Andy Souwer

Andy Souwer
Born	Andreas Souwer November 9, 1982 (1982-11-09) Den Bosch, Netherlands
Other names	The Destroyer Souwer Power
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Shoot boxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Den Bosch, Netherlands
Team	Souwer Sport Institute (2011-present) Mejiro Gym (2006-2010) Ling Ho Gym (1989-2006)
Trainer	Andre Mannaart John De Ling (1989-2006)
Years active	1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total	154
Wins	141
By knockout	86
Losses	12
By knockout	4
Draws	1
Other information
Occupation	Souwer Sport Institute Gym owner/trainer
Website	http://www.andysouwer.com
last updated on: November 6, 2011

Andreas "Andy" Souwer (born November 9, 1982) is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) as well as a three time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Biography and career

Andy started kickboxing when he was 7 years old at Ling Ho Gym in Den Bosch. He had his first kickboxing fight when he was 8 years old. He won all his fights, in all the weight classes he fought and became Dutch Champion.

In 1998, only 16 years old, he fought his first A-Class MTBN Title match, which he won on points. When he was 18 he had three different World titles.

Souwer first went to Japan in 2002 to compete in the S-Cup 2002 shoot boxing competition where he became the winner. He made his K-1 debut the next year and won his first K-1 World Max champion title in 2005.

Andy Souwer is the 2007 K-1 World Max Champion. He defeated Gago Drago followed by Albert Kraus and finally Masato to win the championship. He faced Masato again in Masato's retirement match at the Dynamite!! 2009 event, and lost.

Titles

• Kickboxing
  • 2010 WFCA World Thaiboxing Super Welterweight (-70 kg) Champion
  • K-1 World MAX 2009 Runner Up
  • K-1 World MAX 2007 Champion
  • K-1 World MAX 2006 Runner Up
  • K-1 World MAX 2005 Champion
  • A.R.D.D.D. World Super welterweight Champion
  • F.I.M.C. World Super welterweight Champion
  • W.P.K.A. World Super welterweight Champion
  • I.S.K.A. World Super welterweight Champion
  • W.K.A. World Super welterweight Champion
  • W.M.T.A. World Super welterweight Champion

• Shoot Boxing
  • 2008 S-cup World Champion
  • 2006 S-cup Runner Up
  • 2004 S-cup World Champion
  • 2002 S-cup World Champion
  • W.S.B.A. World Super Welterweight Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

141 Wins (86 (T)KO's), 12 Losses, 1Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2012-05-19 Johann Fauveau Urban Boxing United Marseilles, France For ISKA 70kg World Championship. 2012-02-25 Naruepol Fairtex Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX Singapore 2011-11-06 Win Toby Imada Shoot the Shooto 2011 Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-09-24 Loss Artur Kyshenko BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", Semi Finals Brussels, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-09-24 Win Harut Grigorian BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", Quarter Finals Brussels, Belgium Ext. Round Decision (Split) 4 3:00 2011-04-23 Win Yoshihiro Sato Shootboxing 2011 Act 2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (3-0) 3 3:00 2011-03-06 Win L'houcine Ouzgni It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-02-05 Loss Abraham Roqueñi El Desafio K-1 Rules Malaga, Spain Decision 3 3:00 2010-12-11 Win Pajonsuk Yiannis Evgenikos presents: It’s Showtime Athens Athens, Greece Decision (5-0) 3 3:00 2010-11-23 Loss Toby Imada Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010, Semi-final Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2010-11-23 Win Bovy Sor Udomson Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010, Quarter-final Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 3 0:47 2010-09-18 Win Hinata Watanabe Shoot Boxing "Ishin 4" Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan KO (Choke) 1 0:48 2010-01-30 Win Faldir Chahbari Beast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins Chahbari's W.F.C.A. World Thaiboxing Junior Middleweight (-69.85 kg) title 2009-12-31 Loss Masato Dynamite!! 2009 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2009-10-26 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan K-1 World MAX 2009 Final, Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship title. 2009-10-26 Win Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2009 Final, Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan Ext. R Decision (Split) 4 3:00 2009-07-13 Win Artur Kyshenko K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 Tokyo, Japan Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final. 2009-05-16 Win Chaid Oulad El Hadj It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-04-21 Win Leroy Kaestner K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8. 2009-02-14 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 Milan, Italy Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2008-11-24 Win Kenichi Ogata Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, Final Saitama, Japan KO (Left high kick) 1 2:11 Wins Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008 title. 2008-11-24 Win Hiroki Shishido Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, Semi Finals Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-11-24 Win Edvin Erik Kibus Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan TKO (Ref. stop/2 knockdowns) 1 2:44 2008-10-01 Loss Artur Kyshenko K-1 World MAX 2008 Final, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2008-07-07 Win Warren Stevelmans K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 8 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-04-09 Win Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 Hiroshima, Japan Ext.R KO (Left high kick) 4 2:05 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final. 2008-03-02 Win Yodsaenklai Fairtex SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand IV" Almere, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2007-11-24 Win Nieky Holzken Shootboxing in the Autotron Rosmalen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-10-28 Win Andy Ologun Shoot Boxing Battle Summit "Ground Zero" Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-10-03 Win Masato K-1 World MAX 2007 Final, Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stop) 2 3:00 Wins K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship title. 2007-10-03 Win Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2007 Final, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2007-10-03 Win Gago Drago K-1 World MAX 2007 Final, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 1:43 2007-06-28 Win Ole Laursen K-1 World MAX 2007 Final 16 Tokyo, Japan KO (Overhand Right) 1 2:07 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2007 Final. 2007-05-25 Win Wei Shoulei Shootboxing vs Sanda Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2007-05-06 Win Joerie Mes SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III" Haarlem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-04-04 Win Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-11-03 Loss Kenichi Ogata Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006, Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fight was for Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006 title. 2006-11-03 Win Daniel Dawson Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-11-03 Win Marfio Canoletti Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2006, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-09-04 Win Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-06-30 Loss Buakaw Por.Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2006 Final, Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Ref. Stoppage/3 knockdowns) 2 2:13 Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship title. 2006-06-30 Win Masato K-1 World MAX 2006 Final, Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-06-30 Win Virgil Kalakoda K-1 World MAX 2006 Final, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Ref. stop/3 knockdowns) 3 2:23 2006-05-26 Win Takashi Ono Shootboxing: NEO OPOPOZ Series 3rd. Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2006-04-05 Win Shinobu Amara K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2006 Final. 2006-02-25 Win Pan-Soo Kim K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan Busan, Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-11-25 Win Jadamba Narantungalag Shootboxing: 20th Anniversary Series Final Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2005-10-12 Win Kozo Takeda K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 0:31 2005-07-20 Win Buakaw Por.Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2005 Final, Final Yokohama, Japan 2 Ext. R Decision (Split) 5 3:00 Wins K-1 World MAX 2005 World Championship title. 2005-07-20 Win Yasuhiro Kazuya K-1 World MAX 2005 Final, Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Doc stop) 1 2:24 2005-07-20 Win Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 World MAX 2005 Final, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-05-04 Win Marfio Canoletti K-1 World MAX 2005 Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2005 Final. 2005-03-26 Draw Alviar Lima East Side 4 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision draw 5 3:00 2004-11-05 Win Kuntap Weerasakreck Shootboxing: Infinty-S Vol.5 Japan KO (Punches) 5 2:12 2004-09-19 Win Hiroki Shishido Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004, Final Yokohama, Japan TKO 2 0:50 Wins Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004 title. 2004-09-19 Win Changpuek Chorsepasert Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004, Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2004-09-19 Win Ole Laursen Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:55 2004-02-01 Win Hiroyuki Doi Shoot boxing: Infinity-S Vol.1 Japan TKO 4 1:11 Wins vacant 1st Shoot Boxing World Super welterweight (-70 kg) title. 2003-11-18 Win Takehiro Murahama K-1 World MAX 2003 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2003-09-23 Win Carlos Condit Shootboxing: "S" of the World Vol. 5 Japan TKO 5 2:43 2003-07-05 Loss Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2003 Final, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan TKO (Doc stop) 1 3:00 2003-04-13 Win Shane Chapman Shootboxing: "S" of the World Vol. 2 Tokyo, Japan Ext. R Disq. (Low Blow) 6 1:01 2002-11-05 Win Kenichi Ogata Shootboxing: The Age of "S" Vol.5 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2002-09-22 Win Ryuji Goto Shootboxing: The Age of "S" Vol.4 Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2002-07-07 Win Zheng Yuhao Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002, Final Yokohama, Japan Ext. R Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 Wins Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002 title. 2002-07-07 Win Hiroyuki Doi Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002, Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan KO (Punch) 1 1:59 2002-07-07 Win Manoel Fonseca Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2002, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Ref Stop/2 Knockdowns) 2 2:58 2002-06-08 Loss Najim Ettouhlali Muay Thai Champions League VII Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 4 3:00 2002-02-17 Win Najim Ettouhlali WPKL Gala in Hogendorphal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2001-11-03 Win Abdel Bchiri Gala in Breidushal Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 2001-09-23 Win Ozkan Kose Battle of Arnhem III Arnhem, Netherlands Decision 7 2:00 2001-03-24 Win Chris van Venrooij WKPL Gala Maastricht, Netherlands 2001-01-27 Win Rafi Zouheir Thaiboxing from Rabat Rabat, Morocco Decision 5 3:00 2000-06-04 Loss Stjepan Veselic Night of Revenge Haarlem, Netherlands KO 1 1999-02-07 Win Chris van Venrooij Matter of Honor Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of kickboxing organizations
• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• Shoot boxing

External links

• K-1 Official Site
• Shoot Boxing Official Site

Sporting positions
Preceded by Rayen Simson	S-Cup 2002 Winner July 7, 2002	Succeeded by Andy Souwer
Preceded by Andy Souwer	S-Cup 2004 Winner September 19, 2004	Succeeded by Kenichi Ogata
Preceded by Kenichi Ogata	S-Cup 2008 Winner November 24, 2008	Succeeded by Buakaw Por. Pramuk
Preceded by Super welterweight was established in November 2001.	1st Shoot Boxing World Super welterweight Champion February 1, 2004 – Current	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by Faldir Chahbari	2nd WFCA Thaiboxing World Junior middleweight Champion January 30, 2010 – Current	Succeeded by N/A