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American Muay Thai kickboxer (born 1974)

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Melchor Menor
Born (1974-04-14) April 14, 1974 (age 50)
Manila, Philippines
Other namesMr.
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg; 10.2 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofSan Diego, California

Melchor "Mel" Menor is an American Muay Thai kickboxer. Menor has also won the WKA Super Elite Class World Champion 1994–1997, WMTF Jr WelterWeight Muay Thai Champion 1997 and the K-U Super Elite Class World Champion 1999. Menor has also appeared on television shows such as Fight Science and Stan Lee's Superhumans including the film Here Comes the Boom.

Fight record

Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2002-10-11 Loss Japan Takehiro Murahama K-1 World MAX 2002 USA Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3
2002-05-03 Win United States Danny Steele K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Unanimous) 5
2001-08-11 Win United States William Syrapai K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Unanimous) 5
2001-06-03 Loss Thailand Robert Kaennorasing Warriors Cup 3 Burbank, California, USA Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2000-09-09 Loss Thailand Jaroenthong Kiatbanchong Warriors Cup of America Irvine, California, United States Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2000-05-26 Loss Japan Masato Colosseum 2000 Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 4 2:59
1997-07- Win France Nicholas Read WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP A MATTER OF PRIDE 3 Los Angeles, CA Decision 5
1996-10-11 Win United States Danny Steele Super Brawl II Honolulu, Hawaii TKO (Doctor stoppage) 5
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. "Martial Artists' Moves Revealed in "Fight Science" Lab". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. "Muay Thai legend Melchor Menor breaks a baseball bat with his shin". Fox. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. "Melchor Menor". K-1Sport.de. Retrieved October 25, 2014.


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