Saulo Cavalari entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 60-5-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super cruiserweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, both against Artem Vakhitov (=Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2 and Vakhitov vs Cavalari 3); between these two bouts he beat Brian Douwes.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat Hw champion Pavel Zhuravlev, has a record of 70-11-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He fought four times last year winning over Brian Douwes, Benjamin Fuimaono and Zinedine Hameur-Lain but before his last bout he also lost to Ariel Machado. In their first fight Pavel Zhuravlev defeated Saulo Cavalari via unanimous decision (October 14, 2012, Zhuravlev vs Cavalari I); this second fight is valid for the interim Glory light heavyweight title and it is on the undercard of Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Guto Inocente – Glory 43. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Pavel Zhuravlev fight videos
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pavel Zhuravlev vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 – full fight Video SK
Review: 2013-12-21, tough fight with three knockdowns: the second fight between Benjamin Adegbuyi and Pavel Zhuravlev gets three stars. Benjamin Adegbuyi (18-2-1) entered as the No.10 heavyweight in the world while Pavel Zhuravlev (62-9-1) entered as the No.7 super cruiserweight. In their first fight Zhuravlev defeated Adegbuyi by ko (December 22, 2012); this second fight is the main event of SuperKombat WGP 2013 Final. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pavel Zhuravlev vs Agron Preteni – full fight Video LEGEND 2
Review: 2013-11-08, pretty good finish but the first part was not so good: Pavel Zhuravlev vs Agron Preteni gets two stars. Pavel Zhuravlev (61-9-1) entered as the No.9 super cruiserweight in the world while Agron Preteni (16-1-0) entered as the No.15 (Preteni replaced Zabit Samedov who had won the semifinal). Zhuravlev vs Preteni is the final of the Legend -93kg Grand Prix tournament; undercard of Mirko Filipovic vs Alexey Oleinik – Legend 2. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sahak Parparyan vs Pavel Zhuravlev – full fight Video LEGEND
Review: 2013-11-08, fight not particularly exciting between Sahak Parparyan and Pavel Zhuravlev but it is not enough to get three stars. Sahak Parparyan (48-9-5) entered as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world while Pavel Zhuravlev (60-9-1) entered as the No.9 super cruiserweight. Parparyan vs Zhuravlev is the semifinal of the Legend -93kg Grand Prix tournament; undercard of Mirko Filipovic vs Alexey Oleinik – Legend 2. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hesdy Gerges vs Pavel Zhuravlev – full fight Video FFC 6
Review: 2013-06-14, good first round between Hesdy Gerges and Pavel Zhuravlev but it is not enough to get three stars. Hesdy Gerges (41-12-1) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Pavel Zhuravlev (45-8-1) entered as the No.9. Gerges vs Zhuravlev is on the undercard Igor Jurkovic vs Dzevad Poturak – FFC 6. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Pavel Zhuravlev – full fight Video
Review: 2013-03-15, only a few good single shots between Mirko Filipovic and Pavel Zhuravlev: it gets two stars. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic entered the fight with a record of 20-7-0 while while Pavel Zhuravlev ranked as the No.7 super cruiserweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 43-7-1. Mirko Filipovic vs Zhuravlev is the semifinal of “K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final”. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pavel Zhuravlev vs Catalin Morosanu – full fight Video K-1
Review: 2013-03-15, some good exchanges between Catalin Morosanu and Pavel Zhuravlev but it is not enough to get three stars. Catalin Morosanu (34-5-0) entered as the No.15 heavyweight in the world while Pavel Zhuravlev (42-7-1) entered as the No.7 super cruiserweight. Morosanu vs Zhuravlev is the quarterfinal of “K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final”. Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Ismael Londt vs Pavel Zhuravlev 2 – full fight Video SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final
Review: 2012-12-22, the second fight between Ismael Londt and Pavel Zhuravlev was not particularly good: two stars. Ismael Londt (32-3-1) entered as the No.13 heavyweight in the world while Pavel Zhuravlev (41-7-1) entered as the No.7. In their first fight Londt defeated Zhuravlev by split decision (November 19, 2011); this second fight is the final of the SuperKombat WGP 2012 heavwyeight tournament. Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pavel Zhuravlev vs Benjamin Adegbuyi – full fight Video SK
Review: 2012-12-22, the fight between Pavel Zhuravlev and Benjamin Adegbuyi was too short…two stars. Pavel Zhuravlev ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 40-7-1 while Benjamin Adegbuyi had a record of 14-1-1. Zhuravlev vs Adegbuyi is the semifinal of the SuperKombat WGP 2012 heavwyeight tournament; they also faced each other a second time on December 21, 2013 (=Adegbuyi vs Zhuravlev 2). Watch the video!