Tyrone Spong

Tyrone Spong is the sort of fighter who electrifies me. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and later representing the Netherlands, he reached the summit of kickboxing with Glory and It's Showtime titles, then crossed over to win WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight belts in boxing. That dual mastery of stand-up and the sweet science is rare and seriously hard-won. At 188 cm his power must have been frightening up close. What I love most is his resilience, the way he kept returning to the ring through setbacks. Surinam's ferocious export is exactly the kind of gritty competitor I cheer for.

Name (English)

Tyrone Spong

Name (Japanese)

タイロン・スポーン

Reading

たいろん・すぽーん

Born

September 3, 1985 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Paramaribo, Suriname

Height

188 cm

Occupation

kickboxer / boxer / Thai boxer

• Official sitehttp://www.tyrone-spong.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone%20Spong
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071555

Tags

• kickboxer
• boxer
• Thai boxer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.