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Regilio Tuur

Statistics
Real name	Regilio Benito Tuur
Nickname(s)	Turbo Tuurrific
Rated at	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Nationality	Dutch
Birth date	August 12, 1967 (1967-08-12) (age 42)
Birth place	Paramaribo, Suriname
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	51
Wins	46
Wins by KO	30
Losses	4
Draws	1

Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for the  Netherlands
European Amateur Championships
Bronze	1987 Turin	Featherweight

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

• Professional boxing record for Regilio Tuur from Boxrec
• sports-reference