Douglas Ma'afu Hawke, better known as Doug "Vicious" Viney (born 20 November 1976) is a Tongan-New Zealander heavyweight boxer and kickboxer. He is the K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas champion, who also represented Tonga as a super heavyweight boxer under the name of Ma'afu Hawke at 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1]
Doug Viney | |
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Born | Douglas Ma'afu Hawke 20 November 1976 Auckland, New Zealand |
Other names | Vicious |
Residence | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Auckland, New Zealand |
Nationality | Tongan New Zealander |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) |
Division | Super heavyweight |
Style | Boxing, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Auckland, New Zealand |
Team | Team Sefo Balmoral Lee Gar Gym City Kickboxing Gym |
Trainer | Ray Sefo Lolo Heimuli Jayson Vemoa |
Years active | 2000–present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 1 |
By knockout | 0 |
Losses | 0 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 31 |
Wins | 21 |
By knockout | 9 |
Losses | 10 |
By knockout | 7 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Losses | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Personal Trainer |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Biography and career
editViney made his K-1 debut on 21 July 2001 at the K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001. He knocked out Dion Crouch and Auckland Aumitagi in the quarter and semi-finals, respectively, before going on to face Rony Sefo in the final, who he defeated via decision. He then went on to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne in February 2002, where he was defeated in the semi-finals by Andrew Peck after beating Chris Chrisopoulides in the quarters. In November 2002, he again entered the New Zealand Grand Prix at K-1 New Zealand 2002 where he reached the final only to be defeated by Jason Suttie.
He then went on to lose his next two fights after this also, and then switched to the sport of boxing. In the summer of 2004, he represented Tonga as a super heavyweight boxer under the name of Ma'afu Hawke at 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. After the Olympics, he made his professional boxing debut on 3 September 2005 by defeating Junior Pati by decision.
He returned to kickboxing in 2006, winning his first three fights, including a decision win over Peter Graham. On 4 May 2007, he took part in the eight-man tournament at K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 and was defeated in the quarter-finals by Brecht Wallis. Three months later, on 11 August, he was reserve fighter at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas. After defeating Mahmoud Fawzy in the reserve match, he was called in to the semi-finals to face Aleksandr Pitchkounov after Rick Cheek pulled out of the tournament with an injury. He was able to defeat Aleksandr Pitchkounov, and then went on to beat Zabit Samedov in the final.[2]
After winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix, he was given a place in the last 16 of the 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix. He was knocked out in round 2 by Badr Hari at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16. He then returned in 2008 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam where he rematched Zabit Samedov in the semi-finals. Samedov was able to take his revenge, winning by decision and knocking Viney out of the tournament.
Kickboxing record
edit19 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 10 decisions), 10 Losses, 0 Draw | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2012-08-25 | Loss | Paul Slowinski | Capital Punishment 6 | Canberra, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-03-17 | Win | Eric Nosa | Kings of Kombat 6 | Keysborough, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2010-08-29 | Loss | Peter Graham | Kings of Kombat | Keysborough, Australia | TKO | 5 | ||
2009-04-12 | Loss | Sebastian Ciobanu | Local Kombat 33 | Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2008-09-12 | Win | Erhan Deniz | K-1 Slovakia 2008 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2008-04-26 | Loss | Zabit Samedov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam Quarter Finals | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Fails to K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam. | ||||||||
2007-09-11 | Loss | Badr Hari | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16 | Seoul, Korea | KO (Straight right punch) | 2 | 1:23 | |
Fails to qualify for K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Finals. | ||||||||
2007-08-11 | Win | Zabit Samedov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Final | Las Vegas, NV, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas and qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Elimination. | ||||||||
2007-08-11 | Win | Aleksandr Pitchkounov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Semi Finals | Las Vegas, NV, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2007-08-11 | Win | Mahmoud Fawzy | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Reserve Fight | Las Vegas, NV, United States | TKO (2 knockdowns/Right uppercut) | 1 | 2:08 | |
2007-05-04 | Loss | Brecht Wallis | K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 Quarter Finals | Bucharest, Romania | KO (Left roundhouse kick) | 3 | 0:50 | |
Fails to K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007. | ||||||||
2006-11-18 | Win | Peter Graham | K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 3 | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2006-09-24 | Win | Matt Samoa | K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 2 | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2006-06-24 | Win | Andrew Peck | K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 1 | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2003-09-12 | Loss | Gordan Jukic | K-1 Final Fight | Split, Croatia | KO (High Kick) | 1 | 2:40 | |
2003-04-11 | Loss | Gordan Jukic | K-1 Lord of the Rings | Auckland, New Zealand | TKO | 2 | ||
2002-11-08 | Loss | Jason Suttie | K-1 New Zealand 2002 Final | Auckland, New Zealand | KO | 3 | 1:32 | |
Runner Up of K-1 New Zealand 2002. | ||||||||
2002-11-08 | Win | Andrew Peck | K-1 New Zealand 2002 Semi Finals | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2002-11-08 | Win | Oliva Tuisafia | K-1 New Zealand 2002 Quarter Finals | Auckland, New Zealand | KO | 1 | 2:55 | |
2002-02-18 | Loss | Andrew Peck | K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Semi Finals | Melbourne, Australia | KO | 1 | 1:38 | |
Fails to K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne. | ||||||||
2002-02-18 | Win | Chris Chrisopoulides | K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Quarter Finals | Melbourne, Australia | TKO | 2 | 2:59 | |
2001-07-21 | Win | Rony Sefo | K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Final | Auckland, New Zealand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 championship. | ||||||||
2001-07-21 | Win | Auckland Aumitagi | K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Semi Finals | Auckland, New Zealand | TKO | |||
2001-07-21 | Win | Dion Crouch | K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Quarter Finals | Auckland, New Zealand | KO | 2 | ||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Mixed martial arts record
edit21 matches | 11 wins | 10 losses |
By knockout | 7 | 5 |
By submission | 4 | 4 |
By decision | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 0-1 | James McSweeney | Submission (rear naked choke) | Shamrock Events Kings of Kombat 5 | 10 December 2011 | 1 | 2:30 | Keysborough, Victoria, Australia |
Boxing record
editTitles
edit- 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix Las Vegas 8 man Champion
- 2006 Kings of Oceania Champion
- 2004 Athens Summer Olympian
- 2004 Oceania Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- 2001 K-1 New Zealand 8 man Champion
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athens Summer Olympics 2004 Latest results". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Doug Viney Wins K-1 Las Vegas Shocker". Sherdog. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Doug Viney's career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
External links
edit- Doug Viney at BoxRec (registration required)
- Doug Viney at Sherdog
- Doug Viney at Olympedia
- Doug Viney's profile at Official K-1 Website