# Erhan Deniz

Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz (born July 28, 1985, in Pendik, Istanbul) is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym (Amsterdam) and Global Gym (Istanbul). His nickname comes from his passion for pit bull dogs.

## Career

Deniz began training in boxing when he was 10 years old before switching to Muay Thai. Deniz has been to Thailand several times with the Turkish national team for season camps.
Deniz first came to prominence when he won the Pro Tournament Ring Masters, a four-man tournament held at the Haldun Alagas Sport Hall in Umraniye, Istanbul on May 25, 2007. Deniz defeated Hasan Gul in the semi-final round and Eyup Kuscu in the final round becoming the Heavyweight Champion of Turkey.
Deniz made his debut with the K-1 promotion in August 2007 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong, where he defeated South Korean ssireum fighter Kim Dong-Wook in a reserve match for the 8-man Grand Prix taking part on that night. On November 2, 2007, Deniz took part in the Grand Prix at K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was defeated by Brazil's Vitor Miranda at the quarter-final stage.
On June 11, 2011, Deniz made his It's Showtime debut against the Romanian Daniel Ghiță in the main event at BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw and lost via knockout in the second round due to a body shot.

## Personal life

On September 16, 2010, Deniz married Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer who is a Turkish, world, and European champion in several martial arts disciplines. Deniz was her former trainer.

## Titles

* 2011 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV champion
* 2011 I.F.M.A European Muaythai Championships in Antalya, Turkey +91 kg
* 2007 Pro Tournament Ring Masters champion

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record :
| 23 wins (14 KOs), 12 losses |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| July 1, 2017 | Win | Tomasz Czerwinski | World Thai Boxing Champions Night II | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO (3 Counts) | 1 | | |
| April 23, 2016 | Win | Maikel Leimbereger | Championship Night | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| March 11, 2016 | Win | Christos Soulas | No Limit 8 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| November 19, 2011 | Loss | Sergei Lascenko | SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 | Darmstadt, Germany | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 0:53 | SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final semi-final. |
| October 15, 2011 | Win | Wendell Roche | SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV final. |
| October 15, 2011 | Win | Angelis Konstantinos | SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:58 | SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV semi-final. |
| June 11, 2011 | Loss | Daniel Ghiță | BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw | Warsaw, Poland | KO (left hook to the body) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| March 12, 2011 | Loss | Tomáš Hron | Gala night Thaiboxing | Zilina, Slovakia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Dec 29, 2010 | Win | Sebastian Ciobanu | Sarajevo Fight Night 2 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| August 14, 2010 | Loss | Slavo Polugić | Ergen Ring Ateşi 13 | Van, Turkey | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | Fight was for WKN World Championship -96,600 kg. |
| June 20, 2010 | Win | Petyr Vylkov | Ergen Ring Ateşi | Komotini, Greece | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| January 9, 2010 | Loss | Mourad Bouzidi | Ring Sensation Championships: Uprising 12 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| October 10, 2009 | Loss | Freddy Kemayo | TK2 World MAX 2009 | Aix-en-Provence, France | TKO (referee stoppage/broken nose) | 3 | - | |
| September 10, 2009 | Loss | Bahadir Sari | | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | For ISKA Oriental Rules Heavyweight Turkish Title. |
| February 27, 2009 | Win | Cafer Ahmedi | Ergen Ring Ateşi 4 | Turkey | | | | |
| October 3, 2008 | Win | Dennis Sebastian | Ergen Ring Attest 2 | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| September 28, 2008 | Loss | Sergei Lascenko | 4th Busan TAFISA World Games | Busan, South Korea | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | - | |
| September 12, 2008 | Loss | Doug Viney | K-1 Slovakia 2008 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| February 9, 2008 | Loss | Cătălin Moroșanu | K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Budapest Europe GP Final Elimination | Budapest, Hungary | Extra round decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| November 2, 2007 | Loss | Vitor Miranda | K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final. |
| September 7, 2007 | Loss | Azem Maksutaj | | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| August 5, 2007 | Win | Kim Dong-Wook | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong | Hong Kong | KO (low kicks) | 2 | 0:23 | |
| May 25, 2007 | Win | Eyüp Kuşçu | Pro Tournament Ring Masters | Istanbul, Turkey | - | - | - | Ring Masters Tournament final. |
| May 25, 2007 | Win | Hasan Gül | Pro Tournament Ring Masters | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO (right high kick) | 2 | - | Ring Masters Tournament semi-final. |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest |||||||||