Luis Tavares

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Luis Tavares
BornLuis Tavares
(1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 33)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Other namesThe Infamous
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
TeamMike's Gym
Trainer Mike Passenier
Kickboxing record
Total75
Wins64
By knockout22
Losses10
By knockout2
No contests1

Luis Tavares (born 8 September 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean kickboxer. He is the former Enfusion Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight champion. [1]

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He was ranked as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer by Combat Press as between May 2017 and April 2023, [2] [3] and by Beyond Kickboxing between October 2022 and November 2023. [4] [5]

Early life

Tavares was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Cape Verdean parents. He played youth football for Sparta Rotterdam, where played together with Georgino Wijnaldum, Lerin Duarte and Garry Rodrigues but later switched to kickboxing. [6]

Kickboxing career

In December 2012, Tavares won his first professional title, the IRO 95 kg European title, with a fourth round knockout of Rodney Glunder. In March 2014, Tavares won his first professional world title, the IKA 95 kg title, with a decision win against Hicham Achalhi. [7] In between these title wins, Tavares made his Glory debut, losing by knockout to Artem Vakhitov. [8]

In October 2015, Tavares participated in the WFL "Unfinished Business" Heavyweight tournament. He defeated Fred Sikking by decision in the semifinals, and Lorenzo Javier Jorge by an extra round decision in the finals. [9]

Enfusion

At Enfusion 49, Tavares fought Mohamed Boubkari for the Enfusion Heavyweight title. He defeated Boubkari by a first round knockout. [10] Moving up to Super Heavyweight, Tavares fought the reigning champion Jahfarr Wilnis. He won by unanimous decision. [11] He defended the title twice, knocking out Mrad Akram and Fatih Ulusoy. [12]

In May 2018, he took part in the A1WCC Heavyweight tournament. He lost the quarterfinal bout to Donegi Abena by an extra round decision. [13]

He fought Kamran Aminzadeh at Enfusion 69, in a non-title bout. Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision. [14] He vacated the Enfusion title in September 2018, after signing with Glory. [15]

Glory

His Glory debut came at Glory 62 against Artur Gorlov. He defeated him by split decision. [16] His second fight was against Felipe Micheletti, at Glory 66. Micheletti won the fight by split decision. [17]

Tavares faced Michael Duut at Glory 69. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [18] Tavares was scheduled to fight Stéphane Susperregui at Glory Collision 2. [19] He defeated Susperregui by unanimous decision. [20] For his fifth Glory appearance, Tavares was scheduled to fight Donegi Abena at Glory 77. [21] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [22]

Tavares was scheduled to fight Sergej Maslobojev at Glory 78: Rotterdam. [23] [24] A month before the bout, Maslobojev withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Felipe Micheletti. [25] Tavares won the rematch by unanimous decision. [26]

Tavares was scheduled to challenge the reigning Glory Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022. [27] Tavares later withdrew from the fight, as he refused to face Vakhitov due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [28]

Tavares was expected to face Horace Martin at Glory Rivals 1 on May 21, 2022. He was initially expected to face Tarik Khbabez at the same event, before Khbabez withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons. [29] The event was later postponed, as The Lotto Arena announced that their cooperation with the Antwerp Fight Organisation had been terminated due to various administrative reasons. [30]

Tavares faced Florent Kaouachi at Glory Rivals 1, a Glory and Enfusion cross-promotion event, on June 11, 2022. [31] He won the fight by a third-round knockout. [32] The result was overturned to a no contest on November 24, as Tavares tested positive for a banned substance. [33]

Failed drug test and suspension

Tavares was expected to face the #3 ranked GLORY light heavyweight contender Sergej Maslobojev for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on August 20, 2022. [34] The fight was cancelled on August 10, 2022, due to "reasons on the part of Tavares". [35] Later that day, it was revealed that Tavares had tested positive for an unspecified banned substance at Glory Rivals 1. [36] He was suspended indefinitely by Dutch Martial Arts Authority (VA), [37] while Glory handed him a ten month suspension. [38]

Move to heavyweight

Tavares moved up to heavyweight to take part in the four-man Glory heavyweight tournament, held as a title eliminator for the interim Glory Heavyweight Championship. Tavares was expected to face Enver Sljivar, in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, at Glory 85 on April 29, 2023. [39] Tavares withdrew from the bout on April 28, due to an undisclosed illness. [40]

Tavares faced Bahram Rajabzadeh at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023. [41] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout. [42]

Tavares faced Bogdan Stoica at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023. [43] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [44]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
63 wins (22 (T)KOs), 10 losses, 1 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2023-10-07Loss Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Stoica Glory 89 Burgas, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-05-27Loss Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Bahram Rajabzadeh Glory 86 Essen, Germany KO (head kick)11:58
2022-06-11NC Flag of France.svg Florent Kaouachi Glory Rivals 1 Alkmaar, Netherlands No Contest30:27
Originally a KO win for Tavares, changed to a no contest after he tested positive for a banned substance.
2021-09-04Win Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Micheletti Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Glory Light Heavyweight title eliminator.
2021-01-30Win Flag of Suriname.svg Donegi Abena Glory 77: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-12-21Win Flag of France.svg Stéphane Susperregui Glory Collision 2 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-10-12Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Duut Glory 69: Düsseldorf Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-06-22Loss Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Micheletti Glory 66: Paris Paris, France Decision (Split)33:00
2018-12-08Win Flag of Latvia.svg Artur Gorlov Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split)33:00
2018-06-23Win Flag of Iran.svg Kamran Aminzadeh Enfusion 69 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-05-05Loss Flag of Suriname.svg Donegi Abena A1WCC Champions League Heavyweight Tournament - Quarter finals Belgium Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2018-03-09Win Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Ulusoy Enfusion 63 Abu Dhabi TKO (Corner Stoppage)3
Defended Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight Championship +95 kg.
2017-12-02Win Flag of Tunisia.svg Mrad Akram Enfusion Live 57 The Hague, Netherlands KO (Spinning back kick)1
Defended Enfusion Live Heavyweight Championship -95 kg.
2017-09-30Win Flag of Suriname.svg Jahfarr Wilnis Enfusion Live 53 Antwerp, Belgium Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight Championship +95 kg.
2017-04-29Win Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Boubkari Enfusion Live 49 The Hague, Netherlands KO1
Wins Enfusion Live Heavyweight Championship -95 kg.
2017-03-18Win Flag of Armenia.svg Jegish Yegoian Enfusion Live 47 Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-10-16Loss Flag of Belarus.svg Igor Bugaenko ACB KB 8: Only The Braves Hoofddorp, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision43:00
2016-05-14Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Andress van Engelen Enfusion Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision33:00
2016-04-03Win Flag of Suriname.svg Redouan Cairo WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-10-18Win Flag of Spain.svg Lorenzo Javier Jorge WFL "Unfinished Business", Final Hoofddorp, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision33:00
For the WFL -95 kg Tournament Title. [45]
2015-10-18Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Sikking WFL "Unfinished Business", Semi Finals Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-05-31Win Flag of Morocco.svg Mohammed BoubkariKing of the Ring Netherlands TKO
2015-03-28Win Flag of Germany.svg Andre LangenFightersheart III [46] Arnhem, Netherlands Doc. Stop.
2014-06-06Loss Flag of Croatia.svg Igor Jurković FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares Zadar, Croatia Decision (unanimous)33:00
2014-03-08Win Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham AchalhiKickboxing Empire II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision53:00
Fight was for IKA Heavyweight Championship [47]
2013-10-20Win Flag of Greece.svg Antonis TzorosThe Battle VII Greece Ext. R. TKO4
2013-06-22Loss Flag of Russia.svg Artem Vakhitov Glory 9: New York New York City, New York, USA KO (left hook to the body)11:06
2012-12-08Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rodney Glunder Kickboks Gala Margriethal Schiedam, NetherlandsKO4
Fight was for IRO European Muay Thai Championship [48] [49] [50] [51]
2012-09-02Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jason Wilnis Muay Thai Mania V The Hague, Netherlands Decision33:00
2012-05-26Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Ismael LazaarFight Explosion Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands Decision33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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