Cihad Kepenek (born 1 October 1993) is a Turkish kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of kickboxing promotion Glory.
Kepenek made his promotional debut with Glory against TomÃ¡à ¡ Moà ¾ný at on April 16, 2016. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.
Kepenek was booked to face Yurii Gorbenko at Prestige Fights 2 on September 30, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Kepenek faced Junior Tafa at on May 17, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Kepenek faced Sergio Pique at World Fight Night on April 14, 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Kepenek was scheduled to fight Nordine Mahieddine at Glory Collision 2 on December 21, 2019. He lost the fight by split decision, after an extra round was fought.
Kepenek challenged the reigning ISKA Muaythai World Super Heavyweight champion Thomas Froschauer at Army of Fighters 1 on July 10, 2021. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.
Kepenek was booked to rematch Nordine Mahieddine at on August 20, 2022. He initially won the fight via first-round knockout, but the result would later be changed to No Contest after Kepenek tested positive for a banned substance.
Kepenek faced Michal Blawdziewicz at Glory 90. He won via unanimous decision.
He faced Blawdziewicz in a rematch at the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix, with a Reserve Slot in the night's tournament on the line. He won the fight via KO in round 2, but would not be called in to replace any fighters.
He faced Inout Iancu at Glory 96, losing via TKO in the second round after being knocked down 3 times in one round.
Kepenek took part in the Glory 99 âÂÂHeavyweight Last Man Standing Tournamentâ where 32 heavyweight fighters competed on April 5, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He faced Iancu in a rematch, losing via TKO in the first round, retiring between rounds 1 and 2.
He faced Sofian Laidouni in the Opening Round of Phase 2 of the tournament at Glory 103. He lost via unanimous decision, being eliminated from the tournament for a second time.
Kepenek faced Nordine Mahieddine at Glory 81, initially winning via KO. However, the result was overturned to a no contest on November 24, as Kepenek tested positive for a banned substance. He was also suspended for 12 months.
|- bgcolor= | 2026-04-25 || ||align=left| Cem Caceres || Glory 107 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || || ||
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-08-23 || Loss||align=left| Sofian Laidouni || Glory 103 - Last Heavyweight Standing Opening Round Phase 2 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-04-05 || Loss ||align=left| IonuÃÂ Iancu || Glory 99 - Last Heavyweight Standing, Opening Round || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (retirement) || 1 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-10-12 || Loss ||align=left| IonuàIancu|| Glory 96 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (3 Knockdowns) || 2 || 2:59 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-03-09|| Win||align=left| Michaà  Bà Âawdziewicz || Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix, reserve fight || Arnhem, Netherlands || KO (punches) || 2 || 2:55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-12-23|| Win ||align=left| Michal Blawdziewicz || Glory 90 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2022-08-20 || NC || align="left" | Nordine Mahieddine || || Düsseldorf, Germany || No Contest (Overturned) || 1 || 2:52 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-07-10 || Win|| align="left" | Thomas Froschauer || Army of Fighters 1 || Istanbul, Turkey || KO (Punches) || 1 || 2:25 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2019-12-21 || Loss ||align=left| Nordine Mahieddine || Glory Collision 2 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Ext. R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" |2019-05-17 |Win |style="text-align:left;"| Junior Tafa | | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) |3 |3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-04-14 || Loss || align="left" | Sergio Pique || World Fight Night || Gebze, Istanbul || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-10-21|| Win||align=left| Tasos Karagiandis || Orion Fight Arena || Ankara, Turkey || TKO (Punches)|| 1 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-09-30|| Win||align=left| Yuri Gorbenko || Prestige Fights 2 || Cyprus || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-04-16 || Loss || align="left" | TomÃ¡à ¡ Moà ¾ný || || Copenhagen, Denmark || Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-02-28 || Loss ||align=left| Levi Rigters || Anadolu Arena 9 || Tokat, Turkey ||Decision || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2013-12-04 || Loss ||align=left| Paul Slowinski || A1 World Grand Prix 2013 || Melbourne || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 2:53
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2013-06-03 | Loss | align=left| Patrice Quarteron | A-1 World Combat Cup | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-08-13|| Win||align=left| Hamed Allouche || A1 || Melbourne, Australia || TKO (Punches)|| 1 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-09-|| Win||align=left| Harun Ozgun || Prestige Fights 2 || Turkey || KO (Right hook)|| 1 ||
|- | colspan=9 | Legend:
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2015-10-29 || Loss ||align=left| Ante Verunica || W.A.K.O World Championships 2015, Quarterfinals || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Split) || 3 || 2:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2015-10-28 || Win||align=left| Pirkka Suksi || W.A.K.O World Championships 2015, First Round || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 |- | colspan=9 | Legend: