Age, Biography and Wiki
Benjamin Adegbuyi (Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi) was born on 24 January, 1985 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is a Romanian kickboxer and boxer. Discover Benjamin Adegbuyi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
| Popular As |
Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
39 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
24 January 1985 |
| Birthday |
24 January |
| Birthplace |
Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Nationality |
Romania
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He is a member of famous kickboxer with the age 39 years old group.
Benjamin Adegbuyi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 39 years old, Benjamin Adegbuyi height is 198cm and Weight 123.7 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
198cm |
| Weight |
123.7 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Benjamin Adegbuyi's Wife?
His wife is Elena Adegbuyi
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Elena Adegbuyi |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Benjamin Adegbuyi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Benjamin Adegbuyi worth at the age of 39 years old? Benjamin Adegbuyi’s income source is mostly from being a successful kickboxer. He is from Romania. We have estimated Benjamin Adegbuyi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
kickboxer |
Benjamin Adegbuyi Social Network
Timeline
Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985) is a Romanian kickboxer and professional boxer.
He is a two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and three-time winner of heavyweight tournament.
A professional since 2011, he also fought in K-1.
As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Combat Press heavyweight rankings.
Adegbuyi made his kickboxing debut as a professional on March 18, 2011.
Adegbuyi is also Superkombat World Grand Prix III 2012 tournament winner and 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament runner-up.
He signed with K-1 in August 2012.
Adegbuyi faced Jafar Ahmadi in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on October 14.
Adegbuyi won via TKO early in the first round after Ahmadi seemingly broke his left arm upon impact with Benny’s upper leg as he landed a middle kick on Jafar.
After winning the title of the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2012 tournament (in which he defeated the highly rated and experienced Croat Mladen Brestovac), he was scheduled to fight Alexey Ignashov in the tournament on November 10 in Craiova, Romania at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.
However, Ignashov could not fight due to injury and was replaced by the previous year's SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Champion, Sergei Lascenko.
Adegbuyi battered Lascenko, flooring him twice in the first round before the referee called a halt to the bout.
Despite entering as the tournament favourite, Adegbuyi was exposed by eventual champion Pavel Zhuravlev when the Ukrainian KOed him in first round in the semi-finals at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22 in Bucharest.
He defeated Mohamed Belazaar via first-round TKO due to an injury a SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013 in Oradea, Romania on April 6.
He rematched Jairzinho Rozenstruik at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2013 in Craiova, Romania on May 18, and won by unanimous decision.
Soema Na Basi IV'' in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013.
He defeat Reamon Welboren by unanimous decision at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013 in Botoșani, Romania on September 28.
He rematched Pavel Zhuravlev at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, winning by third-round KO.
Adegbuyi prompted GLORY to pick him up and give him a shot on the best stage, after tearing it up on SUPERKOMBAT.
Combat Press has ranked him in the top 5 since November 2014.
As of 1 January 2023, he is also ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Beyond Kick.
Adegbuyi was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father.
Since the age of eight, he spent his childhood together with his mother and newborn sister in Aiud, Transylvania.
As a child, he competed in sports like shotokan karate, boxing and basketball.
He was scheduled to face Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014.
However, Ben Saddik broke his hand while training and was replaced by Dmytro Bezus.
Adegbuyi knocked down Bezus three times winning by second-round TKO.
He scored a second-round KO over Daniel Sam at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, United States on May 3, 2014.
In September, Adegbuyi was voted runner-up "Best New Talent" in the official GLORY Half-Year Awards.
Adegbuyi beat Hesdy Gerges in November at Glory 18: Oklahoma on Spike, and became the mandatory challenger for a shot at the heavyweight title.
He faced Daniel Lentie on 7 March 2015 at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015.
Adegbuyi dominated his opponent, winning via unanimous decision.
Adegbuyi faced GLORY Heavyweight Champion Rico Verhoeven at Glory 22: Lille on June 5, 2015.
At the event, Adegbuyi was defeated by unanimous decision (49-46, 49–46, 50–45).
Verhoeven showed his superior technique after a difficult first round and was hardly bothered by Adegbuyi.
Adegbuyi shocked the fans in France during the first round, dominating the champion with excellent power punches and a great jab.
He showed no fear whatsoever for Verhoeven and used his advantage in reach to perfection, even rocking the Dutchman with one good shot.
