Nieky Holzken

Nieky Holzken

Nieky Holzken in 2007 celebrating
his win over Lamsongkram Chuwattana.
Born Nicolaas Holzken
December 16, 1983
Helmond, Netherlands
Other names The Natural
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach 74.0 in (188 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of Breda, Netherlands
Team Golden Glory Breda
Calmaro Gym
Trainer Ramon Dekkers
Years active 2001–present
Professional boxing record
Total 6
Wins 6
By knockout 6
Losses 0
Kickboxing record
Total 103
Wins 91
By knockout 53
Losses 11
By knockout 4
No contests 1
Other information
Website http://www.niekyholzken.com/
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: December 21, 2013

Nieky "The Natural" Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is Dutch super middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is two-time European Muay Thai champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2006 tournament champion currently competing in Glory.[1]

Holzken has a professional boxing record of 6-0, all wins by knockout.

Biography and career

Nieky Holzken made his K-1 debut on November 26, 2006 at K-1 World MAX North European Qualification in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Björn Kjöllerström, Joakim Karlsson and Elias Daniel. The win qualified him for the K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination, where he was matched up against the reigning K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

He faced Murat Direkçi at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium[2] and won via TKO due to a cut in the second round.[3]

He defeated Karim Ghajji via TKO due to a cut in an extension round at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013.[4][5][6]

He was to fight at SLAMM!! - Soema na Basi IV: Londt vs. Adegbuyi in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013[7] but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.

He was initially scheduled to fight Marc de Bonte in the Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament semi-finals in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013[8] but his opponent was then changed to Karapet Karapetyan who he had previously fought and beat in February 2012 by decision.[9] He knocked Karapetyan down in rounds one and two en route to a clear unanimous decision win before facing Joseph Valtellini in the final. In a back-and-forth fight where both pressed forward, landing powerful but technical punches and kicks, Holzken scored a TKO in the dying seconds of the third and final round to be crowned the inaugural Glory World Welterweight (-77.1 kg/170 lb) Tournament Champion.[10][11]

He was set to fight for the inaugural Glory Welterweight Championship against Marc de Bonte at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014[12][13] but the fight was cancelled when he suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident.[14] The match was rescheduled for Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014[15] but his lingering shoulder injury again forced him out, and he was replaced by Karapet Karapetyan.[16][17]

On February 6, 2015, Holzken was part of a one-night, four-man welterweight tournament at Glory 19 to determine who would get the next title shot. In the semifinals, he faced Alexander Stetsurenko and won via unanimous decision. In the finals, he faced Raymond Daniels and won via TKO in the third round.

Titles


Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

External links


References

  1. ↑ DiPietro, Monty. "Zimmerman is the Man at K-1 Europe GP". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  2. ↑ Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday
  3. ↑ Glory 2: Brussels live results
  4. ↑ GLORY 6 Poster/Fighters Expected to Participate
  5. ↑ Updated GLORY 6 Istanbul Fight Card For Saturday, April 6
  6. ↑ GLORY 6 Istanbul: Daniel Ghita vs. Gokhan Saki, Live Results
  7. ↑ SLAMM!! – Soema na Basi IV: Ismael Londt vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi
  8. ↑ Match ups announced for Glory 13 welterweight tournament in Japan
  9. ↑ Raymond Daniels replaces Marc de Bonte in Glory 13 welterweight tournament
  10. ↑ GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers
  11. ↑ Glory 13 Results and Recap
  12. ↑ GLORY Makes GLORY 14 in Zagreb Official
  13. ↑ Remy Bonjasky vs. Mirko Filipovic and Nieky Holzken vs. Marc De Bonte set for Glory 14 in Croatia
  14. ↑ GLORY 14 Zagreb: Fight Card (Till so far)
  15. ↑ Nieky Holzken vs. Marc De Bonte Set for GLORY 16 Denver
  16. ↑ Shoulder injury forces Nieky Holzken out of GLORY 16 title fight
  17. ↑ Nieky Holzken Forced Out of GLORY 16 Title Fight
  18. ↑ Kickboxing 2013 Year End Awards: Fighter, Fight, and KO of the Year
  19. ↑ LiverKick Best of 2013: Fight of the Year