21 Facts About Andy Souwer

Andy Souwer was born on 9 November 1982 and is a Dutch former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

Andy Souwer is a two-time K-1 World MAX champion and four-time Shootboxing World tournament champion as well as former It's Showtime 70MAX world champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam.

Andy Souwer had his first kickboxing fight when he was 8 years old.

Andy Souwer won all his fights, in all the weight classes he fought and became Dutch Champion.

In 1998, only 16 years old, Andy Souwer fought his first A-Class MTBN Title match, which he won on points.

Andy Souwer first went to Japan in 2002 to compete in the S-Cup 2002 shoot boxing competition where he became the winner after defeating Chinese sanshou title challenger Zheng Yuhao.

Andy Souwer made his K-1 debut the next year and won his first K-1 World Max champion title in 2005.

Andy Souwer defeated Gago Drago followed by Albert Kraus and finally Masato to win the championship.

Andy Souwer was scheduled to face Naruepol Fairtex at Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX in Singapore on 25 February 2012.

Andy Souwer won the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on 17 November 2012 After beating Kem Sitsongpeenong by majority decision at the quarter-final stage and knocking out Hiroki Shishido in the semis, he defeated stablemate and student Henri van Opstal by unanimous decision in the final.

Andy Souwer lost to Dzhabar Askerov by split decision in the main event of Yokkao Extreme 2013 in Milan, Italy on 26 January 2013.

Andy Souwer led a team of shoot boxers against a team of Pancrase fighters at Shoot Boxing 2013 - Act 4 on 23 June 2013.

Andy Souwer knocked out his opponent, Kota Okazawa, with a left hook in round one.

Andy Souwer was scheduled to fight Maximo Suarez at Enfusion Live: Tenerife in Tenerife, Spain on 13 July 2013 but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.

Andy Souwer took a unanimous decision over Yasuhiro Kido at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Mallorca, Spain on 14 September 2013.

Andy Souwer defeated Steve Moxon by unanimous decision at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 in Tokyo, Japan on 15 November 2013.

Andy Souwer was scheduled to fight Enriko Kehl at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals - Part 1 in Foshan, China on 28 December 2013.

Andy Souwer lost a split decision to Tsukuru Midorikawa at Rikix: No Kick, No Life 2014 in Tokyo, Japan on 11 February 2014.

Andy Souwer made his professional boxing debut on 17 March 2014, winning by TKO after his opponent Paata Varduashvili retired in his corner at the end of the fourth round in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

Andy Souwer defeated Yuri Bessmertny via UD at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on 5 April 2014.

Andy Souwer announced his retirement following his loss to Marat Grigorian at ONE Championship: First Strike Kallang, Singapore on 15 October 2021.