Regian Eersel

Regian Eersel (born 16 December 1992) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion.

Regian Eersel
BornRegian Baudilio Gudo Eersel
(1992-12-16) December 16, 1992
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesThe Immortal
NationalitySurinamese
Dutch
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st)
DivisionLightweight (ONE)
Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach74.0 in (188 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamSityodtong Amsterdam[2]
TrainerPaul Pengel
Vincent Pengel
Years active2013–present
Kickboxing record
Total62
Wins58
By knockout26
Losses4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: September 27, 2020

As of March 2022, he was ranked the #1 welterweight in the world by Combat Press.[3] He has been continually ranked in the top 10 since March 2019.[4]

Biography

Eersel was born in Paramaribo, Suriname and moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was four years old. At the age of 15, he started training at Sityodtong Gym in Amsterdam.[5] His nickname, The Immortal, was given to Eersel in this early amateur era. His teammates gave it to him, as he never used the break time between the rounds to sit and regain breath.[6]

As it was not easy to find competitors in the Netherlands after becoming a professional athlete in his weightclass, he tried his luck abroad. In Baku, Azerbaijan, Eersel took part in a K1-tournament, where he qualified for the finals. He did not win the finals, but the hunger for more had started.[6]

After this Eersel was invited for competitions in his country of birth Surinam, Russia (W5), Greece, Germany, Turkey (Mix Fight Gala), the US (Legacy and Lion Fight) and China (Wu Lin Feng, Glory of Heroes).[6]

Kickboxing career

Early years

In his debut with Lion Fight, Regian fought Jo Nattawut. He won the fight in the fifth round, with a head kick knockout.[7]

After defeating the two weight Lion Fight champion, Eersel was given a chance to fight for the Super Middleweight title, with his opponent being Jake Purdy. Eersel won the fight by a second round TKO.[8] He then fought Chen Yawei during Mix Fight Gala 20, winning the fight by a first round KO.[9] Eersel made his first Lion Fight title defense against Dewitt Pratt, whom he beat with a knockout in the first round.[10]

Eersel took part in the Mix Fight Gala 78.5 kg tournament. He beat Marco Pleschberger in the semi finals by TKO, and Sergej Braun in the finals by KO.[11]

Regian made his second title defense against Matous Kohout, winning the fight by a fifth round KO.[12] His third title defense came during Lion Fight 50, when he defeated Joakim Hagg by a fifth round TKO.[13]

ONE Championship

Eersel made his ONE Championship debut against Brad Riddell, in April 2018. Eersel won the fight by a unanimous decision.[14] In his second fight with the organization, he scored a second round KO over Anthony Njokuani.[15] The fight ended in some controversy, as Njokuani claimed an illegal elbow led to his stoppage loss,[16] and appealed the decision.[17]

On May 17, 2019, he won the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship by beating Nieky Holzken.[18][19] The same year, Eersel faced Holzken in a rematch on October 25,[20] which he won by unanimous decision.[21]

Eersel was scheduled to make his second title defense against Mustapha Haida at ONE Championship: Unbreakable.[22] However, Haida was forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury, leading to the cancellation of their bout. Regian Eersel was later scheduled to defend the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3 on March 19, 2021. Murtazaev himself would later withdraw, for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Mustapha Haida.[23] Eersel successfully defended the title by unanimous decision.[24]

Eersel defended his title against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021. He won the bout via split decision.[25]

Eersel is scheduled to make his fourth ONE lightweight title defense against Arian Sadikovic at ONE Championship: Eersel vs. Sadikovic on April 8, 2022.[26] Despite suffering an early knockdown, Eersel rallied back to win the following rounds and retain his title by unanimous decision. He was awarded a $50,000 bonus for winning the fight.[27]

Championships

Kickboxing record
Professional Kickboxing record
58 wins (26 (T)KOs), 4 losses, 0 draws, 0 no contests
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2022-04-22Win Arian SadikovicONE 156Kallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Defending the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2021-12-03Win Islam MurtazaevONE Championship: Winter WarriorsKallang, SingaporeDecision (Split)53:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2021-02-26Win Mustapha HaidaONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3Kallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-10-26Win Nieky HolzkenONE Championship: Dawn Of ValorJakarta, IndonesiaDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-05-17Win Nieky HolzkenONE Championship 96: Enter the DragonKallang, SingaporeDecision (unanimous)53:00
Wins the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2019-02-22Win Anthony NjokuaniONE Championship: Call to GreatnessSingaporeKO (Right Hook)21:03
2018-11-03Win Joakim HaggLion Fight 50Los Angeles, United StatesTKO53:00
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2018-04-20Win Brad RiddellONE Championship: Heroes of HonorManila, PhilippinesDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-03-03Win Jamal YusupovWu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship TianjinTianjin, ChinaDecision33:00
2017-12-02Win Darryl SichtmanMix Fight Gala 23Frankfurt, GermanyDecision33:00
2017-09-29Win Matous KohoutLion Fight 38United StatesKO (Knee to the Body)51:00
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2017-07-01Win Djibril EhouoWu Lin FengChinaKO
2017-05-06Win Sergej BraunMix Fight Gala 21, FinalHeilbronn, GermanyKO (Left Hook to the Body)1
2017-05-06Win Marco PleschbergerMix Fight Gala 21, Semi FinalHeilbronn, GermanyTKO2
2017-04-01Win Ma YuehengWu Lin Feng 2017: China VS EuropeChinaKO (Knee to the Body)11:24
2017-02-03Win Dewitt PrattLion Fight 34Las Vegas, United StatesKO (Flying Knee & Straight Right)1
Defends the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2016-12-03Win Chen YaweiMix Fight Gala 20Frankfurt, GermanyKO (Knee to the Body)1
2016-11-18Win Jake PurdyLion Fight 33United StatesKO (Flying Knee)2
Wins the Lion Fight Super Middleweight title.
2016-05-27Win Jo NattawutLion Fight 29United StatesKO (Right high kick)5
2016-03-18Loss Matous KohoutHeroes Gate 16Czech RepublicDecision33:00
2015-12-05Win Wang AnyingWu Lin FengChinaKO
2015-04-19Win Khalid BourdifThe Best of all ElementsAlmere, NetherlandsTKO (Doctor Stoppage)2
2015-04-04Win Nu ErlaWu Lin FengChinaKO (High Kick)2
2015-01-16Loss Cosmo AlexandreLegacy Kickboxing 1Houston, United StatesDecision33:00
2014-12-23Win Lorand SachsFighting With The StarsParamaribo, SurinameDecision33:00
2014-10-11Loss Alexander SurzhkoW5 "GRAND PRIX REMATCHMoscow, RussiaDecision33:00
2013-12-22Win Alexey AlexeevW5 "GRAND PRIX MOSCOWMoscow, RussiaKO3
2013-11-16Win Ivan BabachenkoW5 "GRAND PRIX ORELMoscow, RussiaDecision33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
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