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Regilio Tuur

レジリオ・ツール　/　れじりお・つーる

Boxer from Suriname

August 12, 1967 (age 58)　・　Paramaribo, Suriname

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My Take

Regilio Tuur is the kind of fighter whose story gives me chills. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and rising to glory in the Netherlands, he became WBO super featherweight world champion at just 170 cm tall. But the detail that grips me is the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he knocked out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the very first round, an early flash of frightening explosiveness. That Leo fire never left him. Climbing to the top of the sport as an immigrant takes a hunger most of us cannot imagine, and I have endless admiration for athletes who punch their way up from the margins. Pure heart.

Overview

Regilio Benito Tuur (born 12 August 1967) is a Dutch former boxer who was WBO super featherweight champion. Prior to turning professional and winning the world title, Tuur knocked out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Regilio Tuur
Name (Japanese): レジリオ・ツール
Reading: れじりお・つーる
Born: August 12, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Paramaribo, Suriname
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%84%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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