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Other names
  
Le Gladiateur

Fighting out of
  
Height
  
1.73 m

Trained by
  
Draws
  
0

Nationality
  
Dutch

Name
  
Fred Royers

Weight
  
72 kg

Wins by knockout
  
14

Losses
  
4


Born
  
March 15, 1955 (age 69) Arnhem, Netherlands (
1955-03-15
)

Division
  
MiddleweightSuper Middleweight

Style
  
Karate, Kickboxing, Savate

Team
  
Mejiro GymKickboxing Arnhem

Latysha Brinkman, interview met Fred Royers (Oud wereldkampioen kickboxing)


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.

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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.

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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. He was forced to retire in 1986, however, after breaking his arm twice in training.

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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.

Titles

  • 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
  • References

    Fred Royers Wikipedia


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