Wendell Roche (born April 13, 1971) is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer .
Roche was born in Curaçao and raised as a Jehovah's Witness.
On October 16, 2010, he took part in the first round of the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series at Ultimate Glory 12 where defeated Croatian veteran Stefan Leko via technical knockout as Leko retired in the second round. In the semi-finals at Ultimate Glory 13 , he faced Turkish fan-favorite Gökhan Saki and was defeated by unanimous decision.
In late 2012, he competed on the third season of the Enfusion reality television show but was eliminated by Franci Grajš after defeating Jake Bostwick.
He joined Shogun gym in Beirut, Lebanon as a 1st tier trainer for the Lebanese national team.
He lost to Jasmin Bečirović by unanimous decision at Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators on December 2, 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[1] [2]
He beat Moises Ruibal by split decision at Enfusion Live 7 in Tenerife, Spain on July 13, 2013 to win the promotion's -90 kg title.[3]
Roche lost his Enfusion title to Andrew Tate when he was stopped in round two at Enfusion 19 in London, England on June 29, 2014.[4] [5]
Roche is expected to face Christian Brorhilker at Enfusion Live 20 on July 12, 2014.[6]
2013 Enfusion Live World Champion -90 kg
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011 runner-up
Kickboxing record [ edit ]
Kickboxing record
53 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 42 decisions), 21 Losses (3 (T)KO)
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
2017-05-13
Loss
Donegi Abena
A1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals [7]
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Decision
3
3:00
2014-08-24
Loss
Frenkly Pawlak
Noc Góralskich Wojowników
Poronin, Poland
TKO (low kicks)
For WKA / WPKL K1 Super Cruiserweight World Title -91 kg.[8]
2014-07-12
Win
Christian Brorhilker
Enfusion Live 20
Majorca, Spain
TKO (low kicks)
2
2014-06-28
Loss
Andrew Tate
Enfusion Live 19
London, England
TKO (punches)
2
1:07
Lost Enfusion Live World Title -90 kg.
2013-09-17
Loss
Daniel Sam
Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro , Final 16
Koh Samui, Thailand
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2013-09-12
Loss
Sam Tevette
Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro , 1st Round
Koh Samui, Thailand
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2013-07-13
Win
Moises Ruibal
Enfusion Live 7
Tenerife, Spain
Decision (split)
5
3:00
Wins Enfusion Live World Title -90 kg.
2012-12-02
Loss
Jasmin Bečirović
Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
2012-05-27
Loss
Daniel Ghiţă
K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 , Super Fight
Madrid, Spain
TKO (Towel Thrown)
2
1:45
2012-03-03
Loss
Frédéric Sinistra
La Nuit Du Kick-Boxing 2012
Spa , Belgium
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-12-30
Loss
Frank Muñoz
Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11 , Semi Finals
Prague, Czech Republic
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-10-15
Loss
Erhan Deniz
SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011, Final
Piatra Neamț , Romania
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
For SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV tournament title.
2011-10-15
Win
Marian Baryla
SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011, Semifinals
Piatra Neamț , Romania
KO (right low kick)
3
0:51
2011-08-17
Loss
Franci Grajš
Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators , Quarter Final
Ohrid, Macedonia
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-08-12
Win
Jake Bostwick
Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators , First round
Ohrid, Macedonia
Decision
3
3:00
2011-05-14
Loss
Yuksel Ayaydin
It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
Lyon, France
Ext.R Decision
4
3:00
2011-03-19
Loss
Gokhan Saki
United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semi Finals
Charleroi, Belgium
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2011-03-06
Loss
Danyo Ilunga
It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision (Unanimous)
5
3:00
Fight was for vacant It's Showtime 95MAX world title -95 kg.
2011-02-?
Win
Ramazan Ramazanov
Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11 , 2nd Round[9]
Koh Samui, Thailand
Ext.R Decision
4
3:00
Qualifies for Enfusion Kickboxing 2011 Final 4.
2011-01-?
Loss
Ondřej Hutník
Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11 , 1st Round[10]
Koh Samui, Thailand
Decision
3
3:00
Despite defeat moves on to 2nd Round.
2010-12-11
Win
Andonis Tzoros
Yiannis Evgenikos presents: It’s Showtime Athens
Athens, Greece
Decision (4-1)
3
3:00
2010-10-29
Loss
Dževad Poturak
K-1 ColliZion/Local Kombat 2009 Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Decision
3
3:00
2010-10-16
Win
Stefan Leko
United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarter Finals
Amsterdam, Netherlands
TKO (Retirement)
2
1:44
Advances to United Glory Semi-Final against Gokhan Saki .
2010-04-17
Loss
Bjorn Bregy
It's Showtime 2010 Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Decision
3
3:00
2010-03-13
Loss
Luca Panto
Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010
Milan, Italy
Decision
3
3:00
2009-10-17
Loss
Errol Zimmerman
Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ext R. Decision
4
3:00
2009-08-29
Win
Rustemi Kreshnik
It's Showtime 2009 Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Decision
3
3:00
2009-06-25
Loss
Tomáš Hron
Gladiators Games
Prague, Czech Republic
Decision
3
3:00
2009-03-14
Win
Jasmin Becirovic
Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009
Milan, Italy
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2008-02-17
Win
Rick van Soest
K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification
Utrecht, Netherlands
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
2007-10-21
Win
Ginty Vrede
Gala Top Team
Beverwijk, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
2007-09-23
Loss
Hesdy Gerges
Rings Holland: Risky Business
Utrecht, Netherlands
Decision
3
3:00
2007-04-07
Win
Roger Pinas
The Art of Muaythai
Apeldoorn , Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
Legend : Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
Notes
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]