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Ray Sefo

Ray "Sugarfoot" Sefo (February 15, 1971) is a professional New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living and training in Las Vegas, NV.

Biography

Trained in Wing Chun as a youth, Sefo developed his Muay Thai fighting style under Thai legend Kiosot as well as Lollo Heimuli. Sefo had an impressive unbeaten record as an amateur and a professional in the Oceania kickboxing league. Ray Sefo trained in the same gym with Jason Suttie, Jayson Vemoa and brother Rony Sefo.

His first major breakthrough was becoming a WKA cruiser weight champion, after which he also acted as a sparring partner for fellow New Zealander David Tua when Tua first returned to New Zealand for a fight after turning pro.

Holding five world title belts, Sefo is well respected in the professional fighting community, having been invited to compete in the prestigious K-1 events and holds an impressive record in the K-1 World Grand Prix events and maintains the highest KO ratio in K-1.

Sefo is particularly known for being able to take (and dish out) a tremendous amount of punishment. At times he will taunt his opponents by letting his hands and his guard down completely and inviting them to hit him repeatedly. Some enjoy his antics but others find them akin to showboating. Nevertheless his peers respect him, other fighters consider him an aggressive and competitive fighter but only in the ring. He excels at fast and hard combinations from all angles, excellent footwork and speed, often employing uppercuts to get through the opponents defence, lastly he is known for devastating and painful kicks including lowkicks and kicks to the face.

Sefo is considered one of the very best K-1 fighters to never win the title, Jérôme Le Banner being another. In the K-1 organization Sefo has fought some of the best and/or most well known names including Ernesto Hoost, Semmy Schilt, Remy Bonjasky, Peter Aerts -all (former) World Champions and many others including Bob Sapp.

Because in K-1 World GP 2006 in Osaka, Sefo lost to Stefan Leko, and also he did not get any regional GP title in 2007, he could not participate in K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16. However, as FEG enlisted Sefo to the match as a fan-favorite fighter, he will face Peter Aerts, one of the legends still dominant over K-1.

Titles

2000 K-1 World Grand Prix Finalist.
1998 WKBF Super Heavyweight World champion.
1997 WKBA Super Heavyweight World champion.
1996 WMTF World Heavyweight champion.
1996 ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Champion.
1995 ISKA World Light Cruiserweight Champion.
1995 WMTF Light Heavyweight Champion.
1993 Hong Kong Lightheavyweight Champion.
1992 South Pacific Cruiserweight Champion.
1991 New Zealand Cruiserweight Champion.
1990 New Zealand Heavyweight Champion.

Kickboxing Record

53 Wins (38 (T)KOs, 15 Decisions), 20 Losses, 1 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
2008-09-27	Loss	Gokhan Saki	K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16, Seoul, Korea	Decision (Ext.R)	4	3:00
07/13/2008	Loss	Zabit Samedov	K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan	Decision (2 Ext Split)	5	3:00
04/13/2008	Loss	Badr Hari	K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	2:43
09/29/2007	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16, Korea	TKO (Corner stoppage)	1	3:00
08/04/2007	Loss	Bjorn Bregy	K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas, USA	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
03/04/2007	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama, Japan, +100kg Title	KO (Punch)	2	2:37
12/02/2006	Win	Melvin Manhoef	K-1 World GP 2006 Final, Japan	KO (Right punch)	1	0:41
09/30/2006	Loss	Stefan Leko	K-1 World GP 2006 in Osaka, Japan	Decision (Ext.R)	4	3:00
08/12/2006	Win	Azem Maksutaj	K-1 World GP 2006 in Las Vegas II, USA	TKO	3	2:02
06/03/2006	Win	Ruslan Karaev	K-1 World GP 2006 in Seoul, Korea	KO (Right hook)	1	1:42
03/05/2006	Win	Francois Botha	K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand	Decision	3	3:00
11/19/2005	Loss	Semmy Schilt	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Final, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/23/2005	Win	Kaoklai Kaennorsing	K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
06/14/2005	Win	Ruslan Karaev	K-1 World GP 2005 in Hiroshima, Japan	TKO	1	0:37
12/31/2004	Win	Gary Goodridge	K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite	2004, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	0:24
12/04/2004	Loss	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final, Japan	Decision (Ext.R)	4	3:00
09/25/2004	Win	Hiromi Amada	K-1 World GP 2004 in Tokyo, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
08/07/2004	Win	Marvin Eastman	K-1 World GP 2004 in Las Vegas II, USA	KO (Punches)	1	1:32
06/26/2004	Win	Bob Sapp	K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka, Japan	KO	2	0:49
12/06/2003	Loss	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
10/11/2003	Win	Carter Williams	K-1 World GP 2003 in Osaka, Japan	Decision	2	3:00
07/13/2003	Win	Tatsufumi Tomihira	K-1 World GP 2003 in Fukuoka, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	5	2:15
03/30/2003	Win	Pele Reid	K-1 World GP 2003 in Saitama, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	3	1:15
12/07/2002	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final, Japan	TKO (Low kicks)	1	1:49
12/07/2002	Win	Peter Aerts	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final, Japan	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
10/05/2002	Win	Martin Holm	K-1 World GP 2002 in Saitama, Japan	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
07/14/2002	Win	Gilbert Yvel	K-1 World GP 2002 in Fukuoka, Japan	TKO (Low kicks)	2	2:07
06/02/2002	Win	Julio Cesar Santana	K-1 Survival 2002, Japan	KO (Right hook)	1	0:37
03/03/2002	Win	Mike Bernardo	K-1 World GP 2002 in Nagoya, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
10/08/2001	Win	Mark Hunt	K-1 World GP 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
06/24/2001	Loss	Remy Bonjasky	K-1 Survival 2001, Japan	TKO (Ext.R corner stoppage)	4	3:00
04/29/2001	Win	Adam Watt	K-1 World GP 2001 in Osaka, Japan	KO (Right hook)	1	2:20
03/17/2001	Win	Michael McDonald	K-1 Gladiators 2001, Japan	KO (Right hook)	1	1:56
12/10/2000	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
12/10/2000	Win	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final, Japan	TKO	1	1:45
12/10/2000	Win	Musashi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final, Japan	TKO	1	1:38
08/20/2000	Loss	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World GP 2001 in Yokohama, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	2	3:00
08/20/2000	Win	Frank Otto	K-1 World GP 2001 in Yokohama, Japan	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	2:24
04/20/2000	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 The Millennium, Japan	KO (Right low kick)	3	2:24
12/05/1999	Loss	Sam Greco	K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Final, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
10/15/1999	Win	Samir Benazzouz	K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Final Elimination, Japan	TKO (Three knockdowns)	1	2:14
06/06/1999	Win	Jim Mullen	K-1 Survival 1999, Japan	KO (Right hook)	2	0:45
04/25/1999	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 Revenge 1999, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	4	3:00
12/13/1998	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 World Grand Prix 1998 Final, Japan	TKO	2	2:28
09/27/1998	Win	Stefan Leko	K-1 World GP 1998 Opening Round, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
05/24/1998	Loss	Matt Skelton	K-1 Braves 1998, Japan	TKO (Corner stoppage)	2	3:00
04/09/1998	Draw	Francisco Filho	K-1 Kings 1998, Japan	Decision draw	5	3:00
01/23/1998	Win	Stephane Reveillon	WKBF Super Heavyweight title	KO	2
10/00/1997	Win	Jean-Claude Leuyer	WKBA Super Heavyweight title	Decision	5	3:00
07/20/1997	Win	Jean-Claude Leuyer	K-1 Dreams 1997, Japan	Decision	7	3:00
04/29/1997	Win	Jerome Le Banner	K-1 Braves 1997, Japan	TKO	1	1:31
03/16/1997	Win	Petar Majstorovic	K-1 Kings 1997, Japan	TKO	4	1:36
12/08/1996	Loss	Ernesto Hoost	K-1 Hercules 1996, Japan	KO (Kick)	4	0:25
09/09/1996	Win	Kirkwood Walker	in Hong Kong, WMTF World Heavyweight title	KO
08/01/1996	Win	Lee Swaney	NZ vs ENG, in Auckland, New Zealand	KO
02/25/1996	Win	Andre Manaart	NZ - AUS - HOL, in Auckland, Super Cruiserweight title	KO (Punches)	4
08/25/1995	Win	Michael McDonald	in Auckland, NZ, ISKA World Light Cruiserweight title	KO (Right hook)	3
04/27/1995	Win	Rob Martin	in Auckland, NZ, WMTF Light Heavyweight title	KO

Mixed Martial Arts

1 Win (1 KO).
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
07/06/2005	Win	Min Soo Kim	K-1-Hero's 2, Japan	KO (High kick)	2	0:30

Professional Boxing

5 Wins (4 TKOs), 1 Loss.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round
09/02/2001	Loss	Chester Hughes	Silverstar Hotel & Casino, Choctaw, MS	KO	1
06/03/2001	Win	Joe Lenhart	Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, IL	TKO	1
02/11/2001	Win	Steve Griffin	Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, IL	TKO	1
10/05/1996	Win	Nicky Faamata	Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand	TKO	3
3/16/1995	Win	Paul Baker	Mandalay Ballroom, Auckland, New Zealand	Decision	4
11/24/1994	Win	Alex Katu	Mandalay Ballroom, Auckland, New Zealand	TKO	1