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Warren Stevelmans
Born (1983-05-16) 16 May 1983 (age 40)
Cape Town, South Africa
Other namesChaka Zulu
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach68.0 in (173 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands
TeamVos Gym
Trainer Ivan Hippolyte
Years active2001–2017
Kickboxing record
Total74
Wins37
By knockout14
Losses34
By knockout4
Draws3
Last updated on: 3 May 2014

Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans (born 16 May 1983) is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion. [1]

Biography and career

Despite being born in South Africa, Stevelmans has spent the bulk of his career fighting in the Netherlands. He began his career at C-Class level in 2001 and through 2001 to 2005 won a number of C and B-Class fights, culminating in winning his A-Class debut against Arian Vatniki in Maastricht, Netherlands. Stevelmans lost his next fight against Chris Ngimbi but then went on a winning streak throughout the rest of 2006 and in to the later stages of 2007 where he won his first title, defeating William Diender to claim the N.K.B.B. national title at 70 kg.

Stevelmans performances at domestic level gave him the chance to take his talents on to the world stage as he was invited by K-1 to participate in one of their regional qualifying tournaments at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 held in Utrecht. Stevelmans was the victor at a very competitive tournament, defeating two time SuperLeague champion Alviar Lima in the quarter-finals, gaining revenge on Chris Ngimbi in the semis via TKO and beating Marco Piqué in the final to book his place at the K-1 Final 16 event. Stevelmans won his elimination fight in Hiroshima, Japan and advanced to the quarter-final stage at the K-1 World MAX Final 8. Unfortunately for Stevelmans he was paired up against two time K-1 MAX world champion Andy Souwer who proved too strong for him over three rounds.

After his exit from the 2008 K-1 World MAX Stevelmans has been inconsistent. He picked up a good victory against Alviar Lima but has struggled against world class opposition, losing fights to the likes of Giorgio Petrosyan, Albert Kraus and Mike Zambidis. At the start of 2011, Stevelmans returned to K-1 MAX entering the K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 tournament. He beat two Spanish opponents en route to the final but was unable to win the title, losing to his third Spanish opponent on the night in Rafi Zouheir, via decision over three rounds.

He defeated Hinata Watanabe via unanimous decision (30-28, 28–27 and 29–28) at Shootboxing 2012 – Act 4 on 17 September 2012 in Tokyo, Japan to qualify for the 2012 S-Cup. [2]

He was expected to compete in the 2012 Thai Fight 70 kg tournament, fighting in the quarter-finals on 23 October 2012 in Bangkok. However, this did not happen for unknown reasons. [3]

Replacing Yoshihiro Sato on short notice, he defeated Dzhabar Askerov via unanimous decision in a tournament reserve fight at Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8 in Rome, Italy on 3 November 2012. [4] [5]

He was expected to compete at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on 17 November 2012. [6] However, he was unable to compete due to the tournament coming so soon after his bout with Askerov. [7]

He beat Thai brawler Bovy Sor Udomson by way of majority decision at Shootboxing 2013 – Act 1 in Tokyo on 22 February 2013. [8] [9] [10]

Stevelmans was scheduled to fight Johann Fauveau at Glory 5: London on 23 March 2013 in London, England. [11] However, when Andy Ristie was unable to fight in the event's co-main event against Albert Kraus, Stevelmans took his place [12] and lost by unanimous decision. [13] [14]

He was soundly beaten by Aikpracha Meenayothin, losing on points at MAX Muay Thai 2 in Pattaya, Thailand on 29 June 2013. [15] [16] [17] [18]

He lost to Chingiz Allazov by unanimous decision at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on 8 November 2013. [19] [20]

Replacing Shemsi Beqiri on short notice, [21] Stevelmans lost to Ky Hollenbeck by unanimous decision in an ugly fight in the tournament reserve match at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City, New York on 23 November 2013. [22] [23] [24]

He lost to Yuri Bessmertny by UD at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on 25 January 2014. [25] [26]

He lost to Josh Jauncey via UD at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on 3 April 2014. [27] [28]

Titles

  • 2011 K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 runner up −70 kg
  • 2010 World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) Thai-boxing middleweight world title −72.5 kg
  • 2008 K-1 MAX Netherlands champion −70 kg
  • 2006 N.K.B.B. Dutch national champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
59 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 34 Losses, 5 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-06-24 Loss Iran Masoud Minaei Kunlun Fight 63 Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
70kg Qualifying Tournament Group 12 – Semifinal B.
2017-04-23 Loss Netherlands Redouan Daoudi WFL – Champion vs. Champion [29] Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-10-21 Loss Russia Stanislav Kazantsev W5 CHOOSE THE WAY OF A CHAMPION Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-08 Loss Republic of the Congo Nayanesh Ayman Enfusion Live 42 Madrid, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-06-25 Loss Albania Florian Marku Iron Challenge Athens, Greece KO 1 0:30
2016-06-05 Loss Thailand Jomthong Chuwattana Kunlun Fight 45 Chengdu, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Qualification tournament for 70 kg 16 man Tournament Group E Semi-final.
2016-04-16 Loss Spain Jonay Risco CAMPEONATO DE CANARIAS AMATEUR 2016 Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-25 Draw Russia Dzhabar Askerov Kunlun Fight 40 Tongling, China Extension round decision 4 3:00
2015-12-05 Loss Czech Republic Martin Gaňo GIBU Fight Night 2 [30] Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-24 Loss China Dong Wenfei WLF 2015 Hong Kong, China Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-16 Loss Albania Hysni Beqiri ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final Sibiu, Romania KO (left hook) 1 2:35
2015-08-22 Win China Zhao Chunyang WLF 2015 Xiamen, China Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-10-11 Loss Ukraine Enriko Gogokhia W5 Grand Prix – Rematch Moscow, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-05-03 Loss Canada Josh Jauncey Glory 16: Denver Broomfield, Colorado, US Extension round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
2014-01-25 Loss Belarus Yuri Bessmertny Thai Boxe Mania Turin, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-11-23 Loss United States Ky Hollenbeck Glory 12: New York New York City, New York, US Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight World Championship Tournament, Reserve Match.
2013-11-08 Loss Belarus Chingiz Allazov Legend 2: Invasion Moscow, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-29 Loss Thailand Aikpracha Meenayothin MAX Muay Thai 2 Pattaya, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2013-03-23 Loss Netherlands Albert Kraus Glory 5: London London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-02-22 Win Thailand Bovy Sor Udomson Shootboxing 2013 – Act 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (majority) 3 3:00
2012-11-03 Win Russia Dzhabar Askerov Glory 3: Rome – 70 kg Slam Tournament, Reserve Bout Rome, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-17 Win Japan Hinata Watanabe Shootboxing 2012 – Act 4 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-01 Loss Germany Denis Schneidmiller Mix Fight Gala 13 Frankfurt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2012-05-26 Loss Sweden Sanny Dahlbeck Glory 1: Stockholm – 70 kg Slam Tournament, First Round Stockholm, Sweden Decision 3 3:00
2012-05-04 Loss Russia Batu Khasikov Battle in Kalmykia Elista, Russia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2012-02-06 Win Japan Hiroki Shishido Shootboxing 2012 – Act 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2011-12-09 Win China Wang Anying GP di Roma 2011 Rome, Italy KO 1
2011-09-02 Loss Thailand Buakaw Por. Pramuk Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 Los Angeles, California, US TKO (Referee stoppage) 4
Fight was for WMC World Junior Middleweight title (−70kg).
2011-08-05 Win Brazil Alex Oller Night of the Gladiators Paramaribo, Suriname TKO(opgave) 2 3:00
2011-07-16 Win Spain Zeben Diaz Real Fighters gala Málaga, Spain KO 3
2011-06-11 Draw Armenia Armen Petrosyan Kickboxing International Rome, Italy Decision Draw 3 3:00
2011-03-06 Win Morocco Mohammed Medhar It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop) 3
2011-01-08 Loss Spain Rafi Zouheir K-1 MAX Madrid 2011, Final Madrid, Spain Decision 3 3:00
Fight was for K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 tournament title −70 kg.
2011-01-08 Win Spain Rafa del Toro K-1 MAX Madrid 2011, Semi-finals Madrid, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2011-01-08 Win Spain Jonay Risco K-1 MAX Madrid 2011, Quarter-finals Madrid, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2010-12-18 Win Belgium Kenneth van Eesvelde Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-04-10 Loss Morocco Chahid Oulad El Hadj Star Muaythai V Maastricht, Netherlands KO 2
2010-03-20 Loss Greece Mike Zambidis Kickboxing Superstar XIX Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-03-07 Win Cape Verde Alviar Lima Time For Action presents: Team SuperPro 10 Year Anniversary Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins Lima's W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing middleweight world title −72.5 kg.
2009-11-29 Loss Thailand Saiyok Pumpanmuang SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand VI" Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-11-07 Win Germany Mohammed Gur Janus FightNight: Thai Boxe Last Challenge Padua, Italy TKO 2
2009-05-30 Win Thailand Samranchai 96Penang Star Muaythai IV Maastricht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-03-28 Loss Thailand Orono Wor Petchpun Battle of Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-01-24 Loss Netherlands Albert Kraus Beast of the East 2009 Zutphen, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008-11-29 Loss Italy Giorgio Petrosyan It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-09-06 Win Canada Shane Campbell It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008-07-07 Loss Netherlands Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8, Quarter-finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 MAX 2008 Final.
2008-04-26 Loss Armenia Gago Drago K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam, Super Fight Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2008-04-09 Win Italy Rosario Presti K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 Hiroshima, Japan KO (Left Knee Strike) 2 1:06
Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8.
2008-02-17 Win Suriname Marco Piqué K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Final Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16.
2008-02-17 Win Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Ngimbi K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Semi-finals Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Low Kicks) 2 1:48
2008-02-17 Win Cape Verde Alviar Lima K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Quarter-finals Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2008-01-26 Draw Morocco Chahid Oulad El Hadj Beast of the East 2008 Zutphen, Netherlands Decision Draw 3 3:00
2007-11-24 Win Netherlands Benito Caupain Rings Gala Hilversum, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2007-10-27 Loss Belgium Kenneth van Eesvelde One Night in Bangkok Antwerp, Belgium Decision 5 3:00
2007-09-23 Win Netherlands William Diender Rings Holland: Risky Business Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2
Wins N.K.B.B. Dutch title −70 kg.
2007-06-08 Win Portugal Vitor Seromenho Gala dos Campeos Lisbon, Portugal TKO 1
2007-05-06 Win Belgium Jan van Denderen SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III" Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2007-03-25 Win Morocco Yassine Lahmidi Rings – "The Chosen Ones" Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2007-02-27 Win Netherlands Dave van de Bloeg Beast of the East 2007 Zutphen, Netherlands TKO 1 3:00
2006-12-03 Win Belgium Marijn Geuens 2H2H Gala Maastricht, Netherlands KO (Punches) 1 1:19
2006-10-07 Win Netherlands Mark Ollie Muaythai All Style Gala Martial Arts part II Leek, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2006-09-17 Win Turkey Mesut Derin Muay Thai Gala Nijmegen, Netherlands TKO
2006-04-15 Loss Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Ngimbi Al-Fid Thaibox Gala Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2005-12-17 Win Netherlands Arian Vatniki 2H2H Maastricht, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2005-06-11 Win Morocco Rastagar Berrouz Gala Dokkum "Warriors of the North" Dokkum, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2005-03-13 Win Netherlands Rafik Tahiri Muay Thai Gala Odeon Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2004-11-13 Win Thailand Ton Sansuek Gala Sportlife Heerlen, Netherlands KO
2003-02-15 Loss Morocco Karim El Assati Thaibox Gala Geeraets Sevenum, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00
2003-01-25 Win Netherlands Micha Niedekker Champions Gym Muay Thai Gala Sittard, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 4
2002-11-10 Win Netherlands Micha Niedekker Champions Gym Gala in Hanenhof Geleen, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2002-06-02 Win Netherlands Edie Benton Duran Ebren Promotion Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2002-03-16 Loss Morocco Mohamed Loukili Theo van den Oever Promotion Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
2001-09-22 Win Morocco Mohamed El Hadouchi Champions Gym Gala in Hanenhof Geleen, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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