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Swiss kickboxer
Azem Maksutaj
Born
(1975-07-08) July 8, 1975 (age 48) Deçan, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Other names
The Black Eagle The Warrior
Nationality
Albanian Swiss
Height
183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
Division
Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Style
Kickboxing • Muay Thai
Fighting out of
Azem Kampfsport
Years active
1992–2010
Kickboxing record
Total
100
Wins
76
By knockout
57
Losses
22
By knockout
7
Draws
2
Other information
Website
https://www.azem.ch/
Azem Maksutaj[a] (born July 8, 1975) is a Swiss former kickboxer who had competed in the lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions.
Originally from the Kosovo,[b] he relocated to Switzerland at an early age where he began training in Muay Thai at fifteen. After capturing the Swiss national title at lightweight during his first year of competitions in 1992, he then went on to win European and world honours in 1994 while fighting around the 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) super middleweight mark. The late 1990s saw him move between light heavyweight and cruiserweight, taking five world titles in those divisions, before eventually making the jump to heavyweight in 2001 where he spent the remainder of his career, acting as a journeyman in the K-1 promotion while also winning four other world titles.
Despite spending much of his career as an undersized heavyweight, Maksutaj was known for his toughness as well as his technical skill, Muay Thai.[1] He won a total of fourteen world titles in various weight divisions before retiring in 2010 with a hundred professional contests under his belt.[2]
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