Chico Kwasi

Chico Kwasi
Born	Chico Fernando Samuel Kwasi (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26) Purmerend, Netherlands
Other names	Luffy
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Kickboxing, boxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Oostzaan, Netherlands
Team	Mike's Gym
Trainer	Mike Passenier
Years active	2015–present
Professional boxing record
Total	9
Wins	5
By knockout	2
Losses	3
By knockout	1
Draws	1
Kickboxing record
Total	49
Wins	43
By knockout	23
Losses	5
By knockout	1
Draws	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Fabio Kwasi (brother)

Chico Fernando Samuel Kwasi (born March 11, 1998) is a Dutch-Surinamese professional kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the welterweight division of Glory, where he is the reigning welterweight champion. He previously competed for King of Kings and Dynamite Fighting Show. Kwasi is the former KOK welterweight champion.

As of April 2023, he is ranked as the tenth best welterweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[1]

Professional kickboxing career

Early career

Kwasi faced Dorin Robert in the semi-finals of the 2015 "King of Kings in Vilnius" welterweight Grand Prix, which was held on March 14, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the finals of the one-day tournament, where he faced Martynas Jasiunas. Kwasi lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[2]

Kwasi faced Robin Ciric at North vs The Rest on March 25, 2017. He won the fight by decision.[3]

Kwasi faced Chris Bray for the Spartacus Fighting Championship K-1 -75 kg title at Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit" on June 4, 2017. He captured the title by a second-round technical knockout. Kwasi made his second appearance with the promotion against Sergei Aleksandrov at Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour" on January 13, 2018.[4] He won the fight by a second-round knockout. These two victories on the Bulgarian kickboxing circuit earned him the chance to challenge Aleksandar Petrov for the Max Fight Middleweight (−82.5 kg) title at Max Fight 42 on May 3, 2018.[5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

Kwasi faced Constantin Rusu in his FEA debut at FEA World Series 27 on December 8, 2018.[7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[8] After suffering two consecutive losses for the second time in his career, Kwasi was booked to face Maikel Astur at the February 16, 2019, The League event.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] Kwasi won his next fight, against Denis Makowski at KOK World Series on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision as well.[11]

Dynamite Fighting Show

Kwasi made his promotional debut at DFS 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky on September 27, 2019, against Daniel Pattvean.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Return to King of Kings

Kwasi returned to King of Kings to take part in the one-day KOK Welterweight tournament, which was held at KOK 82 on November 30, 2019.[14] He captured the tournament title, as well as the IKBO K-1 Rules championship, with a third-round stoppage of Mohamed Wade in the semi-finals and a unanimous decision victory over Ekrem Doruk in the finals.[15][16]

Kwasi faced Ismael Ayadi at Fight Covid on December 12, 2019.[17] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[18] Kwasi faced Jay Overmeer at World Fight League on May 15, 2021, following a 17-month break from the sport of kickboxing. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[19] Kwasi next faced Volodymyr Hunzhu at KOK 92 on September 18, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

KOK belt

Kwasi faced Hendrik Themas for the interim KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021.[21] He won the five round contest by unanimous decision.[22] Although Kwasi was initially expected to face the champion Constantin Rusu in a title unification bout, Rusu was stripped for inactivity before the fight could take place.[23] As such, Kwasi instead faced Henrikas Viksraitis for the now vacant KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021.[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Kwasi faced Miloš Daković at FFC 5 on December 19, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi next faced Sergej Braun at Super Cup Kickboxing 2 on April 30, 2022.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]

GLORY

Kwasi made his Glory debut against fellow promotional newcomer Ștefan Orza at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[28] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[29]

Kwasi faced the former Enfusion −80 kg champion Robin Ciric at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.[30] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[31]

Kwasi faced the one-time GLORY welterweight title challenger Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023.[32] He won the fight by split decision.[33]

Kwasi challenged the Glory Welterweight champion Endy Semeleer at Glory 91 on April 27, 2024.[34] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[35]

Kwasi made his first Glory Welterweight Championship defense against the Glory Lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024.[36]

Professional boxing career

Kwasi made his professional boxing debut against Zacky Derouich on October 15, 2018, in the semi-finals of the 2018 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Later in the day, Kwasi was able to overcome Mohamed Elawil by majority decision to capture the tournament title.[37]

Kwasi faced Nasser Bukenya on November 7, 2019, in the semi-finals of the 2019 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a closely contested split decision. He overcame Jan Julius Humme by a first-round technical knockout in the finals of the one-day tournament to capture his second Amsterdam Grand Prix super-middleweight title.[38]

Kwasi faced Bekzad Nurdauletov for the vacant WBO Youth light heavyweight title on February 5, 2022. He lost the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

• Glory
  • 2024 Glory Welterweight (-77 kg) Champion
    • One successful title defense
• King of Kings
  • 2021 KOK Welterweight Championship
  • 2019 KOK Germany Grand Prix Welterweight Grand Prix Winner
• Mega Fight Arena
  • 2022 MFA Welterweight Championship
• International Kyokushin Boxing Organization
  • 2019 IKBO K-1 Rules Welterweight (−77 kg) Championship
• Spartacus Fighting Championship
  • 2017 SFC K-1 -75 kg Championship

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

43 Wins (23 (T)KO's), 5 Losses, 1 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2025-02-22		Teodor Hristov	Glory 98	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Defending the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2024-10-12	Draw	Tyjani Beztati	Glory 96	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
Defends the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2024-04-27	Win	Endy Semeleer	Glory 91	Paris, France	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	2	2:07
Wins the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2023-11-04	Win	Jay Overmeer	Glory: Collision 6	Arnhem, Netherlands	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2023-05-27	Win	Robin Ciric	Glory 86	Essen, Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-03-11	Win	Ștefan Orza	Glory 84	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Knee)	2	3:00
2022-12-09	Win	Vedat Hoduk	Mega Fight Arena Series 1	Istanbul, Turkey	Ext. R. Decision (Split)	4	3:00
Wins the Mega Fight Arena Welterweight (−77 kg) title.
2022-04-30	Win	Sergej Braun	Super Cup Kickboxing 2	Erzhausen, Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-12-19	Win	Miloš Daković	FFC 5	Alanya, Turkey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-11-20	Win	Henrikas Viksraitis	KOK 96 Mega Battle	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the vacant KOK Welterweight (−77 kg) title.
2021-10-16	Win	Hendrik Themas	KOK 94	Tallinn, Estonia	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the KOK Interim Welterweight (−77 kg) title.
2021-09-18	Win	Volodymyr Hunzhu	KOK 92	Riga, Latvia	Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-05-15	Loss	Jay Overmeer	World Fight League	Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2020-12-12	Win	Ismael Ayadi	Fight Covid	Brussels, Belgium	TKO (Punches)	2
2019-11-30	Win	Ekrem Doruk	KOK 82, Tournament Final	Krefeld, Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the IKBO K-1 Rules and KOK Germany Grand Prix Welterweight (−77 kg) titles.
2019-11-30	Win	Mohamed Wade	KOK 82, Tournament Semi-final	Krefeld, Germany	TKO	3
2019-09-27	Win	Daniel Pattvean	Dynamite Fighting Show 5	Piatra Neamț, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-07-29	Win	Mükremin Güler	FFC 3	Antalya, Turkey	TKO (retirement)	1	3:00
2019-03-02	Win	Denis Makowski	KOK World Series	Riga, Latvia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-02-16	Win	Maikel Astur	The League	Tallinn, Estonia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-12-08	Loss	Constantin Rusu	FEA World Series 27	Chișinău, Moldova	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-06-10	Win	Luca Migani	Dominet Event	Foggia, Italy	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	2
2018-05-03	Loss	Aleksandar Petrov	Max Fight 42	Sofia, Bulgaria	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
For the Max Fight −82.5 kg title.
2018-01-13	Win	Sergei Aleksandrov	Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour"	Sofia, Bulgaria	KO (Uppercut)	2	2:08
2017-11-18	Win	Mantas Stankis	KOK World GP 2015 In Tallinn	Tallinn, Estonia	KO (Knee)	3	3:00
2017-11-04	Win	Romano Bakboord	Fight Night II	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands	TKO (Knee)	3	3:00
2017-07-02	Win	Francesco Palermo	Motorfighters 2	Foggia, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-06-04	Win	Chris Bray	Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit"	Sofia, Bulgaria	TKO (Retirement)	2	3:00
Won the SFC K-1 (−75 kg) title.
2017-03-25	Win	Robin Ciric	North vs The Rest	Leek, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2016-11-27	Win	Guillermo Blokland	Slamm: Almere's Finest	Almere, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-10-08	Win	Armen Hovhannisyan	The Warriors 4	Norg, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2016-05-28	Win	Ammari Diedrick	Ultimate Warriors 6	Nottingham, England	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-02-28	Win	Mark Trijsburg	Haarlem Fight Night	Haarlem, Netherlands	Decision	5	2:00
2015-11-14	Win	Martynas Jasiunas	KOK Bushido's Hero	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-10-17	Loss	Vyacheslav Tevinsh	KOK Hero's World Series 2015	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2015-03-14	Loss	Martynas Jasiunas	KOK in Vilnius, Tournament Final	Vilnius, Lithuania	KO (Spinning backfist)	2	1:44
For the KOK In Vilnius Welterweight (−77 kg) tournament title.
2015-03-14	Win	Dorin Robert	KOK in Vilnius, Tournament Semi-final	Vilnius, Lithuania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Professional boxing record

9 fights	5 wins	3 losses
By knockout	2	1
By decision	3	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
9	Loss	5–3–1	Serhat Guler	MD	6	Oct 22, 2022	LEO's Boxgym, Munich, Germany
8	Loss	5–2–1	Rostam Ibrahim	UD	8	Sep 10, 2022	Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
7	Loss	5–1–1	Bekzad Nurdauletov	TKO (shoulder injury)	9 (10), 1:00	Feb 5, 2022	Rixos Water World Aktau, Aktau, Kazakhstan	For vacant WBO Youth light heavyweight title
6	Draw	5–0–1	Rostam Ibrahim	SD	8	Aug 21, 2021	Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Tony Browne	UD	8	June 19, 2021	Claridge Events, Brussels, Belgium
4	Win	4–0	Jan Julius Humme	TKO	1 (4)	Nov 7, 2019	Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Won Amsterdam Grand Prix super middleweight title
3	Win	3–0	Nasser Bukenya	SD	4	Nov 7, 2019	Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2	Win	2–0	Mohamed Elawil	MD	4	Oct 15, 2018	Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Won Amsterdam Grand Prix super middleweight title
1	Win	1–0	Zacky Derouich	TKO	3 (4)	Oct 15, 2018	Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands

See also

• List of male kickboxers

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External links

• Profile at Glorykickboxing.com