Fred Royers Explained

Fred Royers
Birth Date:15 March 1955
Birth Place:Arnhem, Netherlands
Other Names:Le Gladiateur
Height:1.73 m
Weight:72.5 kg
Weightclass:Middleweight
Super Middleweight
Style:Karate, Kickboxing, Savate
Team:Mejiro Gym
Kickboxing Arnhem
Fighting Out Of:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trainer:Jan Plas
Yearsactive:1978–1986
Kickboxingwins:39
Kickboxingkowins:14
Kickboxinglosses:4
Kickboxingdraws:0

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.

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[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Titles

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Kickboxing record

|-| | Loss| style="text-align:left" | Youssef Zenaf| | Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 9| align="center" | 3:00| For IKL and WAKO Super Middleweight World titles.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Yasuo Tabata| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision| align="center" | 12| align="center" | 3:00| Wins WKA Middleweight World title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Ralf Berger| | West Berlin, West Germany| TKO (low kick)| align="center" | 6| align="center" | | Defends WKA Middleweight European title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Keith Nathan| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| TKO (low kick)| align="center" | 4| align="center" | | Defends WKA Middleweight European title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Pascal LePlat| | Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 9| align="center" | 3:00| Wins WKA Middleweight European title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Robert Paturel| | Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Ernie Jackson| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision (split)| align="center" | 9| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Christian Bafir| | Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Larry Nichols| | Hollywood, Florida, USA| Decision| align="center" | 9| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Billy Chau| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision| align="center" | 9| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Gaetan Litricin| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| TKO (forfeit)| align="center" | 1| align="center" | 0:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Youssef Zenaf| Nuit de la Boxe Americaine| Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 7| align="center" | 3:00| Wins BFS Middleweight European title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | L. Minocci| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| TKO (forfeit)| align="center" | 1| align="center" | 0:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Robert Davis| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| KO| align="center" | 1| align="center" | | Wins NKBB Super Middleweight Dutch title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Robert Paturel| | Paris, France| TKO (kick)| align="center" | 4| align="center" | | Wins BFS Super Middleweight European title.|-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Christian Bafir| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Hans de Ruiter| | Paris, France| TKO| align="center" | 2| align="center" | | |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Henk Kooy| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 5:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Niek Bloemberg| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| KO| align="center" | 2| align="center" | | |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Sarge Solignac| | Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Pascal Leplat| | Paris, France| Decision| align="center" | 5| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Alan Dixon| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 3:00| |-| | Win| style="text-align:left" | Tuncay Coban| | Amsterdam, Netherlands| Decision| align="center" | 3| align="center" | 3:00| |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trefeu . Serge . 2010-01-01 . FRED ROYERS (HOLLAND) . 2023-09-10 . SIAM FIGHT MAG . en-GB.
  2. http://www.goldenglory.com/trainer6.html Fred Royers Profile at Golden Glory
  3. Web site: Interview of Fred Royers. Trefeu. Serge. siamfightmag.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110414152558/http://www.siamfightmag.com/interviews/interviews_anglais/fred_royers/interview_fred_royers.htm. April 14, 2011.
  4. Web site: 1st World Kickboxing Forum – THEY MADE IT !! !. November 21, 2010. championspantheon.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140925152351/http://championspantheon.com/index.php/fr/component/content/article/25-the-concept/66-1st-world-kickboxing-forum-they-made-it-. September 25, 2014.