16 Facts About Rayen Simson

Rayen "Red Bean" Simson was born on May 22,1972 and is a Surinamese-Dutch former Muay Thai kickboxer.

Rayen Simson won 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and was ranked number 2 at the Lumpinee Stadium - a notoriously difficult achievement for a farang fighter.

Rayen Simson has won a European title, 2 Dutch titles and has won tournaments in Shoot Boxing and K-1 MAX.

Rayen Simson entered his first major tournament in 1995 where he competed in the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 in Osaka, Japan, along with eight other fighters from across the world.

The young Simson was unable to make much of an impact at the event, losing in the quarter-final stage after a tough five round battle with Thai Bovi Chorwaikan.

Rayen Simson recovered from two knockdowns to defeat Dekkers by technical knockout at the end of the second round.

Rayen Simson defeated '95 champion Hiromu Yoshitaka in the semi-finals before defeating Mohamed Ouali in the final by unanimous decision to claim his first major title.

In 1999 Rayen Simson faced multiple Muay Thai world champion and living legend Ivan Hippolyte in the first of their two fights, inflicting a rare defeat on Hippolyte after five gruelling rounds.

Rayen Simson lost by technical knockout after being outworked by the relentless Mes over four rounds.

In 2006 Rayen Simson would return to K-1 at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 eight man tournament where the prize for winning was a reserve fight at the forthcoming K-1 MAX World Final.

Rayen Simson booked his flight to Tokyo by defeating Faldir Chahbari in the final by extra round decision.

Rayen Simson faced Artur Kyshenko at the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final but lost by third round majority decision, although the result would not mean overmuch as no injuries occurred during the final.

Between 2006 and 2009 Rayen Simson would enter several small tournaments in Europe, winning the TaoThai "Cosa Nostra" Kombat League in Italy.

Rayen Simson lost the bout by technical knockout, suffering an arm injury at the start of the fourth.

In 2010 he had his final match at It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam against Sahin Yakut, who was a replacement for his initial opponent Khalid Bourdif, who Rayen Simson had handpicked for his retirement match.

Rayen Simson was unable to finish his career with a win, battling valiantly but ultimately losing by unanimous decision.