Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to

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. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters 05 and the 2016 WLF heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tournament runner-up. He was ranked in the heavyweight top ten by Combat Press from November 2016 until September 2018, as well as from July 2021 until February 2022.

Kickboxing career

Fabio fought in the 2016 WFL four man heavyweight tournament. He defeated

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by decision in the semifinals, and Sam Tevette by an extra round decision in the finals. Kwasi took part in the 2016 K-1 Heavyweight tournament. He won decisions against Mladen Kujundžić in the quarterfinals, and Rade Opačić in the semifinals, but suffered a KO loss to

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in the finals. After placing second in the K-1 tournament, Kwasi fought Ibrahim El Bouni during WFL's

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event. El Bouni won by a third round KO. Kwasi faced Arkadiy Lisin in the tenth season of Tafnet Cup. He won the fight by a first round TKO. He fought in the WFL Heavyweight tournament, but lost to Murat Aygun in the quarterfinal bout. Fabio won the Tatneft Arena Cup Heavyweight tournament, with a decision win against Igor Darmeshkin in the finals. Kwasi participated in the 2020

Heavyweight tournament. In the quarterfinals he defeated Buğra Erdoğan by decision. In the semifinals, he likewise defeated Clyde Brunswijk. He won the tournament final against

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by a third round TKO. Kwasi was scheduled to face

in a rematch at OSS Fighters 07 on November 19, 2021.

Mixed martial arts career

Kwasi is scheduled to make his mixed martial arts debut against

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at Ares FC 7: Abdouraguimov vs. Amoussou on June 25, 2022.

Championships and awards

*2020 OSS Fighters 05 Heavyweight Tournament Champion *2018 Tatneft Cup 2018 +80 kg Heavyweight World Champion *2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Runner Up *2016 WFL Heavyweight Tournament Champion *2014 ISKA K-1 Rules European Cruiserweight (−88.5 kg/194 lb) Championship * 2013 BKBMO Benelux Champion -83 kg

Professional kickboxing record

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References

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Kickboxing career

Mixed martial arts career

Championships and awards

Professional kickboxing record

See also

References