Michael Boapeah

Michael Boapeah (born January 1, 2000) is a Ghanaian-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the middleweight division of Glory. He previously competed for Golden Fighter Championship and Colosseum Tournament. As of April 2023, Boapeah is ranked as the 8th best middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.

Early career
Boapeah faced the two-time World Fighting League Middleweight champion Santino Verbeek at RINGS Nieuwegein on October 6, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. This victory earned Boapeah the chance to challenge Kevin Van Heeckeren for the RINGS Middleweight (-85 kg) title at Rings Fighting Network 2022 on March 19, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Boapeah faced Amir Al Amir at Rings Gala Mijdrecht on June 4, 2022. The bout was a rematch of their March 24, 2019, meeting, which Boapeah won by unanimous decision. He was able to win the rematch by a first-round knockout.

Glory
Boapeah made his Glory debut against Florian Kröger at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on August 20, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Despite calling for a fight with the top ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan next, Boapeah was instead booked to face Glory debutante Sergej Braun at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. Boapeah was knocked down in the third round, en route to losing the fight by majority decision.

Boapeah faced Ertugrul Bayrak at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Boapeah faced Ulric Bokeme at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Bokeme retired from the bout in the final minute of the opening round, after his front teeth were knocked out.

Boapeah faced Sergej Braun at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023. The bout was a rematch of their Glory 81 fight, which Braun won by unanimous decision. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Boapeah was expected to challenge Donovan Wisse for the Glory Middleweight Championship at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023. Wisse withdrew from the bout, with an illness, on August 31. The title bout was rescheduled to take place at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Boapeah faced Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Kickboxing record

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 * 2024-07-20 || Win ||align=left| Ulric Bokeme || Glory 93|| Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the Glory Middleweight Championship.
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 * 2024-05-18|| Win ||align=left|🇹🇷 Serkan Ozcaglayan || Glory 92 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2023-11-04 || Loss ||align=left|🇸🇷 Donovan Wisse || Glory: Collision 6 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) ||5 ||3:00
 * 2023-11-04 || Loss ||align=left|🇸🇷 Donovan Wisse || Glory: Collision 6 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) ||5 ||3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the RINGS Middleweight (-85 kg) title.
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 * 2023-08-19 || Win ||align=left|🇩🇪 Sergej Braun || Glory 87 || Rotterdam, Netherlands ||Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2023-06-17 || Win ||align=left| Ulric Bokeme || Glory: Collision 5 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (retirement) || 1 || 2:08
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 * 2023-03-11 || Win ||align=left|🇹🇷 Ertugrul Bayrak || Glory 84 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2022-10-08 || Loss ||align=left|🇩🇪 Sergej Braun || Glory: Collision 4 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2022-08-20 || Win ||align=left|🇩🇪 Florian Kröger || Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 || Düsseldorf, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2022-06-04 || Win ||align=left| Amir Al Amir || Rings Gala Mijdrecht || Mijdrecht, Netherlands || KO (Uppercut) || 1 ||
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 * 2022-03-19 || Loss ||align=left| Kevin Van Heeckeren || Rings Fighting Network 2022 || Nieuwegein, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
 * 2022-06-04 || Win ||align=left| Amir Al Amir || Rings Gala Mijdrecht || Mijdrecht, Netherlands || KO (Uppercut) || 1 ||
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 * 2022-03-19 || Loss ||align=left| Kevin Van Heeckeren || Rings Fighting Network 2022 || Nieuwegein, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
 * 2022-03-19 || Loss ||align=left| Kevin Van Heeckeren || Rings Fighting Network 2022 || Nieuwegein, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
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 * 2021-10-06 || Win ||align=left| Santino Verbeek || RINGS Nieuwegein || Nieuwegein, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2021-08-17 || Win ||align=left| Claudiu Alexe || KO Masters 9 || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2021-06-24 || Win ||align=left| Serkan Çelebi || GFC 7 || Bucharest, Romania || TKO (Cut) || 2 || 2:32
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 * 2019-11-29 || Win ||align=left| Robert Constantin || GFC 6 || Timișoara, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 2 || 2:32
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 * 2019-10-06 || Loss ||align=left| Jeroen Trijsburg || Rings Gala Amstelveen || Amstelveen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-05-09 || Loss ||align=left| Adrian Mitu || Colosseum Tournament 12 || Arad, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-04-13 || Win ||align=left| Hanno van der Wilt || Rings Gala Breukelen || Breukelen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-03-24 || Win ||align=left| Amir Al Amir || Rings Gala Mijdrecht || Mijdrecht, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-05-09 || Loss ||align=left| Adrian Mitu || Colosseum Tournament 12 || Arad, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-04-13 || Win ||align=left| Hanno van der Wilt || Rings Gala Breukelen || Breukelen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-03-24 || Win ||align=left| Amir Al Amir || Rings Gala Mijdrecht || Mijdrecht, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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 * 2019-03-24 || Win ||align=left| Amir Al Amir || Rings Gala Mijdrecht || Mijdrecht, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
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