Regian Eersel
Regian Eersel | |
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Born | Regian Baudilio Gudo Eersel December 16, 1992 Paramaribo, Suriname |
Other names | The Immortal |
Nationality | Surinamese Dutch |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st) |
Division | Lightweight (ONE) Welterweight Middleweight |
Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Team | Sityodtong Amsterdam[2] |
Trainer | Paul Pengel Vincent Pengel |
Years active | 2013–present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 61 |
Wins | 57 |
By knockout | 26 |
Losses | 4 |
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[]
- ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship (77.1 kg) 2019[26] (Three title defenses)
- Mix Fight Gala World Champion (78.5 kg) 2017
- Lion Fight Super Middleweight World Champion (168 lb) 2016[27] (Three title defenses)
Kickboxing record[]
57 wins (26 (T)KOs), 4 losses, 0 draws, 0 no contests | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2021-12-03 | Win | ONE Championship: Winter Warriors | Kallang, Singapore | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | ||
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title. | ||||||||
2021-02-26 | Win | 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 | Nieky Holzken | ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor | Jakarta, Indonesia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title. | ||||||||
2019-05-17 | Win | 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 | Anthony Njokuani | ONE Championship: Call to Greatness | Singapore | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 1:03 | |
2018-11-03 | Win | Joakim Hagg | Lion Fight 50 | Los Angeles, United States | TKO | 5 | 3:00 | |
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title. | ||||||||
2018-04-20 | Win | Brad Riddell | ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor | Manila, Philippines | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-03-03 | Win | Jamal Yusupov | Wu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship Tianjin | Tianjin, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-12-02 | Win | Darryl Sichtman | Mix Fight Gala 23 | Frankfurt, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-09-29 | Win | 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 | Djibril Ehouo | Wu Lin Feng | China | KO | |||
2017-05-06 | Win | Sergej Braun | Mix Fight Gala 21, Final | Heilbronn, Germany | KO (Left Hook to the Body) | 1 | ||
2017-05-06 | Win | Marco Pleschberger | Mix Fight Gala 21, Semi Final | Heilbronn, Germany | TKO | 2 | ||
2017-04-01 | Win | Ma Yueheng | Wu Lin Feng 2017: China VS Europe | China | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 1:24 | |
2017-02-03 | Win | 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 | Chen Yawei | Mix Fight Gala 20 | Frankfurt, Germany | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | ||
2016-11-18 | Win | Jake Purdy | Lion Fight 33 | United States | KO (Flying Knee) | 2 | ||
Wins the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title. | ||||||||
2016-05-27 | Win | Jo Nattawut | Lion Fight 29 | United States | KO (Right high kick) | 5 | ||
2016-03-18 | Loss | Matous Kohout | Heroes Gate 16 | Czech Republic | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-12-05 | Win | Wang Anying | Wu Lin Feng | China | KO | |||
2015-04-19 | Win | Khalid Bourdif | The Best of all Elements | Almere, Netherlands | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | ||
2015-04-04 | Win | Nu Erla | Wu Lin Feng | China | KO (High Kick) | 2 | ||
2015-01-16 | Loss | Cosmo Alexandre | Legacy Kickboxing 1 | Houston, United States | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-12-23 | Win | Lorand Sachs | Fighting With The Stars | Paramaribo, Suriname | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-10-11 | Loss | Alexander Surzhko | W5 "GRAND PRIX REMATCH | Moscow, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-12-22 | Win | Alexey Alexeev | W5 "GRAND PRIX MOSCOW | Moscow, Russia | KO | 3 | ||
2013-11-16 | Win | 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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- ^ "Regian Eersel". onefc.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings". combatpress.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: March 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Regian Eersel's Inspirational Journey To World Title Success". onefc.com. 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ik ben Regian "The Immortal" Eersel". vice.com (in Dutch). 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Lion Fight 29 Results: Eersel Crushes Nattawut To Highlight Night of Finishes". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Lion Fight 33 Results: Nattawut, Shevchenko Retain, Eersel Crowned Champion". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Mix Fight Gala 20 – Europe vs. China – Fightcard". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Lion Fight 34 Results: Eersel Runs Through Pratt, Barlow Dominates Uslu". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Mix Fight Gala 21 Results: Eersel Captures Tournament Title, Tuinov Dominant". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Lion Fight 38 Results: Eersel Stops Kohout to Retain Title". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Lion Fight 50 Results: Eersel Beats Hagg, Aragon Tops Mauceri". combatpress.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vidéos : Nieky HOLZKEN vainqueur au ONE CHAMPIONSHIP". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Njokuani: Illegal Elbow by Eersel". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Njokuani to appeal decision of ONE Championship kickboxing bout against Regian Eersel". thebodylockmma.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "ONE Championship Enter the Dragon Results: Lee, Eersel Win Titles; Petrosyan and Yodsanklai Upset". combatpress.com/. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Regian Eersel Beats Nieky Holzken To Claim ONE World Title Gold | ONE Championship". onefc.com. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ "Regian Eersel expects tougher outing in rematch with Nieky Holzken". tiebreakertimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2859798-one-championship-2029-dawn-of-valor-results-and-highlights
- ^ Urapeepatanapong, Pontakorn. "ONE: Unbreakable Full Lineup Revealed". apmma.net. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Haida Challenges Eersel at ONE FOF 3". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Leonte, Tudor. "Regian Eersel Upends Mustapha Haida to Retain Belt at One: Fists of Fury 3". sherdog.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "ONE Championship 'Winter Warriors' Results: Stamp Wins Grand Prix, Eersel Defends". Combat Press. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ https://www.onefc.com/articles/regian-eersel-beats-nieky-holzken-to-claim-one-world-title-gold/
- ^ http://combatpress.com/2016/11/lion-fight-33-results-nattawut-shevchenko-retain-eersel-crowned-champion/
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Dutch male kickboxers
- Surinamese male kickboxers
- Lightweight kickboxers
- Welterweight kickboxers
- Middleweight kickboxers
- Dutch Muay Thai practitioners
- Surinamese Muay Thai practitioners
- Sportspeople from Paramaribo
- Sportspeople from Amsterdam
- Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
- ONE Championship kickboxers