Luis Tavares

Luis Tavares

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Luis Tavares (born 8 September 1991), is a Cape Verdean-Dutch kickboxer.
He is top 10 ranked light heavyweight kickboxer since May 2016 by Liverkick.com.

Biography

Tavares parents came from Cape Verde, small island nation off the coast of Africa, the island that used to be Portuguese colony, but Tavares grew up in the Netherlands. He played football and eventually ended in Feyenoord, but later switched to kickboxing.

Titles

  • 2015 WFL -95 kg World Tournament Champion
  • 2014 IKA -95 kg World Champion
  • 2012 IRO -95 kg European Muay Thai Champion

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
46wins, 6 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-03-18 Armenia Jegish Yegoian Enfusion Live 47 Nijmegen, Netherlands
2016-10-16 Loss Belarus Igor Bugaenko ACB KB 8 Hoofddorp, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00
2016-05-14 Win Netherlands Andress van Engelen Enfusion Nijmegen, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2016-04-03 Win Suriname Redouan Cairo WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-18 Win Spain Lorenzo Javier Jorge WFL "Unfinished Business", Final Hoofddorp, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision 3 3:00
For the WFL -95 kg Tournament Title.
2015-10-18 Win Netherlands Fred Sikking WFL "Unfinished Business", Semi Finals Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-31 Win Morocco Mohammed Boubkari King of the Ring Netherlands TKO
2015-03-28 Win Germany Andre Langen Fightersheart III Arnhem, Netherlands Doc. Stop.
2014-06-06 Loss Croatia Igor Jurković FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares Zadar, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-03-08 Win Morocco Hicham Achalhi Kickboxing Empire II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for IKA Heavyweight Championship
2013-10-20 Win Greece Antonis Tzoros The Battle VII Greece Ext. R. TKO 4
2013-06-22 Loss Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 9: New York New York City, New York, USA KO (left hook to the body) 1 1:06
2012-12-08 Win Netherlands Rodney Glunder Kickboks Gala Margriethal Schiedam, Netherlands KO 4
Fight was for IRO European Muay Thai Championship
2012-09-02 Loss Netherlands Jason Wilnis Muay Thai Mania V The Hague, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00

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