Career
As of January 2015, he is ranked at #10 in the WBC Muay Thai"s middleweight rankings. As of 11 May 2015, he is ranked the #9 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com. Early career After turning professional, Kehl"s first prestigious match was in on December 5, 2009 in Bangkok, against Fadi Merza in the quarterfinals of the WMC King"s Cup, which he lost.
Following this, he fought with another kickboxing veteran, Murat Direkçi, but lost again, on October 10, 2010 in Darmstadt, in Germany.
After some matches, he fought with a great name of the Muay Thai world: Eakpracha Meenayothin, the first great match of his career, from the MAX Muay Thai 1 at Surin, in Thailand, was the March 23, 2013. The fight ended in a draw.
After this date has been confirmed as one of the best emergent young fighters in the world. Breakthrough After he fought two prestigious matches, against the Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter (December 10, 2013), and for the W5 Lightweight European Title against Dzhabar Askerov, at NewFC: Battle of the Stars December 22, 2013.
He lost both matches.
Actually, he is one of the younger K-1 World Max finalists of the tournament"s history. Kehl was initially set to rematch Buakaw Banchamek in the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final in Pattaya, Thailand on July 26, 2014. The event was postponed due to the 2014 Thai coup d"état, however.
Kehl will face the Russian Dzhabar Askerov in the Kunlun Fight -70kg 4 man Tournament in Sochi, Russia on 15th August 2015 Professional 2014 West.K.U. Amatorial 2014 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year.
2013 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year. 2013 AllTheBestFights.Com Best Knockouts of the Year versus
Bernueng Topking Boxing on March 23 2012 GroundAndPound National Kickboxer of the Year.