Fabio Kwasi

Fabio Kwasi
Born	Fabio Lucas Kwasi (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 29) Purmerend, Netherlands
Other names	Castello
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Division	Heavyweight Cruiserweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Netherlands
Team	Mike's Gym
Trainer	Mike Passenier
Kickboxing record
Total	55
Wins	45
By knockout	22
Losses	10
By knockout	3
Draws	0
Other information
Notable relatives	Chico Kwasi (brother)

Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to GLORY Kickboxing. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters and the 2016 WFL heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tournament runner-up.

He was ranked in the heavyweight top ten by Combat Press from November 2016 ^[1] until September 2018, ^[2] as well as from July 2021 until February 2022. ^[3]

Kickboxing career

Fabio fought in the 2016 WFL four man heavyweight tournament. He defeated Brian Douwes by decision in the semifinals, and Sam Tevette by an extra round decision in the finals. ^[4]

Kwasi took part in the 2016 K-1 Heavyweight tournament. He won decisions against Mladen Kujundžić in the quarterfinals, and Rade Opačić in the semifinals, but suffered a KO loss to Roman Kryklia in the finals. ^[5]

After placing second in the K-1 tournament, Kwasi fought Ibrahim El Bouni during WFL's Almere event. ^[6] El Bouni won by a third round KO. ^{[7] [8]}

Kwasi faced Arkadiy Lisin in the tenth season of Tatneft Cup. He won the fight by a first round TKO. ^[9]

He fought in the WFL Heavyweight tournament, but lost to Murat Aygun in the quarterfinal bout. ^[10]

Fabio won the Tatneft Arena Cup Heavyweight tournament, with a decision win against Igor Darmeshkin in the finals. ^[11]

Kwasi participated in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament. In the quarterfinals he defeated Buğra Erdoğan by decision. In the semifinals, he likewise defeated Clyde Brunswijk. He won the tournament final against Cristian Ristea by a third round TKO. ^{[12] [13]}

Kwasi was scheduled to face Cristian Ristea in a rematch at OSS Fighters 07 on November 19, 2021. ^[14]

Mixed martial arts career

Kwasi is scheduled to make his mixed martial arts debut against Yassine Boughanem at Ares FC 7: Abdouraguimov vs. Amoussou on June 25, 2022. ^[15]

Championships and awards

• OSS Fighters
  • 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight Tournament Champion ^[16]

• Tatneft Cup
  • 2018 Tatneft Cup +80 kg Champion

• K-1
  • 2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Runner Up

• World Fighting League
  • 2016 WFL Heavyweight Tournament Champion

• International Sport Kickboxing Association
  • 2014 ISKA K-1 European Cruiserweight (−88.5 kg) Champion ^{[17] [18]}

• Brussels Kick Boxing & Muay Thai Organisation
  • 2013 BKBMO Benelux Champion -83 kg

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

45 wins (22 (T)KOs), 10 losses, 0 draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-12-02	Loss	Andre Schmeling	Mix Fight Championship 2023	Frankfurt, Germany	TKO	2
2023-04-29	Loss	Nikola Filipović	Glory 85	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2023-04-21	Loss	Ivan Bartek	Cerberos Fight Night 11	Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia	Decision	3	3:00
2020-02-07	Win	Cristian Ristea	OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Final	Bucharest, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	1:30
Wins OSS Fighters 5 Heavyweight Tournament.
2020-02-07	Win	Clyde Brunswijk	OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Semi Final	Bucharest, Romania	Decision	3	3:00
2020-02-07	Win	Buğra Erdoğan	OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Quarter Final	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-08-22	Win	Claudio Istrate	OSS Fighters 04	Mamaia, Romania	TKO (retirement/hand injury)	2	0:43
2018-12-07	Win	Igor Darmeshkin	Tatneft Cup 2018 Final	Kazan, Russia	Decision	4	3:00
Wins Tatneft Arena Cup 2018 +80kg Championship Tournament.
2018-09-22	Loss	Murat Aygun	WFL: Final 8, Quarter Finals	Almere, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2018-08-24	Loss	Kirill Kornilov	Tatneft Cup 2018 1/2 Finals 1st Selection	Kazan, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-05-31	Win	Maksim Sazontsev	Tatneft Cup 2018 1/4 Finals	Kazan, Russia	TKO (Referee Stoppage/Left Hook)	2
2017-12-14	Win	Arkadiy Lisin	Tatneft Cup Final	Kazan, Russia	TKO (RTD)	1	3:00
2017-10-29	Win	Serkan Ozcaglayan	WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky, Final 16 [19]	Almere, Netherlands	TKO	2	—
2017-05-27	Loss	Oleg Pryimachov	Emei Legend 19	China	doctor stoppage (cut)	2	0:40
2017-04-23	Loss	Ibrahim El Bouni	WFL - Champion vs. Champion, Semi Finals [20] [21]	Almere, Netherlands	KO	3
2016-10-27	Loss	Roman Kryklia	K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament	Belgrade, Serbia	KO (Knee)	2
For The K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament.
2016-10-27	Win	Rade Opačić	K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament	Belgrade, Serbia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-10-27	Win	Mladen Kujundžić	K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament	Belgrade, Serbia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-10-15	Win	Lorenzo Javier Jorge	Campionato Del Mundo Profesional	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain	TKO (Arm Injury)	1
2016-04-03	Win	Sam Tevette	WFL: Where Heroes Meet Legends, Final	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	Extension round decision	4	3:00
Wins WFL Heavyweight Tournament.
2016-04-03	Win	Brian Douwes	WFL: Where Heroes Meet Legends, Semi Finals	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2016-03-26	Win	Martin Terpstra	North vs the Rest VII	Leek, Netherlands	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-11-21	Win	Patrick Veenstra	Enfusion Live #34	Groningen, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2015-09-25	Win	Mladen Kujundžić	WFL: Bosnia	Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina	TKO (referee stoppage)	2
2015-08-01	Loss	Bogdan Stoica	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2015	Mamaia, Romania	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2015-06-19	Win	Sebastian Ciobanu	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2015	Constanța, Romania	Decision	3	3:00
2015-03-14	Loss	Robert Dorin	KOK World GP 2015 in Vilnius, Semi Finals	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-12-06	Win	Ben Vickers	Ronin	London, England	Decision	3	3:00
Wins ISKA K-1 Rules European Cruiserweight (−88.5 kg/194 lb) Championship.
2014-10-04	Win	Enrico Rogge	Enfusion Live #21	Merseburg, Germany	KO (knee to the head)	1	1:14
2014-09-27	Win	Mohammed Boudadour	United Fighting League	Marrakesh, Morocco	KO	2
2013-09-21	Win	Iwan Pang	Warriors Today	Netherlands	KO	3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

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