Regilio Tuur


Regilio Benito Tuur is a retired boxer from The Netherlands, who was WBO super featherweight champion.
Prior to turning professional and winning the world title, Tuur knocked out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Amateur career

After winning a bronze medal at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Tuur was selected to participate at the Olympics.
His 1988 Olympic Results as a featherweight are:
In 1989, Tuur turned professional with his first fight held in New York. In 1994, he won the world title of the World Boxing Organization by beating Eugene Speed from the United States in his hometown Rotterdam.
He lived in Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and newborn daughter.