Chico Fernando Samuel Kwasi (born March 11, 1998) is a Dutch-Surinamese professional

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and former

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, currently competing in the welterweight division of Glory, where he is the reigning welterweight champion. He previously competed for

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. Kwasi is the former KOK welterweight champion. As of June 2025, he is ranked as the best welterweight kickboxer and 8th pound for pound in the world by Beyond Kick.

Professional kickboxing career

Early career

Kwasi faced Dorin Robert in the semi-finals of the 2015 "

in Vilnius" welterweight Grand Prix, which was held on March 14, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the finals of the one-day tournament, where he faced Martynas Jasiunas. Kwasi lost the fight by a second-round knockout. Kwasi faced Robin Ciric at North vs The Rest on March 25, 2017. He won the fight by decision. Kwasi faced Chris Bray for the Spartacus Fighting Championship K-1 -75 kg title at Spartacus Fighting Championship 5 – "Unbeatable Spirit" on June 4, 2017. He captured the title by a second-round technical knockout. Kwasi made his second appearance with the promotion against Sergei Aleksandrov at Spartacus Fighting Championship 6 – "Warrior Honour" on January 13, 2018. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. These two victories on the Bulgarian kickboxing circuit earned him the chance to challenge Aleksandar Petrov for the Max Fight Middleweight (−82.5 kg) title at Max Fight 42 on May 3, 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi faced Constantin Rusu in his FEA debut at FEA World Series 27 on December 8, 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. After suffering two consecutive losses for the second time in his career, Kwasi was booked to face Maikel Astur at the February 16, 2019, The League event. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi won his next fight, against Denis Makowski at KOK World Series on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision as well.

Dynamite Fighting Show

Kwasi made his promotional debut at DFS 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky on September 27, 2019, against Daniel Pattvean. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Return to King of Kings

Kwasi returned to

to take part in the one-day KOK Welterweight tournament, which was held at KOK 82 on November 30, 2019. He captured the tournament title, as well as the IKBO K-1 Rules championship, with a third-round stoppage of Mohamed Wade in the semi-finals and a unanimous decision victory over Ekrem Doruk in the finals. Kwasi faced Ismael Ayadi at Fight Covid on December 12, 2019. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Kwasi faced

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at World Fight League on May 15, 2021, following a 17-month break from the sport of kickboxing. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi next faced Volodymyr Hunzhu at KOK 92 on September 18, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

KOK belt

Kwasi faced Hendrik Themas for the interim KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021. He won the five round contest by unanimous decision. Although Kwasi was initially expected to face the champion Constantin Rusu in a title unification bout, Rusu was stripped for inactivity before the fight could take place. As such, Kwasi instead faced Henrikas Viksraitis for the now vacant KOK Welterweight Championship at KOK 94 on October 16, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi faced Miloš Daković at FFC 5 on December 19, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi next faced Sergej Braun at Super Cup Kickboxing 2 on April 30, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi faced

Vedat Hödük Vedat Hödük is a Turkish kickboxer. As of July 2025, he was the No.10 ranked welterweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick. Career On June 5, 2014, Hödük faced Cédric Doumbé in Mionnay, France. The fight ended in a draw after three ...

at KOK 107 - Mega Fight Arena on December 9, 2022, for the inaugural Mega Fight Arena Welterweight title in Istanbul, Turkey. He won the fight by extension round split decision.

GLORY

Kwasi made his Glory debut against fellow promotional newcomer

Ștefan Orza Ștefan Răzvan Orza (born 12 April 2001) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and kempo practitioner, and former freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for Glory. A professional comp ...

at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Kwasi faced the former

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−80 kg champion Robin Ciric at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi faced the one-time GLORY welterweight title challenger

at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023. He won the fight by split decision. Kwasi challenged the Glory Welterweight champion

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at Glory 91 on April 27, 2024. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Kwasi made his first Glory Welterweight Championship defense against the Glory Lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024. It was a close fought contest with Kwasi scoring a knockdown in the 2nd round. The fight ended in a split decision draw. Kwasi made his second Glory Welterweight Championship defense against

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at Glory 98 on February 22, 2025. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Kwasi made his third Glory Welterweight Championship defense against the Glory Lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati at Glory Underground on May 1, 2025. Again Kwasi scored a knockdown in the 2nd round. He retained the title by another controversial split decision draw.

Professional boxing career

Kwasi made his professional boxing debut against Zacky Derouich on October 15, 2018, in the semi-finals of the 2018 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Later in the day, Kwasi was able to overcome Mohamed Elawil by majority decision to capture the tournament title. Kwasi faced Nasser Bukenya on November 7, 2019, in the semi-finals of the 2019 Amsterdam Grand Prix. He won the fight by a closely contested split decision. He overcame Jan Julius Humme by a first-round technical knockout in the finals of the one-day tournament to capture his second Amsterdam Grand Prix super-middleweight title. Kwasi faced

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for the vacant

WBO The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxin ...

Youth

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title on February 5, 2022. He lost the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

* Glory **2024 Glory Welterweight (-77 kg) Champion ***Three successful title defenses *

**2021 KOK Welterweight Championship **2019 KOK Germany Welterweight Grand Prix Winner *Mega Fight Arena **2022 MFA Welterweight Championship *International Kyokushin Boxing Organization **2019 IKBO K-1 Welterweight (−77 kg) Championship *Spartacus Fighting Championship **2017 SFC K-1 -75 kg Championship

Kickboxing record

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Professional boxing record

References

External links

Profile at Glorykickboxing.com
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