Levi Rigters was born on July 12,1995 and is a Dutch kickboxer currently signed with Glory, where he competes in the heavyweight division.
22 Facts About Levi Rigters
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Levi Rigters is a former Enfusion Heavyweight Champion and 2020 Glory 76 Heavyweight Tournament winner.
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Levi Rigters is ranked as the tenth best heavyweight by Combat Press as of September 2022, and seventh best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022.
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Levi Rigters faced Martin Pacas for the Enfusion Super Heavyweight championship at Enfusion 73 on October 27,2018.
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Levi Rigters continued his undefeated streak with non-title wins over Mihajlo Kecojevic at Enfusion 86, on June 28,2019, and Dexter Suisse at Enfusion 88 on October 5,2019.
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Levi Rigters made his first heavyweight title defense against Nidal Bchiri at Enfusion 79 on February 23,2020.
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Levi Rigters then entered the 2019 Abu Dhabi World Grand Prix, held at Enfusion 92 on December 6,2019.
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Levi Rigters beat Giannis Stoforidis by unanimous decision in the tournament semifinals, and in the finals he defeated Martin Pacas by unanimous decision as well.
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Levi Rigters was scheduled to make his Glory debut at Glory 76 on December 12,2020.
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Levi Rigters's opponent changed once more, with Wilnis being replaced by Massinissa Hamaili.
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Levi Rigters won the tournament, knocking out Marciano Bhagwandass with a body shot in the second round of the semifinal bout, and Nordine Mahieddine by a body kick in the first round of the tournament final.
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Levi Rigters took part in a four man heavyweight tournament at Glory 77 on January 30,2021, facing Tarik Khbabez in the semifinals, as a late notice replacement for Antonio Plazibat.
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Levi Rigters won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, stopping his opponent with low kicks.
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Levi Rigters was expected to face the two-time Glory heavyweight title challenger Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 80 on March 19,2022.
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Levi Rigters was next booked to face Tariq Osaro at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8,2022.
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Levi Rigters was expected to face Martin Terpstra, in a special qualifier for the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix, at Glory 89 on October 7,2023.
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Levi Rigters faced Uku Jurjendal in the quarterfinals of the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on March 9,2024.
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Levi Rigters overcame Bahram Rajabzadeh by unanimous decision in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, but suffered a second-round technical loss at the hands of Rico Verhoeven in the finals.
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Levi Rigters was expected to face Jahfarr Wilnis at Glory 92 on May 18,2024.
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Levi Rigters was expected to face Antonio Plazibat at Glory 95 on September 21,2024.
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Levi Rigters was re-scheduled to face Bahram Rajabzadeh at the same event.
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Levi Rigters was scheduled to challenge Rico Verhoeven for Glory heavyweight title in a rematch at Collision 7 on December 7,2024 at GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands.