Nieky "The Natural" Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is a Dutch super middleweight kickboxer and previous Glory Welterweight Champion. He is also a two-time European Muay Thai champion and the K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2006 tournament champion.[1] As of 1 August 2017, he is ranked the #3 welterweight in the world by CombatPress.com.[2]
Holzken has a professional boxing record of 11-0, 8 of those wins came by knockout.[3]
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[4] and won via TKO due to a cut in the second round.[5]
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.[6][7][8]
He was to fight at SLAMM!! - Soema na Basi IV: Londt vs. Adegbuyi in Paramaribo, Suriname on August 8, 2013[9] 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[10] but his opponent was then changed to Karapet Karapetyan who he had previously fought and beat in February 2012 by decision.[11] 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.[12]
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[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]
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.
On April 16, 2016, he defeated Yoann Kongolo. After the match-up Holzken expressed his desire to in-ring commentator Joseph Valtellini that he wished to face him again.
Titles
- Kickboxingplanet.com
- Bloody Elbow.com
- Glory
- WFCA
- 2011 WFCA K-1 Rules Super Middleweight World champion
- SIMTA
- 2007 SIMTA 72 kg European champion
- K-1
- Liver Kick.com
- SIMTA
- 2005 SIMTA Light Middleweight European champion.
- MON
- 2004 M.O.N Dutch Open Amateur tournament (-71 kg) champion
Kickboxing record
| Kickboxing record |
90 Wins (56 (T)KO's), 13 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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| 2017-06-10 | Loss |  Cédric Doumbé | Glory 42: Paris | Paris, France | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | 90-13-0 |
| For the Glory Welterweight Championship. |
|
| 2016-12-10 | Loss | Cédric Doumbé | Glory: Collision | Oberhausen, Germany | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | 90-12-0 |
| Loses Glory Welterweight Championship. |
|
| 2016-10-21 | Win |  Murthel Groenhart | Glory 34: Denver | Broomfield, Colorado | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 90-11-0 |
| Retains the Glory Welterweight Championship. |
| 2016-04-16 | Win |  Yoann Kongolo | Glory 29: Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 89-11-0 |
| Retains the Glory Welterweight Championship. |
| 2015-12-04 | Win | Murthel Groenhart | Glory 26: Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | 88-11-0 |
| Retains the Glory Welterweight Championship. |
| 2015-08-07 | Win |  Raymond Daniels | Glory 23: Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | TKO (right knee cut) | 3 | 1:36 | 87-11-0 |
| Wins the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship. |
| 2015-02-06 | Win | Raymond Daniels | Glory 19: Virginia - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Final | Hampton, Virginia, USA | TKO (4 Knockdowns) | 3 | 1:25 | 86-11-0 |
| Wins the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. |
| 2015-02-06 | Win |  Alexander Stetsurenko | Glory 19: Virginia - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals | Hampton, Virginia, USA | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 85-11-0 |
| 2014-12-25 | Win |  Yusuf Karakaya | One Shot World Series | Antalya, Turkey | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 1 | 2:05 | 84-11-0 |
| 2013-12-21 | Win |  Joseph Valtellini | Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament, Final | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (right hook) | 3 | 3:00 | 83-11-0 |
| Wins the Glory Welterweight World Championship Tournament. |
| 2013-12-21 | Win |  Karapet Karapetyan | Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 82-11-0 |
| 2013-04-06 | Win |  Karim Ghajji | Glory 6: Istanbul | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO (cut) | 4 | | 81-11-0 |
| 2012-10-06 | Win | Murat Direkçi | Glory 2: Brussels | Brussels, Belgium | TKO (cut) | 2 | | 80-11-0 |
| 2012-09-02 | Loss | L'houcine Ouzgni | Muay Thai Mania V | The Hague, Netherlands | Extra R. Decision | 4 | 3:00 | 79-11-0 |
| 2012-05-26 | Win |  Alex Tobiasson Harris | Glory 1: Stockholm | Stockholm, Sweden | TKO (3 knockdowns/liver shots) | 2 | 2:42 | 79-10-0 |
| 2012-03-23 | Win |  Davit Kiria | United Glory 15: World Series 2012 | Moscow, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 78-10-0 |
| 2012-02-12 | Win | Karapet Karapetyan | Natural Powers | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 77-10-0 |
| Defends WFCA K-1 Rules World Super Middleweight (-76.20 kg) title |
| 2011-12-23 | Win | Cyrus Washington | Klaar Om Te Bossen 3 | Suriname | TKO (Cut) | 2 | | |
| 2011-11-06 | Win | Ky Hollenbeck | Muay Thai Premier League: Round 3 | Hague, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-09-02 | Win | Marco Piqué | Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 | Long Beach, California, USA | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-05-28 | Loss |  Artur Kyshenko | United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals | Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-03-19 | Win | Carlos Tavares | United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals | Charleroi, Belgium | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:04 | |
| 2011-02-27 | Win |  Thilo Schneider | Kickboxgala Golden Glory Helmond, Sporthal Haagdijk | Eindhoven, Netherlands | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Wins WFCA K-1 Rules World Super Middleweight (-76.20 kg) title |
| 2010-10-16 | Win | Murthel Groenhart | United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ext. R Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-09-12 | Loss | L'houcine Ouzgni | Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Left flying knee) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| 2010-06-19 | Win | Cagri Ermis | A1 World Combat Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-05-29 | Win |  Cosmo Alexandre | It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (4-1) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-04-10 | Win | .svg.png) Mourad Salhi | Star Muaythai V | Maastricht, Netherlands | Ext R. Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-01-30 | Win |  Leroy Kaestner | Beast of the East | Zutphen, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-12-06 | Win | Mohammed Medhar | GGH Gala | Helmond, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-10-17 | Win | Faldir Chahbari | Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Extr R. Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-07-13 | Loss |  Buakaw Por.Pramuk | K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-04-21 | Win | Chahid Oulad El Hadj | K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 | Fukuoka, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-11-30 | Win | Marco Pique | SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand V" | Almere, Netherlands | KO (Left hook) | 3 | 2:56 | |
| 2008-10-01 | Win |  Virgil Kalakoda | K-1 World MAX 2008 Final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right hook) | 1 | 1:42 | |
| 2008-07-06 | Win | William Diender | Ultimate Glory 9 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | KO (Left body shot) | 4 | 0:47 | |
| 2008-05-31 | Win |  José Reis | Beast of the East 2008 | Zutphen, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-04-26 | Win | Joerie Mes | K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Spinning back kick) | 2 | 2:21 | |
| 2008-03-15 | Win | Karim El Jouharti | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, Super Fight | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-01-26 | Loss |  Aalviar Lima | Beast of the East | Zutphen, Netherlands | KO (Left hook) | 3 | 0:36 | |
| Fight was for WFCA World Thaiboxing Middleweight (-72.57 kg) title |
| 2007-11-24 | Loss | Andy Souwer | Shootboxing in the Autotron | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-10-27 | Win | Lamsongkram Chuwattana | SLAMM "One Night in Bangkok" | Antwerpen, Belgium | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-09-09 | Win |  Baker Barakat | Ultimate Glory 5 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-06-28 | Loss | Buakaw Por. Pramuk | K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-05-13 | Win | Marijn Geuens | Fight Night in Veghel | Veghel, Netherlands | KO (Spinning back kick) | | | |
| 2007-04-07 | Win |  Ruslan Kaladko | Balans Fight Night | Tilburg, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-01-21 | Win | Steve Neumann | Ultimate Glory 2 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | KO (Left uppercut) | 1 | | |
| 2006-11-24 | Win | Elias Daniel | K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | KO (Left body shot) | 3 | 0:50 | |
| Wins K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 tournament title. |
| 2006-11-24 | Win | Joakim Karlsson | K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | KO (Straight right punch) | 1 | 0:34 | |
| 2006-11-24 | Win | Björn Kjöllerström | K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | KO (Right hook) | 1 | 2:20 | |
| 2006-09-23 | Win | Jan van Denderen | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Reserve Fight | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-03-26 | Win | Terence Oosterling | West Point Fight II | Tilburg, Netherlands | KO (Left cross) | 1 | 0:10 | |
| 2006-03-05 | Win | Travers Schlee | Future Battle | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | TKO | | | |
| 2005-12-17 | Win | Ferhat Atasoy | WFCA Gala "The Eye of the Tiger" | Arnhem, Netherlands | KO | | | |
| 2005-10-30 | Loss | Donald Berner | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Alkmaar, Pool B Semi Finals | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-09-25 | Win |  Daniel Hudson | | Manchester, England | KO (Straight right punch) | 1 | 1:01 | |
| Wins SIMTA Muaythai European title. |
| 2005-06-18 | Win | Melvin van Leeuwaarde | Showdome IV | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO | | | |
| 2005-04-30 | Win | Ömer Tekin | Queens Fight Night | Eindhoven, Netherlands | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 1 | | |
| 2005-02-27 | Win | Richard Jones | Master Sken's Fight Night | Manchester, England | KO (Straight right punch) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| 2004-12-12 | Win | Servet Cakir | Face to Face 2nd Edition, Final | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Wins M.O.N Dutch Open Amateur tournament (-71kg) title. |
| 2004-12-12 | Win | Felat Atasoy | Face to Face 2nd Edition, Semi Final | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2004-12-12 | Win | Radju Ramdjilal | Face to Face 2nd Edition, Quarter Final | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | KO | | | |
| 2004-09-04 | Loss |  Henrik Nygaard | Valhalla 2004 Battle of the Vikings | Aarhus, Denmark | KO | 4 | | |
| 2004-03-27 | Win | Steven Berkolayko | WPKL Muay Thai Champions League XIII | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2004-02-21 | NC | Mesut Acikyol | Test of Talent Reloaded III | Mortsel, Belgium | No contest | 5 | | |
| 2004-02-20 | Win | Richard Jones | Master Sken's Fight Night | Manchester, England | TKO | 4 | | |
| 2004-02-01 | Win | Nico Lombaerts | Thai-Kickboxing Gala | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | KO (Low kicks) | 1 | | |
| 2003-12-19 | Win | Ali Moftagari | Gala in Kampen | Kampen, Netherlands | KO | | | |
| 2003-06-29 | Loss | Frank Sonders | Dutch Muay Thai Championships | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2002-11-17 | Loss | Wesley Robijn | Jellema promotion, Sporthal "De Wetering" | Houten, Netherlands | KO | | | |
| 2002-10-06 | Win | Dennis Rooy | WFCA Gala in Nijmegen | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| 2002-04-13 | Win |  Reza Rahimpour | TB Den Haag promotion, Fairtex Thaiboksgala | Den Haag, Netherlands | TKO | 2 | | |
Legend: Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes |
Boxing record
| Boxing Record |
12 Wins (9 (T)KO's), 0 Losses, 0 Draw
| Date | Result | Opponent | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
| 2017-04-01 | Win | Cagri Ermis | Helmond, Netherlands | KO | 3 (10) | | 12-0-0 |
| 2016-07-09 | Win | Kindele Matingu | Helmond, Netherlands | DEC | 10 (10) | | 11-0-0 |
| 2016-01-18 | Win | Farouk Daku | Helmond, Netherlands | DEC | 10 (10) | | 10-0-0 |
| 2015-11-08 | Win | Yesilat Berkta | Meppen, Germany | KO | 2 (6) | | 9-0-0 |
| 2015-06-06 | Win | Ahmed El Ghoulbzouri | Eindhoven, Netherlands | DEC | 6 (6) | | 8-0-0 |
| 2015-04-19 | Win | Mikheil Khutsishvili | Helmond, Netherlands | KO | 3 (8) | | 7-0-0 |
| 2014-10-12 | Win | Ruslan Schelev | Helmond, Netherlands | KO | 6 (8) | | 6-0-0 |
| 2014-07-13 | Win | Ismael Altintas | Helmond, Netherlands | TKO | 2 (6) | | 5-0-0 |
| 2013-10-14 | Win | Gary Abajyan | Amsterdam, Netherlands | RTD | 3 (6) | | 4-0-0 |
| 2013-09-21 | Win | Philipp Kolodziej | Helmond, Netherlands | RTD | 2 (6) | | 3-0-0 |
| 2013-07-06 | Win | Ata Dogan | Helmond, Netherlands | TKO | 1 (4) | | 2-0-0 |
| 2013-03-03 | Win | Anatolij Baron | Helmond, Netherlands | KO | 2 (4) | | 1-0-0 |
Legend: Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes |
See also
References
- ↑ DiPietro, Monty. "Zimmerman is the Man at K-1 Europe GP". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ↑ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: August 2017". combatpress.com. 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "BoxRec - Nieky Holzken".
- ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 2 Brussels Final Fight Card For This Saturday". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 2 Brussels Live Results". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 6 Poster/Fighters Expected to Participate". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Rian Scalia. "Updated GLORY 6 Istanbul Fight Card For Saturday, April 6". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Rian Scalia. "GLORY 6 Istanbul: Daniel Ghita vs. Gokhan Saki, Live Results". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY Makes GLORY 14 in Zagreb Official". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Roy. "GLORY 14 Zagreb: Fight Card". Kickboxingplanet.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Nieky Holzken vs. Marc De Bonte Set for GLORY 16 Denver". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Nieky Holzken Forced Out of GLORY 16 Title Fight". LiverKick.com.
- ↑ Fraser Coffeen (9 January 2014). "Kickboxing 2013 Year End Awards: Fighter, Fight, and KO of the Year". Bloody Elbow.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "LiverKick Best of 2013: Fight of the Year". LiverKick.com.
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