Richel Hersisia

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Richel Hersisia
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Nationality Dutch
Born (1974-04-28) April 28, 1974 (age 47)
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins32
Wins by KO25
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Richel Hersisia (born April 28, 1974) is a Dutch former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2009. He is referred to as "The Dutch Sonny Liston" by his fans.

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He once held the fringe World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) Heavyweight title, but lost it to Audley Harrison via fourth-round knockout on March 20, 2004 at Wembley Arena in London. [1]

He last fought in September 2008, when he lost a six rounds decision to a returning Ray Mercer in Karlstad, Sweden.

Professional boxing record

32 Wins (25 knockouts, 7 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions)
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Win32–3 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Kary RothTKO214/11/2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
Win31–3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yaroslav ZavorotnyiUD826/10/2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss30–3 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Mercer MD605/09/2008 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad, Sweden
Win30–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos CelestinoTKO129/09/2007 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Soumagne, Liège, BelgiumWon WBF Intercontinental heavyweight title.
Loss29–2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Taras Bydenko UD1230/06/2007 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, GermanyFor WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Win29–1 Flag of Georgia.svg Zurab NoniashviliRTD517/03/2007 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, Germany
Win28–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Adenilson RodriguesKO228/10/2006 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, GermanyRodrigues knocked out at 0:50 of the second round.
Win27–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerio Lobo UD614/01/2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aschersleben, Germany
Win26–1 Flag of Romania.svg Ioan MihaiKO214/10/2005 Flag of Denmark.svg Struer, DenmarkMihai knocked out at 1:50 of the second round.
Win25–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vitali ShkrabaKO610/09/2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win24–1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Vlado SzaboKO409/06/2005 Flag of Spain.svg Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Win23–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Siarhei DychkouTKO806/11/2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, NetherlandsWon vacant BeNeLux heavyweight title.
Win22–1 Flag of Hungary.svg Viktor JuhaszKO116/10/2004 Flag of Germany.svg Halle an der Saale, GermanyJuhasz knocked out at 1:23 of the first round.
Loss21–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Audley Harrison KO420/03/2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Arena, London, EnglandLost WBF heavyweight title. Hersisia knocked out at 2:00 of the fourth round.
Win21–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan PetranyiTKO111/10/2003 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg Willemstad, CuracaoWon Netherlands Kingdom heavyweight title.
Win20–0 Flag of Finland.svg Sami ElovaaraUD1209/08/2003 Flag of Austria.svg Salzburg, AustriaRetained WBF heavyweight title.
Win19–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Sandro Abel VazquezKO916/05/2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, NetherlandsWon vacant WBF heavyweight title.
Win18–0 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Bartnik MD815/03/2003 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany
Win17–0 Flag of Romania.svg Costel PatricheTKO214/02/2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leeuwarden, NetherlandsWon vacant Dutch heavyweight title.
Win16–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Andres SandivaresTKO230/11/2002 Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg Willemstad, CuracaoWon vacant WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title.
Win15–0 Flag of Kenya.svg Chris SirengoKO311/10/2002 Flag of Denmark.svg Thisted, Denmark
Win14–0 Flag of France.svg Antoine PalatisUD823/08/2002 Flag of Denmark.svg Skagen, Denmark
Win13–0 Flag of France.svg Jean Francis TraorePTS620/05/2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roeselare, Belgium
Win12–0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Roger FoeKO302/05/2002 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arnhem, Netherlands
Win11–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Istvan KecskesTKO401/04/2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ghent, Belgium
Win10–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Ferreira dos SantosKO401/03/2002 Flag of Denmark.svg Give, Denmark
Win9–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg Emmanuel Nwodo TKO318/01/2002 Flag of Denmark.svg Thisted, Denmark
Win8–0 Flag of France.svg Thierry GuezouliTKO309/11/2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Odense, Denmark
Win7–0 Flag of Romania.svg Cătălin Zmărăndescu TKO512/10/2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Herning, Denmark
Win6–0 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr JurczykPTS607/07/2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win5–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Drazen OrduljKO309/06/2001 Flag of Poland.svg Kolobrzeg, Poland
Win4–0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Frantisek VasakTKO219/05/2001 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Germany
Win3–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Boris MamicTKO320/04/2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronne, Denmark
Win2–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Sandor BacskoKO116/03/2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Lemvig, Denmark
Win1–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Laszlo PatakiTKO125/02/2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wassenaar, Netherlands

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References

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