Fred Royers

Fred Royers (born March 15, 1955) is a Dutch former kickboxer who competed in the middleweight division. He was known for his powerful low kicks, which is now a staple of Dutch kickboxing.

Fred Royers
Royers in 1987
Born (1955-03-15) March 15, 1955
Arnhem, Netherlands
Other namesLe Gladiateur
Nationality Dutch
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72.5 kg (160 lb; 11 st 6 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight
Super Middleweight
StyleKarate, Kickboxing, Savate
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamMejiro Gym
Kickboxing Arnhem
TrainerJan Plas
Years active1978–1986
Kickboxing record
Total43
Wins39
By knockout14
Losses4
Draws0
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Netherlands
World Games
1981 Santa Clara Kumite −75 kg

Biography and career

Royers began practicing karate at the age of 16. He went on to become the Dutch national champion on nine occasions and also won medals at the Karate World Championships in 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1984 as well as the World Games 1981. He also competed in amateur boxing.

In 1978, Royers joined the Mejiro Gym and took up kickboxing. He became the European Savate Champion in 1984 when he defeated Robert Paturel via technical knockout in Paris, France. The following year, he won the WKA Middleweight Championship of the World when he won a 12-round decision victory over Yasuo Tabata.[1] He was forced to retire in 1986, however, after breaking his arm twice in training.

Following his retirement, Royers opened his own gym in his home town of Arnhem and began working as the Dutch language kickboxing commentator for Eurosport in 1990.[2]

Titles

[3]

  • Amateur boxing
    • Oost district champion
  • Karate
  • Kickboxing
    • Middleweight Muay Thai Champion of the Netherlands
    • Middleweight Kickboxing Champion of the Netherlands
    • European Savate Champion
    • WKA European Middleweight Champion
    • WKA Middleweight Champion of the World
    • WKL Hall of Fame WKL

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
20 wins (6 KO's), 1 loss[4]
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss Youssef Zenaf Decision December 5, 1985 9 3:00 Paris, France For IKL and WAKO Super Middleweight World titles.
Win Yasuo Tabata Decision October 20, 1985 12 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands Wins WKA Middleweight World title.
Win Ralf Berger TKO (low kick) August 30, 1985 6 West Berlin, West Germany Defends WKA Middleweight European title.
Win Keith Nathan TKO (low kick) May 12, 1985 4 Amsterdam, Netherlands Defends WKA Middleweight European title.
Win Pascal LePlat Decision April 22, 1985 9 3:00 Paris, France Wins WKA Middleweight European title.
Win Robert Paturel Decision March 25, 1985 5 3:00 Paris, France
Win Ernie Jackson Decision (split) February 3, 1985 9 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Christian Bafir Decision April 28, 1984 5 3:00 Paris, France
Win Larry Nichols Decision March 29, 1984 9 3:00 Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win Billy Chau Decision September 23, 1983 9 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Gaetan Litricin TKO (forfeit) June 18, 1983 1 0:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Youssef Zenaf Decision Nuit de la Boxe Americaine June 10, 1983 7 3:00 Paris, France Wins BFS Middleweight European title.
Win L. Minocci TKO (forfeit) March 13, 1983 1 0:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Robert Davis KO February 28, 1983 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Wins NKBB Super Middleweight Dutch title.
Win Robert Paturel TKO (kick) June 19, 1982 4 Paris, France Wins BFS Super Middleweight European title.
Win Christian Bafir Decision April 4, 1982 5 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Hans de Ruiter TKO March 14, 1982 2 Paris, France
Win Henk Kooy Decision November 23, 1981 5 5:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Niek Bloemberg KO September 20, 1981 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Sarge Solignac Decision June 21, 1981 5 3:00 Paris, France
Win Pascal Leplat Decision May 15, 1981 5 3:00 Paris, France
Win Alan Dixon Decision March 9, 1981 3 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Win Tuncay Coban Decision January 18, 1981 3 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

References
  1. Fred Royers Profile at Golden Glory Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Trefeu, Serge. "Interview of Fred Royers". siamfightmag.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011.
  3. "1st World Kickboxing Forum – THEY MADE IT !! !". championspantheon.com. November 21, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014.
  4. "Fred Royers' record". starsystemkickboxing.net. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
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