Artem Levin facts for kids
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| Born | Артё́м Вале́рьевич Ле́вин December 8, 1986 Prokopyevsk, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Native name | Артём Левин |
| Other names | The Lion |
| Nationality | Russian  |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 84.8 kg (187 lb; 13.35 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Team | Kuzbass Muay Thai |
| Trainer | Vitaly Miller |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 64 |
| Wins | 55 |
| By knockout | 35 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
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last updated on: March 27, 2019
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Artem Valeryevich Levin (born December 8, 1986) is a famous Russian kickboxer. He is also known as "Artem The Lion" because of his strong fighting style. He specializes in Muay Thai, which is a type of martial art from Thailand. Artem Levin used to be the champion in the middleweight division for a big kickboxing organization called Glory. He was also a champion for another group called It's Showtime. From 2014 to 2022, he was considered one of the top middleweight fighters in the world, even reaching the number one spot.
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Artem Levin: A Champion's Journey
Starting His Fighting Career
Artem Levin has been the captain of the Russian National Muaythai Team. He also became the head of the Athletes Commission at IFMA in 2012. This shows he's a leader both in and out of the ring.
In 2010, Artem decided to move up to a heavier weight class called light heavyweight. He had a much-awaited fight against another fighter named Simon Marcus in 2013. It was a very close match, but Simon Marcus won by using his clinching skills.
Fighting in Glory
Artem then moved to the 85 kg (187 lb) weight class. He won a tough fight against Sahak Parparyan in Italy in 2013. Later that year, he joined a special tournament in California. He did very well, beating Jason Wilnis in the semi-finals. However, he lost to Joe Schilling in the final round. It was a very close fight that went to an extra round.
Winning the Glory Middleweight Championship
In 2014, Artem Levin won the big Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing tournament. This made him the very first Glory Middleweight Champion. He beat Alex Pereira and Filip Verlinden to reach the final. In the final, he had a rematch with Joe Schilling. Artem knocked Schilling down with a cool spinning backfist. Even though he lost a point for clinching too much, he still won the fight and the championship!
Artem defended his title against Simon Marcus in 2015. The fight ended in a draw, meaning neither fighter won, so Artem kept his championship belt. He also won another title, the WKN World Cruiserweight Muay Thai title, by knocking out Daniel Alexandru with a knee strike.
A Tough Loss and Moving On
Artem's second time defending his Glory title was another rematch with Simon Marcus in 2016. This fight was very controversial. The referee made some calls that many people disagreed with, like taking points away from Artem for clinching. Because of this, Artem decided to leave the ring during the fight. This led to him losing his title. After this event, Artem and Glory decided to end their contract.
Later Fights
After leaving Glory, Artem Levin took a break from kickboxing for two years. He returned in 2018 and won a fight against Ali El Ameri. Later that year, he fought Igor Bugaenko for the ACB KB Middleweight Title and won by a unanimous decision. He even became the vice president of ACB kickboxing. In his next two fights, Artem continued his winning streak, beating David Mirkovsky and Zhou Wei.
Titles
Professional
- Absolute Championship Berkut
- 2018 ACB KB Middleweight Champion
- World Kickboxing Network
- 2015 WKN World Cruiserweight (-88.5 kg) Muay Thai Champion
- Glory
- Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Championship (one time; first; one defense)
- 2014 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Last Man Standing Tournament Champion
- 2013 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) World Championship Tournament Runner-up
- WBC Muaythai
- 2011 World Boxing Council Muaythai World Light heavyweight (175 lbs/79.379 kg) champion (1 def.)
- It's Showtime
- 2010 It's Showtime 77 MAX World Champion (1 def.)
- The Contender Asia
- 2008 The Contender Asia Season 2 Russian qualifying tournament champion
- Battle of Champions
- 2008 Battle of Champions tournament World Champion
- World Muaythai Council
- 2007 WMC Intercontinental title at 76 kg
- 2007 WMC EMF European title at 76 kg
Amateur
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- 2015 IFMA Russian Muaythai Champion
(86 kg) - 2015 IFMA Best Athlete of the Year
- 2014 IFMA Russian Muaythai Champion (86 kg)
- 2013 SportAccord World Combat Games Muaythai champion (81 kg)
- 2013 IFMA Russian Muaythai Champion (81 kg)
- 2012 IFMA World Muaythai champion (81 kg)
- 2012 IFMA European Muaythai champion (81 kg)
- 2011 IFMA European Muaythai champion (81 kg)
- 2010 SportAccord World Combat Games Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2010 IFMA European Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2009 IFMA European Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2008 Busan TAFISA World Games IFMA Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2007 IFMA World Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2006 IFMA World Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2006 WMF World Muaythai champion (75 kg)
- 2005 WMF World Muaythai champion (67 kg)
- 2004 IFMA European Muaythai champion (67 kg)
- 2003–2011 IFMA Russian Muaythai Champion
- 2015 IFMA Russian Muaythai Champion
See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of It's Showtime champions
- List of male kickboxers
