Ran Nakash

Ran Nakash (born 1978 is an Israeli professional boxer. He is currently Chief Commander and Head Instructor of the Israel Defense Forces Krav Maga Instructional Division^[2] and holds a professional boxing record of 26 wins with 18 by knockout and one loss.^[3] He scored his latest victory on January 21, 2012 defeating Derek Bryant by unanimous decision.^[4] His only loss to date occurred on April 2, 2011 against WBO Cruiserweight champion Marco Huck.^[3] Despite accepting the fight on short notice as a late replacement for Giacobbe Fragomeni, Nakash fought a competitive fight, pressing his opponent throughout the 12-round bout, though Huck was ultimately awarded the victory on points.^{[citation needed]}

Ran Nakash
Born	(1978-07-03) July 3, 1978 (age 46) Haifa, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Other names	Sweet Dreams[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	178 cm (70 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	26
Wins by KO	18
Losses	1

Nakash was featured on the Discovery Channel’s Fight Quest where he demonstrated the techniques of the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.^[5]

Professional boxing record

26 Wins (18 knockouts, 8 decisions) 1 Loss (1 decision)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	26–1	Derek Bryant	UD	8	January 21, 2012	Roseland Ballroom, New York City
Loss	25–1	Marco Huck	UD	12	02/04/2011	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia	WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	25–0	Victor Barragan	UD	10	July 14, 2010	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	24–0	Danny Sheehan	TKO	3	April 29, 2010	Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv
Win	23–0	Richard Stewart	TKO	7	03/04/2010	Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the seventh round.
Win	22–0	Attila Makula	KO	2	January 18, 2010	Hangar 11, Tel Aviv
Win	21–0	Gary Gomez	UD	8	02/10/2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	20–0	Yavor Marinchev	PTS	10	August 8, 2009	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	19–0	William Bailey	TKO	4	11/07/2009	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the fourth round.
Win	18–0	Dave Brunelli	TKO	7	03/04/2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the seventh round.
Win	17–0	Ryan Carrol	KO	2	06/02/2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	16–0	Harvey Jolly	TKO	7	05/12/2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the seventh round.
Win	15–0	Larry Robinson	TKO	1	12/09/2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the first round.
Win	14–0	Martin Haag	TKO	4	July 20, 2008	Bulldog Open Air Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	Referee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the fourth round.
Win	13–0	James Porter	TKO	2	June 6, 2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the second round.
Win	12–0	Asmir Vojnovic	TKO	7	01/03/2008	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	11–0	Ray Ruiz	TKO	2	08/02/2008	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the second round.
Win	10–0	Ibrahim Hariri	KO	?	October 27, 2007	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	9–0	Samuel Lee Brown	UD	4	07/09/2007	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	8–0	Machmud Hashb	KO	2	April 28, 2007	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	7–0	Robert Murray	UD	4	09/02/2007	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	6–0	Machmud Hashb	TKO	1	January 31, 2007	CMA Gym, Tel Aviv	Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Win	5–0	Georgi Buhov	PTS	4	06/01/2007	Sofia
Win	4–0	Elia Ivanov	TKO	2	November 25, 2006	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	3–0	Gary Lavender	UD	4	October 13, 2006	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	2–0	Muhamad Taya	TKO	2	June 30, 2006	Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win	1–0	Elia Ivanov	TKO	3	June 18, 2006	CMA Gym, Tel Aviv

References

1. "Ran "Sweet Dreams" Nakash". JGrit.
2. Corey Erdman (January 18, 2012). "Ran Nakash: The World's Deadliest Boxer". The Ring.
3. "Huck retains WBO Cruiserweight title". USA Today via AP. April 2, 2011.
4. "FightNights". FightNights. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
5. "Discovery". Dsc.discovery.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.