Regilio Tuur

Regilio Tuur

Infobox Boxer


name = Regilio Tuur
imagesize =
realname = Regilio Benito Tuur
nickname = Turbo
Tuurrific
weight = Lightweight
height = height|ft=5|in=7.5
reach =
nationality = Dutch
birth_date = birth date and age|1967|8|12
birth_place = Paramaribo, Suriname
style = Southpaw
total = 51
wins = 46
losses = 4
draws = 1
no contests =
KO = 30

Regilio Benito Tuur (born August 12, 1967 in Paramaribo, Suriname) 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.

Amateur career

1988 Olympic Results (Featherweight)
*Defeated Kelcie Banks, USA KO 1
*Defeated John Wanjau, Kenya 4-1
*Defeated David Anderson, Great Britain RSC 2
*Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu, Romania 0-5

Professional career

Afterwards Tuur, nicknamed "Tuurrific!", became professional in the United States. In 1994 won the world title of the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) by beating Eugene Speed from the United States in his hometown Rotterdam.

References

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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/regilio-tuur-1.html sports-reference]


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