Warren Stevelmans

Warren Stevelmans
Born	Warren Stevelmans (1983-05-16) May 16, 1983 South Africa
Occupation	Kickboxer
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Winning the K-1 MAX Netherlands tournament (2008)

Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans (born 16 May 1983) is a South African kickboxer who trains out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He claimed victory at the K-1 MAX Netherlands tournament in 2008.

Biography and career

Although Stevelmans was born in South Africa, the majority of his fighting career has taken place in the Netherlands. He began competing at the C-Class level in 2001 and steadily advanced through the ranks, moving from C to B-Class bouts. His A-Class debut resulted in a win over Arian Vatniki in Maastricht. Following a defeat by Chris Ngimbi, Stevelmans embarked on a winning streak during 2006–2007, ultimately securing the N.K.B.B. national title at 70 kg after overcoming William Diender.

His achievements on the national stage earned him an invitation to the K-1 MAX Netherlands regional qualifier held in Utrecht in 2008. There, he triumphed over prominent fighters including two-time SuperLeague champion Alviar Lima, Chris Ngimbi via TKO, and Marco Piqué in the final round, thereby earning qualification for the K-1 Final 16. At the K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8, he won his elimination bout in Hiroshima to reach the quarter-finals but was subsequently defeated by two-time K-1 MAX world champion Andy Souwer.

Following 2008, Stevelmans experienced varied results; he notably defeated Alviar Lima again but also faced losses against elite competitors such as Giorgio Petrosyan, Albert Kraus, and Mike Zambidis. In early 2011, he returned to K-1 MAX competition at the Madrid tournament, advancing to the final where he was bested by Rafi Zouheir.

In 2012, Stevelmans secured a victory over Hinata Watanabe at Shootboxing 2012 – Act 4, which qualified him for the S-Cup tournament. Although anticipated to participate in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Thai Fight 70 kg tournament, he withdrew for reasons not publicly disclosed. Later that year, he stepped in on short notice replacing Yoshihiro Sato to defeat Dzhabar Askerov at Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8.

He was scheduled to compete at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 but pulled out due to its close scheduling with his previous fight. Early in 2013, Stevelmans defeated Thai opponent Bovy Sor Udomson at Shootboxing 2013 – Act 1.

Originally set to face Johann Fauveau at Glory 5: London, Stevelmans moved up to fight Albert Kraus following Andy Ristie’s withdrawal, losing by unanimous decision. Later that year, he was narrowly defeated by Aikpracha Meenayothin on points at MAX Muay Thai 2 in Pattaya and suffered a unanimous decision loss against Chingiz Allazov at Legend 2: Invasion held in Moscow.

Once again stepping in as a late replacement for Shemsi Beqiri, Stevelmans lost via unanimous decision to Ky Hollenbeck during a reserve bout at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament. In early 2014, he was defeated by Yuri Bessmertny at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin and lost by unanimous decision to Josh Jauncey at Glory 16: Denver in Colorado.

Titles

• Runner-up at K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 −70 kg
• World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) Thai-boxing middleweight world champion −72.5 kg (2010)
• Champion of K-1 MAX Netherlands tournament −70 kg (2008)
• Dutch national champion under N.K.B.B. (2006)

Kickboxing record

|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-06-24 || Defeat ||align=left| Masoud Minaei || Kunlun Fight 63 || Sanya, China || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-04-23 || Defeat ||align=left| Redouan Daoudi || WFL – Champion vs. Champion || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-10-21 || Defeat ||align=left| Stanislav Kazantsev || W5 CHOOSE THE WAY OF A CHAMPION || Moscow, Russia || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-10-08 || Defeat ||align=left| Nayanesh Ayman || Enfusion Live 42 || Madrid, Spain || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-06-25 || Defeat ||align=left| Florian Marku || Iron Challenge|| Athens, Greece || KO (30 seconds) || 1 || 0:30 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-06-05 || Defeat ||align=left| Jomthong Chuwattana || Kunlun Fight 45 || Chengdu, China || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-04-16 || Defeat ||align=left| Jonay Risco || CAMPEONATO DE CANARIAS AMATEUR 2016|| Spain || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2016-03-25 || Draw ||align=left| Dzhabar Askerov || Kunlun Fight 40|| Tongling, China|| Extension Round Decision||4||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-12-05|| Defeat||align=left| Martin Gaňo|| GIBU Fight Night 2||Prague, Czech Republic||Decision||3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-10-24|| Defeat||align=left| Dong Wenfei|| WLF 2015||Hong Kong, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-10-16|| Defeat||align=left| Hysni Beqiri||ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final||Sibiu, Romania||KO (left hook)||1||2:35 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-08-22|| Victory||align=left| Zhao Chunyang||WLF 2015||Xiamen, China||Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2014-10-11|| Defeat||align=left| Enriko Gogokhia||W5 Grand Prix – Rematch||Moscow, Russia||Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2014-05-03|| Defeat||align=left| Josh Jauncey||Glory 16: Denver||Broomfield, Colorado, US|| Extension Round Unanimous Decision||4||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2014-01-25|| Defeat||align=left| Yuri Bessmertny||Thai Boxe Mania||Turin, Italy||Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-11-23|| Defeat||align=left| Ky Hollenbeck||Glory 12: New York||New York City, New York, US||Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-11-08|| Defeat||align=left| Chingiz Allazov||Legend 2: Invasion||Moscow, Russia||Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-06-29|| Defeat|||align=left | Aikpracha Meenayothin|||MAX Muay Thai II |||Pattaya, Thailand|||Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-03-23|||Defeat|||align=left||| Albert Kraus|||Glory 5: London|||London, England|||Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2013-02-22|||Victory|||align=left||| Bovy Sor Udomson|||Shootboxing 2013 – Act 1  |||Tokyo, Japan|||Majority Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2012-11-03|||Win|||align=left||| Dzhabar Askerov||| Glory 3: Rome – 70 kg Slam Tournament, Reserve Bout|||Rome, Italy|||Unanimous Decision||||| |- style="background:#cfc;"

|2012–09–17 |Win |align=left | Hinata Watanabe | Shootboxing 2012 – Act 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Unanimous Decision | |

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|2012–09–01 |Loss |align=left | Denis Schneidmiller | Mix Fight Gala 13 | Frankfurt, Germany | Decision | |

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|2012–05–26 |Loss |align=left | Sanny Dahlbeck | Glory 1: Stockholm – 70 kg Slam Tournament, First Round | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision | |

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|2012–05–04 |Loss |align=left | Batu Khasikov | Battle in Kalmykia | Elista, Russia | Split Decision | |

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|2012–02–06 |Win |align=left | Hiroki Shishido | Shootboxing 2012 – Act 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Unanimous Decision | Five rounds |

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|2011–12–09	Win	 align=left	  Wang Anying	 GP di Roma	 Rome, Italy	 KO	 Round1 |

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|2011–09–02	Loss	align=left	  Buakaw Por. Pramuk	 Muaythai Premier League: Round1	 Los Angeles, California, US	TKO (Referee stoppage)	Round4 |

|- !style=background:white colspan=9 | Fight was for WMC World Junior Middleweight title (-70 kg).| |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2011–08–05 Win align=left

Alex Oller Night of the Gladiators Paramaribo, Suriname TKO (Opponent retirement) Round2 |

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 2011–07–16 Win align=left

Zeben Diaz Real Fighters gala Málaga, Spain KO Round3

|-style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2011–06–11 Draw align=left

Armen Petrosyan Kickboxing International Rome, Italy Draw by Decision

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 2011–03–06 Win align=left

Mohammed Medhar It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) Round3

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 2011–01–08 Loss align=left

Rafi Zouheir K-1 MAX Madrid Final Madrid, Spain Decision Round3

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See also

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