Nieky Holzken

Nieky Holzken
Nieky Holzken in 2007 celebrating his win over Lamsongkram Chuwattana.
Born	Nicolaas Holzken December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16) (age 27) Helmond, Netherlands
Other names	The Natural
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (160 lb; 11.3 st)
Division	Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Breda, Netherlands
Team	Golden Glory Breda Calmaro Gym
Trainer	Ramon Dekkers
Years active	2001–present
Kickboxing record
Total	82
Wins	71
By knockout	33
Losses	10
By knockout	4
No contests	1
Other information
Website	http://www.niekyholzken.com/
last updated on: May 28, 2011

Nieky "The Natural" Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is two time European Muay Thai champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2006 tournament champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.^[1]

Biography and career

Nieky Holzken made his K-1 debut on November 26, 2006 at K-1 World MAX North European Qualification in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the tournament by three consecutive KO's over Björn Kjöllerström, Joakim Karlsson and Elias Daniel. The win qualified him for the K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination, where he was matched up against the reigning K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Titles

• 2011 WFCA K-1 Rules Super Middleweight World champion
• 2007 SIMTA 72KG European champion
• 2007 K-1 MAX North European Qualification champion
• 2005 SIMTA Light Middleweight European champion.
• 2004 M.O.N Dutch Open Amateur tournament (-71kg) champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

71 Wins (33 (T)KO's), 10 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2011-09-02 Win Marco Pique Muaythai Premier League 1st Round Long Beach, CA, USA Decision 2011-05-28 Loss Artur Kyshenko Ultimate Glory 2010/11 Final Round, Super Fight Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-03-19 Win Carlos Tavares Ultimate Glory 2010/11 Second Round, Super Fight Charleroi, Belgium KO (Punches) 1 2:04 2011-02-27 Win Thilo Schneider Kickboxgala Golden Glory Helmond, Sporthal Haagdijk Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 Wins WFCA K-1 Rules World Super Middleweight (-76.20 kg) title 2010-10-16 Win Murthel Groenhart Ultimate Glory 2010 First Round Amsterdam, Netherlands Ext. R Decision 4 3:00 2010-09-12 Loss L'houcine Ouzgni Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left flying knee) 1 0:53 2010-06-19 Win Cagri Ermis A1 World Combat Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2010-05-29 Win Cosmo Alexandre It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (4-1) 3 3:00 2010-04-10 Win Mourad Salhi Star Muaythai V Maastricht, Netherlands Ext R. Decision 4 3:00 2010-01-30 Win Leroy Kaestner Beast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-12-06 Win Mohammed Medhar GGH Gala Helmond, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-10-17 Win Faldir Chahbari Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights Amsterdam, Netherlands Extr R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2009-07-13 Loss Buakaw Por.Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-04-21 Win Chahid Oulad El Hadj K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2008-11-30 Win Marco Pique SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand V" Almere, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 3 2:56 2008-10-01 Win Virgil Kalakoda K-1 World MAX 2008 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 1:42 2008-07-06 Win William Diender Ulimate Glory 9 Nijmegen, Netherlands KO (Left body shot) 4 0:47 2008-05-31 Win José Reis Beast of the East 2008 Zutphen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2008-04-26 Win Joerie Mes K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Spinning back kick) 2 2:21 2008-03-15 Win Karim El Jouharti It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, Super Fight 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-01-26 Loss Aalviar Lima Beast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 3 0:36 Fight was for WFCA World Thaiboxing Middleweight (-72.57 kg) title 2007-11-24 Loss Andy Souwer Shootboxing in the Autotron Rosmalen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-10-27 Win Lamsongkram Chuwattana SLAMM "One Night in Bangkok" Antwerpen, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-09-09 Win Bakar Barakat Ultimate Glory 5 Amersfoort, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-06-28 Loss Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-05-13 Win Marijn Geuens Fight Night in Veghel Veghel, Netherlands KO (Spinning back kick) 2007-04-07 Win Ruslan Kaladko Balans Fight Night Tilburg, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-01-21 Win Steve Neumann Ultimate Glory 2 Amersfoort, Netherlands KO (Left uppercut) 1 2006-11-24 Win Elias Daniel K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden KO (Left body shot) 3 0:50 Wins K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 tournament title. 2006-11-24 Win Joakim Karlsson K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden KO (Straight right punch) 1 0:34 2006-11-24 Win Björn Kjöllerström K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden KO (Right hook) 1 2:20 2006-09-23 Win Jan van Denderen It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Reserve Fight Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-03-26 Win Terence Oosterling West Point Fight II Tilburg, Netherlands KO (Left cross) 1 0:10 2006-03-05 Win Travers Schlee Future Battle Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands TKO 2005-12-17 Win Ferhat Atasoy WFCA Gala "The Eye of the Tiger" Arnhem, Netherlands KO 2005-10-30 Loss Donald Berner It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Alkmaar, Pool B Semi Finals Alkmaar, Netherlands Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2005-09-25 Win Daniel Hudson Manchester, England KO (Straight right punch) 1 1:01 Wins SIMTA Muaythai European title. 2005-06-18 Win Melvin van Leeuwaarde Showdome IV Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 2005-04-30 Win Ömer Tekin Queens Fight Night Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 1 2005-02-27 Win Richard Jones Master Sken's Fight Night Manchester, England KO (Straight right punch) 2 1:06 2004-12-12 Win Servet Cakir Face to Face 2nd Edition, Final Apeldoorn, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 Wins M.O.N Dutch Open Amateur tournament (-71kg) title. 2004-12-12 Win Felat Atasoy Face to Face 2nd Edition, Semi Final Apeldoorn, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 4 2:00 2004-12-12 Win Radju Ramdjilal Face to Face 2nd Edition, Quarter Final Apeldoorn, Netherlands KO 2004-09-04 Loss Henrik Nygaard Valhalla 2004 Battle of the Vikings Aarhus, Denmark KO 4 2004-03-27 Win Steven Berkolayko WPKL Muay Thai Champions League XIII Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 2004-02-21 NC Mesut Acikyol Test of Talent Reloaded III Mortsel, Belgium No contest 5 2004-02-20 Win Richard Jones Master Sken's Fight Night Manchester, England TKO 4 2004-02-01 Win Nico Lombaerts Thai-Kickboxing Gala Valkenswaard, Netherlands KO (Low kicks) 1 2003-12-19 Win Ali Moftagari Gala in Kampen Kampen, Netherlands KO 2003-06-29 Loss Frank Sonders Dutch Muay Thai Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 2002-11-17 Loss Wesley Robijn Jellema promotion, Sporthal "De Wetering" Houten, Netherlands KO 2002-10-06 Win Dennis Rooy WFCA Gala in Nijmegen Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 2 2:00 2002-04-13 Win Reza Rahimpour TB Den Haag promotion, Fairtex Thaiboksgala Den Haag, Netherlands TKO 2 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of K-1 Events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• The Official Website of Nieky Holzken
• Golden Glory Gym

References

1. ^ DiPietro, Monty. ""Zimmerman is the Man at K-1 Europe GP"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 

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Name	Holzken, Nieky
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Date of birth	December 16, 1983
Place of birth	Helmond, Netherlands
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