Regilio Tuur

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Regilio Benito Tuur (born August 12, 1967 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Afterwards Tuur, nicknamed Tuurrific!, became professional in the United States. In 1994 won the world title of the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) by beating Eugene Speed from The United States in his hometown Rotterdam.

Preceded by:
Falko Zandstra		 Dutch Sportsman of the Year
1994		 Succeeded by:
Danny Nelissen


Preceded by:
Pieter Slot		 Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year
1988		 Succeeded by:
Koos Maasdijk
Preceded by:
Jeroen van Dijk		 Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year
1992		 Succeeded by:
John den Braber
Preceded by:
John den Braber		 Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year
1994–1995		 Succeeded by:
Koos Maasdijk


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