Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans (born 16 May 1983) is a South African
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 ...
, fighting out of Vos Gym in
Amsterdam
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. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.
Biography and career
Despite being born in South Africa, Stevelmans has spent the bulk of his career fighting in the Netherlands. He began his career at C-Class level in 2001 and through 2001 to 2005 won a number of C and B-Class fights, culminating in winning his A-Class debut against Arian Vatniki in
Maastricht, Netherlands
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
. Stevelmans lost his next fight against Chris Ngimbi but then went on a winning streak throughout the rest of 2006 and in to the later stages of 2007 where he won his first title, defeating William Diender to claim the N.K.B.B. national title at 70 kg.
Stevelmans performances at domestic level gave him the chance to take his talents on to the world stage as he was invited by K-1 to participate in one of their regional qualifying tournaments at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 held in
Utrecht
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. Stevelmans was the victor at a very competitive tournament, defeating two time SuperLeague champion
Alviar Lima
Alviar "The Machine" Lima (born 23 March 1978) is a retired Cape Verdean-Dutch middleweight kickboxer who fought out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. He made his K-1 debut against Warren Stevelmans in K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.
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in the quarter finals, gaining revenge on Chris Ngimbi in the semis via TKO and beating
Marco Piqué
Marco "The Sniper" Piqué (born January 9, 1980) is a Surinamese-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Team Snipers in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current World Full Contact Association Muay Thai middleweight world champion, WMC in ...
in the final to book his place at the K-1 Final 16 event. Stevelmans won his elimination fight in
Hiroshima, Japan
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the ...
and advanced to the quarter final stage at the K-1 World MAX Final 8. Unfortunately for Stevelmans he was paired up against two time K-1 MAX world champion
Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer (born 9 November 1982) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MA ...
who proved too strong for him over three rounds.
After his exit from the 2008 K-1 World MAX Stevelmans has been inconsistent. He picked up a good victory against
Alviar Lima
Alviar "The Machine" Lima (born 23 March 1978) is a retired Cape Verdean-Dutch middleweight kickboxer who fought out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. He made his K-1 debut against Warren Stevelmans in K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.
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but has struggled against world class opposition, losing fights to the likes of
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan ( hy, Գևորգ Պետրոսյան; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship a ...
,
Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world t ...
and
Mike Zambidis
Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis ( Greek: Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης; born 15 July 1980) is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is an 18-time World Champion, including former World version W5, SUPERKOMBAT and in a series of ...
. At the start of 2011, Stevelmans returned to K-1 MAX entering the K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 tournament. He beat two Spanish opponents en route to the final but was unable to win the title, losing to his third Spanish opponent on the night in Rafi Zouheir, via decision over three rounds.
He defeated
Hinata Watanabe
Hinata Watanabe (born August 26, 1986 in Hiratsuka), or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Hiratsuka, Japan for the Shonan Kakuto Club. He is the 2008 R.I.S.E. champion currently competing in R.I.S.E. and K-1 MAX.
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via unanimous decision (30-28, 28–27 and 29–28) at ''Shootboxing 2012 – Act 4'' on 17 September 2012 in Tokyo, Japan to qualify for the 2012 S-Cup.
He was expected to compete in the 2012 Thai Fight 70 kg tournament, fighting in the quarter-finals on 23 October 2012 in Bangkok. However, this did not happen for unknown reasons.
Replacing
Yoshihiro Sato
is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen Sn ...
on short notice, he defeated
Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov ( lez, Аскеров Жаббар Мегьамедан хва) (russian: Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is ...
via unanimous decision in a tournament reserve fight at '' Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8'' in Rome, Italy on 3 November 2012.
He was expected to compete at the '' Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012'' in Tokyo, Japan on 17 November 2012. However, he was unable to compete due to the tournament coming so soon after his bout with Askerov.
He beat Thai brawler
Bovy Sor Udomson
Bovy Sor Udomson (โบวี่ ส.อุดมศร) born January 21, 1984, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is known for his iron chin and brawling fighting style.
Biography and career
Bovy Sor Udomson was born as ''Piyapong Chuanpo'' in ...
by way of majority decision at ''Shootboxing 2013 – Act 1'' in Tokyo on 22 February 2013.
Stevelmans was scheduled to fight
Johann Fauveau
Johann Fauveau (born March 15, 1982) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a three time French Muaythai Champion. In May 2012, he became World Champion ISKA of Kickboxing K1.
Early life
Johann Fauveau is Jewish. His nickname "Young Perez" is r ...
at '' Glory 5: London'' on 23 March 2013 in London, England. However, when
Andy Ristie
Andy Ristie (born March 17, 1982) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division. After an unremarkable beginning to his career, he came to prominence with a lengthy and entertaining winning streak in the It's Showtim ...
was unable to fight in the event's co-main event against
Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world t ...
, Stevelmans took his place and lost by unanimous decision.
He was soundly beaten by
Aikpracha Meenayothin
Eakpracha Meenayothin (thai language, Thai: เอกประชา มีนะโยธิน) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the Lumpinee Stadium, WMC and Thailand Welterweight Champion. He is also two times Toyota Vigo Marathon Tournam ...
, losing on points at ''
MAX Muay Thai
Max Muay Thai ( th, แม็กซ์ มวยไทย) is a stadium and organizer of Muay Thai based in Pattaya, Thailand broadcast from its own stadium on Channel 8 every Sunday. The promotion has been credited for elevating the level of ...
2'' in Pattaya, Thailand on 29 June 2013.
He lost to Chingiz Allazov by unanimous decision at ''Legend 2: Invasion'' in Moscow, Russia on 8 November 2013.
Replacing
Shemsi Beqiri
Shemsi Beqiri (born 3 May 1986) is a Swiss Albanian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division.
Early life
A Swiss Albanian, Beqiri was born to Kosovar Albanian parents in Vitina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) on May 3, 1986, and, at the ...
on short notice, Stevelmans lost to
Ky Hollenbeck
Ky Conrad Hollenbeck (born June 17, 1987) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He won national and North American titles as an amateur in his teens before turning professional in 2007 and beating Billy ...
New York City, New York
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on 23 November 2013.
He lost to
Yuri Bessmertny
Yuri Gorbachev ( be, Юрый Гарбачоў, born August 27, 1987), better known as Yuri Bessmertny ( be, Юрый Бяссмертны), is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Aft ...
by UD at ''Thai Boxe Mania'' in Turin, Italy on 25 January 2014.
He lost to Josh Jauncey via UD at '' Glory 16: Denver'' in Broomfield, Colorado, US on 3 April 2014.
Titles
* 2011 K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 runner up −70 kg
* 2010 World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) Thai-boxing middleweight world title −72.5 kg
* 2008 K-1 MAX Netherlands champion −70 kg
* 2006 N.K.B.B. Dutch national champion
Masoud Minaei
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Sanya, China
Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.
According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, liv ...
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Moscow, Russia
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Madrid, Spain
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Athens, Greece
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Jomthong Chuwattana
Jomthong Chuwattana is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the WBC Muaythai Featherweight Champion and 3 times Rajadamnern Stadium Champion.
As of 24 July 2017, he is ranked the #5 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.
Biography
Jomthong ...
Jonay Risco
Jonay Risco (born 25 May 1987 in Spain) is a Spanish kickboxer currently signed with ONE Championship.
He was ranked as a top ten lightweight by Combat Press between June 2018 and July 2021.
Kickboxing career Early career
Risco fought Andy Sou ...
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Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov ( lez, Аскеров Жаббар Мегьамедан хва) (russian: Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is ...
Tongling
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As of the 20 ...
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China
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Hong Kong, China
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Sibiu, Romania
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Xiamen, China
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Enriko Gogokhia
Enrico Gogokhiia ( ka, ენრიკო გოგოხია) (born March 26, 1991) is a professional Georgian-born Ukrainian Middleweight kickboxer. As of 26 May 2016, he is ranked the #3 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com. In 2016 he ...
Moscow, Russia
Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...
Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. Broomfield has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The Broomfield populati ...
Yuri Bessmertny
Yuri Gorbachev ( be, Юрый Гарбачоў, born August 27, 1987), better known as Yuri Bessmertny ( be, Юрый Бяссмертны), is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Aft ...
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Turin, Italy
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
Ky Hollenbeck
Ky Conrad Hollenbeck (born June 17, 1987) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He won national and North American titles as an amateur in his teens before turning professional in 2007 and beating Billy ...
New York City, New York
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Chingiz Allazov
Chingiz Ayazovich Allazov ( be, Чынгiз Аяз аглы Аллазаў, born 10 June 1993) is a Georgian-born Belarusian kickboxer of Azerbaijani descent, currently signed with ONE Championship. He is a former K-1 Super Welterweight Champ ...
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Moscow, Russia
Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...
Aikpracha Meenayothin
Eakpracha Meenayothin (thai language, Thai: เอกประชา มีนะโยธิน) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the Lumpinee Stadium, WMC and Thailand Welterweight Champion. He is also two times Toyota Vigo Marathon Tournam ...
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MAX Muay Thai
Max Muay Thai ( th, แม็กซ์ มวยไทย) is a stadium and organizer of Muay Thai based in Pattaya, Thailand broadcast from its own stadium on Channel 8 every Sunday. The promotion has been credited for elevating the level of ...
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Pattaya, Thailand
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Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world t ...
London, England
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...
Bovy Sor Udomson
Bovy Sor Udomson (โบวี่ ส.อุดมศร) born January 21, 1984, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is known for his iron chin and brawling fighting style.
Biography and career
Bovy Sor Udomson was born as ''Piyapong Chuanpo'' in ...
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Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov ( lez, Аскеров Жаббар Мегьамедан хва) (russian: Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is ...
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Hinata Watanabe
Hinata Watanabe (born August 26, 1986 in Hiratsuka), or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Hiratsuka, Japan for the Shonan Kakuto Club. He is the 2008 R.I.S.E. champion currently competing in R.I.S.E. and K-1 MAX.
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Frankfurt
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Germany
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Sanny Dahlbeck
Sanny Dahlbeck is a Swedish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Odenplan Fightgym, Stockholm, Sweden. Being a southpaw fighter, he is particularly known for his powerful left punch and his overall finishing abilities.
Career
Dahlbeck has bee ...
Stockholm
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Sweden
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Batu Khasikov
Batu Sergeyevich Khasikov (born June 28, 1980) is a professional Russian kickboxer, multiple world champion, social and political activist, member of the People's Khural of Kalmykia (2008–2012) and representative for the Republic of Kalmyki ...
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Elista
Elista (russian: Элиста́, (common during the Soviet era) or (most common pronunciation used after 1992 and in Kalmykia itself);"Большой энциклопедический словарь", под ред. А. М. Прохорова. ...
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Russia
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Hiroki Shishido
Hiroki Shishido ( Japanese: 宍戸大樹; born March 16, 1977) is a Japanese welterweight shoot boxer, fighting out of Cesar Gym, Asakusa. He is a former 2004 S-cup world tournament finalist and WMC Intercontinental Super Welterweight champion.
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Tokyo, Japan
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Rome, Italy
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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 ...
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Los Angeles, California
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Armen Petrosyan
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Madrid, Spain
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Madrid, Spain
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Jonay Risco
Jonay Risco (born 25 May 1987 in Spain) is a Spanish kickboxer currently signed with ONE Championship.
He was ranked as a top ten lightweight by Combat Press between June 2018 and July 2021.
Kickboxing career Early career
Risco fought Andy Sou ...
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Madrid, Spain
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Mike Zambidis
Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis ( Greek: Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης; born 15 July 1980) is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is an 18-time World Champion, including former World version W5, SUPERKOMBAT and in a series of ...
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Milan, Italy
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Alviar Lima
Alviar "The Machine" Lima (born 23 March 1978) is a retired Cape Verdean-Dutch middleweight kickboxer who fought out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. He made his K-1 debut against Warren Stevelmans in K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.
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Nijmegen, Netherlands
Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about ...
Saiyok Pumpanmuang
Saiyok Pumpanmuang ( th, ไทรโยค พุ่มพันธ์ม่วง; born October 22, 1983), formerly known as ''Saiyoknoi Sakchainarong'' (ไทรโยคน้อย ศักดิ์ชัยณรงค์), is a Thai welt ...
Padua, Italy
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Maastricht, Netherlands
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Orono Wor Petchpun
Orono Wor Petchpun ( Thai: โอโรโน่ ว.เพชรพูล, born August 22, 1978) is a Thai super featherweight kickboxer and bantamweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Wor Petchpun Gym in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. He is ...
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world t ...
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Zutphen, Netherlands
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Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan ( hy, Գևորգ Պետրոսյան; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship a ...
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Shane Darryl Campbell is a Canadian Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale ...
Alkmaar, Netherlands
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Andy Souwer
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Tokyo, Japan
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Gago Drago
Gagik Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Հարությունյան; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer from Alkmaar. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniqu ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Marco Piqué
Marco "The Sniper" Piqué (born January 9, 1980) is a Surinamese-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Team Snipers in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current World Full Contact Association Muay Thai middleweight world champion, WMC in ...
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi (born 18 April 1984 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label. He is the two times It's Showtime 70MAX world champion ...
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Alviar Lima
Alviar "The Machine" Lima (born 23 March 1978) is a retired Cape Verdean-Dutch middleweight kickboxer who fought out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. He made his K-1 debut against Warren Stevelmans in K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Utrecht, Netherlands
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Maastricht, Netherlands
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Heerlen, Netherlands
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List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers.
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* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Armando González
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitaka ...
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List of K-1 Events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
2023 events
2022 events
2021 events ...