Jorge Varela (kickboxer)

Jorge Varela
Born (1994-07-07) July 7, 1994 (age 30)
Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain
Native nameJorge Varela Carmona
NationalitySpain Spanish
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSeville, Spain
TeamTeam Jesus Cabello
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins49
By knockout10
Losses11
By knockout4

Jorge Varela Carmona (born 7 July 1994) is a Spanish kickboxer.

As of September 2020, he was the #10 ranked Super Flyweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Kickboxing career

Varela faced Ramzik Ghulinyan for the WKL Intercontinental -63 kg title on the May 6, 2017 Mix Fight event. He won the fight by decision.[2]

Varela participated in the K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, which was held on June 17, 2018. Varela faced Kaito Ozawa in the tournament quarterfinals and won the fight by a first-round knockout. Advancing to the tournament semifinals, Varela faced the former RISE Bantamweight champion Yuta Murakoshi. Murakoshi won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was contested.[3][4]

Varela faced Ryusei Ashizawa at K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 on March 10, 2019.[5] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Ashizawa with a left hook near the end of the opening round.[6]

Varela made his third K-1 appearance against Haruma Saikyo at K-1 World GP 2019 Super Bantamweight World Tournament on June 30, 2019. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout.[7]

Varela made his return to WLF to face Wang Junguang at Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage on August 31, 2019. Junguang won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[8]

Varela was booked to face Yuki Egawa at K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri on November 24, 2019, in the quarterfinal bout of the K-1 featherweight tournament. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[9]

Titles

Professional

  • 2017 WKL Intercontinental -63 kg Champion[10]
  • 2017 ISKA European -57 kg Champion[11]

Amateur

  • 2013 IFMA Spain Champion
  • 2014 IFMA Andalucía champion

Kickboxing record

Pro Kickboxing Record
49 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2019-11-24 Loss Japan Yuki Egawa K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri, -57 kg Tournament Quarter Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Left Hook to the Body) 1 1:49
2019-08-31 Loss China Wang Junguang Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 3rd Group Stage Zhengzhou, China KO (Spinning Back Kick to the body) 4 0:55
For the Enfusion World -57kg title.
2019-06-30 Loss Japan Haruma Saikyo K-1 World GP 2019 Super Bantamweight World Tournament Saitama, Japan KO (Knee to the head) 3 1:27
2019-03-10 Win Japan Ryusei Ashizawa K-1 World GP 2019: K’FESTA 2 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:41
2019-01-19 Loss China Zhao Chongyang Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF World Cup 2018-2019 Final Haikou, China Decision 3 3:00
2018-06-17 Loss Japan Yuta Murakoshi K-1 World GP 2018: 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Semi Final Saitama, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2018-06-17 Win Japan Kaito Ozawa K-1 World GP 2018 2nd Featherweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Final Saitama, Japan TKO (Two knockdowns) 1 2:57
2018-04-07 Win Portugal Helder Victor Shocktime Spain Decision 3 3:00
2017-11-12 Win Portugal Nelson Moreira Kryssing World Series Seville, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2017-05-06 Win Armenia Ramzik Ghulinyan Mix Fight Spain Decision 5 3:00
Wins the WKL Intercontinental -63kg title.
2017-04-08 Win Portugal Bernardo Mendes Kryssing World Series Spain Decision 5 3:00
Wins the ISKA European -57kg title.
2017-03-04 Win Morocco Karim Zamora Kryssing World Series Spain Decision 3 3:00
2016-09-24 Draw Spain Xavi Lantaron Gran Slam V Malaga, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2016-05-21 Portugal Portugal
2016-03-19 Loss Spain Jaime Roldán World Fight Tour Seville, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2016-02-13 Loss England Jordan Williams Newcastle, England Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2020".
  2. ^ "Mix Fight llega el 10 de junio a Alicante ¡No te lo pierdas!". titanchannel.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "K-1フェザー級王座決定トーナメントで村越優汰が傷だらけの初優勝！「武尊選手とやりたい。9月でもやります！」". battle-news.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ "K-1 6.17 さいたまスーパーアリーナ：村越優汰、第2代フェザー級王座決定トーナメント優勝し「武尊選手とやりたい」". boutreview.com. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ "【K-1】芦澤竜誠が皇治を挑発「吐いた唾飲み込むなよ」、バレラ戦は「間違いなくKO」". efight.jp. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ^ "【K-1】バレラが芦澤竜誠との喧嘩ファイトで1R KO勝利". getnews.jp. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ "【K-1】西京春馬がホルヘ・バレラに飛びヒザ蹴りでKO勝ち". efight.jp. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. ^ "武林风 ENFUSION 巅峰对决 ，赵崇阳、王俊光双获金腰带". ishare.ifeng.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "【K-1】トーナメントは江川優生が全試合初回KOで完全優勝、武尊は村越優汰との接戦で勝利、皇治・木村・林・城戸・山崎・愛鷹がKOの競演". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Resultados Mix Fight Sollana : David Trallero Vs Bodgan Stoica | SpaceBoxing". 7 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Instagram".