Ran Nakash (Hebrew:רן נקש; born 1978) is an Israeli professional boxer. He is currently Chief Commander and Head Instructor of the Israel Defense Forces Krav Maga Instructional Division and holds a professional boxing record of 26 wins with 18 by knockout and one loss. He scored his latest victory on January 21, 2012 defeating Derek Bryant by unanimous decision. His only loss to date occurred on April 2, 2011 against WBO Cruiserweight champion Marco Huck. Despite accepting the fight on short notice as a late replacement for Giacobbe Fragomeni, Nakash fought a competitive fight, pressing his opponent throughout the 12-round bout, though Huck was ultimately awarded the victory on points.[citation needed]

Nakash was featured on the Discovery Channel’s Fight Quest where he demonstrated the techniques of the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
26 Wins (18 knockouts, 8 decisions) 1 Loss (1 decision)
Win26–1United States Derek BryantUD8January 21, 2012United States Roseland Ballroom, New York City
Loss25–1Germany Marco HuckUD1202/04/2011Germany Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, North Rhine-WestphaliaWBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win25–0United States Victor BarraganUD10July 14, 2010United States Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win24–0United States Danny SheehanTKO3April 29, 2010Israel Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv
Win23–0United States Richard StewartTKO703/04/2010United States Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, VirginiaReferee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the seventh round.
Win22–0Hungary Attila MakulaKO2January 18, 2010Israel Hangar 11, Tel Aviv
Win21–0United States Gary GomezUD802/10/2009United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win20–0Bulgaria Yavor MarinchevPTS10August 8, 2009Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win19–0United States William BaileyTKO411/07/2009United States Prudential Center, Newark, New JerseyReferee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the fourth round.
Win18–0United States Dave BrunelliTKO703/04/2009United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the seventh round.
Win17–0United States Ryan CarrolKO206/02/2009United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win16–0United States Harvey JollyTKO705/12/2008United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the seventh round.
Win15–0United States Larry RobinsonTKO112/09/2008United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the first round.
Win14–0Germany Martin HaagTKO4July 20, 2008Germany Bulldog Open Air Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-WürttembergReferee stopped the bout at 1:00 of the fourth round.
Win13–0United States James PorterTKO2June 6, 2008United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the second round.
Win12–0Croatia Asmir VojnovicTKO701/03/2008Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win11–0United States Ray RuizTKO208/02/2008United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaReferee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the second round.
Win10–0Ibrahim HaririKO?October 27, 2007Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win9–0United States Samuel Lee BrownUD407/09/2007United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win8–0Machmud HashbKO2April 28, 2007Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win7–0United States Robert MurrayUD409/02/2007United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win6–0Machmud HashbTKO1January 31, 2007Israel CMA Gym, Tel AvivReferee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Win5–0Bulgaria Georgi BuhovPTS406/01/2007Bulgaria Sofia
Win4–0Elia IvanovTKO2November 25, 2006Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win3–0United States Gary LavenderUD4October 13, 2006United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win2–0Muhamad TayaTKO2June 30, 2006Israel Aviv Sport Hall, Ra'anana
Win1–0Elia IvanovTKO3June 18, 2006Israel CMA Gym, Tel Aviv