# Jonay Risco

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{{short description|Spanish kickboxer}}
{{Infobox martial artist
| name            = Jonay Risco Perez
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| nationality     = {{flagicon|ESP}} [Spanish](/source/Spanish_people) 
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| birth_place     = [Tenerife](/source/Tenerife), [Spain](/source/Spain)
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| stance          = Orthodox
| team            = Team Moi Rui
| trainer         = Moises Ruibal
| years_active    = 2009-present
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'''Jonay Risco''' (born 25 May 1987 in [Spain](/source/Spain)) is a [Spanish](/source/Spanish_people) [kickboxer](/source/kickboxer) currently signed with [ONE Championship](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Tayfun_%C3%96zcan) || [Enfusion](/source/Enfusion) 92 || [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi), United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Lost the [Enfusion](/source/Enfusion) -70kg title.}}
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2018-10-14 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|China}} Feng Xingli || [Kunlun Fight 77](/source/2018_in_Kunlun_Fight) || [China](/source/China) || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2018-09-15 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Nordin Ben Moh || [Enfusion](/source/Enfusion) 70 || [Belgium](/source/Belgium) || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Defends the [Enfusion Live](/source/Enfusion_Live) World -70 kg title.}}
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2018-08-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|China}} Li Shiyuan || [Kunlun Fight 75](/source/2018_in_Kunlun_Fight) || [Sanya](/source/Sanya), [China](/source/China) || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2018-05-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Georgia}} [Davit Kiria](/source/Davit_Kiria) || [Enfusion Live 66](/source/Enfusion)  || [Tenerife](/source/Tenerife), Spain || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2018-03-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [Buakaw Banchamek](/source/Buakaw_Banchamek) || [Enfusion](/source/Enfusion) 63 || [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) || Decision|| 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Defends the [Enfusion Live](/source/Enfusion_Live) World -70 kg title.}}
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2017-09-01|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Zion Edwards || Spain v Australia || [Spain](/source/Spain) || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2017-05-20 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Redouan Laarkoubi || Strikers League || [Tenerife](/source/Tenerife), Spain || TKO (doctor stoppage) ||  ||
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2017-04-29 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}}  Yassin Baitar || [Enfusion Live](/source/Enfusion_Live) #49 || [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2017-03-11 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Georgia}} [Davit Kiria](/source/Davit_Kiria) || [Kunlun Fight 58](/source/2017_in_Kunlun_Fight) 70&nbsp;kg Qualifier Tournament 3 Semi-Final B || [Rome](/source/Rome), Italy || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2017-02-18 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} [Tayfun Özcan](/source/Tayfun_%C3%96zcan) || [Enfusion Live 46](/source/Enfusion)  || [Eindhoven, Netherlands](/source/Eindhoven%2C_Netherlands) || TKO (Shin Injury) || 2 || 1:21
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2016-11-20 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohammed Jaraya || [Enfusion Live 43](/source/Enfusion)  || [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2016-09-17 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Crice Boussoukou || [Enfusion Live 41](/source/Enfusion)  || [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) || Decision (extra round) || 4 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2016-06-04
| Loss
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [Dzianis Zuev](/source/Dzianis_Zuev)
| [Enfusion Live 40](/source/Enfusion) 
| [Gran Canaria](/source/Gran_Canaria), Spain
| Decision (Unanimous) 
| 3 
| 3:00 
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the [Enfusion Live](/source/Enfusion_Live) World -70 kg title.}}
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| 2016-04-16|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} [Warren Stevelmans](/source/Warren_Stevelmans) ||  CAMPEONATO DE CANARIAS || [Spain](/source/Spain) || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2016-02-21 
| Loss 
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [Dzianis Zuev](/source/Dzianis_Zuev) 
| [Kunlun Fight 38](/source/2016_in_Kunlun_Fight) 70&nbsp;kg World Max 2016 Group A Tournament Semi-Finals 
| [Pattaya](/source/Pattaya), Thailand 
| Decision (Unanimous) 
| 3 
| 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2016-01-23|| Loss ||align=left| {{flagicon|Russia}} [Anatoly Moiseev](/source/Anatoly_Moiseev) || [Kunlun Fight 37](/source/2016_in_Kunlun_Fight) || [Sanya](/source/Sanya), [China](/source/China) || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2015-12-12|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} William Diender || Shoot Boxing || [Spain](/source/Spain) || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2015-11-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Christophe Pruvost || [Enfusion Live 33](/source/Enfusion)  || [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2015-09-28 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong](/source/Sitthichai_Sitsongpeenong) || [Kunlun Fight 31 – World MAX Tournament 2015 Final 16](/source/2015_in_Kunlun_Fight) || [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), Thailand ||  Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2015-07-19|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|China}} Zhao Shuai || [Kunlun Fight 28](/source/2015_in_Kunlun_Fight) || [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), [China](/source/China) || KO || 2 ||
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2015-07-19|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|Russia}} Maksym Smirnov || [Kunlun Fight 28](/source/2015_in_Kunlun_Fight) || [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), [China](/source/China) || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2015-04-18 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [Andy Souwer](/source/Andy_Souwer) || [Enfusion Live](/source/Enfusion_Live) 27 || [Tenerife](/source/Tenerife), Spain || Decision (Extra Round) || 4 ||
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2015-02-28 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Sergio Sanchez || Top Fight Madrid || [Spain](/source/Spain) || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2014-12-13 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Christopher Mena || GMM Fight Night || [Spain](/source/Spain) || KO ||  ||
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2014-05-10 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Dan Balesmao || El Desafio || [Spain](/source/Spain) || KO || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2013-07-13 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Arnaldo Silva || [Enfusion](/source/Enfusion) Live || [Tenerife](/source/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](/source/Tenerife), Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2012-07-21 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Rafa Del Toro ||   [It's Showtime](/source/It's_Showtime_(kickboxing)) 59 || [Spain](/source/Spain) || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2012-05-27 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} David Calvo ||[K-1 Rising 2012](/source/List_of_K-1_events) || [Madrid](/source/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](/source/Madrid), Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2011-11-12 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Suriname}} [Andy Ristie](/source/Andy_Ristie) || [Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It's Showtime 53](/source/Street_Culture%2C_Fight_Club_Group_%26_Canary_Kickboxing_Federation_presents%3A_It's_Showtime_53) || [Tenerife](/source/Tenerife), Spain || TKO (left hook) || 3 || 2:30
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2011-06-18 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [Naruepol Fairtex](/source/Naruepol_Fairtex) || China Fight Night || [China](/source/China) || Decision || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#cfc;"
| 2011-03-03|| Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|SPA}} Sergio Suarez ||  SKB: Spanish Warriors || [Spain](/source/Spain) || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|-  style="background:#fbb;"
| 2011-01-08 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [Warren Stevelmans](/source/Warren_Stevelmans) || [K-1](/source/K-1) MAX Madrid 2011, Quarter Finals || [Madrid](/source/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}}
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== See also ==
*[List of It's Showtime events](/source/List_of_It's_Showtime_events)
*[List of male kickboxers](/source/List_of_male_kickboxers)

==References==
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