Michael Boapeah

Michael Boapeah
Born (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)
The Hague, Netherlands
Other namesTime Bomb
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofThe Hague, Netherlands
TeamARJ Trainingen
TrainerMaikel Polanen
Years active2018–present
Kickboxing record
Total26
Wins20
By knockout7
Losses5
Draws1

Michael Boapeah (born January 1, 2000) is a Ghanaian-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the middleweight division of Glory. He previously competed for Golden Fighter Championship and Colosseum Tournament. As of April 2023, Boapeah is ranked as the 8th best middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.[1]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Boapeah faced the two-time World Fighting League Middleweight champion Santino Verbeek at RINGS Nieuwegein on October 6, 2021.[2] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[3] This victory earned Boapeah the chance to challenge Kevin Van Heeckeren for the RINGS Middleweight (-85 kg) title at Rings Fighting Network 2022 on March 19, 2022.[4] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Boapeah faced Amir Al Amir at Rings Gala Mijdrecht on June 4, 2022. The bout was a rematch of their March 24, 2019, meeting, which Boapeah won by unanimous decision. He was able to win the rematch by a first-round knockout.[5]

Glory

Boapeah made his Glory debut against Florian Kröger at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on August 20, 2022.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7] Despite calling for a fight with the top ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan next, Boapeah was instead booked to face Glory debutante Sergej Braun at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[8] Boapeah was knocked down in the third round, en route to losing the fight by majority decision.[9]

Boapeah faced Ertugrul Bayrak at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Boapeah faced Ulric Bokeme at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[12] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Bokeme retired from the bout in the final minute of the opening round, after his front teeth were knocked out.[13]

Boapeah faced Sergej Braun at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023. The bout was a rematch of their Glory 81 fight, which Braun won by unanimous decision.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Boapeah was expected to challenge Donovan Wisse for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023.[16] Wisse withdrew from the bout, with an illness, on August 31.[17] The title bout was rescheduled to take place at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023.[18] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[19]

Boapeah faced Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024.[20] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[21]

Boapeah faced Ulric Bokeme at Glory 93 on July 20, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[22]

Boapeah faced Mohamed Touchassie at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[23]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
20 Wins (7 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2025-02-22 Morocco Ibrahim El Bouni Glory 98 Rotterdam, Netherlands
2024-10-12 Win Morocco Mohamed Touchassie Glory 96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-07-20 Win Switzerland Ulric Bokeme Glory 93 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-05-18 Win Turkey Serkan Ozcaglayan Glory 92 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-11-04 Loss Suriname Donovan Wisse Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2023-08-19 Win Germany Sergej Braun Glory 87 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-17 Win Switzerland Ulric Bokeme Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (retirement) 1 2:08
2023-03-11 Win Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-10-08 Loss Germany Sergej Braun Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2022-08-20 Win Germany Florian Kröger Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 Düsseldorf, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-06-04 Win Netherlands Amir Al Amir Rings Gala Mijdrecht Mijdrecht, Netherlands KO (Uppercut) 1
2022-03-19 Loss Netherlands Kevin Van Heeckeren Rings Fighting Network 2022 Nieuwegein, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the RINGS Middleweight (-85 kg) title.
2021-10-06 Win Netherlands Santino Verbeek RINGS Nieuwegein Nieuwegein, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-08-17 Win Romania Claudiu Alexe KO Masters 9 Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-06-24 Win Romania Serkan Çelebi GFC 7 Bucharest, Romania TKO (Cut) 2 2:32
2019-11-29 Win Romania Robert Constantin GFC 6 Timișoara, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:32
2019-10-06 Loss Netherlands Jeroen Trijsburg Rings Gala Amstelveen Amstelveen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-05-09 Loss Romania Adrian Mitu Colosseum Tournament 12 Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-04-13 Win Netherlands Hanno van der Wilt Rings Gala Breukelen Breukelen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-24 Win Netherlands Amir Al Amir Rings Gala Mijdrecht Mijdrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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