Luís Reis

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Luís Reis
Born (1980-10-01) October 1, 1980 (age 43)
Other namesDinga
Nationality Flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Style Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal
TeamOlival Gym
Kickboxing record
Total54
Wins40
Losses12
Draws2
Other information
Notable relatives José Reis - brother
Last updated on: April 20, 2013

Luís "Dinga" Reis (born 1 October 1980) [1] is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdian descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for the Olival Gym. [2] He is a K-1 MAX and It's Showtime regional champion who has also won medals for Portugal at amateur level. His older brother José Reis is also a respected kickboxer. [3]

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Biography and career

After a relatively successful amateur career where he had won a number of Iberian championships and several podium finishes at various W.A.K.O world and European championships, Luis made his K-1 debut in 2004. In a rather bizarre tournament appearance he made it to the semi-finals at the MAX event in Lisbon as an injury replacement only to face his older brother José who showed little brotherly love by promptly stopped him in the second round. Luis had more success at the next regional MAX event across the border in Spain, stopping his two opponents before losing to home fighter Abrahan Roqueñi in the final.

After his MAX appearances Luis joined the (then) fledgling Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague in 2005 but had little success in his two matches with the promotion losing both by decision. A return to K-1 MAX in 2006 resulted in a tournament victory in his hometown of Lisbon although the regional win would not mean a place at that year's K-1 MAX final. He encountered the same issue later that year with the It's Showtime organization winning their 75MAX tournament in Portugal but failing to be invited to the final to be held in the Netherlands the following year. In 2009 he won another tournament in his home town, this time winning the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) eight man K-1 rules tournament.

On December 15, 2012, he lost to the eventual tournament winner Karim Ghajji on points in the semi-finals of the WKN 75 kg Full Contact European Grand Prix at Full Night 6 in Agde, France. [4]

He lost to Bakari Tounkara on points at FK-ONE in Paris, France, on April 20, 2013. [5]

Titles

Professional

Amateur

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
40 Wins, 12 Losses, 2 Draws [6] [7]
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2013-04-20Loss Flag of France.svg Bakari TounkaraFK-ONE Paris, France Decision33:00
2012-12-15Loss Flag of France.svg Karim Ghajji Full Night 6, 2012 WKN 75 kg Full Contact European Grand Prix Semi-finalsAgde, FranceDecision33:00
2009-07-04Win Flag of Portugal.svg José VeigaW.K.N. Grand Prix Portugal, Final [8] Lisbon, Portugal Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
Wins W.K.N. Grand Prix Portugal K-1 rules tournament -74 kg.
2009-07-04Win Flag of Portugal.svg Fabio TexeiraW.K.N. Grand Prix Portugal, Semi-final Lisbon, Portugal TKO (Doc Stop)1
2009-07-04Win Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham BettainiW.K.N. Grand Prix Portugal, Quarter-final Lisbon, Portugal KO1
2009-02-27Win Flag of Spain.svg Emad KadycarCasino Estoril - Spaceboxing [9] Estoril, Portugal Decision33:00
2008-09-20Loss Flag of Germany.svg Denis Schneidmiller S-Cup Europe 2008, Semi-final Gorinchem, Netherlands Decision33:00
2008-09-20Win Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Karlsson S-Cup Europe 2008, Quarter-final Gorinchem, Netherlands Decision33:00
2008-03-15Loss Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Petrosyan It's Showtime 75 Trophy Final, Super Fight 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2008-01-29Loss Flag of Armenia.svg Gago Drago Kickboxing Champions League Lisbon, Portugal Decision (Split)33:00
2007-09-23Win Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Fernandes It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Portugal, Final Vilamoura, Portugal Decision33:00
Wins It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2007 Portugal tournament -75 kg.
2007-09-23Win Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gomez It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Portugal, Semi-final Vilamoura, Portugal Decision33:00
2007-09-23Win Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Donato It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Portugal, Quarter-final Vilamoura, Portugal Decision33:00
2007-04-05Loss Flag of France.svg Yohan Lidon Steko's Fight Night 24, 3rd Place [10] Pforzheim, Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-04-05Loss Flag of Suriname.svg Marco Piqué Steko's Fight Night 24, Semi-finals [11] Pforzheim, Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-06-31Win Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Fernandes K-1 MAX Portugal 2006, Final Lisbon, Portugal Ext.R TKO42:00
Wins K-1 MAX Portugal 2006 tournament -70 kg.
2006-06-31Win Flag of France.svg Mohamed Diaby K-1 MAX Portugal 2006, Semi-final Lisbon, Portugal Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-06-31Win Flag of Portugal.svg Jose Barradas K-1 MAX Portugal 2006, Quarter-final Lisbon, Portugal Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-06-17Draw Flag of Spain.svg Abraham Roqueñi Apocalipsis I Bilbao, Spain Decision52:00
2005-11-19Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chris van Venrooij SuperLeague Portugal 2005 Carcavelos, Portugal Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-09-24Loss Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr PolakSuperLeague Turkey 2005, Reserve Fight Istanbul, Turkey Decision33:00
2004-12-18Loss Flag of Spain.svg Abraham Roqueñi K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Final Guadalajara, Spain Decision33:00
Fight was for K-1 Spain MAX 2004 tournament -70 kg.
2004-12-18Win Flag of Spain.svg Ruben Diaz K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Semi-final Guadalajara, Spain TKO
2004-12-18Win Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Karlsson K-1 MAX Spain 2004, Quarter-final Guadalajara, Spain TKO (Corner Stop)
2004-04-02Loss Flag of Portugal.svg José Reis K-1 MAX Portugal 2004, Semi-final Lisbon, Portugal TKO2
Called up as an injury replacement for semi final.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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