Rico Verhoeven

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Rico Verhoeven
Born Ricardo Verhoeven
(1989-04-10) April 10, 1989
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Other names Prince of Kickboxing
Nationality Netherlands Dutch
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 116.0 kg (255.7 lb; 18.27 st)
Division Super Heavyweight
Reach 76.2 in (194 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Team Full Kick/Super Pro
Trainer Jos Verhoeven & Dennis Krauweel
Years active 7 (2004-present)
Kickboxing record
Total 40
Wins 32
By knockout 4
Losses 7
By knockout 2
Draws 1
Other information
Website http://www.ricoverhoeven.com/
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Rico Verhoeven (born April 10, 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer who has competed in the K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT promotions and is currently signed to GLORY. As of 21 January 2014, Verhoeven is ranked the #1 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com[1] and #2 by GLORY.[2]

Biography and career

Rico Verhoeven was born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands . He began learning martial arts at age 7.

Although he was expected to fight in the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix, Verhoeven was shockingly left out of the tournament. He then signed with rival promotion Glory in October 2012.[3]

He was drawn against Russian mixed martial artist Sergei Kharitonov at the opening round of the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam held at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012. As he was leading the judges' scorecards after the first two, two-minute rounds, he advanced to the quarter-finals where he lost out to the eventual tournament winner Semmy Schilt by the same margin.[4][5][6]

He defeated Jhonata Diniz via unanimous decision at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.[7][8][9][10]

He rematched Errol Zimmerman at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22, 2013.[11][12] Despite being deducted a point for rabbit punching in round one, he outworked and outstruck Zimmerman for three rounds and won by unanimous decision.[13][14][15]

He caused a major upset to win the Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States in October 2013.[16][17][18] [19] After taking a majority decision over Gökhan Saki in the semi-finals, and scoring a controversial knockdown in round one, he beat Daniel Ghiță by unanimous decision in the final.[20][21]

He defeated Peter Aerts by split decision in the tightly-contested main event of Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[22][23][24][25]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • Bloody Elbow.com
    • 2013 Kickboxer of the Year[26]
  • Glory
    • 2013 Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament Championship

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing record
43 Wins (8 (T)KOs), 7 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-12-21 Win Netherlands Peter Aerts Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (split) 3 3:00
2013-10-12 Win Romania Daniel Ghiță Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Final Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament Championship.
2013-10-12 Win Turkey Gökhan Saki Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA Decision (majority) 3 3:00
2013-06-22 Win Curaçao Errol Zimmerman Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam New York City, New York, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-04-20 Win Brazil Jhonata Diniz Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-31 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 2 2:00
2012-12-31 Win Russia Sergei Kharitonov Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, First Round Saitama, Japan Decision (unanimous) 2 2:00
2012-06-30 Win Egypt Hesdy Gerges Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 Brussels, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2012-05-27 Loss Ukraine Serhiy Lashchenko K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16, Super Fight Madrid, Spain Extra round decision (split) 4 3:00
2012-03-17 Win Australia Ben Edwards Capital Punishment 5 Canberra, Australia Decision 3 3:00
2012-01-28 Loss Curaçao Errol Zimmerman It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Netherlands KO (Left Hook) 1 0:59
2011-11-17 Win Egypt Hesdy Gerges SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club Oradea, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2011-06-18 Win Netherlands Raemon Welboren Thaiboksgala BlokhuispoortKickboxing[27][28] Leeuwarden, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2011-05-21 Won United States Justice Smith SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2011, Reserve Fight Bucharest, Romania KO (Punches) 1
2011-03-06 Loss Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop) 2 1:00
2010-12-18 Win Spain Frank Muñoz Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-10-09 Win Netherlands Michael Duut Ring Rage Part 5 Assen, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-09-12 Win Netherlands Ricardo van den Bos Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-05-29 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzevad Poturak It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-11-21 Win Netherlands Jantje Siersema It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld Barneveld, Netherlands KO (Left Knee to Body) 1
2009-10-24 Loss Albania Rustemi Kreshnik It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium Extra round decision 4 3:00
2009-08-11 Loss France Brice Guidon K-1 World GP 2009 Tokyo, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2009-08-29 Win Hungary Gábor Meiszter It's Showtime 2009 Budapest Budapest, Hungary Decision 3 3:00
2009-05-16 Win Netherlands Ricardo Fyeet It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-03-18 Win Belgium Filip Verlinden Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2009-03-14 Win Croatia Petar Majstorovic Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2008-11-29 Win Netherlands Dennis Stolzenbach It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008-08-09 Win Japan Koichi Watanabe K-1 World GP 2008 Hawaii, Super Fight Honolulu, Hawai Decision 3 3:00
2008-04-26 Win Netherlands Christiano Delgado K-1 World GP 2008 Amsterdam, Opening Fight Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008-02-17 Win Morocco Redouan Abdelloui K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Super Fight Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2007-12-16 Win Poland Brunon Sokołowski Oss Muay Thai Oss, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2007-05-13 Loss Morocco Said Eljajaui Fight Night Veghel B Tournament, Quarter Finals Veghel, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2007-03-24 Win Hungary Zoltán Tóth WFCA Muay thai gala, Zuidwest hallen Roosendaal, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
2006-10-15 Win Netherlands Brian Douwes Top Team Beverwijk Muay thai gala Beverwijk, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
2006-04-09 Win Morocco Reduan Abdellaoui K.O.C. III Goes, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 1:30
2006-02-03 Win Netherlands Chries Ouweland Thaiboxing Gala, Zuidwesthallen Roosendaal, Netherlands KO 3
2005-11-26 Win Netherlands Stijn van Tatenhove Thaiboxing Gala, Zuidwesthallen Roosendaal, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2005-05-29 Win Netherlands Sander Duyvis Gala in Zonnehuis Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2005-04-30 Win Netherlands Wilbert Dam Impact in de Zuidwesthallen Roosendaal, Netherlands KO 2 1:56
2004-10-15 Draw Netherlands Brian Douwes Gala in Beverwijk Beverwijk, Netherlands Decision draw 3 3:00

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ LiverKick.com Heavyweight Rankings: January
  2. ↑ GLORY Heavyweight Rankings: January
  3. ↑ Glory signs Daniel Ghita and Rico Verhoeven
  4. ↑ GLORY 4 Tokyo Grand Slam Tournament Match-Ups Set
  5. ↑ DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 Tokyo Live Results
  6. ↑ Semmy Schilt Wins Over Daniel Ghita to Claim GLORY Grand Slam Crown
  7. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20
  8. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Results
  9. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates
  10. ↑ Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results
  11. ↑ More Details Announced For GLORY 9 NYC LHW Tournament, June 22
  12. ↑ Full Glory 9 NYC Fight Card So Far
  13. ↑ Glory 9 Results and Recap: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament
  14. ↑ GLORY 9 Results and Review: Tyrone Spong Wins Light Heavyweight Tournament, Ghita Dominates Guidon
  15. ↑ GLORY 9 New York Live Results and Updates
  16. ↑ 4 Man Tournament with Daniel Ghita and Gohkan Saki Set for GLORY 11
  17. ↑ GLORY 11 Main Event Confirmed as Corbett vs. Spong
  18. ↑ Tyrone Spong vs. Nathan Corbett and more confirmed for Glory 11 in Chicago
  19. ↑ Rico Verhoeven is YOUR GLORY 11 Heavyweight Champion
  20. ↑ GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion
  21. ↑ Glory 11 Results and Recap
  22. ↑ GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
  23. ↑ Glory 13 Results and Recap
  24. ↑ Glory 13 Tokyo results and gifs: Rico Verhoeven, Daniel Ghita, and Nieky Holzken win big in Japan
  25. ↑ GLORY 13 Results: Verhoeven, Ghita and Holzken pick up victories
  26. ↑ Kickboxing 2013 Year End Awards: Fighter, Fight, and KO of the Year
  27. ↑ "Uitslagen - Thaiboksgala Blokhuispoort (Dutch language - results)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 
  28. ↑ "Dutch Scene: Rico Verhoeven, Sem Braan Victorious in Northern Netherlands". www.headkicklegend.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18. 

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