Levi Rigters (born July 12, 1995) is a

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currently signed with Glory, where he competes in the heavyweight division. He is a former Enfusion Heavyweight Champion and 2020 Glory 76 Heavyweight Tournament winner. He is ranked as the tenth best heavyweight by Combat Press as of September 2022, and seventh best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.

Kickboxing career

Enfusion

Rigters made his promotional debut with

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in 2017 against

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. Rigters won the fight by a unanimous decision. During WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky he fought

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. Rigters won the fight by a first round TKO. During Enfusion 63 Rigters defeated Bruno Susano by a second round TKO. Rigters faced Martin Pacas for the

Super Heavyweight championship at Enfusion 73 on October 27, 2018. Rigters won the title by a unanimous decision. Rigters continued his undefeated streak with non-title wins over Mihajlo Kecojevic at Enfusion 86, on June 28, 2019, and Dexter Suisse at Enfusion 88 on October 5, 2019. Rigters made his first heavyweight title defense against Nidal Bchiri at Enfusion 79 on February 23, 2020. He won the fight by a unanimous decision. Levi Rigters then entered the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Grand Prix, held at Enfusion 92 on December 6, 2019. He beat

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by unanimous decision in the tournament semifinals, and in the finals he defeated Martin Pacas by unanimous decision as well.

Glory

Rigters was scheduled to make his Glory debut at Glory 76 on December 12, 2020. He was to take part in a four-man heavyweight tournament, facing the #5 ranked heavyweight

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in the semi finals. The tournament parings later changed, as Arkadiusz Wrzose pulled out of the tournament. Righters was rescheduled to face

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. His opponent changed once more, with Wilnis being replaced by Massinissa Hamaili. The event was indefinitely postponed, as main event fighter

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contracted

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, as well as due to a partial lockdown imposed by the Dutch government. The event was rescheduled for December 19. Hamaili would later be replaced by Marciano Bhagwandass, four days before the event. Rigters won the tournament, knocking out Marciano Bhagwandass with a body shot in the second round of the semifinal bout, and

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by a body kick in the first round of the tournament final. Rigters took part in a four man heavyweight tournament at Glory 77 on January 30, 2021, facing

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in the semifinals, as a late notice replacement for

. Despite coming into the fight as a favorite, Rigters would lose the fight by split decision. Rigters was booked to fight the #10 ranked Glory heavyweight

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at Glory 78: Arnhem on September 4, 2021. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, stopping his opponent with low kicks. Rigters was expected to face the two-time Glory heavyweight title challenger

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at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022. The bout was cancelled minutes before starting, due to riots breaking out in the crowd. Rigters was next booked to face Tariq Osaro at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all five judges scoring the bout 29–28 in his favor.

Titles and accomplishments

*RINGSLEAGUE **2016 RINGSLEAGUE Heavyweight Champion *

** Enfusion World Super Heavyweight Champion (One time; former) ***One successful title defense **2019 Abu Dhabi World Grand Prix Champion * Glory ** 2020 Glory Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Kickboxing record

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