Wendell Roche (born April 13, 1971) is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer. He holds an amazing achievement in being the only man to ever defeat the kickboxing great Ginty Vrede.
Career
Roche was born in Curaçao and raised as a Jehovah's Witness.
On October 16, 2010, he took part in the first round of the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series at Ultimate Glory 12 where defeated Croatian veteran Stefan Leko via technical knockout as Leko retired in the second round. In the semi-finals at Ultimate Glory 13, he faced Turkish fan-favorite Gökhan Saki and was defeated by unanimous decision.
In late 2012, he competed on the third season of the Enfusion reality television show but was eliminated by Franci Grajš after defeating Jake Bostwick.
He joined shogun gym in "Beirut,Lebanon" as a tier 1 trainer for the lebanese national team.
He lost to Jasmin Bečirović by unanimous decision at Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators on December 2, 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[1][2]
He beat Moises Ruibal by split decision at Enfusion Live 7 in Tenerife, Spain on July 13, 2013 to win the promotion's -90 kg title.[3]
Titles
- 2013 Enfusion Live World Champion -90 kg
- 2011 SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV runner-up
Kickboxing record
| Kickboxing record |
52 Wins (8 (T)KO's, 42 decisions), 18 Losses (1 (T)KO)
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
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| 2013-09-17 | Loss |  Daniel Sam | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Final 16 | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2013-09-12 | Loss |  Sam Tevette | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, 1st Round | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2013-07-13 | Win |  Moises Ruibal | Enfusion Live 7 | Tenerife, Spain | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins Enfusion Live World Title -90 kg. |
| 2012-12-02 | Loss |  Jasmin Bečirović | Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-05-27 | Loss |  Daniel Ghiţă | K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16, Super Fight | Madrid, Spain | TKO (Towel Thrown) | 2 | 1:45 |
| 2012-03-03 | Loss | .svg.png) Frédéric Sinistra | La Nuit Du Kick-Boxing 2012 | Spa, Belgium | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2011-12-30 | Loss | Frank Muñoz | Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, Semi Finals | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2011-10-15 | Loss |  Erhan Deniz | SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011, Final | Piatra Neamț, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| For SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV tournament title. |
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| 2011-10-15 | Win |  Marian Baryla | SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011, Semifinals | Piatra Neamț, Romania | KO (right low kick) | 3 | 0:51 |
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| 2011-08-17 | Loss | Franci Grajš | Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators, Quarter Final | Ohrid, Macedonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2011-08-12 | Win | Jake Bostwick | Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators, First round | Ohrid, Macedonia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2011-05-14 | Loss | Yuskel Ayadin | It's Showtime 2011 Lyon | Lyon, France | Ext.R Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
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| 2011-03-19 | Loss | Gokhan Saki | United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semi Finals | Charleroi, Belgium | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2011-03-06 | Loss |  Danyo Ilunga | It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Fight was for vacant It's Showtime 95MAX world title -95 kg. |
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| 2011-02-? | Win |  Ramazan Ramazanov | Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 2nd Round[4] | Koh Samui, Thailand | Ext.R Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| Qualifies for Enfusion Kickboxing 2011 Final 4. |
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| 2011-01-? | Loss |  Ondřej Hutník | Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 1st Round[5] | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Despite defeat moves on to 2nd Round. |
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| 2010-12-11 | Win |  Andonis Tzoros | Yiannis Evgenikos presents: It’s Showtime Athens | Athens, Greece | Decision (4-1) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2010-10-29 | Loss |  Dževad Poturak | K-1 ColliZion/Local Kombat 2009 Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-10-16 | Win |  Stefan Leko | United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarter Finals | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 1:44 |
| Advances to United Glory Semi-Final against Gokhan Saki. |
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| 2010-04-17 | Loss |  Bjorn Bregy | It's Showtime 2010 Budapest | Budapest, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-03-13 | Loss |  Luca Panto | Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010 | Milan, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2009-10-17 | Loss |  Errol Zimmerman | Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ext R. Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2009-08-29 | Win |  Rustemi Kreshnik | It's Showtime 2009 Budapest | Budapest, Hungary | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2009-06-25 | Loss | Tomáš Hron | Gladiators Games | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2009-03-14 | Win | Jasmin Becirovic | Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2008-02-17 | Win |  Rick van Soest | K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2007-10-21 | Win |  Ginty Vrede | Gala Top Team | Beverwijk, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2007-09-23 | Loss |  Hesdy Gerges | Rings Holland: Risky Business | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2007-04-07 | Win | Roger Pinas | The Art of Muaythai | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
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Legend: Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes |
See also
References
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Roche, Wendell |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Dutch martial artist |
| Date of birth |
April 13, 1971 |
| Place of birth |
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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