Stjepan Veselic

Stjepan Veselic
Born	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Other names	Terrifying
Nationality	Dutch
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Team	Pattaya Gym
Trainer	Ruud de Ronde
Years active	1992-2005
Kickboxing record
Total	52
Wins	38
By knockout	31
Losses	14
By knockout	10
last updated on: July 13, 2012

Stjepan Veselic (born October 24, 1974 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Veselic had a tendency to go head-to-head with his opponents, which made him a favorite with fight fans.

Biography and career

Born of mixed Croatian-Dutch descent, Veselic started kickboxing at the age of 16. He fought out of Rotterdam for Pattaya Gym. His trainer was Ruud de Ronde alongside Herman Van Den Berge, Peter Mul, Ronald Wismeyer and Elroy Hage. Veselic is passionate fan of football club Feyenoord and during his career he fought in the Feyenoord colours and with the initials of Sporting Club Feyenoord 1908 on his short. He retired as a former WPKL Muay Thai Dutch, European and World Champion.^[1]

Titles

• 2000 World Professional Kickboxing League (WPKL) Muay Thai World Middleweight Champion (3 title defenses)
• 2000 WPKL Muay Thai European Middleweight Champion
• 2000 WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Middleweight Champion
• 1998 WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Super Welterweight Champion (1 title defense)
• 1996 NKBB Kickboxing Dutch Super Welterweight Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

38 Wins (31 KOs, 7 Decisions), 14 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2005-10-05 Win Chiba The Last Performance Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 1 38-14 2005-04-03 Win Mot Eck Muangsemaa A Tribute to Leo de Snoo Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO 37-14 2004-05-20 Loss Gago Drago It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 36-14 2004-03-21 Loss Pajonsuk Veselic vs. Lumpini's No. 1 Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Elbows) 3 36-13 Loses WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. 2003-10-05 Win Laurant Piriqet Night of Explosions Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 36-12 2003-04-06 Loss Gago Drago K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Holland [2] Netherlands KO (Right Knee Strike) 3 2:40 35-12 2003-02-16 Win Sakmongkol Sithchuchok Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 35-11 Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. 2002-10-13 Win Vincent Vielvoye 2H2H 5: Simply the Best Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 4 34-11 Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. 2002-09-08 Win Eddy Saban Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 33-11 2002-04-21 Loss Najim Ettouhlali Victory or Hell[3] Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 32-11 2002-02-03 Loss Rayen Simson Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 32-10 2001-04-29 Win Sergei Karpin [4] Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 32-9 Defends WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. 2001-03-03 Loss Jomhod Kiatadisak The Night of Explosion[5] Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 31-9 2000-12-12 Loss Sergei Karpin It's Showtime Haarlem, Netherlands KO 1 31-8 2000-11-12 Win Andreas Marchetti The Night of Explosion[6] Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 3 31-7 2000-09-03 Win Dejpitak Sityodtong Veselic meets Dejpitak[7] Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 30-7 Wins WPKL Muay Thai World Middleweight Championship. 2000-06-04 Win Andy Souwer Night of Revenge Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 29-7 2000-04-16 Win Hassan Ettaki Thrill of the Year[8] Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 1 28-7 Wins WPKL Muay Thai European Middleweight Championship. 2000-01-23 Win Vincent Vielvoye Day of No Mercy[9] Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 3 27-7 Wins WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Middleweight Championship. 1999-12-05 Loss Yodsuriyan Sith Yodthong King's Birthday 1999 Bangkok, Thailand KO 1 26-7 1999-10-30 Win Gerold Mamadeus Night of Sensation[10] Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 2 26-6 1999-09-25 Win Rachid Biner Vlaardingen, Netherlands KO 25-6 1999-02-07 Win Abdel Terzati Matter of Honour [11] Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 24-6 Defends WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. 1998-12-03 Win Abdel Terzati Night of Superstars Amsterdam, Netherlands DQ (Illegal Blow) 23-6 Wins WPKL Muay Thai Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. 1998-11-28 Win El Azzouz Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 22-6 1998-05-23 Loss Rayen Simson Muay Thai Champions League Roosendaal, Netherlands KO 1 21-6 1998-05-23 Win Mangon Yuk Muay Thai Champions League Roosendaal, Netherlands KO 3 21-5 1997-12-13 Win Yucel Fidan [12] Den Bosch, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 20-5 1997-11-02 Win Dave Delville Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 19-5 1997-06-01 Win Arnold Sas Battle of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 18-5 1997-04-? Loss Najim Ettouhlali Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 17-5 1997-02-01 Loss Hassan Ettaki Rabat, Morocco KO 17-4 1996-09-10 Loss Dmitriy Pyasetsky Prague, Czech Republic KO 17-3 Fight was for ISKA Kickboxing Super Welterweight Championship. 1996-05-18 Win Marvin Irion Emmen, Netherlands KO 2 17-2 1996-02-04 Win Robbie Nelson Dordrecht, Netherlands TKO 2 16-2 Wins NKBB Kickboxing Dutch Super Welterweight Championship. 1995-11-14 Win Rogier van der Heijden Zilvermeeuwen Zaandam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 15-2 1995-06-18 Win Nadir LaReche Breda, Netherlands TKO 1 14-2 1995-05-08 Win Aad Aldus Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 2 13-2 1995-02-06 Win Jimmy Hoover Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00 12-2 1994-12-18 Win Kaci Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 11-2 1994-10-10 Win Santjoe Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 1 10-2 1994-06-27 Win Mehmet Coban Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 1 9-2 1994-05-16 Win Damink Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 1 0:01 8-2 1994-04-18 Win Franssachio Germany KO 3 7-2 1994-03-05 Win Don Kempers Breda, Netherlands TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 6-2 1993-11-27 Win Bernard Veenstra Marum, Netherlands KO 1 5-2 1993-05-16 Loss El Ejjouri Sliedrecht, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 4-2 1996-09-10 Loss Renato Haseth Groningen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 4-1 1993-01-23 Win van de Berg Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 0:15 4-0 1992-12-14 Win Wokke Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3-0 1992-06-14 Win Kemmeren Breda, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 2-0 1992-04-10 Win Ozden Germany KO 1 0:25 1-0 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers

References

1. "Stjepan Veselić: Umirovio sam se kao nizozemski, europski i svjetski prvak" (in Croatian). fightsite.hr. 2012-10-23.
2. "Gago Drago vs Stephan Veselic K 1 World Grand Prix 2003 Holland.". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
3. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB215.pdf
4. "stepjan veselic vs karpin". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
5. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB208.pdf
6. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB206.pdf
7. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB203.pdf
8. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB199.pdf
9. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB197.pdf
10. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB196.pdf
11. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB191.pdf
12. http://www.nikko-sportsvideo.com/downloads/fightcards/KB190.pdf

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