José Reis (kickboxer)
Portuguese-Cape Verdean kickboxer (born 1977)
José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis (born 30 June 1977) is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdean descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight . He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both the K-1 MAX and SuperLeague organizations. His younger brother, Luis Reis , is also a successful kickboxer.
Biography and career
In his early years José had a successful spell as an amateur winning three Iberian championships and a gold medal in the I.M.T.F. European championships as well as a number of bronze medals in various W.A.K.O. and I.M.T.F. European/world championships. In 2002 he won his first professional title at the K-1 Spain MAX 2002 , where he defeated Ante Bilić in the final of the eight man tournament.[ 2]
In 2004 he won his second K-1 MAX tournament, this time in held in Portugal, defeating his own brother Luis in the semi-finals.[ 3] Despite winning another regional tournament José would not be given the chance to qualify for the K-1 MAX final. In 2005 he signed up with the recently created SuperLeague organization and he had ten fights within the organization between 2005 and 2006, winning four and losing six. His highlight was a runner up position at the SuperLeague Elimination 2006 tournament losing to Jordan Tai in the final.[ 4]
After the SuperLeague organizations demise at the end of 2006 José won the W.F.C.A. European title and had a spell with the Steko's Fight Night and KlasH promotions, losing out to Yohan Lidon in a fight for the W.K.A. world title.[ 5] He also returned to amateur action in 2007, picking up a bronze medal[ 6] and then a silver the following year at the W.A.K.O. European championships. In 2010 he had his most recent success, defeating Gago Drago via controversial decision to claim the W.F.C.A. world title.[ 7]
Titles
Professional
2010 World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) K-1 Rules World champion -72.5 kg
2007 Kings of Kickboxing Karlsruhe runner up -75 kg
2007 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European champion -75 kg
2006 Super League Elimination tournament runner up -73 kg
2004 K-1 MAX Portugal tournament champion -70 kg
2002 K-1 Spain MAX tournament champion -70 kg
Amateur
2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Porto, Portugal -75 kg (K-1 Rules)
2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Serbia, Belgrade -75 kg (K-1 Rules)
2002 I.A.M.T.F. Muay Thai European Championships in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal -71 kg
2002 Iberian Championships
2001 I.A.M.T.F Muay Thai World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand -69 kg
2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -71 kg (Low Kick)
2001 Iberian Championships
2000 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Moscow, Russia
2000 Iberian Championships
Professional Kickboxing Record
Professional Kickboxing Record
38 Wins (14 (T)KOs), 20 Losses, 2 Draws[ 8]
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
2010-03-06
Win
Gago Drago
Gala Internacional de Kickboxing
Alenquer, Portugal
Decision
5
3:00
Wins W.F.C.A. K-1 Rules world title -72.5 kg.
2009-10-18
Draw
Arnaldo Silva
W.A.K.O. Champions League
Lisbon, Portugal
Ext.R Decision Draw
4
3:00
2009-01-24
Loss
Khalid Bourdif
Beast of the East 2009, Quarter-finals
Zutphen, Netherlands
Decision
3
3:00
2008-11-08
Loss
Arian Vatnikaj
KlasH European Elimination 2008, Semi-finals
Hanau, Germany
Decision
3
3:00
2008-11-08
Win
Rick Barnhill
KlasH European Elimination 2008, Quarter-finals
Hanau, Germany
TKO (Ref Stop/Right Hook)
2
2008-07-06
Loss
Perry Ubeda
Ultimate Glory 8
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Decision
5
2:00
2008-05-31
Loss
Nieky Holzken
Beast of the East 2008
Zutphen, Netherlands
Decision (Unanimous)
5
3:00
2008-03-08
Loss
Yohan Lidon
Steko's Fight Night 28, W.K.A. Final
Munich, Germany
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Fight was for W.K.A. K-1 Rules world title -70 kg.
2008-03-08
Win
Ashley Guishard
Steko's Fight Night 28, W.K.A. Semi-finals
Munich, Germany
Decision
3
3:00
2007-12-08
Loss
Yohan Lidon
Steko's Fight Night 27, W.K.A. Semi-finals
Munich, Germany
Decision
3
3:00
2007-12-08
Win
Jan de Keyzer
Steko's Fight Night 27, W.K.A. Quarter-finals
Munich, Germany
Decision
3
3:00
2007-11-24
Loss
Giorgio Petrosyan
Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter-finals
Padova, Italy
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-08-31
Loss
Cedric Muller
Steko's Fight Night 25, Final
Karlsruhe, Germany
Decision
3
3:00
Fight was for Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Karlsruhe tournament -75 kg. Despite defeat is invited to Steko's Fight Night 27 to take part in the W.K.A. world championship -75 kg.
2007-08-31
Win
Rayen Simson
Steko's Fight Night 25, Semi-finals
Karlsruhe, Germany
Decision
3
3:00
2007-04-28
Win
Wallid Haddad
KlasH Champions Battlefield
Höör, Sweden
TKO (Shin Injury)
1
2007-01-27
Win
Darius Skliaudys
WFCA Baltia Grand Prix
Riga, Latvia
KO
1
Wins W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European title -75 kg.
2006-12-02
Loss
Marco Piqué
Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter-finals
Padova, Italy
Decision
3
3:00
2006-10-17
Loss
Farid Villaume
A-1 Combat Cup 2006, Quarter-finals
Istanbul, Turkey
Decision
5
3:00
2006-10-15
Win
Jenk Behic
A-1 Combat Cup 2006, 1st round
Istanbul, Turkey
KO
4
2006-05-13
Loss
Jordan Tai
SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Final
Vienna, Austria
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Fight was for SuperLeague Elimination 2006 tournament -73 kg.
2006-05-13
Win
Amir Zeyada
SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Semi-finals
Vienna, Austria
Decision
3
3:00
2006-05-13
Win
Şahin Yakut
SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Quarter-finals
Vienna, Austria
Decision
3
3:00
2006-03-11
Loss
Alviar Lima
SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006
Paris, France
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2006-01-28
Loss
Fadi Merza
SuperLeague Hungary 2006
Budapest, Hungary
Decision
3
3:00
2005-11-19
Win
Cedric Muller
SuperLeague Portugal 2005
Carcavelos, Portugal
Decision
3
3:00
2005-09-24
Loss
Alviar Lima
Super League Turkey 2005, Quarter-finals
Istanbul, Turkey
Decision
3
3:00
2005-05-21
Loss
Jordan Tai
SuperLeague Germany 2005
Oberhausen, Germany
KO (Right High Kick)
2
2005-04-09
Win
Ole Laursen
SuperLeague Austria 2005
Vienna, Austria
Decision
5
3:00
2004-12-18
Draw
Rafi Zouheir
K-1 MAX Spain 2004 , Super Fight
Guadalajara, Spain
Decision Draw
3
3:00
2004-10-23
Loss
Rene Müller
SuperLeague Germany 2004
Oberhausen, Germany
TKO (Doc Stop/Cut)
5
2004-04-02
Win
Tarik Farina
K-1 MAX Portugal 2004 , Final
Lisbon, Portugal
TKO
1
Wins K-1 MAX Portugal 2004 tournament -70 kg.
2004-04-02
Win
Luis Reis
K-1 MAX Portugal 2004 , Semi-finals
Lisbon, Portugal
TKO
2
2004-04-02
Win
Carlos Heredia
K-1 MAX Portugal 2004 , Quarter-finals
Lisbon, Portugal
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
2003-10-31
Loss
Ante Bilić
K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
Decision (Split)
5
3:00
2003-08-20
Loss
Carlos Heredia
K-1 Spain GP 2003 , Super Fight
Barcelona, Spain
Disqualified
2002-12-14
Win
Ante Bilić
K-1 Spain MAX 2002 , Final
Barcelona, Spain
Decision
3
3:00
Wins K-1 Spain MAX 2002 tournament -70 kg.
2002-12-14
Win
Ondřej Hutník
K-1 Spain MAX 2002 , Semi-finals
Barcelona, Spain
TKO (Ref Stop/Cut)
1
2002-12-14
Win
Roger Van de Heiden
K-1 Spain MAX 2002 , Quarter-finals
Barcelona, Spain
Decision
3
3:00
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
2008-11-30
Loss
Yury Harbachou
W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Final -75 kg
Porto, Portugal
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '08 K-1 Rules Silver Medal -75 kg.
2008-11-?
Win
Mehmet Aygun
W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Semi-finals -75 kg
Porto, Portugal
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-11-?
Win
Artur Szychowski
W.A.K.O. European Championships '08, K-1 Rules Quarter-finals -75 kg
Porto, Portugal
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-09-?
Loss
Yury Harbachou
W.A.K.O. World Championships '07 , K-1 Rules Semi-finals -75 kg
Belgrade, Serbia
Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '07 K-1 Rules Bronze Medal -75 kg.
2007-09-?
Win
Vladimir Konsky
W.A.K.O. World Championships '07 , K-1 Rules Quarter-finals -75 kg
Belgrade, Serbia
2007-09-?
Win
Krasimir Aprostolov
W.A.K.O. World Championships '07 , K-1 Rules 2nd round -75 kg
Belgrade, Serbia
Had bye through to 2nd round.
2006-11-23
Loss
Denis Dikusar
W.A.K.O. European Championships '06 -71 kg, Thai-Boxing 1st round -71 kg
Skopje, Macedonia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2006-10-?
Loss
Krasimir Aprostolov
W.A.K.O. European Championships '06, Full Contact 2nd round -75 kg
Lisbon, Portugal
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
2006-10-?
Win
Pavol Garaj
W.A.K.O. European Championships '06, Full Contact 1st round -75 kg
Lisbon, Portugal
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2002-10-28
Win
I.A.M.T.F. Amateur European Championships '02, Muay Thai Final -75 kg
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Wins I.A.M.T.F. Amateur European Championship '02 Muay Thai Gold Medal -71 kg.
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
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