Luis Tavares was born on 8 September 1991 and is a Dutch-Cape Verdean kickboxer.
26 Facts About Luis Tavares
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Luis Tavares is the former Enfusion Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight champion.
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Luis Tavares was ranked as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer by Combat Press as between May 2017 and April 2023, and by Beyond Kickboxing between October 2022 and November 2023.
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Luis Tavares played youth football for Sparta Rotterdam, where played together with Georgino Wijnaldum, Lerin Duarte and Garry Rodrigues but later switched to kickboxing.
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In between these title wins, Luis Tavares made his Glory debut, losing by knockout to Artem Vakhitov.
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In October 2015, Luis Tavares participated in the WFL "Unfinished Business" Heavyweight tournament.
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Luis Tavares defeated Fred Sikking by decision in the semifinals, and Lorenzo Javier Jorge by an extra round decision in the finals.
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At Enfusion 49, Luis Tavares fought Mohamed Boubkari for the Enfusion Heavyweight title.
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Luis Tavares defended the title twice, knocking out Mrad Akram and Fatih Ulusoy.
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Luis Tavares lost the quarterfinal bout to Donegi Abena by an extra round decision.
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Luis Tavares fought Kamran Aminzadeh at Enfusion 69, in a non-title bout.
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Luis Tavares vacated the Enfusion title in September 2018, after signing with Glory.
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Luis Tavares's second fight was against Felipe Micheletti, at Glory 66.
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Luis Tavares was scheduled to fight Stephane Susperregui at Glory Collision 2.
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Luis Tavares was scheduled to fight Sergej Maslobojev at Glory 78: Rotterdam.
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Luis Tavares was scheduled to challenge the reigning Glory Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov at Glory 80 on March 19,2022.
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Luis Tavares later withdrew from the fight, as he refused to face Vakhitov due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Luis Tavares was expected to face Horace Martin at Glory Rivals 1 on May 21,2022.
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Luis Tavares was initially expected to face Tarik Khbabez at the same event, before Khbabez withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons.
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Luis Tavares faced Florent Kaouachi at Glory Rivals 1, a Glory and Enfusion cross-promotion event, on June 11,2022.
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Later that day, it was revealed that Luis Tavares had tested positive for an unspecified banned substance at Glory Rivals 1.
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Luis Tavares was suspended indefinitely by Dutch Martial Arts Authority, while Glory handed him a ten month suspension.
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Luis Tavares moved up to heavyweight to take part in the four-man Glory heavyweight tournament, held as a title eliminator for the interim Glory Heavyweight Championship.
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Luis Tavares was expected to face Enver Sljivar, in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, at Glory 85 on April 29,2023.
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Luis Tavares faced Bahram Rajabzadeh at Glory 86 on May 27,2023.
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Luis Tavares faced Bogdan Stoica at Glory 89 on October 7,2023.