Regilio Benito Tuur (born 12 August 1967) is a Dutch former boxer 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: Defeated Kelcie Banks, USA KO 1 Defeated John Wanjau, Kenya 4-1 Defeated David Anderson, Great Britain RSC 2 Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu, Romania 0-5 (quarterfinals)
Professional career In 1989, Tuur turned professional with his first fight held in New York. On 3 December 1992, he won the European super featherweight title by beating Jacobin Yoma by way of points. However, in his second defense, he lost the title in a rematch against Yoma by split decision.
On 24 September 1994, Tuur won the vacant WBO super featherweight world title by beating Eugene Speed by unanimous decision in his hometown Rotterdam. He subsequently defended the title against Tony Pep, Pete Taliaferro, Luis Mendoza, Giorgio Campanella, Narciso Valenzuela, and Jose Vida Ramos, before retiring in 1996.
In August 2001, Tuur made a comeback and fought four more bouts until May 2002, winning three of them. His defeat came in November 2001 against Orlando Salido by split decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes51Win46–4–1 Jimmy ZeikleKO2 (10)May 2, 2002 50Win45–4–1 Shawn SimmonsKO2 (10)Dec 20, 2001 49Loss44–4–1 Orlando SalidoSD8 Nov 23, 2001 48Win44–3–1 Freddy CruzUD8 Aug 30, 2001 47Win43–3–1 Jose Vida RamosKO1 (12)Sep 6, 1996 46Win42–3–1 Narciso Valenzuela RomoKO1 (12)Apr 1, 1996 45Win41–3–1 Giorgio CampanellaUD12 Dec 23, 1995 44Win40–3–1 Luis MendozaRTD10 (12)Sep 16, 1995 43Win39–3–1 Pete TaliaferroTKO5 (12)Jun 17, 1995 42Win38–3–1 Tony PepUD12Jul 10, 1993 41Win37-3–1 Eugene SpeedUD12Sep 24, 1994 40Win36–3–1 Bobby JohnsonTKO4 (10)Apr 18, 1994 39Win35–3–1 Boris SinitsinUD10Mar 7, 1994 38Win34–3–1 Gabriel CastroTKO 6 (10), Dec 18, 1993 37Win33–3–1 Tommy ParksPTS10Aug 30, 1993 36Loss32–3–1 Jacobin YomaSD12Jun 11, 1993 35Win32–2–1 Michele La FrattaTKO7 (12)Mar 23, 1993 34Win31–2–1 Jacobin YomaPTS12Dec 3, 1992 33Win30–2–1 Richard SalazarTKO3 (10), Sep 25, 1992 32Win29–2–1 Paul HarveyKO5 (8)Jun 2, 1992 31Loss28-2-1 Calvin GroveSD10Mar 27, 1992 30Win28–1–1 Armando Morales TerronTKO2 (10) Mar 3, 1992 29Win27–1–1 Tshoza MukutaTKO2 (10)Jan 31, 1992 28Win26–1–1 Bobby BrewerUD10Dec 5, 1991 27Win25–1–1 Danilo CabreraRTD6 (10), Oct 4, 1991 26Win24–1–1 Wilson FontalvoPTS10Aug 31, 1991 25Win23–1–1 José Sanabria10Jul 23, 1991 24Win22–1–1 Tomas ArguellesKO4 (10), Jun 14, 1991 23Win21–1–1 Jean Pierre DibatezaPTS8May 27, 1991 22Win20–1–1 Manuel BatistaKO1 (10)Mar 25, 1991 21Win19–1–1 Steve WhetstoneTKO2 (10)Feb 12, 1991 20Win18–1–1 Moussa SangareKO7 (10)Nov 12, 1990 19Win17–1–1 Jose Ramon TiradoTKO1 (10), Oct 30, 1990 18Win16–1–1 Jeff RobertsKO2 (8), Aug 23, 1990 17Win15–1–1 Alberto RendonUD6Jul 22, 1990 16Win14–1–1 Andy DeAbreu4 (8), Jun 19, 1990 15Win13–1–1 Victor NavarroTKO1 (6), May 25, 1990 14Win12–1–1 Patrick KamyKO4 (8)May 7, 1990 13Win11–1–1 Johnny Glen AlvaradoTKO5 (8)Mar 31, 1990 12Win10–1–1 Colin LynchTKO3 (8)Feb 21, 1990 11Win9–1–1 Dean LynchUD6Feb 19, 1990 10Draw8–1–1 Jacobin YomaMD6Feb 12, 1990 9Loss8–1 Fernando Rodriguez6Jan 29, 1990 8Win8–0 Juan Ramon Muriel6Jan 12, 1990 7Win7–0 Karl TaylorTKO2 (8)Dec 23, 1989 6Win6–0 Willie McNealTKO1Nov 30, 1989 5Win5–0 Jose Luis SotoTKO3Nov 13, 1989 4Win4–0 Pierre ConanKO2Oct 30, 1989 3Win3–0 Agustin Silva 3 (4)Aug 24, 1989 2Win2–0 Manuel Gomez2 (4), Aug 10, 1989 1Win1–0 Daniel Pantoja1 (4), Jul 27, 1989
Personal life Tuur was born in Paramaribo, Suriname in a family of ten children. His mother emigrated with his stepfather to the Netherlands. At the age of six, Tuur also moved to the Netherlands, where he grew up in Rotterdam.
He lived in Hempstead, Long Island for several years with his wife and daughter.
In 2003, he was sentenced to twenty months in prison for various violent offences, including beating his wife and assaulting a police officer.
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