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 | Chiba | The Last Performance | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 38-14 | |
2005-04-03 | Win | Mot Eck Muangsemaa | A Tribute to Leo de Snoo | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 37-14 | ||
2004-05-20 | Loss | Gago Drago | It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam | Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 36-14 |
2004-03-21 | Loss | Pajonsuk | Veselic vs. Lumpini's No. 1 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO (Elbows) | 3 | 36-13 | |
Loses WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2003-10-05 | Win | Laurant Piriqet | Night of Explosions | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 36-12 | ||
2003-04-06 | Loss | Gago Drago | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Holland [2] | Netherlands | KO (Right Knee Strike) | 3 | 2:40 | 35-12 |
2003-02-16 | Win | Sakmongkol Sithchuchok | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 35-11 | ||
Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2002-10-13 | Win | Vincent Vielvoye | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 4 | 34-11 | |
Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2002-09-08 | Win | Eddy Saban | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 33-11 | |||
2002-04-21 | Loss | Najim Ettouhlali | Victory or Hell [3] | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 32-11 | ||
2002-02-03 | Loss | Rayen Simson | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 32-10 | |
2001-04-29 | Win | Sergei Karpin | [4] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 32-9 | |
Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2001-03-03 | Loss | Jomhod Kiatadisak | The Night of Explosion [5] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 31-9 |
2000-12-12 | Loss | Sergei Karpin | It's Showtime | Haarlem, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 31-8 | |
2000-11-12 | Win | Andreas Marchetti | The Night of Explosion [6] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 3 | 31-7 | |
2000-09-03 | Win | Dejpitak Sityodtong | Veselic meets Dejpitak [7] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 30-7 | ||
Wins WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2000-06-04 | Win | Andy Souwer | Night of Revenge | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 29-7 | |
2000-04-16 | Win | Hassan Ettaki | Thrill of the Year [8] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 28-7 | |
Wins WPKL Muay Thai European Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2000-01-23 | Win | Vincent Vielvoye | Day of No Mercy [9] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 3 | 27-7 | |
Wins WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
1999-12-05 | Loss | Yodsuriyan Sith Yodthong | King's Birthday 1999 | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 1 | 26-7 | |
1999-10-30 | Win | Gerold Mamadeus | Night of Sensation [10] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 2 | 26-6 | |
1999-09-25 | Win | Rachid Biner | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | KO | 25-6 | |||
1999-02-07 | Win | Abdel Terzati | 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 | Abdel Terzati | Night of Superstars | Amsterdam, Netherlands | DQ (Illegal Blow) | 23-6 | ||
Wins WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1998-11-28 | Win | El Azzouz | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 22-6 | |||
1998-05-23 | Loss | Rayen Simson | Muay Thai Champions League | Roosendaal, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 21-6 | |
1998-05-23 | Win | Mangonjuk | Muay Thai Champions League | Roosendaal, Netherlands | KO | 3 | 21-5 | |
1997-12-13 | Win | Yucel Fidan | [12] | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 20-5 |
1997-11-02 | Win | Dave Delville | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 19-5 | |||
1997-06-01 | Win | Arnold Sas | Battle of Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 18-5 |
1997-04-? | Loss | Najim Ettouhlali | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 17-5 | |||
1997-02-01 | Loss | Hassan Ettaki | Rabat, Morocco | KO | 17-4 | |||
1996-09-10 | Loss | Dmitriy Pyasetsky | Prague, Czech Republic | KO | 17-3 | |||
Fight was for ISKA Kickboxing Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1996-05-18 | Win | Marvin Irion | Emmen, Netherlands | KO | 2 | 17-2 | ||
1996-02-04 | Win | Robbie Nelson | Dordrecht, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | 16-2 | ||
Wins NKBB Kickboxing Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. | ||||||||
1995-11-14 | Win | Rogier van der Heijden | Zilvermeeuwen | Zaandam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 15-2 |
1995-06-18 | Win | Nadir LaReche | Breda, Netherlands | TKO | 1 | 14-2 | ||
1995-05-08 | Win | Aad Aldus | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 2 | 13-2 | ||
1995-02-06 | Win | Jimmy Hoover | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 12-2 | |
1994-12-18 | Win | Kaci | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 11-2 | |||
1994-10-10 | Win | Santjoe | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 10-2 | ||
1994-06-27 | Win | Mehmet Coban | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 9-2 | ||
1994-05-16 | Win | Damink | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 0:01 | 8-2 | |
1994-04-18 | Win | Franssachio | Germany | KO | 3 | 7-2 | ||
1994-03-05 | Win | Don Kempers | Breda, Netherlands | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 3 | 6-2 | ||
1993-11-27 | Win | Bernard Veenstra | Marum, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 5-2 | ||
1993-05-16 | Loss | El Ejjouri | Sliedrecht, Netherlands | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 4-2 | |||
1996-09-10 | Loss | Renato Haseth | Groningen, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 4-1 | |||
1993-01-23 | Win | van de Berg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | 1 | 0:15 | 4-0 | |
1992-12-14 | Win | Wokke | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3-0 | |||
1992-06-14 | Win | Kemmeren | Breda, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 2-0 | |||
1992-04-10 | Win | Ozden | Germany | KO | 1 | 0:25 | 1-0 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
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