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Chico Kwasi

Chico Fernando Samuel Kwasi (born March 11, 1998) is a Dutch-Surinamese professional kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the welterweight division of Glory, where he is the reigning welterweight champion. He previously competed for King of Kings and Dynamite Fighting Show. Kwasi is the former KOK welterweight champion.

Chico Kwasi
BornChico Fernando Samuel Kwasi
(1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26)
Purmerend, Netherlands
Other namesLuffy
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKickboxing, boxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofOostzaan, Netherlands
TeamMike's Gym
TrainerMike Passenier
Years active2015–present
Professional boxing record
Total9
Wins5
By knockout2
Losses3
By knockout1
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total49
Wins43
By knockout23
Losses5
By knockout1
Draws1
Other information
Notable relativesFabio Kwasi (brother)

As of April 2023, he is ranked as the tenth best welterweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[1]

Professional kickboxing career

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Early career

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Kwasi faced Dorin Robert in the semi-finals of the 2015 "King of Kings in Vilnius" welterweight Grand Prix, which was held on March 14, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the finals of the one-day tournament, where he faced Martynas Jasiunas. Kwasi lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[2]

Kwasi faced Robin Ciric at North vs The Rest on March 25, 2017. He won the fight by decision.[3]

Kwasi faced Chris Bray for the Spartacus Fighting Championship K-1 -75 kg title at Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit" on June 4, 2017. He captured the title by a second-round technical knockout. Kwasi made his second appearance with the promotion against Sergei Aleksandrov at Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour" on January 13, 2018.[4] He won the fight by a second-round knockout. These two victories on the Bulgarian kickboxing circuit earned him the chance to challenge Aleksandar Petrov for the Max Fight Middleweight (−82.5 kg) title at Max Fight 42 on May 3, 2018.[5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

Kwasi faced Constantin Rusu in his FEA debut at FEA World Series 27 on December 8, 2018.[7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[8] After suffering two consecutive losses for the second time in his career, Kwasi was booked to face Maikel Astur at the February 16, 2019, The League event.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] Kwasi won his next fight, against Denis Makowski at KOK World Series on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision as well.[11]

Dynamite Fighting Show

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Kwasi made his promotional debut at DFS 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky on September 27, 2019, against Daniel Pattvean.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Return to King of Kings

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Kwasi returned to King of Kings to take part in the one-day KOK Welterweight tournament, which was held at KOK 82 on November 30, 2019.[14] He captured the tournament title, as well as the IKBO K-1 Rules championship, with a third-round stoppage of Mohamed Wade in the semi-finals and a unanimous decision victory over Ekrem Doruk in the finals.[15][16]

Kwasi faced Ismael Ayadi at Fight Covid on December 12, 2019.[17] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[18] Kwasi faced Jay Overmeer at World Fight League on May 15, 2021, following a 17-month break from the sport of kickboxing. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[19] Kwasi next faced Volodymyr Hunzhu at KOK 92 on September 18, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

KOK belt

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Kwasi faced Hendrik Themas for the interim KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021.[21] He won the five round contest by unanimous decision.[22] Although Kwasi was initially expected to face the champion Constantin Rusu in a title unification bout, Rusu was stripped for inactivity before the fight could take place.[23] As such, Kwasi instead faced Henrikas Viksraitis for the now vacant KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021.[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Kwasi faced Miloš Daković at FFC 5 on December 19, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi next faced Sergej Braun at Super Cup Kickboxing 2 on April 30, 2022.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]

GLORY

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Kwasi made his Glory debut against fellow promotional newcomer Ștefan Orza at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[28] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[29]

Kwasi faced the former Enfusion −80 kg champion Robin Ciric at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.[30] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[31]

Kwasi faced the one-time GLORY welterweight title challenger Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023.[32] He won the fight by split decision.[33]

Kwasi challenged the Glory Welterweight champion Endy Semeleer at Glory 91 on April 27, 2024.[34] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[35]

Kwasi made his first Glory Welterweight Championship defense against the Glory Lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024.[36]

Professional boxing career

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Kwasi made his professional boxing debut against Zacky Derouich on October 15, 2018, in the semi-finals of the 2018 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Later in the day, Kwasi was able to overcome Mohamed Elawil by majority decision to capture the tournament title.[37]

Kwasi faced Nasser Bukenya on November 7, 2019, in the semi-finals of the 2019 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a closely contested split decision. He overcame Jan Julius Humme by a first-round technical knockout in the finals of the one-day tournament to capture his second Amsterdam Grand Prix super-middleweight title.[38]

Kwasi faced Bekzad Nurdauletov for the vacant WBO Youth light heavyweight title on February 5, 2022. He lost the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

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Kickboxing record

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Professional Kickboxing Record
43 Wins (23 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-10-12 Draw   Tyjani Beztati Glory 96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Defends the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2024-04-27 Win   Endy Semeleer Glory 91 Paris, France TKO (3 Knockdowns) 2 2:07
Wins the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2023-11-04 Win   Jay Overmeer Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2023-05-27 Win   Robin Ciric Glory 86 Essen, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-03-11 Win   Ștefan Orza Glory 84 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Knee) 2 3:00
2022-12-09 Win   Vedat Hoduk Mega Fight Arena Series 1 Istanbul, Turkey Ext. R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00
Wins the Mega Fight Arena Welterweight (−77 kg) title.
2022-04-30 Win   Sergej Braun Super Cup Kickboxing 2 Erzhausen, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-12-19 Win   Miloš Daković FFC 5 Alanya, Turkey Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-11-20 Win   Henrikas Viksraitis KOK 96 Mega Battle Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the vacant KOK Welterweight (−77 kg) title.
2021-10-16 Win   Hendrik Themas KOK 94 Tallinn, Estonia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the KOK Interim Welterweight (−77 kg) title.
2021-09-18 Win   Volodymyr Hunzhu KOK 92 Riga, Latvia Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-05-15 Loss   Jay Overmeer World Fight League Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-12-12 Win   Ismael Ayadi Fight Covid Brussels, Belgium TKO (Punches) 2
2019-11-30 Win   Ekrem Doruk KOK 82, Tournament Final Krefeld, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the IKBO K-1 Rules and KOK Germany Grand Prix Welterweight (−77 kg) titles.
2019-11-30 Win   Mohamed Wade KOK 82, Tournament Semi-final Krefeld, Germany TKO 3
2019-09-27 Win   Daniel Pattvean Dynamite Fighting Show 5 Piatra Neamț, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-07-29 Win   Mükremin Güler FFC 3 Antalya, Turkey TKO (retirement) 1 3:00
2019-03-02 Win   Denis Makowski KOK World Series Riga, Latvia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-02-16 Win   Maikel Astur The League Tallinn, Estonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-12-08 Loss   Constantin Rusu FEA World Series 27 Chișinău, Moldova Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-10 Win   Luca Migani Dominet Event Foggia, Italy TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2
2018-05-03 Loss   Aleksandar Petrov Max Fight 42 Sofia, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Max Fight −82.5 kg title.
2018-01-13 Win   Sergei Aleksandrov Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour" Sofia, Bulgaria KO (Uppercut) 2 2:08
2017-11-18 Win   Mantas Stankis KOK World GP 2015 In Tallinn Tallinn, Estonia KO (Knee) 3 3:00
2017-11-04 Win   Romano Bakboord Fight Night II Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands TKO (Knee) 3 3:00
2017-07-02 Win   Francesco Palermo Motorfighters 2 Foggia, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-06-04 Win   Chris Bray Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit" Sofia, Bulgaria TKO (Retirement) 2 3:00
Won the SFC K-1 (−75 kg) title.
2017-03-25 Win   Robin Ciric North vs The Rest Leek, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-11-27 Win   Guillermo Blokland Slamm: Almere's Finest Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-08 Win   Armen Hovhannisyan The Warriors 4 Norg, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-05-28 Win   Ammari Diedrick Ultimate Warriors 6 Nottingham, England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-28 Win   Mark Trijsburg Haarlem Fight Night Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2015-11-14 Win   Martynas Jasiunas KOK Bushido's Hero Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-17 Loss   Vyacheslav Tevinsh KOK Hero's World Series 2015 Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2015-03-14 Loss   Martynas Jasiunas KOK in Vilnius, Tournament Final Vilnius, Lithuania KO (Spinning backfist) 2 1:44
For the KOK In Vilnius Welterweight (−77 kg) tournament title.
2015-03-14 Win   Dorin Robert KOK in Vilnius, Tournament Semi-final Vilnius, Lithuania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Professional boxing record

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9 fights 5 wins 3 losses
By knockout 2 1
By decision 3 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Loss 5–3–1 Serhat Guler MD 6 Oct 22, 2022 LEO's Boxgym, Munich, Germany
8 Loss 5–2–1 Rostam Ibrahim UD 8 Sep 10, 2022 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
7 Loss 5–1–1 Bekzad Nurdauletov TKO (shoulder injury) 9 (10), 1:00 Feb 5, 2022 Rixos Water World Aktau, Aktau, Kazakhstan For vacant WBO Youth light heavyweight title
6 Draw 5–0–1 Rostam Ibrahim SD 8 Aug 21, 2021 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Tony Browne UD 8 June 19, 2021 Claridge Events, Brussels, Belgium
4 Win 4–0 Jan Julius Humme TKO 1 (4) Nov 7, 2019 Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands Won Amsterdam Grand Prix super middleweight title
3 Win 3–0 Nasser Bukenya SD 4 Nov 7, 2019 Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 Win 2–0 Mohamed Elawil MD 4 Oct 15, 2018 Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands Won Amsterdam Grand Prix super middleweight title
1 Win 1–0 Zacky Derouich TKO 3 (4) Oct 15, 2018 Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands

See also

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