Fred Royers | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Arnhem, Netherlands | March 15, 1955||||||||||||||
Other names | Le Gladiateur | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb; 11 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Division | Middleweight Super Middleweight | ||||||||||||||
Style | Karate, Kickboxing, Savate | ||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Team | Mejiro Gym Kickboxing Arnhem | ||||||||||||||
Trainer | Jan Plas | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 1978–1986 | ||||||||||||||
Kickboxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 43 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 39 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fred Royers (born March 15, 1955) is a Dutch former kickboxer who competed in the middleweight division. He was known for his powerful low kicks, which is now a staple of Dutch kickboxing.
Royers began practicing karate at the age of 16. He went on to become the Dutch national champion on nine occasions and also won medals at the Karate World Championships in 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1984 [1] as well as the World Games 1981. He also competed in amateur boxing.
In 1978, Royers joined the Mejiro Gym and took up kickboxing. He became the European Savate Champion in 1984 when he defeated Robert Paturel via technical knockout in Paris, France. The following year, he won the WKA Middleweight Championship of the World when he won a 12-round decision victory over Yasuo Tabata. [2] He was forced to retire in 1986, however, after breaking his arm twice in training.
Following his retirement, Royers opened his own gym in his home town of Arnhem and began working as the Dutch language kickboxing commentator for Eurosport in 1990. [3]
20 wins (6 KO's), 1 loss [5] | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
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December 5, 1985 | Loss | Youssef Zenaf | Paris, France | Decision | 9 | 3:00 | For IKL and WAKO Super Middleweight World titles. | |
October 20, 1985 | Win | Yasuo Tabata | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 12 | 3:00 | Wins WKA Middleweight World title. | |
August 30, 1985 | Win | Ralf Berger | West Berlin, West Germany | TKO (low kick) | 6 | Defends WKA Middleweight European title. | ||
May 12, 1985 | Win | Keith Nathan | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (low kick) | 4 | Defends WKA Middleweight European title. | ||
April 22, 1985 | Win | Pascal LePlat | Paris, France | Decision | 9 | 3:00 | Wins WKA Middleweight European title. | |
March 25, 1985 | Win | Robert Paturel | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
February 3, 1985 | Win | Ernie Jackson | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (split) | 9 | 3:00 | ||
April 28, 1984 | Win | Christian Bafir | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
March 29, 1984 | Win | Larry Nichols | Hollywood, Florida, USA | Decision | 9 | 3:00 | ||
September 23, 1983 | Win | Billy Chau | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 9 | 3:00 | ||
June 18, 1983 | Win | Gaetan Litricin | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (forfeit) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
June 10, 1983 | Win | Youssef Zenaf | Nuit de la Boxe Americaine | Paris, France | Decision | 7 | 3:00 | Wins BFS Middleweight European title. |
March 13, 1983 | Win | L. Minocci | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (forfeit) | 1 | 0:00 | ||
February 28, 1983 | Win | Robert Davis | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | Wins NKBB Super Middleweight Dutch title. | ||
June 19, 1982 | Win | Robert Paturel | Paris, France | TKO (kick) | 4 | Wins BFS Super Middleweight European title. | ||
April 4, 1982 | Win | Christian Bafir | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
March 14, 1982 | Win | Hans de Ruiter | Paris, France | TKO | 2 | |||
November 23, 1981 | Win | Henk Kooy | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 5:00 | ||
September 20, 1981 | Win | Niek Bloemberg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 2 | |||
June 21, 1981 | Win | Sarge Solignac | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
May 15, 1981 | Win | Pascal Leplat | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
March 9, 1981 | Win | Alan Dixon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||
January 18, 1981 | Win | Tuncay Coban | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest |
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