Leroy Kaestner | |
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Born | September 28, 1988 |
Other names | Bamm Bamm |
Nationality | Dutch |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Style | Kickboxing |
Fighting out of | Bully's Gym, Netherlands |
Team | Team Aerts/Afafa Gym |
Trainer |
Peter Aerts Peter Koopman |
Years active | 6 (2004-present) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 41 |
Wins | 33 |
By knockout | 9 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
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Leroy "Bamm Bamm" Kaestner (born September 28, 1988) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Bullys gym Arnhem for Team Aerts/Afafa. He is the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe Tournament champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.
Kaestner idolized Peter Aerts and began training in kickboxing at the age of 10. After five years of fighting at smaller Dutch events, Leroy Kaestner made his K-1 debut at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe Tournament in Utrecht, Netherlands on March 1, 2009, becoming the surprise winner of the competition, beating Marco Pique in the final by unanimous decision. As a result of his victory Kaestner would qualify for the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16, losing by decision to eventual runner up Andy Souwer. Kaestner's performance against Souwer would lead to him being invited to the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 as a reservist, although he would lose his bout to local fighter Yasuhiro Kido.
Since that tournament Leroy has continued his progress claiming a notable win over K-1 MAX finalist Gago Drago at It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam. Despite this recent run of good form Kaestner was not re-invited back to the K-1 Max final in 2010. At the end of 2010, Kaestner won his second major title by defeating Cagri Ermis to win the W.F.C.A. European title -72.5 kg.