Stéphane Ippo Susperregui (born 31 August 1984) is a French kickboxer. He is the current WKN World Oriental Rules Heavyweight and former WKA K-1 World Heavyweight champion.
He is ranked as the fifth best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[1] and sixth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[2]
Biography and career
Susperregui fought two of the best -95 kg Muaythai fighters, Australians 2010, Steve McKinnon for his WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title and 2012, Nathan Corbett for his W.K.N. Muay Thai World title, he lost both fights by decision but put up a good fight.[3]
In 2011 he became WKN kickboxing oriental heavyweight champion defeating Spains Damian Garcia,[4] he was also double WKN kickboxing Grand Prix champion. In 2011 he defeated Tefik Bajrami and Nicolas Wamba[5] and in 2012 at Le Banner Series he defeated Julius Mocka and Enfusion Quest for honor tournament runner up Frank Muñoz after tough fight and extra round.[6]
He won the NDC -100 kg/220 lb title with a decision win over Abderhamane Coulibaly at La 20ème Nuit des Champions in Marseille, France on November 23, 2013.[10][11]
In February 2016, Stephane fought Ludovic Providence for the K-1 Event Light Heavyweight Championship -95 kg title.[12] He won the fight by a first-round TKO.[13]
During the June 2017 Monte Carlo Fighting Masters event, Stephane fought Sergej Maslobojev for the WAKO World K-1 94 kg title. Maslobojev won the fight by TKO, after Susperregui's corner threw in the towel in the fourth round.[14]
Susperregui took part in the 2018 Fight Night Saint-Tropez tournament. In the semifinals, he defeated Wladimir Tok by a third-round TKO, but lost the final bout against Arnold Oborotov by decision.[15]
Stephane made his Glory debut against Donegi Abena at Glory 60. Abena won the fight by unanimous decision.[16] For his next fight, he was scheduled to fight Felipe Micheletti,[17] whom he defeated by decision, after an extra round was fought.[18] He was scheduled to fight Luis Tavares during Glory Collision 2.[19] Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]
Susperregui participated in the K-1 Event -95 kg tournament, held on December 4, 2021. He won the tournament title after defeating Pascal Touré by decision in the semifinals, and Yuri Farcas by decision in the finals.[21]
Susperregui was booked to face Oleg Primachev in Bilbao, Spain on March 26, 2022.[22] The bout was later cancelled, as Primachev was unable to enter Spain due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23]
Titles
2018 Fight Night Saint-Tropez Heavyweight Tournament Runner-up
2016 K-1 Event Light Heavyweight Champion -95 kg
2013 NDC K-1 rules light heavyweight champion -100 kg
2013 WKA K-1 rules World Heavyweight champion -95 kg
2012 WKN kickboxing GP champion -100 kg
2011 WKN kickboxing GP champion -100 kg
2011 WKN kickboxing oriental heavyweight world champion -96,6 kg
2010 French K-1 champion +91 kg
2010 French muay thai Elite class A champion -86 kg
2009 French muay thai Elite class A champion -86 kg