Regilio Tuur
Encyclopedia
Regilio Benito Tuur 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
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He lived in Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and newborn daughter.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks
Kelcie Banks
Kelcie Herron Banks is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed in the featherweight division. As an amateur he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno and at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Inducted to the USA Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993...
in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
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Amateur career
1988 Olympic Results (Featherweight)- Defeated Kelcie BanksKelcie BanksKelcie Herron Banks is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed in the featherweight division. As an amateur he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno and at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Inducted to the USA Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993...
, USA KO 1 - Defeated John Wanjau, Kenya 4-1
- Defeated David AndersonDavid AndersonDavid A. Anderson, is a former Canadian cabinet minister.Educated at Victoria College in Victoria, BC and the University of British Columbia, Anderson served as a foreign service officer in the Department of External Affairs between 1962 and 1968...
, Great Britain RSC 2 - Lost to Daniel DumitrescuDaniel DumitrescuDaniel Dumitrescu is a Romanian boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
, 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 RotterdamRotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
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He lived in Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and newborn daughter.