Regilio Tuur

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Regilio Tuur
Statistics
Real name	Regilio Benito Tuur
Nickname(s)	Turbo
Rated at	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Nationality	Dutch
Birth date	August 12, 1967 (1967-08-12) (age 40)
Birth place	Paramaribo, Suriname
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	51
Wins	46
Wins by KO	30
Losses	4
Draws	1

Medal record
Competitor for  Netherlands
Men’s Boxing
European Amateur Championships
Bronze	1987 Turin	Featherweight

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.

[edit] Amateur career

1988 Olympic Results (Featherweight)

• Defeated Kelcie Banks, USA KO 1
• Defeated John Wanjau, Kenya 4-1
• Defeated David Anderson, Great Britain RSC 2
• Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu, Romania 0-5

[edit] Professional career

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 Oscar De La Hoya

WBO Super Featherweight Champion 24 Sep 1994 – 1997 Vacated

Succeeded by Barry Jones

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

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Regilio Tuur from Boxrec