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Luis Tavares
BornLuis Tavares
(1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 (age 32)
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
StanceOrthodox
TeamMike's Gym
TrainerMike Passenier
Kickboxing record
Total75
Wins64
By knockout22
Losses10
By knockout2
No contests1

Luis Tavares (born 8 September 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean

kickboxer. He is the former Enfusion Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight champion.[1]

He was ranked as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer by Combat Press as between May 2017 and April 2023,[2][3] and by Beyond Kickboxing between October 2022 and November 2023.[4][5]

Early life

Tavares was born in

Georgino Wijnaldum, Lerin Duarte and Garry Rodrigues but later switched to kickboxing.[6]

Kickboxing career

In December 2012, Tavares won his first professional title, the IRO 95 kg European title, with a fourth round knockout of Rodney Glunder. In March 2014, Tavares won his first professional world title, the IKA 95 kg title, with a decision win against Hicham Achalhi.[7] In between these title wins, Tavares made his Glory debut, losing by knockout to Artem Vakhitov.[8]

In October 2015, Tavares participated in the WFL "Unfinished Business" Heavyweight tournament. He defeated

Lorenzo Javier Jorge by an extra round decision in the finals.[9]

Enfusion

At Enfusion 49, Tavares fought Mohamed Boubkari for the Enfusion Heavyweight title. He defeated Boubkari by a first round knockout.[10] Moving up to Super Heavyweight, Tavares fought the reigning champion Jahfarr Wilnis. He won by unanimous decision.[11] He defended the title twice, knocking out Mrad Akram and Fatih Ulusoy.[12]

In May 2018, he took part in the A1WCC Heavyweight tournament. He lost the quarterfinal bout to Donegi Abena by an extra round decision.[13]

He fought Kamran Aminzadeh at Enfusion 69, in a non-title bout. Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision.[14] He vacated the Enfusion title in September 2018, after signing with Glory.[15]

Glory

His Glory debut came at Glory 62 against Artur Gorlov. He defeated him by split decision.[16] His second fight was against Felipe Micheletti, at Glory 66. Micheletti won the fight by split decision.[17]

Tavares faced Michael Duut at Glory 69. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18] Tavares was scheduled to fight Stéphane Susperregui at Glory Collision 2.[19] He defeated Susperregui by unanimous decision.[20] For his fifth Glory appearance, Tavares was scheduled to fight Donegi Abena at Glory 77.[21] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[22]

Tavares was scheduled to fight Sergej Maslobojev at Glory 78: Rotterdam.[23][24] A month before the bout, Maslobojev withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Felipe Micheletti.[25] Tavares won the rematch by unanimous decision.[26]

Tavares was scheduled to challenge the reigning

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[28]

Tavares was expected to face Horace Martin at Glory Rivals 1 on May 21, 2022. He was initially expected to face Tarik Khbabez at the same event, before Khbabez withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[29] The event was later postponed, as The Lotto Arena announced that their cooperation with the Antwerp Fight Organisation had been terminated due to various administrative reasons.[30]

Tavares faced Florent Kaouachi at Glory Rivals 1, a Glory and Enfusion cross-promotion event, on June 11, 2022.[31] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[32] The result was overturned to a no contest on November 24, as Tavares tested positive for a banned substance.[33]

Failed drug test and suspension

Tavares was expected to face the #3 ranked GLORY light heavyweight contender Sergej Maslobojev for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on August 20, 2022.[34] The fight was cancelled on August 10, 2022, due to "reasons on the part of Tavares".[35] Later that day, it was revealed that Tavares had tested positive for an unspecified banned substance at Glory Rivals 1.[36] He was suspended indefinitely by Dutch Martial Arts Authority (VA),[37] while Glory handed him a ten month suspension.[38]

Move to heavyweight

Tavares moved up to heavyweight to take part in the four-man Glory heavyweight tournament, held as a title eliminator for the interim Glory Heavyweight Championship. Tavares was expected to face Enver Sljivar, in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, at Glory 85 on April 29, 2023.[39] Tavares withdrew from the bout on April 28, due to an undisclosed illness.[40]

Tavares faced Bahram Rajabzadeh at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.[41] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[42]

Tavares faced Bogdan Stoica at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023.[43] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[44]

Titles

  • International Ring Organization
    • 2012 IRO -95 kg European Muay Thai Championship
  • Intercontinental Kickboxing Association
    • 2014 IKA -95 kg World Championship
  • World Fighting League
    • 2015 WFL -95 kg World Tournament Championship
  • Enfusion
    • 2017
      Enfusion Live
      Light Heavyweight Heavyweight (-95 kg.) Championship
    • 2017
      Enfusion Live
      Heavyweight (+95 kg) Championship

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record
63 wins (22 (T)KOs), 10 losses, 1 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-10-07 Loss Romania Bogdan Stoica Glory 89 Burgas, Bulgaria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-05-27 Loss Azerbaijan Bahram Rajabzadeh Glory 86
Essen, Germany
 KO (head kick) 1 1:58
2022-05-11 NC France Florent Kaouachi Glory Rivals 1
Alkmaar, Netherlands
 No Contest 3 0:27
Originally a KO win for Tavares, changed to a no contest after he tested positive for a banned substance.
2021-09-04 Win Brazil Felipe Micheletti Glory 78: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Glory Light Heavyweight title eliminator.
2021-01-30 Win Suriname Donegi Abena Glory 77: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-21 Win France Stéphane Susperregui Glory Collision 2 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-12 Win Netherlands Michael Duut Glory 69: Düsseldorf Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-06-22 Loss Brazil Felipe Micheletti Glory 66: Paris
Paris, France
 Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-12-08 Win Latvia Artur Gorlov Glory 62: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-06-23 Win Iran Kamran Aminzadeh Enfusion 69 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-05-05 Loss Suriname Donegi Abena A1WCC Champions League Heavyweight Tournament - Quarter finals Belgium Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2018-03-09 Win Turkey Fatih Ulusoy Enfusion 63 Abu Dhabi TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3
Defended
Enfusion Live
Super Heavyweight Championship +95 kg.
2017-12-02 Win Tunisia Mrad Akram
Enfusion Live
57
The Hague, Netherlands
 KO (Spinning back kick) 1
Defended
Enfusion Live
Heavyweight Championship -95 kg.
2017-09-30 Win Suriname Jahfarr Wilnis
Enfusion Live
53
Antwerp, Belgium
 Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins
Enfusion Live
Super Heavyweight Championship +95 kg.
2017-04-29 Win Morocco Mohamed Boubkari
Enfusion Live
49
The Hague, Netherlands
 KO 1
Wins
Enfusion Live
Heavyweight Championship -95 kg.
2017-03-18 Win Armenia Jegish Yegoian
Enfusion Live
47
Nijmegen, Netherlands
 Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-16 Loss Belarus Igor Bugaenko ACB KB 8: Only The Braves Hoofddorp, Netherlands Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00
2016-05-14 Win Netherlands Andress van Engelen Enfusion
Nijmegen, Netherlands
 Decision 3 3:00
2016-04-03 Win Suriname Redouan Cairo WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
 Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-18 Win
Lorenzo Javier Jorge
 WFL "Unfinished Business", Final
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
 Ext. R. Decision 3 3:00
For the WFL -95 kg Tournament Title.[45]
2015-10-18 Win Netherlands Fred Sikking WFL "Unfinished Business", Semi Finals
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
 Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-31 Win Morocco Mohammed Boubkari King of the Ring Netherlands TKO
2015-03-28 Win Germany Andre Langen Fightersheart III [46] Arnhem, Netherlands Doc. Stop.
2014-06-06 Loss Croatia Igor Jurković FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares Zadar, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-03-08 Win Morocco Hicham Achalhi Kickboxing Empire II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for IKA Heavyweight Championship[47]
2013-10-20 Win Greece Antonis Tzoros The Battle VII Greece Ext. R. TKO 4
2013-06-22 Loss Russia Artem Vakhitov
Glory 9: New York
New York City, New York, USA
 KO (left hook to the body) 1 1:06
2012-12-08 Win Netherlands Rodney Glunder Kickboks Gala Margriethal Schiedam, Netherlands KO 4
Fight was for IRO European Muay Thai Championship[48][49][50][51]
2012-09-02 Loss Netherlands Jason Wilnis Muay Thai Mania V
The Hague, Netherlands
 Decision 3 3:00
2012-05-26 Loss Morocco Ismael Lazaar Fight Explosion Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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