Jahfarr Wilnis (born February 26, 1986) is a Dutch Surinamese

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and 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 practiced for self-defense, general ...

, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament winner and the former Enfusion Heavyweight World Champion. Combat Press ranked him in the heavyweight top ten between July 2015 and December 2017.

Professional kickboxing career

Early career

Winis faced

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Jairzinho Rozenstruik (born 17 March 1988) is a Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He currently holds the record for second fast ...

at K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament on March 21, 2010. The fight was ruled a decision draw. He split wins and losses over his next three appearances, as he suffered a stoppage loss to Mitchell de Ligny at Kickbox gala Amstelveen on May 16, 2010, rebounded with a decision victory over Rowan Tol at Slamm Fighting with the Stars on August 29, 2010, but failed to build on this success as he lost by decision to

Brian Douwes Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes (born 21 November 1987 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Team Spirit, formerly known as Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk. He competed in K-1, Enfusion Live, Superkombat and Glory. As of 1 May 2017, he i ...

at Top Team Gala on October 16, 2011. Wilnis faced Marco Vlieger at Battle Arena (K-1) on February 4, 2012. He won the fight by decision. Wilnis next faced Antonis Tzoros at The Battle 3 on June 9, 2012. He once again won by decision. Three weeks later, at Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57&58, Wilnis faced Sam Tevette. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.

Glory

Wilnis made his Glory debut against

Jamal Ben Saddik Jamal Ben Saddik (; born October 3, 1990) is a Belgian-Moroccan professional kickboxer. He is a former two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament winner. Combat Press ranked him as a to ...

at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He would notch two more victories, stoppages of Oguz Ovguer at Glory 6: Istanbul on April 6, 2013 and

Brice Guidon Brice Guidon (born July 16, 1985), also known as ''"Nectar"'', is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the W.P.M.F. European Heavyweight and World Super Heavyweight Muaythai Champion, and the 2011 United Glory World Series runner-up. He has compete ...

at Glory 10: Los Angeles on September 28, 2013, before his winning streak was snapped by

Tomáš Hron Tomáš Hron (born July 25, 1981) is a Czech kickboxer who has fought for the K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. Former Kings of The Ring, WKA and WKN champion and current Kings of The Ring heavyweight world champion. Career He w ...

at FFC08: Zelg vs. Rodriguez on October 25, 2013. Wilnis faced

Roman Kryklia Roman Olegovich Kryklia (Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Крикля; born October 11, 1991) is a Ukrainian heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship when he completes both Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight division in ...

at Kunlun Fight 21 on March 17, 2015, in the quarterfinals of the 2015

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Super Heavyweight tournament. He won the fight by decision, after an extra fourth round was contested. The final two bouts of the tournament took place on the same day, at Kunlun Fight 26 on June 7, 2015. Wilnis overcame Asihati by a second-round knockout and advanced to the tournament finals, where he faced the former It's Showtime World Heavyweight champion

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 ...

. He won the fight by an extra round decision. Wilnis faced Valentin Slavikovski at Kunlun Fight 29 on August 18, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Following this victory, Wilnis returned to Glory to take part in the 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender tournament and was booked to face Ben Edwards in the tournament semifinals, which took place at Glory 24: Denver on October 9, 2015. Although he was able to beat Edwards by a second-round technical knockout, he lost to

Benjamin Adegbuyi Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985) is a Romanian kickboxer and professional boxer. He is a two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and three-time winner of heavyweight tournament. Adegbuyi is also Superkombat Wo ...

by split decision in the finals of the one-day tournament. Wilnis challenged the Enfusion Heavyweight World champion¸Ismael Lazaar at Enfusion Live 37 on February 27, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Wilnis faced Kirill Kornilov in the semifinals of the 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender tournament, which took place at Glory 29: Copenhagen on April 16, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision and faced

Ismael Londt Ismael Londt (born 12 July 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer signed to the ONE Championship. He is the former SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Champion, and two time SUPERKOMBAT Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament winner. He was ranked as a top ten h ...

in the finals. He lost the fight by split decision.. Wilnis took part in another contender tournament at Glory 35: Nice on November 5, 2016, but suffered a first-round technical knockout at the hands of

Mladen Brestovac Mladen Brestovac (born October, 1983) is a Croatian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, currently signed to Final Fight Championship, where he is the current FFC Heavyweight champion, and GLORY. He previously competed in K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT. He ...

in the tournament semifinals. Wilnis made his first Enfusion Heavyweight title defense against

Luis Tavares Luis Tavares (born 8 September 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean kickboxer. He is the former Enfusion Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight champion. He is ranked as the second best light heavyweight by Combat Press as of September 2022, and second ...

at Enfusion 53 on September 30, 2017. Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision. Wilnis faced

at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Wilnis faced

Tomáš Možný Tomáš Možný (born April 26, 1991) is a Slovakian kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. Kickboxing career Early career Možný participated in the 2016 Fight Night Saint-Tropez Heavyweight Tournament, which was ...

in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Glory Heavyweight tournament, which took place at Glory 62: Rotterdam on December 8, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the semifinals of the one-day tournament, where he faced

. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout. Wilnis faced

D'Angelo Marshall D'Angelo Marshall (born 20 September 1990) is a Curaçaoans in the Netherlands, Curaçaoan-Dutch Kickboxing, kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), Glory. He won 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III, 2015 SUPERKOMBAT Special Editio ...

at Glory 67: Orlando on July 5, 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Wilnis next faced

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at Glory Collision 2. He lost the fight by split decision. Wilnis faced Georgil Fibic at Yangames Fight Night 8 on August 27, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Wilnis first staggered his opponent with a jumping switch knee, before he floored him with a right hook. Wilnis faced Michał Bławdziewicz at Glory 82 on November 19, 2022, following a two-year break from the sport. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Wilnis faced Tariq Osaro in the semifinals of a four-man Glory heavyweight tournament at Glory 85 on April 29, 2023. He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

**2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament Winner *

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**2016 Enfusion Heavyweight World Championship * Glory **2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Runner-up **2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Runner-up

Kickboxing record

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Tariq Osaro Kevin Tariq Osaro (born September 12, 1995) is a Nigerian-Dutch professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory (kickboxing), Glory. He also competed for OSS Fighters. As of 1 November 2023, Osaro is ranked the # ...

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References

External links

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