Ran Nakash

Ran Nakash
Born (1978-07-03) July 3, 1978 (age 46)
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Other namesSweet Dreams[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height178 cm (70 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins26
Wins by KO18
Losses1

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

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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

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  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.