Regilio Tuur

Regilio Tuur
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Real name	Regilio Benito Tuur
Nickname(s)	Turbo Tuurrific
Rated at	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1967-08-12) August 12, 1967 Paramaribo, Suriname
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	51
Wins	46
Wins by KO	30
Losses	4
Draws	1
Medal record Men’s Boxing Representing the Netherlands European Amateur Championships 1987 Turin Featherweight

Regilio Benito Tuur (born August 12, 1967) 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

After winning a bronze medal at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Tuur was selected to participate at the Olympics.

His 1988 Olympic Results as a featherweight are:

• 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

In 1989 Tuur turned professional with his first fight held in New York. In 1994 won the world title of the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) by beating Eugene Speed from the United States in his hometown Rotterdam. He lived in Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and newborn daughter.

References

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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Oscar De La Hoya	WBO Super Featherweight Champion 1994-09-24 – 1997 Vacated	Succeeded by Barry Jones
Awards
Preceded by Pieter Slot	Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Koos Maasdijk
Preceded by Jeroen van Dijk	Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 1992	Succeeded by John den Braber
Preceded by John den Braber	Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 1994 – 1995	Succeeded by Koos Maasdijk
Preceded by Falko Zandstra	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1994	Succeeded by Danny Nelissen