Vitaly Gurkov: biography, fights, photos, private life

Thai boxing, despite its name, has long been a sport that is being practiced not only directly in Thailand, but also in many other countries of the world. A simple inhabitant will seem a little strange, but this single combat has gained immense popularity and has many champions in a European country like Belarus. It is in this state that a man was born and lives, which will be discussed in this article. His name is Vitaly Gurkov.

A few facts about the fighter

The Belarusian champion was born on March 27, 1985. The birthplace is the capital city of Minsk. The height of the athlete is 186 centimeters. Career in the ring began January 18, 2001. He is performing to this day. Officially recognized as the best fighter Muay Thai in Eastern Europe.

K1 World Max Tournament 2010

Vitaly Gurkov in October 2010 made a speech in Korea. The draw for the Belarusian proved to be extremely unfortunate, as he was in the first round on one of the favorites of the competition - Giorgio Petrosian (acting at the time of the champion). However, the Slavic sportsman did not hit the dirt in the face and gave a decent resistance to the Italian, losing only on points.

According to Vitaly himself, he did not pass training camps for this tournament. Prior to his trip to Korea, he participated in five battles with real professionals in Thailand and realized that this is a completely different direction than K1.

About fame and fame

On the question of journalists "How do you feel about having a manager with a fighter?" Vitaly Gurkov replied that the presence of such an assistant is extremely necessary. Also, the athlete pointed to the fact that he personally does not like this situation, but the system of professional sports in Muay Thai is built in such a way that, regardless of your training without competent promotion, you will never get to a high level.

Belarusian athlete also held a vivid example on his own person. In 2007, he boxed with the representative of Canada at the world championships and won him confidently enough. But already in just two months, the same Canadian became the champion of the planet, and in the status of a professional. At the same time, everything is much simpler in Holland, because nobody there is looking at your "candy wrappers", they study only the past opposition: where, with whom and when did he fight, what he achieved.

On the morale before the fight

Vitaly Gurkov is a person trying to find the golden mean in everything. Before fights, he always tries to remain cold and indifferent (in the good sense of these words) to everything that is happening around him. In addition, the fighter always gives a record of his actions and resolutely tunes in to continue the fight, even if he was on the floor. It is largely due to these qualities that Vitali was able to win his first World Championship in two years of Thai boxing. Of course, such success was ensured by the presence of an internal core and an iron will multiplied by colossal diligence. According to the athlete, first of all it is necessary to overcome oneself, one's laziness, fears, complexes, to some extent there must be self-sacrifice.

On fatigue and the fight against it

Vitaly Gurkov is the world champion, and by itself, that such achievements are simply not given. It is quite logical that sometimes moral and physical fatigue can come, which, in general, is called overtraining.

The fighter himself claims that relatives and relatives, friends listening to him, various hobbies help him with the supersaturation of sports. This approach allows you to miss the training and with new strength to return to the hall.

About performances in MMA

Vitaly Gurkov, whose battles are viewed by millions of people, claims that the fans do not lose interest in mixed martial arts. According to him, the MMA is a very tough and uncompromising kind of fights, where refereeing is practically incapable of influencing the course of the match, because about 80% of fights end prematurely. But the sportsman himself reads: he will not be in the MMA, as for successful performances there it is necessary to pay close attention to the fight in the stalls for at least two years, which he can not afford.

Sensational victory

January 26, 2014 Vitaly Gurkov, whose biography is worthy of respect, fell in the ring with a Thai named Kema.

The match was very tense. The first two rounds of the Belarusian made many mistakes: skipping the so-called Thai kicks and generally accepting the manner of the opponent's battle. Taets worked from deaf protection, and Vitali could not help it. But already from the third round, everything changed. Gurkov greatly inflated the battle and began to bend his line hard. Thus, the physical condition of the Belarusians could surpass the Thai cunning.

About love

Vitaly Gurkov (his personal life for a long time remained outside the zone of access of fans) was in a relationship with a singer named Dakota. The participant of the "Factory" claims that she never planned to build relations with the athlete, especially with the boxer. However, Vitalik was able to completely break all her stereotypes about the fighters, and especially when he wrote her a love SMS-ku in verse.

But, as time has shown, the relationship of two famous personalities did not work out. And already in 2015 the singer married her colleague in the music shop, former member of the "BiS" group Vlad Sokolovsky.

Achievements

Sports regalia of the Belarusian list there is no smear, as there are a lot of them. Among them are world and European champion titles. In addition, the fighter has the title of Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus, and is also the first athlete to become a laureate of the Victor Ivashkevich National Award for the Defense of Human Rights.