Rayen Simson
| Rayen Simson | |
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| Born |
May 22, 1972 Suriname |
| Other names | Red Bean, Tru Bala |
| Nationality |
 Surinamese Dutch
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Division | Super Middleweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Team | Gym Van De Vathorst |
| Trainer | Rick van de Vathorst |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 123 |
| Wins | 102 |
| By knockout | 34 |
| Losses | 19 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
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Rayen "Red Bean" Simson (born May 22, 1972) is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and was ranked number 2 at the Lumpinee Stadium - a notoriously difficult achievement for a farang fighter. He has also won a European title, 2 Dutch titles and has won tournaments in Shoot Boxing and K-1 MAX. During his career he has amassed over 100 wins and he holds notable victories over fighters such as Ramon Dekkers, Ashwin Balrak and Faldir Chahbari. He had his last ever fight in 2010.
Rayen Simson entered his first major tournament in 1995 where he competed in the inaugural Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1995 in Osaka, Japan, along with eight other fighters from across the world. The young Simson was unable to make much of an impact at the event, losing in the quarter final stage after a tough five round battle with Thai Bovi Chorwaikan. He returned to Europe where he won the W.P.K.L. European title and went on an impressive winning streak, culminating in a victory over the legendary Ramon Dekkers in a memorable match in Roosendaal in 1997. Rayen recovered from two knockdowns (one the famous double knockdown) to defeat Dekkers by technical knockout at the end of the second round.
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