Regilio Tuur

Regilio Tuur
Born	Regilio Benito Tuur (1967-08-12) 12 August 1967 Paramaribo, Suriname
Nationality	Dutch
Other names	Turbo Tuurrific
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	51
Wins	46
Wins by KO	30
Losses	4
Draws	1
Medal record Men’s Boxing Representing the Netherlands European Amateur Championships 1987 Turin Featherweight

Regilio Benito Tuur (born 12 August 1967) is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Amateur career

After winning a bronze medal at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Tuur was selected to participate at the Olympics.

His 1988 Olympic Results as a featherweight are:

• Defeated Kelcie Banks, USA KO 1
• Defeated John Wanjau, Kenya 4-1
• Defeated David Anderson, Great Britain RSC 2
• Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu, Romania 0-5

Professional career

In 1989 Tuur turned professional with his first fight held in New York. In 1994 won the world title of the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) by beating Eugene Speed from the United States in his hometown Rotterdam. He lived in Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and newborn daughter.

References

• Boxing record for Regilio Tuur from BoxRec (registration required)
• sports-reference