Regian Eersel

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Regian Eersel
BornRegian Baudilio Gudo Eersel
(1992-12-16) December 16, 1992 (age 29)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesThe Immortal
NationalitySurinamese
Dutch
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st)
DivisionLightweight (ONE)
Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach74.0 in (188 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamSityodtong Amsterdam[2]
TrainerPaul Pengel
Vincent Pengel
Years active2013–present
Kickboxing record
Total61
Wins57
By knockout26
Losses4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: September 27, 2020

Regian Eersel (born 16 December 1992) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion.

As of April 2021, he is ranked the #2 welterweight in the world by Combat Press.[3] He has been continually ranked in the top 10 since March 2019.[4]

Biography[]

Eersel was born in Paramaribo, Suriname and moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was four years old. At the age of 15, he started training at Sityodtong Gym in Amsterdam.[5] His nickname, The Immortal, was given to Eersel in this early amateur era. His teammates gave it to him, as he never used the break time between the rounds to sit and regain breath.[6]

As it was not easy to find competitors in the Netherlands after becoming a professional athlete in his weightclass, he tried his luck abroad. In Baku, Azerbaijan, Eersel took part in a K1-tournament, where he qualified for the finals. He did not win the finals, but the hunger for more had started.[6]

After this Eersel was invited for competitions in his country of birth Surinam, Russia (W5), Greece, Germany, Turkey (Mix Fight Gala), the US (Legacy and Lion Fight) and China (Wu Lin Feng, Glory of Heroes).[6]

Kickboxing career[]

Early years[]

In his debut with Lion Fight, Regian fought Jo Nattawut. He won the fight in the fifth round, with a head kick knockout.[7]

After defeating the two weight Lion Fight champion, Eersel was given a chance to fight for the Super Middleweight title, with his opponent being Jake Purdy. Eersel won the fight by a second round TKO.[8] He then fought Chen Yawei during Mix Fight Gala 20, winning the fight by a first round KO.[9] Eersel made his first Lion Fight title defense against Dewitt Pratt, whom he beat with a knockout in the first round.[10]

Eersel took part in the Mix Fight Gala 78.5 kg tournament. He beat Marco Pleschberger in the semi finals by TKO, and Sergej Braun in the finals by KO.[11]

Regian made his second title defense against Matous Kohout, winning the fight by a fifth round KO.[12] His third title defense came during Lion Fight 50, when he defeated Joakim Hagg by a fifth round TKO.[13]

ONE Championship[]

Eersel made his ONE Championship debut against Brad Riddell, in April 2018. Eersel won the fight by a unanimous decision.[14] In his second fight with the organization, he scored a second round KO over Anthony Njokuani.[15] The fight ended in some controversy, as Njokuani claimed an illegal elbow led to his stoppage loss,[16] and appealed the decision.[17]

On May 17, 2019, he won the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship by beating Nieky Holzken.[18][19] The same year, Eersel faced Holzken in a rematch on October 25,[20] which he won by unanimous decision.[21]

Eersel was scheduled to make his second title defense against Mustapha Haida at ONE Championship: Unbreakable.[22] However, Haida was forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury, leading to the cancellation of their bout. Regian Eersel was later scheduled to defend the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3 on March 19, 2021. Murtazaev himself would later withdraw, for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Mustapha Haida.[23] Eersel successfully defended the title by unanimous decision.[24]

Eersel defended his title against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021. He won the bout via split decision.[25]

Championships[]

Kickboxing record[]

Professional Kickboxing record
57 wins (26 (T)KOs), 4 losses, 0 draws, 0 no contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2021-12-03 Win Russia ONE Championship: Winter Warriors Kallang, Singapore Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2021-02-26 Win Italy Mustapha Haida ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3 Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-10-26 Win Netherlands Nieky Holzken ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor Jakarta, Indonesia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-05-17 Win Netherlands Nieky Holzken ONE Championship 96: Enter the Dragon Kallang, Singapore Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-02-22 Win Nigeria Anthony Njokuani ONE Championship: Call to Greatness Singapore KO (Right Hook) 2 1:03
2018-11-03 Win Sweden Joakim Hagg Lion Fight 50 Los Angeles, United States TKO 5 3:00
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2018-04-20 Win New Zealand Brad Riddell ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor Manila, Philippines Decision 3 3:00
2018-03-03 Win Russia Jamal Yusupov Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Tianjin Tianjin, China Decision 3 3:00
2017-12-02 Win Netherlands Darryl Sichtman Mix Fight Gala 23 Frankfurt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2017-09-29 Win Czech Republic Matous Kohout Lion Fight 38 United States KO (Knee to the Body) 5 1:00
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2017-07-01 Win France Djibril Ehouo Wu Lin Feng China KO
2017-05-06 Win Germany Sergej Braun Mix Fight Gala 21, Final Heilbronn, Germany KO (Left Hook to the Body) 1
2017-05-06 Win Germany Marco Pleschberger Mix Fight Gala 21, Semi Final Heilbronn, Germany TKO 2
2017-04-01 Win China Ma Yueheng Wu Lin Feng 2017: China VS Europe China KO (Knee to the Body) 1 1:24
2017-02-03 Win United States Dewitt Pratt Lion Fight 34 Las Vegas, United States KO (Flying Knee & Straight Right) 1
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2016-12-03 Win China Chen Yawei Mix Fight Gala 20 Frankfurt, Germany KO (Knee to the Body) 1
2016-11-18 Win United States Jake Purdy Lion Fight 33 United States KO (Flying Knee) 2
Wins the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2016-05-27 Win Thailand Jo Nattawut Lion Fight 29 United States KO (Right high kick) 5
2016-03-18 Loss Czech Republic Matous Kohout Heroes Gate 16 Czech Republic Decision 3 3:00
2015-12-05 Win China Wang Anying Wu Lin Feng China KO
2015-04-19 Win Morocco Khalid Bourdif The Best of all Elements Almere, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2
2015-04-04 Win China Nu Erla Wu Lin Feng China KO (High Kick) 2
2015-01-16 Loss Brazil Cosmo Alexandre Legacy Kickboxing 1 Houston, United States Decision 3 3:00
2014-12-23 Win Germany Lorand Sachs Fighting With The Stars Paramaribo, Suriname Decision 3 3:00
2014-10-11 Loss Russia Alexander Surzhko W5 "GRAND PRIX REMATCH Moscow, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2013-12-22 Win Russia Alexey Alexeev W5 "GRAND PRIX MOSCOW Moscow, Russia KO 3
2013-11-16 Win Russia Ivan Babachenko W5 "GRAND PRIX OREL Moscow, Russia Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings". combatpress.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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  6. ^ a b c "Ik ben Regian "The Immortal" Eersel". vice.com (in Dutch). 10 October 2019.
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  12. ^ "Lion Fight 38 Results: Eersel Stops Kohout to Retain Title". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Lion Fight 50 Results: Eersel Beats Hagg, Aragon Tops Mauceri". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  14. ^ "UFC, One Championship on Kiwi Brad Riddell's radar as he bids to finish China's Zheng Zhaoyu at Powerplay 38". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Vidéos : Nieky HOLZKEN vainqueur au ONE CHAMPIONSHIP". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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  19. ^ "Regian Eersel Beats Nieky Holzken To Claim ONE World Title Gold | ONE Championship". onefc.com. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
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  27. ^ http://combatpress.com/2016/11/lion-fight-33-results-nattawut-shevchenko-retain-eersel-crowned-champion/

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