Fabrice Aurieng
Réunion's southpaw heavyweight with two world crowns
- Born
- December 7, 1981, Sainte-Clotilde, Réunion, France
- Nationality
France- Height
- 197 cm (6′6″)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Style
- Southpaw heavyweight
- Weight
- +85 kg
- Active
- 2001–2023
- Status
- Retired · age 44
The medals
2 FIS world titles (2009, 2013)
The story
abrice Aurieng, a 1.97 m southpaw nicknamed Big Boy, is savate's two-time heavyweight world champion. Born in Sainte-Clotilde on Réunion in 1981 and based in Marseille, he rose from a French honour-division title in 2005 to the elite level, winning French elite championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2016 and European titles in 2008 and 2010. He became world champion over 85 kg in December 2009 by knocking out Serbia's Sasa Cirovic in the second round at La Motte-Servolex, and won the title again in 2013 in Clermont-Ferrand, beating Croatia's Zvonimir Martić, a 2.15 m, 150 kg giant. Aurieng also boxed professionally, taking the French heavyweight title in 2013, and fought under K-1 rules, winning the Nuit des Champions +100 kg belt in Marseille in 2015. He competed until 2023.
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- FIS world champion, +85 kg (2009, 2013)
- European savate champion (2008, 2010)
- French elite savate champion (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016)
- French heavyweight boxing champion (2013)
- Nuit des Champions K-1 rules +100 kg champion (2015)
Defining fights
- 2007LOSSvs Patrice Quarteron (KO 1, knee, A-1 World Combat Cup, Ankara)
- 2009WINvs Sasa Cirovic (KO 2, world +85 kg final, La Motte-Servolex)
- 2013WINvs Grégory Tony (technical decision 5, vacant French heavyweight boxing title, Yutz)
- 2013WINvs Zvonimir Martić (world +85 kg final, Clermont-Ferrand)
- 2017LOSSvs Roman Kryklia (TKO 2, Monte Carlo Fighting Masters)
Aurieng is a tall southpaw. If you are the longer fighter, meet a charging opponent with a lead-leg chassé (thrust kick) to the stomach, then land the rear direct (straight punch) while he resets.
2015–now
