Brecht Wallis
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| Born | 6 September 1977 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Other names | The Gentle Giant |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18.3 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Valkenswaard, Netherlands |
| Team | Siam Gym |
| Trainer | Miki Benazzouz |
| Years active | 2001–2007, 2013–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 41 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
Last updated on: 27 April 2014 | |
Brecht "The Gentle Giant" Wallis (born 6 September 1977) is a Belgian retired kickboxer from Houthalen-Oost. He holds notable victories over Jorgen Kruth (twice), Carter Williams, Alexander Ustinov, and Errol Zimmerman.
Career and biography
[edit | edit source]Brecht Wallis started training in judo at the age of 12 and a few years later moved on to Muay Thai. In 2001 he moved to the Netherlands to pursue his professional career at the Siam Gym under trainer Miki Benazzouz.
He made his K-1 debut in 2003 at K-1 Holland GP in Zoetermeer, winning the bout against Swedish fighter Jorgen Kruth by extra round majority decision.
On 14 February 2004 Brecht won his first K-1 tournament in Stockholm, Sweden qualifying for K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II. In the quarter-finals he was matched up against heavy favorite, American Carter Williams, Wallis won the fight by spectacular high kick in round 3. His next opponent in the semis was again Jorgen Kruth. After an evenly fought match Brecht Wallis was announced the winner by unanimous decision and moved on to the tournament finals against American Mighty Mo where he suffered his first loss by a devastating KO in a second round.[1]
After few years out of the K-1 fighting circuit Brecht Wallis made his comeback on 4 May 2007 at the K-1 Fighting Network GP 2007 in Romania, winning the tournament over Doug Viney, Errol Zimmerman and Paula Mataele and he qualified for K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam. [2]
He defeated Martinis Knyzelis via decision at K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 in Vilnius in Vilnius, Lithuania on 27 April 2013.[3][4][5][6]
Titles
[edit | edit source]- 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Romania Champion
- 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II Runner-up
- 2004 K-1 Scandinavia World Qualification Champion
Kickboxing record
[edit | edit source]| 30 wins (13 KOs), 9 losses, 2 draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-27 | Win | Lithuania Martinis Knyzelis | K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 in Vilnius | Vilnius, Lithuania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-06-23 | Loss | Switzerland Björn Bregy | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, Quarter-finals | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-05-04 | Win | New Zealand Paula Mataele | K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007, Final | Bucharest, Romania | KO (straight punch) | 2 | 1:00 | |
| Wins the K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 title. | ||||||||
| 2007-05-04 | Win | Curaçao Errol Zimmerman | K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007, Semi-finals | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-05-04 | Win | New Zealand Doug Viney | K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007, Quarter-finals | Bucharest, Romania | KO (left roundhouse kick) | 3 | 0:50 | |
| 2007-04-07 | Loss | Curaçao Errol Zimmerman | Balans Fight Night | Tilburg, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-03-24 | Win | Belgium Frédéric Sinistra | It's Showtime 23 | Lommel, Belgium | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-10-07 | Win | Netherlands Peter Mulder | 2 Hot 2 Handle | Emmen, Netherlands | (T)KO (Body Kick) | 3 | ||
| 2006-06-25 | Win | Morocco Aziz Jahjah | Future Battle 2 | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-03-26 | Loss | Netherlands Lloyd van Dams | Balans Fight Night | Tilburg, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-12-17 | Draw | Netherlands Eric Zowa | 2 Hot 2 Handle | Maastricht, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-10-02 | Loss | Russia Alexander Ustinov | The Battle of Arnhem IV | Arnhem, Netherlands | KO | 1 | ||
| 2005-09-16 | Loss | Romania Daniel Ghiță | Local Kombat 16 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-05-02 | Win | Russia Alexander Ustinov | Total Kombat 3 | Pitești, Romania | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-03-26 | Loss | Switzerland Björn Bregy | Gala in Barneveld | Barneveld, Netherlands | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-11-12 | Win | Belgium Aziz Khattou | Fights at the Border III | Lommel, Belgium | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-11-04 | Draw | Romania Cătălin Zmărăndescu | Total Kombat 1 | Brașov, Romania | Decision | |||
| 2004-08-07 | Loss | United States Mighty Mo | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II, Final | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | KO (Right overhand) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| For the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas title. | ||||||||
| 2004-08-07 | Win | Sweden Jörgen Kruth | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II, Semi-finals | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-08-07 | Win | United States Carter Williams | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II, Quarter-finals | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | KO (high kick) | 3 | 0:55 | |
| 2004-02-14 | Win | Sweden Rickard Nordstrand | K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification, Final | Stockholm, Sweden | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification tournament. | ||||||||
| 2004-02-14 | Win | Finland Petri Reima | K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification, Semi-finals | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-02-14 | Win | Sweden Johan Mparmpagiannis | K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification, Quarter-finals | Stockholm, Sweden | TKO (Fighter gave up) | 2 | 2:35 | |
| 2003-04-06 | Win | Sweden Jörgen Kruth | K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003, Quarter-finals | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Ext.R Decision (Majority) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
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References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Next K-1 Qualifier in Vilnius on April 27th
- ^ Details on This Weekend's K-1 WGP in Vilnius Show
- ^ Turyński, Makouski i Beszterda przegrywają w Wilnie Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ K-1 WGP Action Rocks Vilnius With Six Qualifiers Archived 7 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
