Tyrone Spong ( born Tyrone Clinton Spong ; born September 3, 1985 , Paramaribo , Suriname ) is a Dutch professional boxer , professional kickboxer and mixed-style fighter of Surinamese origin, performing in the first heavy and heavy weight categories . The holder of the regional titles of the champion of Latin America according to the WBC Latino (2017 - present ) and WBO Latino (2018 - present ) in heavyweight. It is considered one of the greatest kickboxers in the history of this sport. [1] [2]
 Tyrone Spong | |
|---|---|
| general information | |
| Birth name | English Tyrone Clinton Spong |
| Nickname | β King of the Ringβ |
| Citizenship |  Suriname  Netherlands |
| Date of Birth | September 3, 1985 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Paramaribo , Suriname |
| Accommodation |  Miami Florida USA |
| Weight category | The first heavy (up to 90.89 kg), Heavy (over 90.89 kg) |
| Rack | Righty |
| Growth | 188 cm |
| Arm span | 189 cm |
| Trainer | Ernesto Host |
| Ratings | |
| Position by WBC rating | 33 |
| WBO Rating Position | 6 |
| Position by BoxRec rating | 76 (18.95 points) |
| Best BoxRec Rating Position | 48 (10 points) |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | March 6, 2015 |
| The last battle | December 21, 2018 |
| Number of battles | 13 |
| Number of wins | 13 |
| Knockout wins | 12 |
| Defeats | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
 Tyrone Spong | |
|---|---|
| general information | |
| Citizenship | |
| Date of Birth | September 3, 1985 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | |
| Growth | |
| Weight category | The first heavy (up to 90.89 kg), Heavy (over 90.89 kg) |
| Career | Kickboxing (2001-2014) |
| Team | |
| Trainer | Ernesto Host |
| Style | , , |
| Statistics in mixed martial arts | |
| Fight | 2 |
| Victories | 2 |
| β’ knockout | one |
| β’ decision | one |
| Defeats | 0 |
| Boxing Statistics | |
| Fight | 13 |
| Victories | 13 |
| β’ knockout | 12 |
| Defeats | 0 |
| Kickboxing stats | |
| Fight | 100 |
| Victories | 91 |
| β’ knockout | 60 |
| Defeats | 7 |
| Draws | one |
| Not held | one |
| Site | |
| Battle statistics on Sherdog | |
| Boxrec website stats | |
Former boxing champion Glory 9 (2013), and world champion in Thai boxing WFCA (2007-2008) in the first heavyweight (up to 95 kg).
Once mother asked Tyrone if he would stop fighting if he hit the jackpot of 500 million euros. He replied that no, but would become an even better fighter to get rid of internal doubts. Spong also added that he was fighting not for money, but for about to get into history and glorify his native Suriname. [one]
Since childhood, Tyroneβs idol was Ramon Deckers , who inspired the future champion. [2]
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Sports career
Kickboxing
Tyrone Spong held his first fight in professional kickboxing on September 22, 2001 , defeating the Dutch fighter Werner Stool. In the same year, at the age of 18, he became world and European champion. Spong began his career with performances in the category up to 72 kg and rose to the heavyweight, becoming the champion in all categories through which he passed. [1] Until 2010, he lived in Florida, where his sparring partners were Alistair Overeem and Rashad Evans. [3]
In the professional ring, he spent more than 80 fights according to the rules of kickboxing and Thai boxing and is a legend of K-1 [4] .
MMA
He began performing in MMA on November 3, 2012 , beating KO American fighter Travis Bartlett.
Boxing
Tyrone Spong made the transition to professional boxing after breaking his leg on April 12, 2014 , falling into the block of the Turkish kickboxer Gokhan Saki [4] .
On March 6, 2015, he made his debut in professional boxing, when in Berlin , in the 1st round, he knocked out the Hungarian boxer Gabor Farkas.
March 5, 2016 Spong fought in the city of Grozny in the category of up to 90.9 kg and ahead of schedule defeated David Gogishvili. [five]
On October 7, 2017, in his 10th fight in a professional ring, he defeated experienced Mexican Sergio Ramirez (15-4, 8 KO) in the 1st round by knockout and won the vacant WBC Latino heavyweight title.
Professional boxing statistics
The table lists the results of all boxer fights. Each line indicates the result of the match. Additionally, the number of the fight is indicated by the color, which indicates the result of the fight. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.
| Example | Decryption |
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| Victory | |
| Draw | |
| Defeat | |
| Planned fight | |
| The duel is declared invalid | |
| KO | Knockout |
| TKO | TKO |
| UD, PTS | Unanimous decision of the judges |
| MD | The decision of the majority of judges |
| SD | Judges Separate Decision |
| RTD | Refusal to continue the fight |
| Dq | Disqualification |
| NC | The duel is declared invalid |
| 13 fights, 13 wins (12 by KO) | |||||||
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| 13 | 13-0 | December 21, 2018 | Italo Perea (11-3-2) | Paramaribo , Suriname | SD (10) | Account: 96-94, 94-96, 97-93. He defended the Latin American champion titles WBC Latino (3rd defense of Spong) and WBO Latino (2nd defense of Spong) in heavyweight. | |
| 12 | 12-0 | August 31, 2018 | Santander Silgado (28-5) | West Palm Beach , Florida , USA | KO 1 (10), 1:14 | He defended the Latin American champion in the WBC Latino (2nd Spong defense) and WBO Latino (1st Spong defense) in heavyweight. | |
| eleven | 11-0 | February 24, 2018 | Carlos Ailton Nascimento (16-5) | Merida , Yucatan , Mexico | TKO 5 (10) | He won the vacant Latin American WBO Latino title and defended the WBC Latino title (1st defense of Spong) in the heavyweight division. | |
| ten | 10-0 | October 7, 2017 | Sergio Ramirez (15-4) | Merida , Yucatan , Mexico | KO 1 (8), 2:54 | He won the vacant WBC Latino Heavyweight Championship in Latin America. | |
| 9 | 9-0 | May 27, 2017 | Juan Carlos Salas (6-11) | Merida , Yucatan , Mexico | KO 1 (6), 2:24 | ||
| eight | 8-0 | April 18, 2017 | Jose Felix (0-15-1) | Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic | TKO 1 (8), 1:34 | ||
| 7 | 7-0 | March 31, 2017 | Carlos Rodriguez (0-14) | San Pedro de Macoris , Dominican Republic | TKO 1 (8), 1:06 | ||
| 6 | 6-0 | September 3, 2016 | Hugo Lyon (3-0) | Aguascalientes , Aguascalientes , Mexico | KO 3 (6), 0:36 | ||
| five | 5-0 | August 6, 2016 | Tracy Johnson (4-2-4) | Miami Florida , USA | TKO 2 (6), 1:41 | ||
| four | 4-0 | April 1, 2016 | Lucas Quinn (1-4) | Fort Lauderdale Florida USA | KO 1 (4), 1:04 | ||
| 3 | 3-0 | March 5, 2016 | David Gogishvili (12-0) | Sports Hall "Coliseum", Grozny , Russia | TKO 2 (4), 1:05 | ||
| 2 | 2-0 | March 21, 2015 | Emre Altintas (10-5-1) | Wuppertal , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany | TKO 1 (4), 1:54 | ||
| one | 1-0 | March 6, 2015 | Gabor Farkash (7-34-6) | Spandau , Berlin , Germany | KO 1 (4), 1:14 | ||
MMA battle table
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2 Wins (1 by KO, 1 decision), 0 Losses
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Kickboxing Table
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91 Wins (60 by KO, 31 decisions), 7 Losses , 1 draw , 1 failed
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Notes
- β 1 2 3 Starting over: Tyrone Spong interview (English) (unspecified) ? . Boxing Monthly. Date of treatment January 4, 2019.
- β 1 2 Brian Hemminger. Exclusive: Spong pursuing number 1 kickboxing rank . MMAmania.com (March 4, 2013). Date of treatment January 4, 2019.
- β Tyrone King of the Ring Spong . Glory kickboxing. Date of treatment January 4, 2019.
- β 1 2 Tyrone Spong returns to the ring on March 5 in Grozny. // AllBoxing.ru
- β Spong defeated Gogishvili ahead of schedule .
Links
- Spong, Tyrone - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec
- Tyrone Spong's profile on Sherdog