Hesdy Gerges

Hesdy Gerges (Arabic: هسدي جرجس‎[4], born February 20, 1984)[5] is a Dutch-Egyptian[6] kickboxer, fighting out of the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He held the It's Showtime World Heavyweight title until January 28, 2012. Gerges has competed in the K-1, It's Showtime, SUPERKOMBAT and GLORY promotions and is currently signed to Bellator.

Hesdy Gerges
BornHesdy Gerges
(1984-02-20) February 20, 1984
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other namesFighterheart[1]
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight100.0 kg (220.5 lb; 15.75 st)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamChakuriki Gym (2005–2013)
Vos Gym (2013–present)
TrainerThom Harinck[2]
Rene Rooze[2]
Years active2003–present
Kickboxing record
Total71
Wins50
By knockout23
Losses19
By knockout8
Draws1
No contests1
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins0
Losses2
By knockout1
By decision1
Other information
SpouseDenise Kielholtz[3]
last updated on: November 19, 2015

Biography and career

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he began training in kickboxing in 2001. He joined the Chakuriki Gym and trained under Thom Harinck who has also trained Badr Hari. Gerges was a notorious delinquent outside of the ring who, according to Harinck, was even worse than Badr Hari.[7]

On October 17, 2009 at Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights in Amsterdam he defeated Ruslan Karaev by unanimous decision.

On May 29, 2010 at It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam he won the It's Showtime Heavyweight title after being fouled by Badr Hari.

On October 2 Gerges was a fan voted fighter to fight at the K-1 Final 16 in Seoul, South Korea. He fought four-time and current champion Semmy Schilt. Although fighting very well in the 1st and 3rd round against the much favored Schilt Gerges lost by Majority decision. Because he was only two points away from a draw and had battered the legs of Schilt like no other fighter had ever managed to do before he was chosen to fight at the finals on December 11, 2010 in a reserve fight against Yusuke Fujimoto. This was Fujimoto's retirement match and Gerges won by TKO (3 knockdowns).[8]

However, in 2011 Gerges was not over impressive in his performances, despite going 2-1 by beating Daniel Ghiță and Chris Knowles. He lost to Rico Verhoeven by a narrow split decision in a superfight at the SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club.

On January 28, 2012 he lost to Ghiță in the rematch, by first-round knockout. As a result, he lost his Showtime Heavyweight Title.[9]

He faced Sergei Lascenko at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16 on October 14, 2012.[10][11] He was able to block the majority of Lascenko's punches while battering the Ukrainian with low kicks, and took the unanimous decision victory.[12]

He faced Carter Williams in a non-tournament bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, 2012 and won by a third-round knockout.[13]

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final on March 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia, he faced Ismael Londt in the quarter-finals[14] and bowed out from a broken nose in round three after receiving a flying knee from Londt.[15][16]

He defeated Pavel Zhuravlev by unanimous decision at Final Fight Championship 6 in Poreč, Croatia on June 14, 2013.[17][18]

He joined Glory in July 2013.[19]

He lost to Errol Zimmerman by third-round TKO in the tournament reserve match at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on October 12, 2013.[20][21]

He defeated Ewerton Teixeira by unanimous decision at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[22]

He defeated Jhonata Diniz via second-round TKO at Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2014.[23][24]

Gerges won via disqualification when he was attacked while downed by Jamal Ben Saddik just seconds into their bout at Qabala Fight Series #1 in Qabala, Azerbaijan on June 29, 2014.[25][26]

In June 2018, Gerges announced that he had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator and that he would compete both as a Bellator mixed martial artist and kickboxer.[27]

Personal life

Gerges was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands to an Egyptian mother and a Dutch father.[28] He is married to women's MMA fighter Denise Kielholtz.[29]

Drug-trafficking conviction

On February 15, 2011, Hesdy Gerges was arrested in Amsterdam under suspicion of being part of a drug deal involving 128 kg (282 lb) of cocaine.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

His half-brother was arrested May 2010 in a warehouse in Belgium that contained 128 kg of cocaine. Hesdy was already out of the picture in the investigation of 2010, but for some reason the investigation had stalled and he was put back in the picture on February 15, 2011. There was no cocaine or any weapons found in Hesdy residence. His trainer, Thom Harinck spoke with the Dutch Metro News on February 21, and outright said, "Hesdy has been framed. He wakes up at 7:30, at 10:00am he trains with me, rests in the afternoon, then in the evening does strength and conditioning and is in bed by 10:00 PM. I cannot imagine that he still would have time for things like this."[37][38]

On February 25, 2011, Hesdy Gerges was released from Belgium police.[39]

At the beginning of May 2011, Hesdy was extradited to Belgium to be dealt with as the Belgian authorities suspected that the trafficking ring was going through Belgium. On May 13, 2011, Hesdy was released again and stays with his claim that he is 100% innocent."[40][41] At a later trial Gerges was convicted and sentenced to 54 months in prison for drug-trafficking.[42]

Titles
  • 2016 Kings Of The Ring Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament Runner-up
  • 2010 It's Showtime World Heavyweight Champion
  • 2009 W.F.C.A. Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 W.F.C.A. European Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 W.F.C.A. Benelux Super Heavyweight Champion
  • 2007 W.F.C.A. Dutch Super Heavyweight Champion

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
50 Wins (23 (T) KO's, 25 decisions, 2 disqualification), 19 Losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2018-03-03NC Badr HariGlory 51: RotterdamRotterdam, NetherlandsNo Contest33:00
Originally a decision win for Hari. Later changed to a No Contest after both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[43]
2017-09-30Loss Mladen BrestovacGlory 45: AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsKO (Left high kick)10:36
2017-05-20Win Tomáš HronGlory 41: HollandDen Bosch, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)33:00
2016-11-05Loss Benjamin AdegbuyiGlory 35: Nice, Semi FinalsNice, FranceDecision (unanimous)33:00
2016-09-09Loss Guto InocenteGlory 33: New JerseyTrenton, New JerseyDecision (split)33:00
2016-06-25Loss Ismael LondtGlory 31: AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (split)33:00
2016-04-24Win Grégory TonyIt's Hardcore Time Again 2 [44]Meppen, GermanyTKO13:00
Wins The Kings Of The Ring World K-1 Rules Super Heavyweight Title (+96.600 kg).
2015-06-07Loss Jahfarr WilnisKunlun Fight 26 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, FinalChongqing, ChinaExt. R. Decision (Unanimous)43:00
For the Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament.[45]
2015-06-07Win Andrey GerasimchukKunlun Fight 26 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Semi FinalsChongqing, ChinaDecision (split)33:00
2015-03-17Win Konstantin GluhovKunlun Fight 21 - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals [46]Sanya, ChinaTKO (Low kicks)30:35
2015-02-01Win Igor BugaenkoKunlun Fight 18: The Return of the King - Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 16 [47]Guangzhou, ChinaTKO (Low kicks)2
2014-11-07Loss Benjamin AdegbuyiGlory 18: OklahomaShawnee, Oklahoma, USADecision (unanimous)33:00
Glory Heavyweight Title eliminator.
2014-06-29Win Jamal Ben SaddikQabala Fight Series #1Qabala, AzerbaijanDQ (attack on a downed opponent)10:20
2014-04-12Win Jhonata DinizGlory 15: IstanbulIstanbul, TurkeyTKO (corner stoppage)23:00
2013-12-21Win Ewerton TeixeiraGlory 13: TokyoTokyo, JapanDecision (unanimous)33:00
2013-10-12Loss Errol ZimmermanGlory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Reserve FightHoffman Estates, Illinois, USATKO (right hook)30:38
2013-06-14Win Pavel ZhuravlevFFC06: Jurković vs. PoturakPoreč, CroatiaDecision (unanimous)33:00
2013-03-15Loss Ismael LondtK-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final, Quarter FinalsZagreb, CroatiaTKO (broken nose)31:42
2012-12-22Win Carter WilliamsSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 FinalBucharest, RomaniaKO (left knee)3
2012-10-14Win Sergei LascenkoK-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16, First RoundTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-06-30Loss Rico VerhoevenMusic Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58Brussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-01-28Loss Daniel GhiţăIt's Showtime 2012 in LeeuwardenLeeuwarden, NetherlandsKO (Left Hook)12:47
Loses It's Showtime World Heavyweight title.
2011-11-17Loss Rico VerhoevenSUPERKOMBAT Fight ClubOradea, RomaniaDecision (Split)33:00
2011-05-21Win Chris KnowlesFightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011Amsterdam, NetherlandsKO (Punches)20:46
2011-03-06Win Daniel GhiţăIt's Showtime Sporthallen ZuidAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2010-12-11Win Yusuke FujimotoK-1 World Grand Prix 2010 FinalTokyo, JapanKO (3 knockdowns, left low kick)11:41
2010-10-02Loss Semmy SchiltK-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16Seoul, South KoreaDecision (Majority)33:00
2010-09-12Win Rustemi KreshnikFightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010Amsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (Low kicks)22:33
2010-05-29Win Badr HariIt's Showtime 2010 AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsOpponent Disqualified2
Wins It's Showtime World Heavyweight title.
2010-03-13Loss Brice GuidonOktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010Milan, ItalyExt.R Decision43:00
2010-02-27Win Ashwin BalrakAmsterdam Fightclub presents: Amsterdam vs RotterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2010-01-09Win Paul SlowinskiRing Sensation Championship: Uprising 12Rotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-12-12Win Sebastian van ThielenBackstreet Fights IICologne, GermanyKO2
2009-10-17Win Ruslan KaraevUltimate Glory 11: A Decade of FightsAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins WFCA World (K-1 rules) Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.
2009-05-31Win Mo BoubkariNext Generation WarriorsUtrecht, NetherlandsTKO (Ref. stop/two knockdowns)21:28
2009-03-28Loss Semmy SchiltK-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in YokohamaYokohama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-03-21Loss Anderson SilvaVIP Fight Night 2009Neuss, GermanyTKO (Doctor stop/leg injury)12:28
Fight was for VIP Fight Night 2009 tournament title.
2009-03-21Win Kevin KlingerVIP Fight Night 2009Neuss, GermanyTKO (No show/injury)10:00
2009-03-21Win Aytac YahsiVIP Fight Night 2009Neuss, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-03-08Win Brian DouwesBeatdownAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2008-11-08Win Jan MullerIce Cold AssassinsDecision53:00
Wins WFCA European and retains Benelux Heavyweight title.
2008-10-05Win Jerrel VenetiaanTough Is Not EnoughRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Split)33:00
2008-09-21Win Mutlu KarabulutSLAMM Events presents "Back to the Old School"Amsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins WFCA Benelux Heavyweight title.
2008-07-05Win Ricardo van den BosAmsterdam FightclubAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Retains WFCA Dutch Thaiboxing Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.
2008-02-17Loss Mourad BouzidiK-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final QualificationUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-09-23Win Wendell RocheRings Holland: Risky BusinessUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-06-02Win Bob van BoxmeerGentleman Fight Night 2007Tilburg, NetherlandsTKO (Doctor stoppage/shin injury)13:00
Wins WFCA Dutch Thaiboxing Super Heavyweight (+95 kg) title.
2007-06-02Win Mo BoubkariNext Generation WarriorsTilburg, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-03-12Loss Ginty VredeRings "The Chosen Ones"Utrecht, NetherlandsTKO (Referee stoppage)1
2006-09-17Draw Rick van SoestRings Kickboxing Gala in AmsterveenAmstelveen, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2006-06-02Loss Daniele PetroniThe King of Kings IIMilan, ItalyDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Fight was WAKO-Pro Thai/Kickboxing (+96 kg) World title.
2006-05-27Win Roy DijkshoornMuay Thai Gala in ZonnehuisAmsterdam, NetherlandsKO1
2006-04-22Win Errol TurgutGala in AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)52:00
2006-03-18Win Nordin ZourdaniBeatdown IIAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)52:00
2006-02-12Win Amir el AlfiPowerzoneAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO
2005-12-18Win Marcel van BekkumGala in ZonnehuisAmsterdam, NetherlandsKO
2004-10-24Loss Brian DouwesFight Gala in BeverwijkBeverwijk, NetherlandsKO2
2004-09-18Win Rein ZijlstraGala in ZilvermeeuwenAmsterdam, NetherlandsKO1
2003-12-12Win Ricardo van KootenKamakura Team Muay Thai GalaKatwijk, NetherlandsDecision32:00
2003-10-25Loss Jerrel BlankersGala in ZonnehuisAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (Referee stoppage)

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
2 matches 0 wins 2 losses
By knockout 0 1
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–2 Dragos Zubco Decision (unanimous) Bellator 230 October 12, 2019 3 5:00 Milan, Italy
Loss 0–1 Domingos Barros TKO (punches) Bellator 211 December 1, 2018 1 3:52 Genoa, Italy
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See also

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