Henri van Opstal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Henri van Opstal
Occupation	Kickboxer
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1989(1989-02-20)
Age	35
Birthplace	s-Hertogenbosch
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Aquarius

Henri van Opstal Biography

Henri van Opstal is one of the most popular and richest Kickboxer who was born on February 20, 1989 in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Henri van Opstal, a Dutch kickboxer, was born February 20, 1989. He competes in middleweight. Van Opstal rose to prominence after winning the WMC European Junior Middleweight Championship. He continued his success in Japan, where he won victories over many of the top middleweights in Japan and was runner-up at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012.

Van Opstal was defeated by a Japanese foe at Shootboxing 2013 Act 1 on February 22, 2013. He lost a close decision to Yoshihiro Sato. Van Opstal was part of an eight-man tournament to crown the WMTA World Super Welterweight Champion (-69.85kg/154 lb), at Haarlem Fight Night IV, Haarlem, Netherlands. He won the semi-finals and quarter-finals by decision, beating Maiki Karathanasis and Kevin Hessling, respectively. He then faced Armen Petrosyan, who fought in a five-rounder in the final. Petrosyan did some damage to van Opstal’s legs with low kicks throughout the fight. His corner then threw in his towel at the end the third round. He returned to K-1 to face Enriko Kehl in a K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 held in Majorca, Spain on September 24, 2013. The result was a unanimous one.

Van Opstal’s first and only appearance on the It’s Showtime promo was against Hafid El Boustati. The unanimous decision of It’s Showtime 2012, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, January 28, 2012, saw van Opstal lose to Hafid Roshani. Van Opstal defeated Vahid Roshani at RISE 88 Tokyo on June 2, 2012. The fight was even after the first two rounds. Van Opstal ended it with a high kick in the third round to make the fight a surprise. Van Opstal won the main event of REBELS.12 & It’s Showtime Japan Countdown-2, Tokyo on July 29, 2012. He improved his record to 4-0 against Japanese competitors with a major decision victory over Hiroki Nakajima. Nakajima won the first round with a score of 0:36. However, van Opstal was able to exploit his opponent’s weaknesses and find opportunities throughout the fight to pick apart his opponent. He faced Yuichiro Nagashima (Jienotsu) at REBELS.13 Tokyo on October 28, 2012. With a spot in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 up for grabs, van Opstal won his place in the second consecutive S-Cup when he defeated Nagashima unanimously. On November 17, 2012, the 2012 S-Cup took place. Van Opstal defeated Thai Bovy Sor Udomson in a unanimous decision to reach the quarter-finals. The semi-finals were set for Hiroaki Suzuki, but Suzuki was unable to continue due to injury. Van Opstal took on Satoru Suzuki, a reserve fighter. Van Opstal defeated Suzuki twice in less than a minute in round 1. The referee called the fight off and set up a match against his mentor and stable mate Andy Souwer in final. Van Opstal was defeated by Souwer in a unanimous decision.

Henri van Opstal Net Worth

Henri van Opstal is one of the richest Kickboxer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henri van Opstal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

On March 21st, 2010, he made his K-1 debut in Utrecht. He faced Robin van Roosmalen during the quarter-finals. After the three-round regulation, the bout was deemed a draw. It was extended to determine the winner. Van Roosmalen won the round and van Opstal suffered his first loss in three seasons. By decision, he lost to Andy Ristie at Fighting with the Stars Paramaribo (Suriname) on August 29, 2010. Van Opstal entered the shoot boxing rules set and was called up to his first S-Cup at Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010, Tokyo, Japan, on November 21 2010. He defeated Rhyse Saliba easily in the quarter-finals. He knocked him down within the first thirty seconds. This caused problems with his boxing throughout and led to the unanimous victory. Buakaw Por, the eventual champion, defeated him. Pramuk lost by the same margin to Buakaw Por in the semis. He was unable to match the Thai’s powerful kicks.

Van Opstal defeated Harut Grigorian in War of the Ring, Amsterdam, Netherlands on Feb 2, 2011. He lost by unanimous decision. However, he made a quick return to Japan and won a string of victories over top middleweights. He was given the nickname “The Japanese Killer”. He stopped Satoru Suzuki in Round 2 at Shoot Boxing 2011. Act 3. Then he beat Mohammed Aouragh in a decision at Muay Thailand Mania 4 Rijswijk (Netherlands), October 23, 2011. He followed that up with a win by low kicks in round two. Finally, he won the year with a unanimous victory over Akihiro Gono at Shooto the Shoot 2011 November 6, 2011.

After these courses he was ready to go for it, he carefully started a number of private lessons and after a while he was able to set up his own bootcamp group. After this fast-growing success, it was time for something new. Since 2015 his own gym ‘HVO-personal training’ was opened. This will mainly be about personal training, including private kickboxing / boxing lessons. But small group training courses and group lessons are part of the program as well. In addition, he also started “GET FIT WITH HVO group lessons” in 2015.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Henri Ranked on the list of most popular Kickboxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Henri van Opstal celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.