Yulia Sachkov

Yulia Sachkov
BornYulia Sachkov
(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998
Haifa, Israel
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
Rank
Years active2016–present

Yulia Sachkov (Hebrew: יוליה סצ'קוב; born 28 December 1998) is an Israeli kickboxer of Russian descent. She is the 2019 World Kickboxing Champion in the under-48 kilogram (114.5 pound) weight class of K-1 style kickboxing.[1][2]

Biography

Sachkov was born in Kazachstan to Russian parents.[3] She serves in the Israel Defense Forces as an outstanding athlete.[4]

She is the 2016 World Cup Junior Kickboxing Champion, the 2017 European Junior Kicking Champion, the 2018 World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) Senior World Kickboxing Champion, winner of the 2018 WAKO Croatia Kickboxing Open Gold Medal, winner of the 2018 WAKO Bestfighter in the World Cup Championship, winner of the Absolute Champion in the K-1 and KL European Cup, and winner of the 2019 WAKO Austria World Cup.[4]

Sachkov was awarded the Israeli Young Athlete of the Year Award by Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev in 2017.[5]

She lost a preliminary match at Bellator 209 to Viktoria Makarova by TKO (punches) in the first round.

Sachkov is the 2019 World Kickboxing Champion, having won the gold medal in Sarajevo in Bosnia in the under-52 kilogram (114.5 pound) weight class of K-1 style kickboxing at 21 years of age.[1][2][6]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur

  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2025 WAKO 1st Thailand Kickboxing World Cup K-1 (-52 kg)
    • 2024 WAKO European Championship K-1 (-52 kg)
    • 2022 WAKO European Championship K-1 (-48 kg)
    • 2019 WAKO World Championship K-1 (-48 kg)
    • 2018 WAKO European Championship Low Kick (-48 kg)

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2018-07-07 Win Julie Levy IMC Ashdod, Israel KO (Knee and punches) 1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2025-04-12 Win Klára Strnadová WAKO 1st Thailand Kickboxing World Cup, Final Bangkok, Thailand Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
Wins the 2025 WAKO Thailand Kickboxing World Cup K-1 (-52 kg) Gold Medal.
2025-04-11 Win Hanphan Rattanaphon WAKO 1st Thailand Kickboxing World Cup, Semifinals Bangkok, Thailand Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2025-04-10 Win Claudine Veloso WAKO 1st Thailand Kickboxing World Cup, Quarterfinals Bangkok, Thailand Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2024-11-08 Win Klára Strnadová 2024 WAKO European Championships, Final Athens, Greece Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
Wins the 2024 WAKO European Championship K-1 (-52 kg) Gold Medal.
2024-11-08 Win Feyzanur Azizoglu 2024 WAKO European Championships, Semifinals Athens, Greece Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2024-11-06 Win Noora Al-Saffu 2024 WAKO European Championships, Quarterfinals Athens, Greece Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2024-11-04 Win Cristina Morales 2024 WAKO European Championships, First Round Athens, Greece Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2023-11-22 Loss Daryna Ivanova 2023 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinal Lisbon, Portugal Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2023-11-20 Win Fatma Rajabzadeh 2023 WAKO World Championship, Opening Round Lisbon, Portugal Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2022-11- Loss Zeynep Cetintas 2022 WAKO European Championship, Final Antalya, Turkey Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
Wins the 2022 WAKO European Championship K-1 (-48 kg) Silver Medal.
2022-11- Win Aleksandra Dzhikaeva 2022 WAKO European Championship, Semifinals Antalya, Turkey Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2021-10- Loss Diana Doktugu 2021 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinals Jesolo, Italy Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
2019-10- Win Klára Strnadová 2019 WAKO World Championship, Final Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
Wins the 2019 WAKO World Championship K-1 (-48 kg) Gold Medal.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 0 wins 2 losses
By knockout 0 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0—2 Viktoria Makarova TKO (punches) Bellator 209 November 15, 2018 2 3:26 Tel Aviv, Israel
Loss 0—1 Sylwia Juśkiewicz TKO (knees and punches) Ladies Fight Night 8 December 16, 2017 2 3:26 Łódź, Poland strawweight debut.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Israel's Yulia Sachkov wins gold medal in kickboxing world championship," i24NEWS, 10.27.19
  2. ^ a b Israeli wins gold at world kickboxing championships 26 October 2019
  3. ^ "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 17. January–February 2020.
  4. ^ a b זהב ליוליה סצ'קוב שהוכתרה כאלופת העולם בקיקבוקסינג, Maariv, 26/10/19
  5. ^ יוליה סצ'קוב תשתתף בתחרות בלאטור MMA פורסם בתאריך: 3.9.18
  6. ^ "Israel's Yulia Sachkov wins gold medal in kickboxing world championship". Ynetnews. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-31.