Chico Kwasi | |
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Born | Chico Fernando Samuel Kwasi March 11, 1998 Purmerend, Netherlands |
Other names | Luffy |
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Style | Kickboxing, boxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Oostzaan, Netherlands |
Team | Mike's Gym |
Trainer | Mike Passenier |
Years active | 2015–present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 9 |
Wins | 5 |
By knockout | 2 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 48 |
Wins | 43 |
By knockout | 23 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
Other information | |
Notable relatives | Fabio Kwasi, brother |
Last updated on: March 11, 2023 |
Chico Fernando Samuel Kwasi (born March 11, 1998) is a Dutch-Surinamese professional kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the welterweight division of Glory, where he is the reigning welterweight champion. He previously competed for King of Kings and Dynamite Fighting Show. Kwasi is the former KOK welterweight champion.
As of April 2023, he is ranked as the tenth best welterweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick. [1]
Kwasi faced Dorin Robert in the semi-finals of the 2015 "King of Kings in Vilnius" welterweight Grand Prix, which was held on March 14, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the finals of the one-day tournament, where he faced Martynas Jasiunas. Kwasi lost the fight by a second-round knockout. [2]
Kwasi faced Robin Ciric at North vs The Rest on March 25, 2017. He won the fight by decision. [3]
Kwasi faced Chris Bray for the Spartacus Fighting Championship K-1 -75 kg title at Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit" on June 4, 2017. He captured the title by a second-round technical knockout. Kwasi made his second appearance with the promotion against Sergei Aleksandrov at Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour" on January 13, 2018. [4] He won the fight by a second-round knockout. These two victories on the Bulgarian kickboxing circuit earned him the chance to challenge Aleksandar Petrov for the Max Fight Middleweight (−82.5 kg) title at Max Fight 42 on May 3, 2018. [5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [6]
Kwasi faced Constantin Rusu in his FEA debut at FEA World Series 27 on December 8, 2018. [7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [8] After suffering two consecutive losses for the second time in his career, Kwasi was booked to face Maikel Astur at the February 16, 2019, The League event. [9] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [10] Kwasi won his next fight, against Denis Makowski at KOK World Series on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision as well. [11]
Kwasi made his promotional debut at DFS 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky on September 27, 2019, against Daniel Pattvean. [12] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [13]
Kwasi returned to King of Kings to take part in the one-day KOK Welterweight tournament, which was held at KOK 82 on November 30, 2019. [14] He captured the tournament title, as well as the IKBO K-1 Rules championship, with a third-round stoppage of Mohamed Wade in the semi-finals and a unanimous decision victory over Ekrem Doruk in the finals. [15] [16]
Kwasi faced Ismael Ayadi at Fight Covid on December 12, 2019. [17] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [18] Kwasi faced Jay Overmeer at World Fight League on May 15, 2021, following a 17-month break from the sport of kickboxing. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [19] Kwasi next faced Volodymyr Hunzhu at KOK 92 on September 18, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [20]
Kwasi faced Hendrik Themas for the interim KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021. [21] He won the five round contest by unanimous decision. [22] Although Kwasi was initially expected to face the champion Constantin Rusu in a title unification bout, Rusu was stripped for inactivity before the fight could take place. [23] As such, Kwasi instead faced Henrikas Viksraitis for the now vacant KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021. [24] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [25]
Kwasi faced Miloš Daković at FFC 5 on December 19, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi next faced Sergej Braun at Super Cup Kickboxing 2 on April 30, 2022. [26] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [27]
Kwasi made his Glory debut against fellow promotional newcomer Ștefan Orza at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023. [28] He won the fight by a second-round knockout. [29]
Kwasi faced the former Enfusion −80 kg champion Robin Ciric at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023. [30] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [31]
Kwasi faced the one-time GLORY welterweight title challenger Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023. [32] He won the fight by split decision. [33]
Kwasi challenged the Glory Welterweight champion Endy Semeleer at Glory 91 on April 27, 2024. [34] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [35]
Kwasi made his professional boxing debut against Zacky Derouich on October 15, 2018, in the semi-finals of the 2018 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Later in the day, Kwasi was able to overcome Mohamed Elawil by majority decision to capture the tournament title. [36]
Kwasi faced Nasser Bukenya on November 7, 2019, in the semi-finals of the 2019 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a closely contested split decision. He overcame Jan Julius Humme by a first-round technical knockout in the finals of the one-day tournament to capture his second Amsterdam Grand Prix super-middleweight title. [37]
Kwasi faced Bekzad Nurdauletov for the vacant WBO Youth light heavyweight title on February 5, 2022. He lost the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout. [38]
43 Wins (23 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 0 Draws | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2024-04-27 | Win | ![]() | Glory 91 | Paris, France | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:07 | |
Wins the Glory Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
2023-11-04 | Win | ![]() | Glory: Collision 6 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2023-05-27 | Win | ![]() | Glory 86 | Essen, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2023-03-11 | Win | ![]() | Glory 84 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Knee) | 2 | 3:00 | |
2022-12-09 | Win | ![]() | Mega Fight Arena Series 1 | Istanbul, Turkey | Ext. R. Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
Wins the Mega Fight Arena Welterweight (−77 kg) title. | ||||||||
2022-04-30 | Win | ![]() | Super Cup Kickboxing 2 | Erzhausen, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-12-19 | Win | ![]() | FFC 5 | Alanya, Turkey | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-11-20 | Win | ![]() | KOK 96 Mega Battle | Vilnius, Lithuania | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins the vacant KOK Welterweight (−77 kg) title. | ||||||||
2021-10-16 | Win | ![]() | KOK 94 | Tallinn, Estonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins the KOK Interim Welterweight (−77 kg) title. | ||||||||
2021-09-18 | Win | ![]() | KOK 92 | Riga, Latvia | Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-05-15 | Loss | ![]() | World Fight League | Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2020-12-12 | Win | ![]() | Fight Covid | Brussels, Belgium | TKO (Punches) | 2 | ||
2019-11-30 | Win | ![]() | KOK 82, Tournament Final | Krefeld, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins the IKBO K-1 Rules and KOK Germany Grand Prix Welterweight (−77 kg) titles. | ||||||||
2019-11-30 | Win | ![]() | KOK 82, Tournament Semi-final | Krefeld, Germany | TKO | 3 | ||
2019-09-27 | Win | ![]() | Dynamite Fighting Show 5 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-07-29 | Win | ![]() | FFC 3 | Antalya, Turkey | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 3:00 | |
2019-03-02 | Win | ![]() | KOK World Series | Riga, Latvia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-02-16 | Win | ![]() | The League | Tallinn, Estonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-12-08 | Loss | ![]() | FEA World Series 27 | Chișinău, Moldova | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-06-10 | Win | ![]() | Dominet Event | Foggia, Italy | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 2 | ||
2018-05-03 | Loss | ![]() | Max Fight 42 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the Max Fight −82.5 kg title. | ||||||||
2018-01-13 | Win | ![]() | Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour" | Sofia, Bulgaria | KO (Uppercut) | 2 | 2:08 | |
2017-11-18 | Win | ![]() | KOK World GP 2015 In Tallinn | Tallinn, Estonia | KO (Knee) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-11-04 | Win | ![]() | Fight Night II | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | TKO (Knee) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-07-02 | Win | ![]() | Motorfighters 2 | Foggia, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-06-04 | Win | ![]() | Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit" | Sofia, Bulgaria | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Won the SFC K-1 (−75 kg) title. | ||||||||
2017-03-25 | Win | ![]() | North vs The Rest | Leek, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-11-27 | Win | ![]() | Slamm: Almere's Finest | Almere, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-10-08 | Win | ![]() | The Warriors 4 | Norg, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-05-28 | Win | ![]() | Ultimate Warriors 6 | Nottingham, England | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-02-28 | Win | ![]() | Haarlem Fight Night | Haarlem, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
2015-11-14 | Win | ![]() | KOK Bushido's Hero | Vilnius, Lithuania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-10-17 | Loss | ![]() | KOK Hero's World Series 2015 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-03-14 | Loss | ![]() | KOK in Vilnius, Tournament Final | Vilnius, Lithuania | KO (Spinning backfist) | 2 | 1:44 | |
For the KOK In Vilnius Welterweight (−77 kg) tournament title. | ||||||||
2015-03-14 | Win | ![]() | KOK in Vilnius, Tournament Semi-final | Vilnius, Lithuania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
9 fights | 5 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 3 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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9 | Loss | 5–3–1 | Serhat Guler | MD | 6 | Oct 22, 2022 | LEO's Boxgym, Munich, Germany | |
8 | Loss | 5–2–1 | Rostam Ibrahim | UD | 8 | Sep 10, 2022 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | |
7 | Loss | 5–1–1 | Bekzad Nurdauletov | TKO (shoulder injury) | 9 (10), 1:00 | Feb 5, 2022 | Rixos Water World Aktau, Aktau, Kazakhstan | For vacant WBO Youth light heavyweight title |
6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Rostam Ibrahim | SD | 8 | Aug 21, 2021 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Tony Browne | UD | 8 | June 19, 2021 | Claridge Events, Brussels, Belgium | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Jan Julius Humme | TKO | 1 (4) | Nov 7, 2019 | Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Won Amsterdam Grand Prix super middleweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Nasser Bukenya | SD | 4 | Nov 7, 2019 | Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Mohamed Elawil | MD | 4 | Oct 15, 2018 | Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Won Amsterdam Grand Prix super middleweight title |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Zacky Derouich | TKO | 3 (4) | Oct 15, 2018 | Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
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