Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans was born on 16 May 1983 and is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
16 Facts About Warren Stevelmans
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Warren Stevelmans is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.
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Warren Stevelmans began his career at C-Class level in 2001 and through 2001 to 2005 won a number of C and B-Class fights, culminating in winning his A-Class debut against Arian Vatniki in Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Warren Stevelmans was the victor at a very competitive tournament, defeating two time SuperLeague champion Alviar Lima in the quarter-finals, gaining revenge on Chris Ngimbi in the semis via TKO and beating Marco Pique in the final to book his place at the K-1 Final 16 event.
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Warren Stevelmans won his elimination fight in Hiroshima, Japan and advanced to the quarter-final stage at the K-1 World MAX Final 8.
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Unfortunately for Warren Stevelmans he was paired up against two time K-1 MAX world champion Andy Souwer who proved too strong for him over three rounds.
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Warren Stevelmans picked up a good victory against Alviar Lima but has struggled against world class opposition, losing fights to the likes of Giorgio Petrosyan, Albert Kraus and Mike Zambidis.
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At the start of 2011, Warren Stevelmans returned to K-1 MAX entering the K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 tournament.
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Warren Stevelmans beat two Spanish opponents en route to the final but was unable to win the title, losing to his third Spanish opponent on the night in Rafi Zouheir, via decision over three rounds.
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Warren Stevelmans was expected to compete at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on 17 November 2012.
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Warren Stevelmans was scheduled to fight Johann Fauveau at Glory 5: London on 23 March 2013 in London, England.
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However, when Andy Ristie was unable to fight in the event's co-main event against Albert Kraus, Warren Stevelmans took his place and lost by unanimous decision.
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Warren Stevelmans was soundly beaten by Aikpracha Meenayothin, losing on points at MAX Muay Thai 2 in Pattaya, Thailand on 29 June 2013.
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Warren Stevelmans lost to Chingiz Allazov by unanimous decision at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on 8 November 2013.
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Warren Stevelmans lost to Yuri Bessmertny by UD at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on 25 January 2014.
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Warren Stevelmans lost to Josh Jauncey via UD at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on 3 April 2014.