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 and Muay Thai World Champion.

Regian Eersel
BornRegian Baudilio Gudo Eersel
(1992-12-16) December 16, 1992
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesThe Immortal
NationalityDutch
Surinamese
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st)
DivisionLightweight (ONE)
Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach77.0 in (196 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamSityodtong Amsterdam (2008–present)[2][3]
TrainerPaul Pengel
Vincent Pengel
Years active2013–present
Kickboxing record
Total63
Wins59
By knockout26
Losses4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Last updated on: September 27, 2020

He is ranked as the best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[4] and the second best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[5] He has been continually ranked in Combat Press the top 10 since March 2019.[6]

Background

Eersel was born in Paramaribo, Suriname and moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was four years old.[7] He started taekwondo at the age of eight, and transitioned to rugby afterwards.[7] At the age of 15, he started training at Sityodtong Gym in Amsterdam.[8] 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.[9]

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.[9]

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).[9]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Eersel made his Lion Fight debut against Jo Nattawut at Lion Fight 29 on May 27, 2016. He won the fight in the fifth round, with a head kick knockout.[10]

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. The title bout took place at Lion Fight 33 on November 18, 2016. Eersel won the fight by a second round technical knockout.[11] He then fought Chen Yawei during Mix Fight Gala 20, on December 3, 2016, winning the fight by a first round-knockout.[12] Eersel made his first Lion Fight title defense against Dewitt Pratt at Lion Fight 34 on February 3, 2017. He won the fight by a knockout in the first round.[13]

Eersel took part in the Mix Fight Gala 78.5 kg tournament, which took place at Mix Fight Gala 21 on May 6, 2017. He beat Marco Pleschberger in the semi finals by a second-round technical knockout, and Sergej Braun in the finals by a first-round knockout to capture the tournament title.[14]

Regian made his second Lion Fight title defense against Matous Kohout at Lion Fight 38 on September 29, 2017. He won the fight by a fifth round KO.[15] His third title defense came during Lion Fight 50, when he defeated Joakim Hagg by a fifth round TKO.[16]

ONE Championship

Eersel made his ONE Championship debut against Brad Riddell at ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor on April 2018. Eersel won the fight by a unanimous decision.[17] Despite being contracted with ONE Championship, Eersel made his third Lion Fight title defense against Joakim Hagg at Lion Fight 50 on November 3, 2018. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.[18]

Eersel faced Anthony Njokuani at ONE Championship: Call to Greatness on February 22, 2019.[19] He won the fight by second-round knockout. The fight ended in some controversy, as Njokuani claimed an illegal elbow led to his stoppage loss.[20] Njokuani later appealed the decision.[21]

On May 17, 2019, he challenged Nieky Holzken for the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Championship 96: Enter the Dragon on May 17, 2019.[22] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[23] Eersel made his first title defense in an immediate rematch with Holzken at ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor on October 26, 2019.[24] He once again won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Eersel was booked to make his second title defense against Mustapha Haida at ONE Championship: Unbreakable.[26] 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.[27] Murtazaev himself would later withdraw, for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Mustapha Haida.[28] Eersel successfully defended the title by unanimous decision.[29]

Eersel defended his title against Islam Murtazaev at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021.[30] He won the bout via split decision.[31]

Eersel is scheduled to make his fourth ONE lightweight title defense against Arian Sadikovic at ONE 156 on April 8, 2022.[32] 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.[33]

Eersel faced Sinsamut Klinmee for the inaugural ONE Muay Thai Lightweight title at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 21, 2022.[34] He captured the championship by split decision.[35]

Personal life

Eersel and his girlfriend have two daughters.[7]

Championships

Fight record
Professional Kickboxing record
59 wins (26 (T)KOs), 4 losses, 0 draws, 0 no contests
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-03-17 Sinsamut KlinmeeONE Friday Fights 9Bangkok, Thailand
Defending the ONE Muay Thai Lightweight title.
2022-10-22Win Sinsamut KlinmeeONE on Prime Video 3Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDecision (Split)53:00
Wins the inaugural ONE Muay Thai Lightweight title.
2022-04-22Win Arian SadikovićONE 156Kallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Defends the ONE Kickboxing Lightweight title.
2021-12-03Win Islam MurtazaevONE: 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 inaugural 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
Won the Mix Fight -78.5 kg Tournament title.
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 + right cross)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

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