Nicolaas Hubertus Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is a Dutch

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and

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currently signed to

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, where he competes in the

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division. He is the former Glory Welterweight Champion. In 2015 Kickboxing Planet voted him the Kickboxer of the Year. As of November 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #5 welterweight kickboxer in the world. In 2018, Holzken participated in the

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as a substitute.

Background

After his parents separated when he was an infant, Nieky was raised up by his paternal grandparents. Inspired by martial arts movies, he started training kickboxing at the age of ten.

Career

K-1

Nieky Holzken made his K-1 debut on November 26, 2006, at K-1 World MAX North European Qualification in

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. He won the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Björn Kjöllerström, Joakim Karlsson and Elias Daniel. The win qualified him for the K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination, where he was matched up against the reigning K-1 MAX champion

Buakaw Por. Pramuk Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...

. He lost the fight by

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Glory

He faced

Murat Direkçi Murat Direkci (born 17 July 1975 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian- Turkish middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Universal Gym, Antwerp, Belgium. Early life Direkci was born in Antwerp, Belgium as the youngest son of three siblings to a fa ...

at '' Glory 2: Brussels'' on October 6, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium and won via TKO due to a cut in the second round. He defeated

Karim Ghajji Karim Ghajji (born January 16, 1981), is a Moroccan-French kickboxer and B-boy. He is a former Glory Welterweight Championship challenger. Combat Press ranked him in the welterweight top ten between September 2014 and April 2018. Biography ...

via TKO due to a cut in an extension round at '' Glory 6: Istanbul'' in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013. He was to fight at ''SLAMM!! - Soema na Basi IV: Londt vs. Adegbuyi'' in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013 but withdrew for undisclosed reasons. He was initially scheduled to fight Marc de Bonte in the '' Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' semi-finals in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013 but his opponent was then changed to

Karapet Karapetyan Karapet Karapetyan ( hy, Կարապետ Կարապետյան; born 28 November 1982), also known as Karapet Papijan is an Armenian-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. A professional since 200 ...

who he had previously fought and beat in February 2012 by decision. He knocked Karapetyan down in rounds one and two en route to a clear unanimous decision win before facing

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in the final. In a back-and-forth fight where both pressed forward, landing powerful but technical punches and kicks, Holzken scored a TKO in the dying seconds of the third and final round to be crowned the inaugural Glory World Welterweight (-77.1 kg/170 lb) Tournament Champion. He was set to fight for the inaugural Glory Welterweight Championship against Marc de Bonte at '' Glory 14: Zagreb'' in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014 but the fight was cancelled when he suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident. The match was rescheduled for '' Glory 16: Denver'' in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014 but his lingering shoulder injury again forced him out, and he was replaced by

. On February 6, 2015, Holzken was part of a one-night, four-man welterweight tournament at Glory 19 to determine who would get the next title shot. In the semifinals, he faced

Alexander Stetsurenko Alexander Yuryevich Stetsurenko (russian: Александр Юрьевич Стецуренко; born April 20, 1983) is a Russian welterweight kickboxer. He is a three time Tatneft Cup tournament winner, Kunlun Fight tournament winner and W5 ...

and won via unanimous decision. In the finals, he faced Raymond Daniels and won via TKO in the third round. On April 16, 2016, he defeated Yoann Kongolo. After the match-up Holzken expressed his desire to in-ring commentator

that he wished to face him again. On July 2, 2018, Holzken announced on his social media that he had rejected a contract offer from Glory and was entertaining offers from other promotions.

Boxing

Since 2013, Holzken had competed in professional boxing alongside his kickboxing career, but in February 2018 he got the biggest opportunity in the sport when he stepped in at late notice to face

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in the

super-middleweight tournament. The Dutchman was 13-0 coming in, and Smith 23-0. Smith took the win by unanimous decision, and then went on to KO George Groves in the final.

ONE Championship

Holzken returned to kickboxing when he signed for

, making his debut with a second round KO over

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at '' ONE Championship: Warrior's Dream'' in November 2018. He would challenge

Regian Eersel Regian Eersel (born 16 December 1992) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion. He is ranked as the best welterweight in the world by Combat ...

for the inaugural ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship at '' ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon'' in May 2019 and lose via unanimous decision. The two would rematch for the title in October 2019 at '' ONE Championship: Dawn of Valor'', but Holzken lost again via unanimous decision. It was announced that Nieky Holzken would face Elliot Compton at '' ONE Championship: Big Bang 2'' on December 11, 2020. It was also revealed that Holzken had signed a six-fight contract extension with ONE after his original contract expired. Holzken knocked Compton out in the first round, with a liver shot. Holzken faced

John Wayne Parr John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr (born 25 May 1976), also known as JWP, is a retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a former 10-time World Champion and was the ru ...

in a

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bout at '' ONE on TNT 3'' on April 21, 2021. He won the bout via TKO after dropping Parr with a head kick in the second round. A mere fortnight after the bout Holzken announced that his contract had expired and he became a free agent. On September 13, 2021, Holzken announced that he had signed a new multi-fight contract with ONE Championship. As the first fight of his new six-fight contract, Holzken was scheduled to face the one-time ONE Lightweight Kickboxing title challenger

Islam Murtazaev Islam Murtazaev (Russian: Ислам Муртазаев; born April 13, 1991) is a Russian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. As of March 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kick. Biography and career E ...

at '' ONE: X'' on March 26, 2022. With the removal of all Russian athletes from the event as a result of the

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, Murtazaev was replaced by Sinsamut Klinmee and the fight was changed to Muay Thai rules. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout. Holzken was expected to face the one-time ONE welterweight title challenger

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on October 21, 2022. He withdrew with an injury on four days before the bout was supposed to take place.

Personal life

Holzken's family and in-laws are Woonwagenbewoners, Indigenous Dutch Travellers (Gypsies). Holzken and his wife Nathellie have a son Geraldo and a daughter Willisha.

Titles

*Kickboxingplanet.com **2015
Kickboxingplanet Kickboxer of the Year 2015
*Bloody Elbow.com **2013 Fight of the Year vs.

on December 21 *Glory **2013 Glory Welterweight (-77 kg/169.8 lb) World Championship Tournament Champion **2015 Glory Welterweight (-77 kg/169.8 lb) Contender Tournament Winner ** Glory Welterweight (-77 kg/169.8 lb) Championship (one time; three defenses; Former) *WFCA **2011 WFCA K-1 Rules Super Middleweight World champion *SIMTA **2007 SIMTA 72 kg European champion *K-1 ** 2007 K-1 MAX North European Qualification champion *Liver Kick.com **2013 Fight of the Year vs.

on December 21 *SIMTA **2005 SIMTA Light Middleweight European champion.

Kickboxing record

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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 2:00 , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2002-11-17 , , Loss , , align=left, Wesley Robijn , , Jellema promotion, Sporthal "De Wetering" , ,

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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 2 , , 2:00 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2002-04-13 , , Win , , align=left, Reza Rahimpour , , TB Den Haag promotion, Fairtex Thaiboksgala , ,

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