Kickboxing: Artur Kyshenko KO Highlights Top 5 (2017)

The pride of Ukraine, Artur Kyshenko, is currently ranked no 1 in the world among welterweights in Kickboxing. It’s not very surprising, considering his winning streak of 15 fights and being undefeated since March 2014. Throughout Artur’s career, he has beaten fighters such as Mike Zambidis, Andy Souwer, Nieky Holzken and Yodsenklai Fairtex. After several years at legendary Mike’s Gym in Amsterdam, he recently opened his own gym in Varcelona, and started thinking about how to end his fighting career in the best possible fashion. Artur gives us the story of how a young kid from a poor family in Ukraine conquered the biggest fighting scene in the world!
It’s a sunny October afternoon in Barcelona when we call Artur. He turns his mobile phone so that we can see how close the beach and Mediterranean are from his gym. A few years ago he didn’t speak English at all, but since he moved from Ukraine seven years ago, he has been forced to learn. Nevertheless, now it’s all about learning Spanish, to better communicate with his new students. It feels very relevant to interview Artur right now, as only one month remains until he faces the young talent Constantino ”Costas” Nanga at Rumble of the Kings in Sweden.