Astemir Borsov

Astemir Borsov is a Russian kickboxer. He is the former Glory of Heroes#GOH [Junior Bantamweight Championship|Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight champion] and WAKO World K1 Featherweight champion.
Combat Press ranked him in the strawweight top ten between May 2019 and August 2020, as well as in the super flyweight top ten between September 2020 and July 2021.

Kickboxing career

Borsov transitioned to professional kickboxing after a successful amateur career, during which he won six WAKO Amateur World and European medals.
In his first professional fight, Borsov participated in the 2016 Glory of Heroes, "Rise of Heroes" tournament. He beat Liu Xiaoyang by decision in the semi-finals, and Li Xiang by TKO in the finals.
He fought for the WAKO Pro Flyweight K-1 title in 2017, with his opponent being Lucien Gross. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.
He afterwards participated in the Glory of Heroes Junior Bantamweight tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Wang Junguang in the semi-finals, and faced Hakim Hamech in the final match. Borsov won a unanimous decision.
He fought for the WAKO Pro Featherweight title against Luca Cecchetti. Borsov won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

WAKO-Pro
* 2017 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Flyweight Championship
* 2019 WAKO-Pro K-1 World Featherweight Championship
Glory of Heroes
* 2018 Glory of Heroes -57 kg Championship

Amateur

Russian Federation
* 2014 Russian Kickboxing -57 kg runner-up
*2x National Kickboxing -57 kg Champion
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
* 2010 W.A.K.O Junior World Championships Low Kick -54 kg Bronze
* 2011 W.A.K.O World Championships -54 kg Gold
* 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships K-1 -54 kg Gold
* 2013 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -54 kg Gold
* 2014 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg Bronze
* 2015 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -57 kg Silver
* 2016 W.A.K.O. European Championships Full Contact -57 kg Silver
* 2017 W.A.K.O. World Championships Full Contact -60 kg Gold
* 2019 W.A.K.O. World Championships K-1 -57 kg Bronze

Fight record