{{short description|Spanish kickboxer}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Jonay Risco Perez | native_name = | native_name_lang= | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | other_names = | nationality = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spanish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|04|25

|mf=y}} | birth_place = Tenerife, Spain | fighting_out_of = Tenerife, Spain | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | weight_class = Lightweight | style = Kickboxing | stance = Orthodox | team = Team Moi Rui | trainer = Moises Ruibal | years_active = 2009-present | kickbox_win = 21 | kickbox_kowin = 4 | kickbox_loss = 17 | kickbox_koloss = 2 | kickbox_draw = | kickbox_nc = | other = | occupation = | spouse = | relatives = | students = | university = | website = | boxrec = | sherdog = | updated = }}

'''Jonay Risco''' (born 25 May 1987 in Spain) is a Spanish kickboxer currently signed with ONE Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kickboxing World Champion Jonay Risco Joins ONE Championship |url=https://www.onefc.com/news/kickboxing-world-champion-jonay-risco-joins-one-championship/ |website=onefc.com |date=18 May 2020 |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

He was ranked as a top ten lightweight by Combat Press between June 2018 and July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2018 |url=https://combatpress.com/2018/06/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-june-2018/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021 |url=https://combatpress.com/2021/07/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-july-2021/ |website=combatpress.com |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

==Kickboxing career== ===Early career=== Risco fought Andy Souwer during Enfusion 27, and won the fight by close decision after an extra round was fought.<ref>{{cite web |title=(VIDEO) Andy Souwer poražen dovojbenom odlukom na Enfusionu na Tenerifima |url=http://www.croring.com/news/video-andy-souwer-porazen-dovojbenom-odlukom-na-enfusionu-na-tenerifima/13492.aspx |website=croring.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

In September 2015, Risco fought the kickboxing legend Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong. He lost by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=(VIDEO) Sittichai vs. Jonay Risco |url=http://www.croring.com/news/video-sittichai-vs-jonay-risco/14967.aspx |website=croring.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

===Enfusion title reign=== Zuev and Risco fought a rematch four months later, during Enfusion 40, for the Enfusion 70&nbsp;kg title. Risco won the rematch by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion Live 40 Results: El Gaoui Defends, Risco Captures Title |url=https://combatpress.com/2016/06/enfusion-live-40-gran-canaria-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

He was scheduled to fight the future two weight Enfusion champion Tayfun Ozcan during Enfusion 46. Risco won by TKO, as Tayfun suffered a cut on his shin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion Live 46 Eindhoven Results: Bulaid Retains, Ben Moh and Risco Claim League Wins |url=https://combatpress.com/2017/02/enfusion-live-46-eindhoven-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion Live 46 recap: Tayfun Ozcan outraged by doctor's stoppage against Jonay Risco |url=http://www.mmaplus.co.uk/kickboxing/tayfun-ozcan-outraged-doctors-stoppage/ |website=mmaplus.co.uk |date=20 February 2017 |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

Risco had his first title defense during Enfusion 63, when he was scheduled to fight Buakaw Banchamek. Risco won the fight by decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion 63 Video and Results: Tavares Stops Ulusoy, Risco Upsets Buakaw |url=https://combatpress.com/2018/03/enfusion-live-63-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref> He fought Davit Kiria in a non-title bout during Enfusion 66, and won by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion 66 Results: Risco Defeats Kiria |url=https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-66-results |website=kickboxingz.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

Risco fought in the first round of the Kunlun Fight 70&nbsp;kg tournament during KLF 75, when he won a unanimous decision against Li Shiyuan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kunlun Fight 75 Results: Xingli Advances, Zuev Tops Nagbe |url=https://combatpress.com/2018/08/kunlun-fight-75-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref> He then defended his Enfusion title for the second time with a decision win over Nordin Ben Moh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion 70 Results: Risco Defeats Ben Moh |url=https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-70-results |website=kickboxingz.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116111358/https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-70-results |url-status=dead }}</ref> Advancing to the KLF tournament quarterfinals, Risco faced Feng Xingli. Xingli won the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kunlun Fight 77 Results: Zuev, Kiria, Toutouh and Xingli Advance |url=https://combatpress.com/2018/10/kunlun-fight-77-results-zuev-kiria-toutouh-and-xingli-advance/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

Following this loss, Risco went on a 14-month hiatus from the sport, as he recovered from muscle and ligament injuries in his left leg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Risco Injured Ligament |url=https://kickboxingz.com/risco-injured-ligament |website=kickboxingz.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184955/https://kickboxingz.com/risco-injured-ligament |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before suffering these injuries, Risco was scheduled to defend his title against Superbon Banchamek.<ref>{{cite web |title=Risco Defends Title Against Superbon in Tenerife |url=https://kickboxingz.com/risco-defends-title-against-superbon-in-tenerife |website=kickboxingz.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112193106/https://kickboxingz.com/risco-defends-title-against-superbon-in-tenerife |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Risco was scheduled to defend his Enfusion title for the third time in a rematch with Tayfun Ozcan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion Champions Risco, Ozcan Honored by Countries as Super Fight Nears |url=https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-champions-risco-ozcan-honored |website=kickboxingz.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026094755/https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-champions-risco-ozcan-honored |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ozcan won the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch: Ozcan-Risco 2 |url=https://kickboxingz.com/watch-ozcan-risco-2 |website=kickboxingz.com |accessdate=12 November 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128194606/https://kickboxingz.com/watch-ozcan-risco-2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===ONE Championship=== In May 2020, Risco signed with ONE Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Davit Kiria And Jonay Risco Added To ONE Super Series Featherweight Division |url=https://www.lowkickmma.com/davit-kiria-and-jonay-risco-added-to-one-super-series-featherweight-division/ |website=lowkickmma.com |date=19 May 2020 |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>

==Titles==

* 2016 Enfusion -70&nbsp;kg Champion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://combatpress.com/2016/06/enfusion-live-40-gran-canaria-results/|title=Enfusion Live 40 Results: El Gaoui Defends, Risco Captures Title|first=Zach|last=Aittama|publisher=}}</ref> **Two title defenses * 2013 WFCA World -72,5&nbsp;kg Champion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deporsiete.com/not/3231/ |title=El tinerfeño Jonay Risco y el grancanario Máximo Suárez, principales triunfadores del espectáculo de kickboxing Enfusion Live – |publisher=Deporsiete.com |date= |accessdate=2019-06-11 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Kickboxing record == {{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Professional Kickboxing Record|record='''21 Wins''' (4 (T)KO's), '''17 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest'''}} |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2019-12-06 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Özcan || Enfusion 92 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Lost the Enfusion -70kg title.}} |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-10-14 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|China}} Feng Xingli || Kunlun Fight 77 || China || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-09-15 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Nordin Ben Moh || Enfusion 70 || Belgium || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Defends the Enfusion Live World -70 kg title.}} |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-08-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|China}} Li Shiyuan || Kunlun Fight 75 || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-05-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Georgia}} Davit Kiria || Enfusion Live 66 || Tenerife, Spain || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-03-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Buakaw Banchamek || Enfusion 63 || Abu Dhabi || Decision|| 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Defends the Enfusion Live World -70 kg title.}} |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-09-01|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Zion Edwards || Spain v Australia || Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-05-20 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Redouan Laarkoubi || Strikers League || Tenerife, Spain || TKO (doctor stoppage) || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-04-29 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Yassin Baitar || Enfusion Live #49 || Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-03-11 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Georgia}} Davit Kiria || Kunlun Fight 58 70&nbsp;kg Qualifier Tournament 3 Semi-Final B || Rome, Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-02-18 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Özcan || Enfusion Live 46 || Eindhoven, Netherlands || TKO (Shin Injury) || 2 || 1:21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-11-20 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohammed Jaraya || Enfusion Live 43 || Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-09-17 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Crice Boussoukou || Enfusion Live 41 || Netherlands || Decision (extra round) || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-06-04 | Loss | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Dzianis Zuev | Enfusion Live 40 | Gran Canaria, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the Enfusion Live World -70 kg title.}} |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-04-16|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} Warren Stevelmans || CAMPEONATO DE CANARIAS || Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-02-21 | Loss | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Dzianis Zuev | Kunlun Fight 38 70&nbsp;kg World Max 2016 Group A Tournament Semi-Finals | Pattaya, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-01-23|| Loss ||align=left| {{flagicon|Russia}} Anatoly Moiseev || Kunlun Fight 37 || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-12-12|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} William Diender || Shoot Boxing || Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-11-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Christophe Pruvost || Enfusion Live 33 || Switzerland || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-09-28 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || Kunlun Fight 31 – World MAX Tournament 2015 Final 16 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-07-19|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|China}} Zhao Shuai || Kunlun Fight 28 || Nanjing, China || KO || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-07-19|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|Russia}} Maksym Smirnov || Kunlun Fight 28 || Nanjing, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-04-18 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Andy Souwer || Enfusion Live 27 || Tenerife, Spain || Decision (Extra Round) || 4 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-02-28 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Sergio Sanchez || Top Fight Madrid || Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-12-13 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Christopher Mena || GMM Fight Night || Spain || KO || || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-05-10 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Dan Balesmao || El Desafio || Spain || KO || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-07-13 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Arnaldo Silva || Enfusion Live || Tenerife, Spain || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the WFCA World -72,5kg title.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_R9UjiYQBA|title=Jonay Risco vs Arnaldo Silva "Enfusion Live 2013"|last=Star Gym Tenerife|date=10 June 2014|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-04-13 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Elam Ngor || Noche K1 || Tenerife, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-07-21 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Rafa Del Toro || It's Showtime 59 || Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2012-05-27 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} David Calvo ||K-1 Rising 2012 || Madrid, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2012-05-05 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Antonio Gomez Cortes || Lucha de Titanes III || Madrid, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2011-11-12 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Suriname}} Andy Ristie || Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It's Showtime 53 || Tenerife, Spain || TKO (left hook) || 3 || 2:30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2011-06-18 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Naruepol Fairtex || China Fight Night || China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-03-03|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|SPA}} Sergio Suarez || SKB: Spanish Warriors || Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2011-01-08 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa}} Warren Stevelmans || K-1 MAX Madrid 2011, Quarter Finals || Madrid, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}

== See also == *List of It's Showtime events *List of male kickboxers

==References== {{reflist}}

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