Abraham Roqueñi Iglesias (born April 16, 1978) is a Spanish welterweight kickboxer. He was the K-1 MAX Spain 2004 tournament winner, and is a former ISKA, WAKO and WFCA world champion. He holds notable wins over Gago Drago, Luis Reis, Andy Souwer, Giga Chikadze, and Artur Kyshenko.

Career Roqueñi began practicing martial arts with karate at the age of 7, and now holds a 3rd dan black belt in the discipline. He began kickboxing at 12 and had his first amateur fight as a 16-year-old.

Early in his career, he became the Iberian, Spanish and European champion before gaining further international recognition when he won the K-1 MAX Spain 2004 eight-man tournament on December 18, 2004. He knocked out Antonio Postigo and Willy Borrel in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, before taking a decision over Luis Reis in the final.Resumen K-1 SPAIN 2004

Roqueñi won the WAKO World Lowkick Championship on October 22, 2005, when he defeated Wallid Haddad. He made three defences of this title, against Ibrahim Tamazaev, Radhouane Amoulibi and Kevin Harper, over the course of the next year before winning his second world title on June 30, 2007, by beating Thai fighter Kit Sitphonlek by decision for the WFCA World Muay Thai Championship. He then lost this belt to Mohammed Rahhaoui on May 10, 2008.

On December 7, 2007, Roqueñi knocked out Franck Pétin to win the WFCA World Full Contact Championship. He then won his fourth world title on April 11, 2009, by KOing Tim Thomas for the ISKA World title at -70 kg.

On February 5, 2011, he caused a huge upset by defeating K-1 star Andy Souwer in Málaga, Spain. Roqueñi knocked Souwer down in round 2 en route to a decision win.Abraham Roqueni's surprise victory over Andy Souwer at El Desafio K-1 on February 5th Following this, he was invited to compete in the It's Showtime organization and made his promotional debut at Fix Events & Fightclub Group presents: It's Showtime 2011 on June 18, 2011, and beat Gago Drago by majority decision.

In late 2011, he joined the Thai Fight 2011 70 kg Tournament. He was unable to make it past the semi-final stage, however, as he was defeated by Frank Giorgi on November 27, 2011, in Bangkok, Thailand.Thai Fight 2011 Semi-finals Results: Buakaw Advances to Finals

On January 21, 2012, he lost a unanimous decision to pound for pound #1 Giorgio Petrosyan in Milan, Italy.Yokkao Extreme Results: Giorgio Petrosyan & Buakaw Win, Saenchai Upset By Pinca

He won the face versus Albert Kraus on April 28, 2012, in Torrelavega, Spain.Albert Kraus vs. Abraham Roqueni On April 28 In Spain

He was scheduled to fight Yury Bessmertny in Nitra, Slovakia on October 27, 2012, but Bessmertny pulled out of the fight due to injury.Alright, here's 10 more fights to watch in OctoberOndrej Hutnik Wins In Slovakia

He defeated Xu Yan by unanimous decision in a tournament reserve bout at the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012.New Fights Added to K-1 MAX Final 8, December 15K-1 World MAX 2012 Final Live Results

On February 3, 2013, he will fight Dutch-based Georgian Giga Chikadze at Street Culture Fight Night 2 in Tenerife, Spain.Abraham Roqueñi vs. Giga Chikadze on Sunday in Spain

Roqueñi took a split decision win over Artur Kyshenko at Enfusion Live: Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain on March 9, 2012.Enfusion Live Barcelona Full Fight Card For March 9March Madness: Kickboxing Fights to Watch This MonthEnfusion Live Barcelona Fight Card for this Saturday, March 9: Kyshenko, Roqueni, Parparyan

He beat Elam Ngor by disqualification at Enfusion Live: Tenerife in Tenerife, Spain on July 13, 2013. The fight was ruled a draw after three rounds and was set to go to an extension round to decide the victor, but Ngor apparently felt that he had already done enough and would be unable to beat Roqueñi on points in front of Spanish judges and so he left the ring, resulting in the DQ.

He was set to fight at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Majorca, Spain on September 14, 2013.K-1 Announces K-1 World MAX Final 16 in Spain However, he withdrew from the tournament as Street Culture Promotions, the co-promoter of the event, had not paid him for his fights with Xu Yan and Artur Kyshenko.Abraham Roqueni Parts Ways with Street Culture, Pulls Out From K-1 MAX Final 16Abraham Roqueni not fighting in K-1 World Max Final 16

He beat Emmanuel Horta Vavares by first-round KO in the quarter-finals of the 2013 edition of Thai Fight's -70 kg/154 lb tournament in Thailand on October 23, 2013.Thai Fight 2013 Tournament Results: Yodsanklai and Abraham Roqueni advance Then he proceeded in semi finals and lost to Expedito Valin on November 30, 2013.Fight Card for the November 30 Thai Fight event in Bangkok, Thailand Abraham Roqueñi no logró superar la semifinal del Thai FightThai Fight Results 11/30/2013

Accomplishments

WFCA Full Contact Kickboxing World Champion. WFCA Muay Thai World Champion. 4 times WAKO World Champion. ISKA World -70 kg Championship. ISKA European Champion. K-1 Max Spain Champion 2004. 2 time European Kickboxing Champion. Kickboxing champion of Spain. Spanish Full Contact Kickboxing Champion. 2 time Iberian Kickboxing Champion. Iberian Full Contact Kickboxing Champion. Multiple time Spanish Karate Champion of Spain, 3rd Dan. Cantabrian Amateur Kickboxing Champion. Spanish Amateur Kickboxing Champion. Spanish Neoprofessional Kickboxing Champion. Spanish Amateur Full Contact Kickboxing Champion.

Kickboxing record

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2014-11-15 || Loss ||align=left| Marat Grigorian || Topking World Series 2 – 70 kg Tournament, Final 16En Direct du Top King World Series 2|| Paris, France || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2013-11-30 ||Loss ||align=left| Expedito Valin || 2013 Thai Fight -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, Semi-finals || Bangkok, Thailand ||Decision ||3 ||3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-10-23 || Win ||align=left| Emmanuel Horta Tavares || 2013 Thai Fight -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, Quarter-finals || Bangkok, Thailand || KO (left hook to the body) || 1 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-07-13 || Win ||align=left| Elam Ngor || Enfusion Live: Tenerife || Tenerife, Spain || DQ (Ngor left the ring) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-03-09 || Win ||align=left| Artur Kyshenko || Enfusion Live: Barcelona || Barcelona, Spain || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-02-03 || Win ||align=left| Giga Chikadze || Street Culture Fight Night 2 || Tenerife, Spain || KO (back kick) || 1 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-12-15 || Win ||align=left| Xu Yan || K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Reserve Bout || Athens, Greece || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2012-05-27 || Loss ||align=left| Andy Souwer || K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 || Madrid, Spain || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-14 || Win ||align=left| Albert Kraus || Born To Fight || Torrelavega, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2012-01-21 || Loss ||align=left| Giorgio Petrosyan || Yokkao Extreme 2012 || Milan, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2011-11-27 || Loss ||align=left| Frank Giorgi || Thai Fight 2011 70 kg Tournament, Semi-finals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-09-25 || Win ||align=left| José Barradas || Thai Fight || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-05-16 || Win ||align=left| Gago Drago || Fix Events & Fightclub Group presents: It's Showtime 2011 || Madrid, Spain || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-02-05 || Win ||align=left| Andy Souwer || El Desafio K-1 Rules || Málaga, Spain || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-05-16 || Win ||align=left| Gil Silva || || Camargo, Spain || Decision || 5 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-03-06 || Win ||align=left| Mickael Lallemand || Apocalipsis V || Torrelavega, Spain || KO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-06-13 || Win ||align=left| Chris van Venrooij || Apocalipsis IV || Bilbao, Spain || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2009-05-02 || Loss ||align=left| Sak Kaoponlek || S-1 Muay Thai || Italy || Decision || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-04-11 || Win ||align=left| Tim Thomas || || Laredo, Spain || KO || 7 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009-02-20 || Win ||align=left| Rafi Zouheir || || Madrid, Spain || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-12-06 || Win ||align=left| Diogo Calado || || Tenerife, Spain || Decision || 5 || 2:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-11-15 || Win ||align=left| Saro Presti || Apocalipsis III || Bilbao, Spain || KO || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-10-12 || Win ||align=left| Jose Miguel García || The War || Barcelona, Spain || Decision || 5 || 2:00 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2008-05-10 || Loss ||align=left| Mohammed Rahhaoui || || Torrelavega, Spain || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-12-07 || Win ||align=left| Franck Pétin || || Saint-Quentin, France || KO || 7 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-06-30 || Win ||align=left| Kit Sitphonlek || || Santander, Spain || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Kamal Chabrani || Torneo Apocalipsis II, Final || Bilbao, Spain || Decision || || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Sylvain Ginon || Torneo Apocalipsis II, Semi-finals || Bilbao, Spain || Decision || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Chris van Venrooij || Torneo Apocalipsis II, Quarter-finals || Bilbao, Spain || Decision || || |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2007-04-08 || Loss ||align=left| Marco Piqué || Balans Fight Night || Tilburg, Netherlands || TKO (corner stoppage) || 1 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-02-03 || Win ||align=left| Nicolas Cabello || || Barcelona, Spain || KO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-12-02 || Win ||align=left| Kevin Harper || || Torrelavega, Spain || Decision || 5 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2006-06-17 || Draw ||align=left| Luis Reis || Apocalipsis I || Bilbao, Spain || Decision || 5 || 2:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-05-20 || Win ||align=left| Radhouane Amoulibi || || Paris, France || KO || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2006-02-19 || Draw ||align=left| Ibrahim Tamazaev || || Torrelavega, Spain || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-10-22 || Win ||align=left| Wallid Haddad || || Torrelavega, Spain || Decision || || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-06-18 || Win ||align=left| Randell Handel || W.K.N. Full Contact Tournament || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Luis Reis || K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Final || Guadalajara, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Willy Borrel || K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Semi-finals || Guadalajara, Spain || KO || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Antonio Postigo || K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Quarter-finals || Guadalajara, Spain || KO || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001 || Win ||align=left| Riad Rekis || || || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-05-13 || Win ||align=left| Alain Dumas || || Torrelavega, Spain || KO || 5 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1998 || Win ||align=left| Rafael Del Toro || || || Decision || 7 ||

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