Stjepan Veselic | |
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Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 24 October 1974
Other names | Terrifying |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
Style | Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Team | Pattaya Gym |
Trainer | Ruud de Ronde |
Years active | 1992-2005 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 52 |
Wins | 38 |
By knockout | 31 |
Losses | 14 |
By knockout | 10 |
Last updated on: July 13, 2012 |
Stjepan Veselic (born October 24, 1974, in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a former World and European champion in Muay Thai. Veselic had a tendency to go head-to-head with his opponents, which made him a favorite with fight fans.
Born of mixed Croatian-Dutch descent, Veselic started kickboxing at the age of 16. He fought out of Rotterdam for Pattaya Gym. His trainer was Ruud de Ronde alongside Herman Van Den Berge, Peter Mul, Ronald Wismeyer and Elroy Hage. Veselic is passionate fan of football club Feyenoord and during his career he fought in the Feyenoord colours and with the initials of Sporting Club Feyenoord 1908 on his short. He retired as a former WPKL Muay Thai Dutch, European and World Champion. [1]
38 Wins (31 KOs, 7 Decisions), 14 Losses | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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2005-10-05 | Win | ![]() | The Last Performance | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 38-14 | |
2005-04-03 | Win | ![]() | A Tribute to Leo de Snoo | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 37-14 | ||
2004-05-20 | Loss | ![]() | It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam | Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 36-14 |
2004-03-21 | Loss | ![]() | Veselic vs. Lumpini's No. 1 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO (Elbows) | 3 | 36-13 | |
Loses WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2003-10-05 | Win | ![]() | Night of Explosions | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 36-12 | ||
2003-04-06 | Loss | ![]() | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Holland [2] | Netherlands | KO (Right Knee Strike) | 3 | 2:40 | 35-12 |
2003-02-16 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 35-11 | ||
Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2002-10-13 | Win | ![]() | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 4 | 34-11 | |
Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2002-09-08 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 33-11 | |||
2002-04-21 | Loss | ![]() | Victory or Hell [3] | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 32-11 | ||
2002-02-03 | Loss | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 32-10 | |
2001-04-29 | Win | ![]() | [4] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 32-9 | |
Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2001-03-03 | Loss | ![]() | The Night of Explosion [5] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 31-9 |
2000-12-12 | Loss | ![]() | It's Showtime | Haarlem, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 31-8 | |
2000-11-12 | Win | ![]() | The Night of Explosion [6] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 3 | 31-7 | |
2000-09-03 | Win | ![]() | Veselic meets Dejpitak [7] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 30-7 | ||
Wins WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2000-06-04 | Win | ![]() | Night of Revenge | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 29-7 | |
2000-04-16 | Win | ![]() | Thrill of the Year [8] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 28-7 | |
Wins WPKL Muay Thai European Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2000-01-23 | Win | ![]() | Day of No Mercy [9] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 3 | 27-7 | |
Wins WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
1999-12-05 | Loss | ![]() | King's Birthday 1999 | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 1 | 26-7 | |
1999-10-30 | Win | ![]() | Night of Sensation [10] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 2 | 26-6 | |
1999-09-25 | Win | ![]() | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | KO | 25-6 | |||
1999-02-07 | Win | ![]() | Matter of Honour [11] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 24-6 |
Defends WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1998-12-03 | Win | ![]() | Night of Superstars | Amsterdam, Netherlands | DQ (Illegal Blow) | 23-6 | ||
Wins WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1998-11-28 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 22-6 | |||
1998-05-23 | Loss | ![]() | Muay Thai Champions League | Roosendaal, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 21-6 | |
1998-05-23 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Champions League | Roosendaal, Netherlands | KO | 3 | 21-5 | |
1997-12-13 | Win | ![]() | [12] | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 20-5 |
1997-11-02 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 19-5 | |||
1997-06-01 | Win | ![]() | Battle of Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 18-5 |
1997-04-? | Loss | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 17-5 | |||
1997-02-01 | Loss | ![]() | Rabat, Morocco | KO | 17-4 | |||
1996-09-10 | Loss | ![]() | Prague, Czech Republic | KO | 17-3 | |||
Fight was for ISKA Kickboxing Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1996-05-18 | Win | ![]() | Emmen, Netherlands | KO | 2 | 17-2 | ||
1996-02-04 | Win | ![]() | Dordrecht, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | 16-2 | ||
Wins NKBB Kickboxing Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1995-11-14 | Win | ![]() | Zilvermeeuwen | Zaandam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 15-2 |
1995-06-18 | Win | ![]() | Breda, Netherlands | TKO | 1 | 14-2 | ||
1995-05-08 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 2 | 13-2 | ||
1995-02-06 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 12-2 | |
1994-12-18 | Win | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 11-2 | |||
1994-10-10 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 10-2 | ||
1994-06-27 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 9-2 | ||
1994-05-16 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 0:01 | 8-2 | |
1994-04-18 | Win | ![]() | Germany | KO | 3 | 7-2 | ||
1994-03-05 | Win | ![]() | Breda, Netherlands | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 3 | 6-2 | ||
1993-11-27 | Win | ![]() | Marum, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 5-2 | ||
1993-05-16 | Loss | ![]() | Sliedrecht, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 4-2 | |||
1996-09-10 | Loss | ![]() | Groningen, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 4-1 | |||
1993-01-23 | Win | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 0:15 | 4-0 | |
1992-12-14 | Win | ![]() | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3-0 | |||
1992-06-14 | Win | ![]() | Breda, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 2-0 | |||
1992-04-10 | Win | ![]() | Germany | KO | 1 | 0:25 | 1-0 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
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