Regilio Benito Tuur (born 12 August 1967) is a former Dutch
boxer who was
World Boxing Organization
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's
super featherweight champion.
Prior to turning professional and winning the world title, Tuur knocked out reigning world champion
Kelcie Banks
Kelcie Herron Banks (born May 8, 1965) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Championships in Reno and at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Inducted to the USA Boxing Hall of ...
in the first round at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul
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.
Amateur career
After winning a bronze medal at the
1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Amateur Boxing Championships, Men's 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Torino, Italy from 28 May to 7 June. The 27th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur b ...
, Tuur was selected to participate at the Olympics.
His 1988 Olympic Results as a featherweight are:
*Defeated
Kelcie Banks
Kelcie Herron Banks (born May 8, 1965) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Championships in Reno and at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Inducted to the USA Boxing Hall of ...
, USA KO 1
*Defeated
John Wanjau, Kenya 4-1
*Defeated
David Anderson, Great Britain RSC 2
*Lost to
Daniel Dumitrescu, Romania 0-5 (quarterfinals)
Professional career
In 1989, Tuur turned professional with his first fight held in New York. In 1994, he won the world title of the
World Boxing Organization
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(WBO) by beating Eugene Speed from the United States in his hometown
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
.
He lived in
Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and daughter.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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sports-reference
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1967 births
Living people
Olympic boxers of the Netherlands
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Paramaribo
Boxers from Rotterdam
Lightweight boxers
Featherweight boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
World super-featherweight boxing champions
Dutch male boxers
Surinamese male boxers
World Boxing Organization champions
European Boxing Union champions