Fred Royers

Fred Royers
Fred Royers
	Royers in 1987
Born	March 15, 1955 (age 69); Arnhem, Netherlands
Other names	Le Gladiateur
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72.5 kg (160 lb; 11 st 6 lb)
Division	Middleweight ; Super Middleweight
Style	Karate, Kickboxing, Savate
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mejiro Gym ; Kickboxing Arnhem
Trainer	Jan Plas
Years active	1978–1986
Kickboxing record
Total	43
Wins	39
By knockout	14
Losses	4
Draws	0
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing Netherlands
World Games

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 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

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Amateur boxing
- Oost district champion
Karate
- 5x Middleweight Champion of the Netherlands
- 4x Openweight Champion of the Netherlands
- 1979 European Championship Champion
- 1980 World Championships: Bronze Medal
- 1981 World Games: Silver Medal
- 1982 World Championships: Bronze Medal
- 1984 European Championships: Bronze Medal
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

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