Remy Bonjasky
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| Realname | Remy Bonjasky |
| Nickname | The Flying Gentleman |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 106 kg (233 lb) |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Birth date | January 10, 1976 |
| Birth place | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Team | Mejiro Gym |
| Kickboxing Record | |
| Total fights | 70 |
| Wins | 57 |
| Wins by KO | 32 |
| Losses | 13 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Muay Thai fighter from the Netherlands and two time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion in Japan.
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[edit] Biography
Bonjasky was born in Suriname, and moved to the Netherlands when he was 5 years old.
Bonjasky was involved in soccer during his teens and when he accidentally broke his leg when he was 16 he chose to stop playing. He began Muay Thai at the age of 18 when a friend brought him to a Muay Thai gym (Mejiro Gym) to "see who is the best." Bonjasky decided to stay and train and he fell in love with Muay Thai.
Bonjasky had his first fight later than most, fighting at the age of 19 against an established Dutch MMA fighter named Valentijn Overeem. Bonjasky won by TKO. From this moment he decided to quit his job as a network operator and focus on training full time.
Not long had passed until Bonjasky was given his first chance to fight in K-1, a popular Japanese kickboxing promotion. Bonjasky met established K-1 fighter Ray Sefo and despite the odds this K-1 rookie managed to win by TKO.
[edit] Career
On December 6, 2003 at K-1 World Grand Pix 2003 quarterfinals in Tokyo, Japan Remy Bonjasky was matched up against Australian Peter "The Chief" Graham. Remy won the fight by 1st round TKO. In semis Cyril Abidi fell victim of The Flying Gentleam's flying knee attacks and after defeating Musashi in tournament finals by unanimous decision Bonjasky was the K-1 World Champion.
In 2004 he collected wins over Tsuyoshi Nakasako, Francisco Filho, Francois Botha, Aziz Khattou and ex sumo champion Akebono.
On December 4, 2004 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 with three decision wins over Ernesto Hoost, Francois Botha and Musashi Remy Bonjasky remained the K-1 World Champion.
He defended his title again in November 19, 2005 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 finals in Tokyo but was stopped by Semmy Schilt's knee strikes in tournament semifinals.
In 2006 after the divorce and change of trainers he was back in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 finals. In his quarter-final match against German fighter Stefan Leko, Bonjasky got hit in the crotch twice in first round and the fight was postponed for 30 minutes. Remy was still able to win the fight by a unanimous decision. However because of the kicks in the crotch he was not able to continue in the tournament and was replaced by Peter Aerts.
[edit] Titles
- I.P.M.T.F. European Super Heavyweight Champion
- W.P.K.A. World Superheavyweight Champion
- K-1 WORLD GP 2003 in Las Vegas Champion
- K-1 WORLD GP 2003 Champion
- K-1 WORLD GP 2004 Champion
- K-1 World GP 2005 Finalist
