
2002-09-14Win Baker BarakatNight of KO[30]Sopot, PolandKO3
Wins W.K.N. Muaythai super lightweight world title -66.7 kg.
2002-00-00Win James CookBelarus vs USA[31]New York, NY, USADecision53:00
2000-00-00WinBelarus vs Australia[32]Sydney, AustraliaKO
2000-06-29Win Kongdej RatanachotRussia vs Thailand[33][34]Novosibirsk, RussiaDecision53:00
2000-00-00Win Parynya DongtiamseeBelarus vs Thailand[35]Minsk, BelarusDecision53:00
2000-01-14Win Richard KostuckUSA vs Belarus[36]Minsk, BelarusTKO (Doc Stop/Cut by Elbow)10:38
Wins I.K.F. Pro Muaythai super lightweight world title -62.2 kg.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed Martial Arts Record
MMA Record
0 Wins, 1 Loss
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2006-08-23Loss Dzhabar AskerovBelorechensk Fight Night 2[37]Belorechensk, RussiaSubmission1

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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