Fred Royers

Fred Royers
Fred Royers
	Royers in 1987
Born	March 15, 1955 (age 66); Arnhem, Netherlands
Other names	Le Gladiateur
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72.5 kg (160 lb; 11 st 6 lb)
Division	Middleweight ; Super Middleweight
Style	Karate, Kickboxing, Savate
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mejiro Gym ; Kickboxing Arnhem
Trainer	Jan Plas
Years active	1978–1986
Kickboxing record
Total	43
Wins	39
By knockout	14
Losses	4
Draws	0
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Men's karate
Representing Netherlands
World Games

Fred Royers (born March 15, 1955) is a Dutch former kickboxer who competed in the middleweight division. He was known for his powerful low kicks, which is now a staple of Dutch kickboxing.

Biography and career[]

Royers began practicing karate at the age of 16. He went on to become the Dutch national champion on nine occasions and also won medals at the Karate World Championships in 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1984 as well as the World Games 1981. He also competed in amateur boxing.

In 1978, Royers joined the Mejiro Gym and took up kickboxing. He became the European Savate Champion in 1984 when he defeated Robert Paturel via technical knockout in Paris, France. The following year, he won the WKA Middleweight Championship of the World when he won a 12-round decision victory over Yasuo Tabata.^[1] He was forced to retire in 1986, however, after breaking his arm twice in training.

Following his retirement, Royers opened his own gym in his home town of Arnhem and began working as the Dutch language kickboxing commentator for Eurosport in 1990.^[2]

Titles[]

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Amateur boxing
- Oost district champion
Karate
- 5x Middleweight Champion of the Netherlands
- 4x Openweight Champion of the Netherlands
- 1979 European Championship Champion
- 1980 World Championships: Bronze Medal
- 1981 World Games: Silver Medal
- 1982 World Championships: Bronze Medal
- 1984 European Championships: Bronze Medal
Kickboxing
- Middleweight Muay Thai Champion of the Netherlands
- Middleweight Kickboxing Champion of the Netherlands
- European Savate Champion
- WKA European Middleweight Champion
- WKA Middleweight Champion of the World
- Hall of Fame WKL

Kickboxing record[]

Kickboxing record
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Notes
20 wins (6 KO's), 1 loss^[4]
December 5, 1985	Loss			Paris, France	Decision	9	3:00	For and WAKO Super Middleweight World titles.
October 20, 1985	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	12	3:00	Wins WKA Middleweight World title.
August 30, 1985	Win			West Berlin, West Germany	TKO (low kick)	6		Defends WKA Middleweight European title.
May 12, 1985	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (low kick)	4		Defends WKA Middleweight European title.
April 22, 1985	Win			Paris, France	Decision	9	3:00	Wins WKA Middleweight European title.
March 25, 1985	Win	Robert Paturel		Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
February 3, 1985	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (split)	9	3:00
April 28, 1984	Win			Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
March 29, 1984	Win			Hollywood, Florida, USA	Decision	9	3:00
September 23, 1983	Win	Billy Chau		Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	9	3:00
June 18, 1983	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (forfeit)	1	0:00
June 10, 1983	Win		Nuit de la Boxe Americaine	Paris, France	Decision	7	3:00	Wins Middleweight European title.
March 13, 1983	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (forfeit)	1	0:00
February 28, 1983	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	1		Wins Super Middleweight Dutch title.
June 19, 1982	Win	Robert Paturel		Paris, France	TKO (kick)	4		Wins Super Middleweight European title.
April 4, 1982	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
March 14, 1982	Win			Paris, France	TKO	2
November 23, 1981	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	5:00
September 20, 1981	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	2
June 21, 1981	Win			Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
May 15, 1981	Win			Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
March 9, 1981	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
January 18, 1981	Win			Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest