Wendell Roche
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| Born | Wendell Roche April 13, 1971 Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles |
| Nationality |
Dutch Curaçao |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
| Division |
Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Team | Van Os Gym |
| Trainer | Edwin van Os |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 73 |
| Wins | 53 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 20 |
| By knockout | 3 |
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Wendell Roche (born April 13, 1971) is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer. He holds an amazing achievement in being the only man to ever defeat the kickboxing great Ginty Vrede.
Roche was born in Curaçao and raised as a Jehovah's Witness.
On October 16, 2010, he took part in the first round of the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series at Ultimate Glory 12 where defeated Croatian veteran Stefan Leko via technical knockout as Leko retired in the second round. In the semi-finals at Ultimate Glory 13, he faced Turkish fan-favorite Gökhan Saki and was defeated by unanimous decision.
In late 2012, he competed on the third season of the Enfusion reality television show but was eliminated by Franci Grajš after defeating Jake Bostwick.
He joined Shogun gym in Beirut, Lebanon as a 1st tier trainer for the Lebanese national team.
He lost to Jasmin Bečirović by unanimous decision at Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators on December 2, 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
He beat Moises Ruibal by split decision at Enfusion Live 7 in Tenerife, Spain on July 13, 2013 to win the promotion's -90 kg title.
Roche lost his Enfusion title to Andrew Tate when he was stopped in round two at Enfusion 19 in London, England on June 29, 2014.
Roche is expected to face Christian Brorhilker at Enfusion Live 20 on July 12, 2014.
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