''It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden'' or ''It's Showtime 54 & 55'' was a
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
event held on January 28, 2012, at the WTC Expo in
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...
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Background
The event featured world title fight for It's Showtime World Heavyweight Championship of
Hesdy Gerges
Hesdy Gerges (born February 20, 1984) is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He held the It's Showtime World Heavyweight title between 2010 and 2012. Gerges has competed in the K-1 ...
vs.
Daniel Ghiță
Daniel Florin Ghiță (, born 22 April 1981) is a Romanian politician and former kickboxer, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020.
Ghiță is the former It's Showtime heavyweight champion. He formerly c ...
, world title fight for It's Showtime World 73MAX Championship of
Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon (born March 28, 1983) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a 3-time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing - including being the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
As of July 2021, he is the #9 ranked welterweight ...
vs.
L'houcine Ouzgni
L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni (born 10 March 1983) is a Dutch-Moroccan Light Heavyweight/Middleweight Muay Thai kickboxing, kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Top Team Beverwijk. Aussie is a firm fan favorite in the Netherlands due ...
and the last fight of
Badr Hari
Badr Hari (born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight World Champion (2007–2008), It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion (2009–2010) and ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 and 2009'' finalist. Born an ...