{{short description|Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer (born 1995)}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Fabio Kwasi | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Fabio Lucas Kwasi | other_names = Castello | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = Purmerend, Netherlands | fighting_out_of = Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.95|precision=1}} | weight = {{convert|95|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | weight_class = Heavyweight <br /> Cruiserweight | reach = | style = Kickboxing | rank = | stance = | team = Mike's Gym | trainer = Mike Passenier | years_active = | kickbox_win = 45 | kickbox_kowin = 22 | kickbox_loss = 10 | kickbox_koloss = 3 | kickbox_draw = 0 | kickbox_nc = | other = | occupation = | children = | relatives = Chico Kwasi (brother) | students = | university = | url = | updated = }}

'''Fabio Kwasi ''' is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to GLORY Kickboxing. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters and the 2016 WFL heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tournament runner-up.

He was ranked in the heavyweight top ten by Combat Press from November 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2016 |url=https://combatpress.com/2016/11/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-november-2016/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> until September 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2018 |url=https://combatpress.com/2018/09/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-september-2018/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> as well as from July 2021 until February 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021 |url=https://combatpress.com/2021/07/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-july-2021/ |website=combatpress.com |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

==Kickboxing career== Fabio fought in the 2016 WFL four man heavyweight tournament. He defeated Brian Douwes by decision in the semifinals, and Sam Tevette by an extra round decision in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=MURTHEL GROENHART WINS WFL 76KG TOURNAMENT |url=https://murthelgroenhart.com/murthel-groenhart-wins-wfl-76kg-tournament/ |website=murthelgroenhart.com |date=5 April 2016 |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

Kwasi took part in the 2016 K-1 Heavyweight tournament. He won decisions against Mladen Kujundžić in the quarterfinals, and Rade Opačić in the semifinals, but suffered a KO loss to Roman Kryklia in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=K-1 VIDEO! Kryklia s TRI nokauta koljenom osvojio Kujundžićev turnir |url=https://www.profightstore.hr/portal/kickboxing/k-1-video-kryklia-s-tri-nokauta-koljenom-osvojio-kujundzicev-turnir/24774 |website=profightstore.hr |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

After placing second in the K-1 tournament, Kwasi fought Ibrahim El Bouni during WFL's Almere event.<ref>{{cite web |title=El Bouni zakazao mečeve s Verlindenom i Kwasijem |url=http://www.croring.com/news/el-bouni-zakazao-meceve-s-verlindenom-i-kwasijem/18450.aspx |website=croring.com |accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref> El Bouni won by a third round KO.<ref>{{cite web |title=(VIDEO) Ibrahim El Bouni teško nokautirao Fabija Kwasija |url=http://www.croring.com/news/video-ibrahim-el-bouni-tesko-nokautirao-fabija-kwasija/18927.aspx |website=croring.com |accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Fighting League: Champion vs. Champion Results |url=https://combatpress.com/2017/04/world-fighting-league-champion-vs-champion-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=27 September 2020}}</ref>

Kwasi faced Arkadiy Lisin in the tenth season of Tatneft Cup. He won the fight by a first round TKO.<ref>{{cite web |title=(VIDEO) Fabio Kwasi slavio prekidom na Tatneft kupu |url=http://www.croring.com/news/video-fabio-kwasi-slavio-prekidom-na-tatneft-kupu/20379.aspx |website=croring.com |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

He fought in the WFL Heavyweight tournament, but lost to Murat Aygun in the quarterfinal bout.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Fight League Final 8 Results: Aygun Takes Heavyweight Tournament, Baars Demolishes Dehby |url=https://combatpress.com/2018/09/world-fight-league-final-8-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

Fabio won the Tatneft Arena Cup Heavyweight tournament, with a decision win against Igor Darmeshkin in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=(VIDEO) Ljubo Jalovi poražen u finalu, Kwasi pobjednik Tatneft kupa |url=http://www.croring.com/news/video-ljubo-jalovi-porazen-u-finalu-kwasi-pobjednik-tatneft-kupa/22696.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3H9ug054FeSHVBZxa8wX4-J9p9PuoANd2cJO1izrad9EuZmVZ2vpgJNTA |website=croring.com |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

Kwasi participated in the 2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight tournament. In the quarterfinals he defeated Buğra Erdoğan by decision. In the semifinals, he likewise defeated Clyde Brunswijk. He won the tournament final against Cristian Ristea by a third round TKO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fabio Kwasi, învingător în piramida greilor de la gala "OSS Fighters 05 & SK - Gentlemen's Tournament". Victorie și pentru Ștefan Orza (galerie foto) |url=https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/sport/fabio-kwasi-invingator-in-piramida-greilor-de-la-gala-oss-fighters-05-sk-gentlemen-s-tournament-victorie-si-pentru-stefan-orza-galerie-foto-711791.html |website=ziuaconstanta.ro |date=8 February 2020 |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OSS Fighters 5 Results |url=https://kickboxingz.com/oss-fighters-05-heavyweight-tournament-results |website=kickboxingz.com |date=7 February 2020 |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>

Kwasi was scheduled to face Cristian Ristea in a rematch at OSS Fighters 07 on November 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romania-Holland Heavyweight Rematch Headlines OSS Fighters 07 |url=https://kickboxingz.com/romania-holland-heavyweight-rematch-headlines-oss-fighters-07/ |website=kickboxingz.com |access-date=22 October 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Mixed martial arts career== Kwasi is scheduled to make his mixed martial arts debut against Yassine Boughanem at Ares FC 7: Abdouraguimov vs. Amoussou on June 25, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dorff |first1=Marcel |title=MMA {{!}} Drie Nederlanders Vechten Tijdens Ares FC 6 & 7 In ParijsC 6 & 7 IN PARIJS |url=https://www.eurosport.nl/mixed-martial-arts/mma-drie-nederlanders-vechten-tijdens-ares-fc-6-7-in-parijs_sto8869538/story.shtml |website=eurosport.nl |access-date=6 April 2022 |date=3 April 2022}}</ref>

==Championships and awards== *'''OSS Fighters''' **2020 OSS Fighters Heavyweight Tournament Champion<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kickboxingz.com/oss-fighters-05-heavyweight-tournament-results|title=OSS Fighters 5 Results|date=7 February 2020}}</ref>

*'''Tatneft Cup''' **2018 Tatneft Cup +80&nbsp;kg Champion

*'''K-1''' **2016 K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament Runner Up

*'''World Fighting League''' **2016 WFL Heavyweight Tournament Champion

*'''International Sport Kickboxing Association''' **2014 ISKA K-1 European Cruiserweight (−88.5&nbsp;kg) Champion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iskaworldhq.com/pdf/iska-pro-men-8-20-15.pdf|title=ISKA Masters Pro-division World, Intercontinental and European Champions|work=iskaworldhq.com|access-date=2016-06-01|archive-date=2016-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806145538/http://www.iskaworldhq.com/pdf/iska-pro-men-8-20-15.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mikesgym.nl/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=85&cntnt01returnid=40|title=THE TWO FABIO'S BOTH EUROPEAN CHAMPION|work=mikesgym.nl}}</ref>

*'''Brussels Kick Boxing & Muay Thai Organisation''' ** 2013 BKBMO Benelux Champion -83&nbsp;kg

==Professional kickboxing record== {{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Kickboxing record|record='''45 wins (22 (T)KOs), 10 losses, 0 draw'''}} |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-12-02 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Andre Schmeling || Mix Fight Championship 2023 || Frankfurt, Germany || TKO || 2||

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-04-29 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Filipović || Glory 85 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Majority) || 3|| 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-04-21 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Ivan Bartek || Cerberos Fight Night 11 || Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia || Decision || 3|| 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} Cristian Ristea || OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Final|| Bucharest, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3 || 1:30 |- ! scope="row" style="background:white" colspan=9 | {{small|Wins OSS Fighters 5 Heavyweight Tournament.}} |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Suriname}} Clyde Brunswijk || OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Semi Final || Bucharest, Romania || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-02-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Buğra Erdoğan || OSS Fighters 05, Tournament Quarter Final || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2019-08-22 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Istrate || OSS Fighters 04|| Mamaia, Romania || TKO (retirement/hand injury)|| 2 || 0:43

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-12-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Darmeshkin ||Tatneft Cup 2018 Final || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 4 ||3:00 |- ! scope="row" style="background:white" colspan=9 | {{small|Wins Tatneft Arena Cup 2018 +80kg Championship Tournament.}} |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2018-09-22 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Murat Aygun || WFL: Final 8, Quarter Finals || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2018-08-24 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Kornilov ||Tatneft Cup 2018 1/2 Finals 1st Selection || Kazan, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-05-31 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Maksim Sazontsev||Tatneft Cup 2018 1/4 Finals || Kazan, Russia || TKO (Referee Stoppage/Left Hook) || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-12-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Arkadiy Lisin ||Tatneft Cup Final|| Kazan, Russia || TKO (RTD) || 1 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-10-29 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Serkan Ozcaglayan || WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky, Final 16 <ref>[https://www.round1network.com/news/78438/uitslagen-wfl-manhoef-vs-bonjasky.html Uitslagen WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky]{{in lang|nl}}</ref> || Almere, Netherlands || TKO || 2 || {{N/A}} |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-05-27 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleg Pryimachov || Emei Legend 19 || China || doctor stoppage (cut) || 2 || 0:40 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-04-23 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Ibrahim El Bouni || WFL - Champion vs. Champion, Semi Finals <ref>[http://www.round1network.com/news/74222/world-fighting-league-champion-vs-champion.html World Fighting League: Champion vs. Champion]</ref><ref>[https://www.round1network.com/news/75798/uitslagen-world-fighting-league-champion-vs-champion.html Uitslagen World Fighting League: Champion vs. Champion]{{in lang|nl}}</ref>|| Almere, Netherlands || KO || 3 || |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-10-27 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Roman Kryklia || K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament || Belgrade, Serbia || KO (Knee)||2 || |- ! scope="row" style="background:white" colspan=9 | {{small|For The K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament.}} |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-10-27 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Rade Opačić || K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-10-27 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mladen Kujundžić || K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous)||3 ||3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-10-15 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lorenzo Javier Jorge || Campionato Del Mundo Profesional || Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain || TKO (Arm Injury) || 1 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-04-03 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Sam Tevette || WFL: Where Heroes Meet Legends, Final || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || Extension round decision || 4 || 3:00 |- ! scope="row" style="background:white" colspan=9 | {{small|Wins WFL Heavyweight Tournament.}} |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-04-03 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Brian Douwes || WFL: Where Heroes Meet Legends, Semi Finals || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-03-26 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Martin Terpstra || North vs the Rest VII || Leek, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-11-21 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Patrick Veenstra || Enfusion Live #34 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-09-25 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mladen Kujundžić || WFL: Bosnia || Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina || TKO (referee stoppage) || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2015-08-01 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Bogdan Stoica || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2015 || Mamaia, Romania || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-06-19 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Sebastian Ciobanu || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2015 || Constanța, Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2015-03-14 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Dorin || KOK World GP 2015 in Vilnius, Semi Finals || Vilnius, Lithuania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-12-06 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Ben Vickers || Ronin || London, England || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- ! scope="row" style="background:white" colspan=9 | {{small|Wins ISKA K-1 Rules European Cruiserweight (−88.5&nbsp;kg/194&nbsp;lb) Championship.}}

|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-10-04 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Enrico Rogge || Enfusion Live #21 || Merseburg, Germany || KO (knee to the head) || 1 || 1:14 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-09-27 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mohammed Boudadour || United Fighting League || Marrakesh, Morocco || KO || 2 || |- |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-09-21 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Iwan Pang || Warriors Today || Netherlands || KO || 3 || |- |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}

== See also == *List of male kickboxers

==References== {{reflist}}

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