Liu Ce Explained

Liu Ce is a Chinese professional Sanda kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight divisions of Wu Lin Feng and K-1. He is the current K-1 Cruiserweight (−90kg) champion and the K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Tournament winner.

Professional kickboxing career

Liu started to focus on professional kickboxing full time in 2018. He lost his first two fights of the year on the Glory of Heroes promotion. He lost by decision to Marino Schouten on July 28, 2018 at Glory of Heroes 33: Shanghai. On October 12, 2018, Liu lost to Mikita Shostak by unanimous decision at Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan.^[1]

On August 9, 2023, it was announced that Liu Ce would be one of eight participants in the 30th Anniversary K-1 Openweight Grand Prix, which took place at K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ on September 10, 2023.^[2] Ce was booked to face Valentin Bordianu in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament.^{[3] [4]} He won the fight by a first-round knockout, as he was able to floor himn with a right hook midway through the opening round.^[5] Ce faced Glory veteran Ariel Machado in the semifinals and once again won by stoppage, forcing his opponent to stay on the canvas with low kicks in the second round.^[6] He won the tournament title with a first-round knockout of Claudiu Istrate in the tournament finals.^{[7] [8]}

Liu Ce faced Seiya Tanigawa in a cruiserweight bout at K-1 ReBIRTH 2 on December 9, 2023.^[9] He won the fight by a first-round knockout.^[10]

Liu faced Sebastian Lutaniuc for the vacant ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super-cruiserweight (-95kg) title at Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival on January 27, 2024. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.^[11]

Liu faced K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) titlist Sina Karimian at K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024.^[12] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.^[13]

Ce made his first K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) title defense against Mahmoud Sattari at K-1 World MAX 2024 on September 29, 2024.^[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

• K-1
  • 2024 K-1 Cruiserweight (−90kg) Champion
  • 2023 K-1 30th Anniversary Openweight Grand Prix Winner
• International Sport Kickboxing Association
  • 2024 ISKA K-1 Intercontinental Super Cruiserweight (-95kg) Champion

Amateur

• 2023 Chinese National Kickboxing Championship -90 kg Champion

Sanda

• Amateur Sanda
  • 4x Liaoning Provincial Sanda Championship -90 kg (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • 2016 National Wushu Sanda Championship -100 kg
  • 2017 National Wushu Sanda Championship 5th place -100 kg

Kickboxing record

|- style="text-align:center; background:#"| 2024-09-29|| ||align=left| Mahmoud Sattari || K-1 World MAX 2024 || Tokyo, Japan || || |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc"| 2024-03-20|| Win ||align=left| Sina Karimian || K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 3 ||2:03 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-01-27 || Win||align=left| Sebastian Lutaniuc || Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival|| Tangshan, China || TKO (3 Knockdowns/Low kick) || 1 || 2:48|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2023-12-09|| Win||align=left| Seiya Tanigawa|| K-1 ReBIRTH 2 || Osaka, Japan || KO (Right cross)||1 ||2:38 |- style="background:#cfc"| 2023-09-10 || Win||align=left| Claudio Istrate || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Final || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right low kick) || 1 || 0:45 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2023-09-10 || Win||align=left| Ariel Machado || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Semifinal || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right low kicks) || 2 || 1:57|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2023-09-10 || Win||align=left| Valentin Bordianu || K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～, Tournament Quarterfinal|| Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 1:36|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2023-02-04 || Win||align=left| Nemanja Knežić || Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year|| Tangshan, China || TKO (Right low kick) || 2 || 2:13|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-12-25 || Win ||align=left| Zhou Xuanwei || Wu Lin Feng || China || KO (Right knee to the head) || 2 || 2:30|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-09-25 || Win||align=left| Renato Lopes || Wu Lin Feng 2021: WLF in Tangshan|| Tangshan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2021-07-03 || Loss ||align=left| Feng Rui || Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 5th Stage|| Zhengzhou, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-04-24 || Win||align=left| Renato Lopes || Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 2nd Stage || Zhengzhou, China || TKO (Punches) || 3 || 0:58|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2021-03-27 || Win ||align=left| Zhang Caibao || Wu Lin Feng 2021: World Contender League 1st Stage || Zhengzhou, China || KO (Right low kick) || 1 || 2:38|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-12-22 || Win ||align=left| Zhou Wei || Wu Lin Feng 2020: Women's 52kg Championship Tournament || Zhengzhou, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-11-27 || Win||align=left| Sado || Glory of Heroes 47 || Meishan, China || TKO (Right low kick) || 1 |||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2020-01-04 || Win||align=left| Miloš Bajović || Glory of Heroes 45 || Shenzhen, China || KO (Right straight) || 1 |||-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-12-24 || Win||align=left| Giorgios Mpazakas || Glory of Heroes 43 || Greece || KO (Jab) || 2 || 0:43|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-08-05 || Win||align=left| Mahmoud Zakareya || Glory of Heroes 40 || Cairo, Egypt || TKO (Right hook) || 2 || |-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2019-04-16 || Win||align=left| Jordan Maroroa || Glory of Heroes 37 || Auckland, New Zealand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2018-10-12 || Loss ||align=left| Mikita Shostak || Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan|| Sichuan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#fbb"| 2018-07-28 || Loss ||align=left| Marino Schouten || Glory of Heroes 33: Shanghai|| Sichuan, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|2–0|Batjargal Munkh-Erdene|KO (punches)|WLF MMA 65||align=center|2|align=center|1:07|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Haiming Yu|KO (head kick)|WLF MMA 64||align=center|1|align=center|1:11|Zhengzhou, China|

See also

• List of male kickboxers

Notes and References

1. Web site: 他身高近两米，偶像是魏锐，未来将成为中国大级别顶尖选手！ . baijiahao.baidu.com . 4 June 2024.
2. Web site: Pico . Borna . Final Four K-1 Openweight Grand Prix Participants Revealed . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 13 September 2023 . en.
3. Web site: 中国大级别猛将出征K-1！魏锐亲自指导，能否扬威日本？ . www.163.com . 13 September 2023 . 8 September 2023.
4. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . K-1 Openweight Grand Prix Match-Ups Announced . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 13 September 2023 . en.
5. Web site: 【K-1】中国リュウ・ツァー、圧巻の右クロスで衝撃KO勝ち！準決勝進出 . efight.jp . 10 September 2023 . 13 September 2023.
6. Web site: 【K-1】中国リュウ・ツァー、"痛すぎる"カーフキックKO勝ち！決勝はイタリアビースト狩りへ . efight.jp . 10 September 2023 . 13 September 2023.
7. Web site: 刘策连续三场KO夺得K-1无差别总冠军-k-1-武者网 . www.swuzhe.com . 13 September 2023.
8. Web site: 武林风刘策创造中国自由搏击大级别历史_腾讯新闻 . new.qq.com . 13 September 2023.
9. Web site: 【K-1】無差別級トーナメント覇者リュウ・ツァーが早くも再来日、迎え撃つ谷川聖哉はカーフキックに「気合い」で勝負 (ゴング格闘技) . Yahoo!ニュース . 20 October 2023 . ja.
10. Web site: 欧阳锋第二局KO夺得K-1金腰带，刘策首局KO获胜 . swuzhe.com . 10 December 2023.
11. Web site: 武林风2024全球功夫盛典在唐山新体育中心圆满落幕 . tangshan.huanbohainews.com.cn . 28 January 2024.
12. Web site: K-1 Champions Antonia Prifti & Sina Karimian Back in Action . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 9 February 2024 . en.
13. Web site: リュウ・ツァーがカリミアンから"4度"のダウンを奪いKO勝ち。試合後、サッタリがリングに上がり挑戦アピール【K-1】（TOKYO HEADLINE WEB） . Yahoo!ニュース . 20 March 2024 . ja.
14. Web site: 刘策将在K-1WORLDMAX2024中迎战口出狂言的萨塔里_比赛_选手_泰拳 . www.sohu.com . 1 August 2024.