Ran Nakash (born 1978 is an Israeli professional boxer. He is currently Chief Commander and Head Instructor of the Israel Defense Forces Krav Maga Instructional Division[2] and holds a professional boxing record of 26 wins with 18 by knockout and one loss.[3] He scored his latest victory on January 21, 2012 defeating Derek Bryant by unanimous decision.[4] His only loss to date occurred on April 2, 2011 against WBO Cruiserweight champion Marco Huck.[3] Despite accepting the fight on short notice as a late replacement for Giacobbe Fragomeni, Nakash fought a competitive fight, pressing his opponent throughout the 12-round bout, though Huck was ultimately awarded the victory on points.[citation needed]

Nakash was featured on the Discovery Channel’s Fight Quest where he demonstrated the techniques of the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.[5]

Professional boxing record

26 Wins (18 knockouts, 8 decisions) 1 Loss (1 decision) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 26–1 United States Derek Bryant UD 8 January 21, 2012 United States Roseland Ballroom, New York City
Loss 25–1 Germany Marco Huck UD 12 02/04/2011 Germany Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win 25–0 United States Victor Barragan UD 10 July 14, 2010 United States Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 24–0 United States Danny Sheehan TKO 3 April 29, 2010 Israel Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv
Win 23–0 United States Richard Stewart TKO 7 03/04/2010 United States Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the seventh round.
Win 22–0 Hungary Attila Makula KO 2 January 18, 2010 Israel Hangar 11, Tel Aviv
Win 21–0 United States Gary Gomez UD 8 02/10/2009 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 20–0 Bulgaria Yavor Marinchev PTS 10 August 8, 2009 Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win 19–0 United States William Bailey TKO 4 11/07/2009 United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the fourth round.
Win 18–0 United States Dave Brunelli TKO 7 03/04/2009 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the seventh round.
Win 17–0 United States Ryan Carrol KO 2 06/02/2009 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 16–0 United States Harvey Jolly TKO 7 05/12/2008 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the seventh round.
Win 15–0 United States Larry Robinson TKO 1 12/09/2008 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the first round.
Win 14–0 Germany Martin Haag TKO 4 July 20, 2008 Germany Bulldog Open Air Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the fourth round.
Win 13–0 United States James Porter TKO 2 June 6, 2008 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the second round.
Win 12–0 Croatia Asmir Vojnovic TKO 7 01/03/2008 Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win 11–0 United States Ray Ruiz TKO 2 08/02/2008 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the second round.
Win 10–0 Ibrahim Hariri KO ? October 27, 2007 Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win 9–0 United States Samuel Lee Brown UD 4 07/09/2007 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 8–0 Machmud Hashb KO 2 April 28, 2007 Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win 7–0 United States Robert Murray UD 4 09/02/2007 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 6–0 Machmud Hashb TKO 1 January 31, 2007 Israel CMA Gym, Tel Aviv Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Win 5–0 Bulgaria Georgi Buhov PTS 4 06/01/2007 Bulgaria Sofia
Win 4–0 Elia Ivanov TKO 2 November 25, 2006 Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win 3–0 United States Gary Lavender UD 4 October 13, 2006 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 2–0 Muhamad Taya TKO 2 June 30, 2006 Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win 1–0 Elia Ivanov TKO 3 June 18, 2006 Israel CMA Gym, Tel Aviv

References

  1. ^ "Ran "Sweet Dreams" Nakash". JGrit.
  2. ^ Corey Erdman (January 18, 2012). "Ran Nakash: The World's Deadliest Boxer". The Ring.
  3. ^ a b "Huck retains WBO Cruiserweight title". USA Today via AP. April 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "FightNights". FightNights. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Discovery". Dsc.discovery.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
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