Andy Souwer
Encyclopedia
Andreas "Andy" Souwer 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.
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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
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
Mejiro Gym
Mejiro Gym is a kickboxing gym headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The gym is considered the "birthplace" of Dutch kickboxing.-History:...
, 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
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
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
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
World Max Champion. He defeated Gago Drago
Gago Drago
Gago Drago is an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Alkmaar, Netherlands. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style...
followed by Albert Kraus
Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX 2002 champion and has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai...
and finally Masato
Masato
- People :*Masato Hatanaka , Japanese musician*Masato Ichishiki , author of the SD Gundam comics*Masato , Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008...
to win the championship.
He faced Masato again in Masato's retirement match at the Dynamite!! 2009
Dynamite!! 2009
Dynamite!! 2009 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing events promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2009. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX banners...
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
Record
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See also
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of K-1 events
- List of male kickboxers
- Shoot boxingShoot boxingShoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....