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Andy Souwer (born November 9, 1982) is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) as well as a four time Shootboxing World tournament champion,〔 by Koji Fuse, December 7, 2010, ''J Sports'' 〕 fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of 11 May 2015, Souwer is ranked the #8 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.〔(Rankings )〕 == Biography and career == Andy started kickboxing when he was 7 years old at Ling Ho Gym in Den Bosch. He had his first kickboxing fight when he was 8 years old.〔(Profile of Andy Souwer ) ''TBS Martial Arts'' 〕 He won all his fights, in all the weight classes he fought and became Dutch Champion. In 1998, only 16 years old, he fought his first A-Class MTBN Title match, which he won on points. When he was 18 he had three different World titles. Souwer first went to Japan in 2002 to compete in the ''S-Cup 2002'' shoot boxing competition where he became the winner.〔 He made his K-1 debut the next year and won his first K-1 World Max champion title in 2005.〔 Andy Souwer is the 2007 K-1 World Max Champion. He defeated Gago Drago followed by Albert Kraus and finally Masato to win the championship. He faced Masato again in Masato's retirement match at the ''Dynamite!! 2009'' event, and lost.〔, September 16, 2010, ''Livedoor Sports'' 〕 He was scheduled to face Naruepol Fairtex at ''Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX'' in Singapore on February 25, 2012. However, they were not paid by the promoter and the fight did not happen.〔( Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series: Disaster, Majority of Fights Cancelled )〕 He won the ''Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012'' in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2012〔(Shootboxing S-Cup 2012: Andy Souwer, Joachim Hansen Among Participants )〕 After beating Kem Sitsongpeenong by majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 30-28) at the quarter-final stage and knocking out Hiroki Shishido in the semis, he defeated stablemate and student Henri van Opstal by unanimous decision (30-29, 30-29, 30-28) in the final.〔(S-Cup Update: Tournament Field Settled, Quarterfinal Matchups Announced )〕〔〔(Hinata vs. Ristie Rematch, Imada vs. Abdollahi Complete S-Cup Fight Card )〕〔(2012: Andy Souwer Wins 4th S-Cup http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2049:s-cup-2012-andy-souwer-wins-4th-s-cup&catid=37:kickboxing )〕 At the ''K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final'' in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012, Souwer outpointed Andy Ristie in the quarter-finals before losing a unanimous decision to Artur Kyshenko in the semis, in what was the fourth fight of their rivalry.〔(K-1 World MAX Final 8: Tournament Line-up )〕〔(K-1 World MAX 2012 Final Live Results )〕 He lost to Dzhabar Askerov by split decision in the main event of ''Yokkao Extreme 2013'' in Milan, Italy on January 26, 2013.〔(Yokkao Extreme 2013 Live Results )〕〔(Yokkao Extreme 2013 Recap: Askerov Upsets Souwer, Thais Showcased )〕 Souwer led a team of shoot boxers against a team of Pancrase fighters at ''Shoot Boxing 2013 - Act 4'' on June 23, 2013.〔(Japanese Kickboxing Scene: June Preview )〕 There was some controversy leading up to the event, with Souwer saying of the Pancrase representatives "in Holland, they are what we call B level fighters" and Shoot Boxing founder and president Caesar Takeshi storming out of a pre-fight press conference, apparently so upset at Pancrase's disrespectful selection of opponents that he could no longer bear to be a part of the proceedings.〔(Andy Souwer On Shootboxing vs. Pancrase Opponent: “I Feel Disrespected” )〕 Souwer knocked out his opponent, Kota Okazawa, with a left hook in round one.〔(2013 Act. 3 SHOOTBOXING Results: Team Shootboxing Sweeps Team Pancrase )〕〔(Weekend Results: Andy Souwer Wins at ShootBoxing, Plus K-1 MAX Brazil Results )〕 Souwer was scheduled to fight Maximo Suarez at ''Enfusion Live: Tenerife'' in Tenerife, Spain on July 13, 2013 but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.〔(Enfusion Live In Tenerife Tomorrow, Fight Card )〕 He took a unanimous decision over Yasuhiro Kido at the ''K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16'' in Mallorca, Spain on September 14, 2013.〔(K-1 Announces K-1 World MAX Final 16 in Spain )〕〔(K-1 Announces K-1 World MAX 2013 Final 16 Tournament Fights )〕〔(K-1 World MAX 2013 Final 16 Live Results )〕〔(K-1 World Max Final 16 2013 Results )〕〔(Buakaw Banchamek returns to K-1 world max with a knockout (with fight video) )〕 He defeated Steve Moxon by unanimous decision at ''Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013'' in Tokyo, Japan on November 15, 2013.〔(Hiroaki Suzuki Wins 2013 65kg Shoot Boxing S-Cup )〕〔(鈴木博昭、S-cup 65kg日本トーナメント優勝：11.16 両国 )〕 He was scheduled to fight Enriko Kehl at the ''K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals - Part 1'' in Foshan, China on December 28, 2013.〔(K-1 Announces World MAX Final 8 Event in Foshan, China )〕〔(K-1 set for December 28 in Foshan, China with Buakaw vs. Zhou Zhipeng as main event )〕 However, he was unable to compete after suffering from a bout of appendicitis in the weeks prior to the event which forced him into hospital where they had to perform a routine but emergency surgical procedure to remove the troubled organ. His opponent, Kehl, was also unable to fight on the card after suffering numerous cuts in a fight with Buakaw earlier that month and was moved to ''K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals - Part 2'' and matched with Shane Campbell.〔(Andy Souwer Out - Christopher Mena in K-1 MAX Final 8 )〕 Andy Souwer and Shemsi Beqiri were set to fight at ''SuperPro Fight Night VI'' in Basel. Switzerland on January 25, 2014 but Souwer withdrew due to his bout of appendicitis and was replaced by Foad Sadeghi.〔(Superpro Fight Night 6 Basel: Andy Souwer out, Foad Sadeghi in )〕 He lost a split decision to Tsukuru Midorikawa at ''Rikix: No Kick, No Life 2014'' in Tokyo, Japan on February 11, 2014.〔(Andy Souwer Drops Decision to Tsukuru Midorikawa in Japan )〕〔(石井宏樹、引退戦はゲーオに2R KO負け：2.11 大田 )〕 Souwer made his professional boxing debut on March 17, 2014, winning by TKO after his opponent Paata Varduashvili retired in his corner at the end of the fourth round in Den Bosch, Netherlands.〔(Fight Video: Andy Souwer's Boxing Debut )〕 He defeated Yuri Bessmertny via UD at ''Legend 3: Pour Homme'' in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014.〔(Weekend Results: LEGEND III )〕〔(Legend 3 Milan Results )〕〔(Legend 3: Milan Results – Murthel Groenhart closes show in ruthless fashion )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Souwer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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