Michael Smolik

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Michael Smolik boxer
Michael Smolik
Data
Birth Name
Weight class Super heavyweight
nationality German
birthday July 28, 1991
place of birth Crailsheim Germany
style Thai boxing K1
size 1.91 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 33
Victories 33
Knockout victories 23
Defeats 0
draw 0
No value 0

Michael Smolik (born July 28, 1991 in Crailsheim ) is a German kickboxer . Until 2019 he was multiple amateur world champion and professional world champion in kickboxing in the World Kickboxing and Karate Union . On August 30, 2020, Smolik announced his official end of career in kickboxing via his YouTube channel. He also announced that he had signed a contract with the largest MMA organization in Germany, the GMC.

Life

Smolik is of Polish descent. His father Jan Smolik was one of the best Taekwondo fighters in Poland.

Michael Smolik was trained by his father together with his brother at the age of three. From the age of five he started training in Taekwondo . After switching to kickboxing, he won his first world title as an amateur at the World Kickboxing and Karate Union in Orlando in 2012 . After further World Cup victories as an amateur in light contact , full contact and K-1 rules , he won his first professional fight in September 2014 after just a few seconds by knockout .

Since the beginning of 2015 Smolik has been trained by Pavlica and Mladen Steko in Munich. Since his employer did not approve kickboxing as a sideline due to the risk of injury, Smolik gave up his job as a police officer on March 1, 2016. On the night of September 10th to 11th, 2016 he won his first super heavyweight world title among professionals by knocking out Luca Panto in the first round. Because of his knockout victories usually after a few seconds and his offensive fighting style, Smolik bears the fighting name Flying Badboy and The Knockout Machine. He holds the world record for the fastest knockout in seconds. In his fight on July 1, 2017 in the Munich Zenith Hall , he needed 3 seconds for his knockout victory after the fight began.

In addition to his work as a fighter, Smolik trains young talents and is involved in social projects. He also worked on the television series Die Ruhrpottwache .

On May 4th, 2019 it was announced that Michael Smolik had signed a contract with one of the largest kickboxing organizations Glory . At the same time, he separated from his previous trainer and manager Mladen Steko . On October 12, 2019 Michael Smolik fought against Mohamed Abdallah at Glory 69 in Düsseldorf . He won this fight on points.

Works

  • Michael Smolik, Markus Voigt: Fighters with a heart: 8 basic principles of success . Independently published, 2017, ISBN 978-1-5212-3055-8 .
  • Michael Smolik, Markus Voigt: Setback without a knockout

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PM / JOM: Michael Smolik has reached the goal of all dreams. In: Hohenloher Tageblatt ( Südwestpresse ). September 15, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Smolik is of Polish-Russian descent and has been WKU world champion in kickboxing since September 2016. GERMAN FIGHT NEWS
  3. ↑ Guido Seyerle: Kick it like Smolik. In: Hohenloher Tageblatt ( Südwestpresse ). October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Our professional and amateur fighters. In: stekos.de. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Alexander Schreiber: Michael Smolik on the end of his police career and goals in kickboxing. In: Hohenloher Tageblatt ( Südwestpresse ). March 23, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
  6. ↑ PM / JOM: Michael Smolik has reached the goal of all dreams. In: Hohenloher Tageblatt ( Südwestpresse ). September 15, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Boxing - Smolik vs. Panto: The knockout machine Michael Smolik strikes in the 1st round. Retrieved September 15, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Michael Smolik: Fastest Ko Kick in the world - Worlds fastest K1 knockout. May 8, 2016, accessed September 25, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Michael Smolik signs with Glory. In: ran.de. May 4, 2019, accessed May 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Smolik, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German kickboxer
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Crailsheim , Germany