Murthel Groenhart

Murthel Groenhart
Murthel Groenhart
Born Murthel Groenhart
October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 25)
Suriname
Other names The Predator
Nationality Suriname Surinamese
Netherlands Dutch
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Style Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team Mike's Gym
Trainer Mike Passenier
Kickboxing record
Total 64
Wins 47
By knockout 23
Losses 14
By knockout 2
Draws 3
last updated on: November 12, 2011

Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch based Surinamese super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier. He is the 2008 K-1 Italy Oktagan champion currently fighting within the It's Showtime organization.[1]

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Biography/Career

Originally from Suriname, Murthel began his kickboxing career fighting on small shows in the Netherlands. He made his SLAMM debut in 2006, losing both of his fights with the organization, including a decision loss to Leroy Kaestner at B-Klass level. In 2008, Murthel was invited by the K-1 organization to take part in an eight man tournament, which had originally been intended for heavyweights but was changed later for fighters around the 75 kg bracket. Murthel won the competition in spectacular fashion, dispatching all three of his opponents by stoppage on the night to take the title in Milan.[2]

The performance at the K-1 tournament led to Murthel being invited to take part in a fight within the It's Showtime organization – the Netherlands biggest kickboxing organization. He lost his debut to It's Showtime Reality winner Sem Braan but impressed enough to be invited back for further matches.[3] Although an impressive fighter with a good knockout ratio, Murthel has had up and down performances within the organization, winning fights against the likes of Yassin Boudrouz and Joep Beerenpoot by knockout, but losing to Vladimir Moravcik and being knocked out by Ali Cenik, fights he should have been expected to do better in. Murthel has also fought and lost to top class fighters such as Cosmo Alexandre and Nieky Holzken – with the loss against Holzken after an extension round, being slightly unfortunate for some who felt Murthel deserved more.[4] Despite some inconsistent performances, Murthel won the vacant E.M.T.A. European title at the start of 2010, defeating Amir Zeyada in an impressive showing.[5]

Titles

  • 2010 E.M.T.A. K-1 rules European champion -76 kg
  • 2008 K-1 Italy Oktagan tournament champion -75 kg
  • 2007 Angels of Fire II tournament title -75 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

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