February 20 is the birthday of Qiu Jianliang, the first Chinese stand-up fighter. Under the official Weibo of the ONE Championship, boxing fans left a blessing for Qiu Jianliang, hoping that in 2022, Qiu Jianliang can play a better result.
Born in 1990, Qiu Jianliang studied traditional martial arts with his father at an early age and was admitted to Fuyang Normal University with excellent results. In his sophomore year, Qiu Jianliang was first exposed to Muay Thai and Sanda, and due to his previous martial arts skills, Qiu Jianliang quickly made a name for himself on the field and achieved excellent results at the National Muay Thai Championships.
Since then, Qiu Jianliang has entered the Chinese national Muay Thai team and KO the champion of Thailand's top muay Thai ring, Lumpini Boxing Stadium, in the first professional Muay Thai Confrontation. Since then, Qiu Jianliang's career has been singing all the way, from Muay Thai to kick boxing, Qiu Jianliang has occupied the throne of The CombatPress Kickboxing Super Featherweight World No. 1 for many years, and successively defeated Top Stars such as Glory's no. 1 and world no. 3 Mosab Amrani, Thailand's national treasure champion Kem Sitsongpeenong, and world number two Ilias Bulaid. Become the pinnacle of Standing Fighting in China.
In 2019, Qiu Jianliang did not return to the fight arena for two years due to injuries and later epidemics. In June 2021, Qiu Jianliang, as the backbone of Chinese martial arts, officially signed a contract with the internationally renowned one championship, he said at the time: "I am very honored to join the ONE Championship, I hope that on the stage of ONE, as a Chinese martial artist, I can express my understanding of standing fighting to the world, show the world the style of Chinese athletes in the field of modern fighting, and impact the first one that belongs to China's ONE Championship Men's World Gold Belt." ”
Shouldering the heavy responsibility of winning glory for the country, Qiu Jianliang met Hiroki Akimoto, the third-ranked japanese kickboxer in his debut. In the night of the game, Akimoto Haogui was more familiar with the ring of the ONE Championship, and frequently attacked on the field, grasping the rhythm of the whole event.
Although Qiu Jianliang used the defensive counterattack strategy very quickly, he broke the opponent's attack several times, and repeatedly grabbed the moment when the opponent's leg was raised, attacking the opponent's support leg, causing the other party to lose the center and fall to the ground. However, due to the fact that Qiu Jianliang did not inflict a significant blow on the opponent, after three rounds, he was unanimously judged by the referee to lose to Akimoto Haogui.
The match was Qiu Jianliang's only defeat since September 2016, and his ranking dropped to No. 5.
For this failure, Qiu Jianliang showed the attitude of a mature boxer: "The game is over, for me, I think it is a warm-up battle that has not been played for two years. So through this game to test their current competitive status. I think everything is fine, because the game is within its control, seeing both the shortcomings brought about by the two-year empty window and the steady mentality brought about by so many years of experience accumulation. I will continue to grow and become the boxer that everyone thinks of. ”
There is no doubt that Qiu Jianliang's position in the hearts of Chinese boxing fans is still unshakable, and everyone hopes that the teenager who has played in the international boxing ring with a passion can impact higher honors.
Today, the teenager has stood in his thirties and is still full of confidence in the future. He said: "I'm not going to prove anything, I'm just doing what I think should be done at each stage, adjusting, preparing, racing, learning, planning, etc., all enriching, all working hard. ”
In 2022, Qiu Jianliang will continue to carry the expectations of boxing fans, hoping that Ah Liang can impact higher honors in the ONE Championship!