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[1] until September 2018,[2] as well as from July 2021 until February 2022.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
After placing second in the K-1 tournament, Kwasi fought Ibrahim El Bouni during WFL's Almere event.[6] El Bouni won by a third round KO.[7][8]
Kwasi faced Arkadiy Lisin in the tenth season of Tatneft Cup. He won the fight by a first round TKO.[9]
He fought in the WFL Heavyweight tournament, but lost to Murat Aygun in the quarterfinal bout.[10]
Fabio won the Tatneft Arena Cup Heavyweight tournament, with a decision win against Igor Darmeshkin in the finals.[11]
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.[12][13]
