2018-2021

2018.01 Kickboxing and Boxing Champion Wendell Roche gave various training sessions at Baas Sports. Wendell, born in Curacao (1970), fought more than 300 fights worldwide, and is still active. May 25 2018 (a few months after he was in Curacao) he won Igor Kolacin by TKO in Warsaw Poland (see at the left-above in the pic below).

2018.03.24 Jaydon Dania (13), Eli van Nierop (16) and Ginuwine Kwidama (17), all 3 won their kickbox fights. 2018.04.27 Baas with Ginuwine Kwidama @ King’s day. Sunday morning = beach training.

2018.05.12 Jaydon Dania (Baas) and Ginuwine Kwidama (Baas) doing great @ CuraBox “Roll wit the punches” with the participation of AUA, BON, SXM and various Curacao teams.

2018.06 Current Bellator and 6-time world champion Miss Dynamite Denise Kielholtz Gerges showed that she’s not only a great champion in the ring and the cage, but also outside of it. She has her heart in the right place and the proceeds of the seminar she donated to Team FightAble, a group of people with disabilities, but the abilities to practice boxing and martial arts in an appropriate way.

2018.09.08 Both boxers from Baas Sports Curacao won their bouts. Ginuwine Kwidama won Martijn (Aruba) and Grego Scharbaai won Duzong (Sint Maarten).

2018.10.06 Honor Fight League 2. Grego Scharbaai (Baas Curacao) won Pakistan/NL after 5 rounds by unanimous decision. The opponent of Ginuwine Kwidama did not show up.

2018.11.24 To step into the ring and compete you need guts and therefor you’re already a winner. Marius van Noort (46) fought for charities like Stichting Kinderbescherming Curacao and De Depressie Vereniging Netherlands and got the trophy handed over by Jamal ben Saddik.

2018.11/12 Edwin Baas @ Fightclub Haarlem, Bouzidi gym Haarlem, KB Zandvoort, Afafa Zandvoort, Bolem gym Haarlem, Gym Haarlem, Reunion B-day training, Taekyon Haarlem, etc. With Jamal B, Mohamed “Mootje Monteur” el Mesbahi, Mourad Bouzidi, Hannes Schneider, Lorenze Anches, Boualem Belani, Riduan el Assrouti, Teun Baas, John Bawits, Peter Koopman, Ruud Hillenaar, Jessy Schneider, Mustafa Mamnouh, Floor Siegelaar, Onne Stokman, Marc van Keulen,Clarence Thompson, Wesley Koning, Koen in ‘t Hout, Afra Baas, Jay de Jongh, Tarik, Saskia Fung Loy, Mo el Aaater, Khalid elAater, Nancy Verbond, Cher Verbond, Tenisha Rodriquez, Jairo Chaudharie, Faouzi Elkandousi, Khalid El Kandousi, Jamal El Otmani, Joost Mulder, Sharon López, Arno Hermans, Stanley Budding, Ernst Vuik, Koos Broekhof, Mike Kross, Patrick Van de Kraats, Daniel v.d. Wilt, Ruud Kraaijeveld, Juan Esteban Montoya, Dagmara Veeris, Muammar Ilgen, Luigi Kwas, Ruud Hardjokoesoemo, Albert Bouma, Dick Smolders,  Denzel Maria, Murat Ilgen, Khalid Redouani, Malcolm James, Randy Ringstars Heyer, Maarten van der Neut,  Virgil Bawits, Jeroen Scholtelinde, Peter van Gelder, Django Tapilatu, Rafik Zohri, Charissa, Glen Huisman, Boubkar Belkasmi, Angelo Rosalia, Ronan Huisman, Ercan Yuksel, Jaouad Redouani and the ones that I forgot to mention.

2018.11/12 Edwin Baas with Cor Hemmers, Nick Hemmers, Lucien Carbin, Ali Gunyar, Apy Echteld, Ilona van lenten, Bert Kops, Mohamed “Hamicha Mootje” Mezouari, Andre Mannaart, Roel Mannaart, Mohammed Jaraya, Michael Babb, Luis Tavares, Chouaza Tulis,  Chris Tulis, Errol Engelhart, Aiven Sprang, Jairo Chaudharie

2018.11/12 Edwin Baas @ Mousid Gym, Chakuriki/Xena Sports, Vos Gym with Hesdy Gerges, Mousid Akamrane, Denise Kielholtz, Chellina Chirino, Rivo Slory, Erwin van der Meulen, Andre Mannaart, Roel Mannaart, D’Angelo Marshall, Ismael Benali, Ajua, Najib Amhali, Mohammed El Boulahiati, Ricardo Fyeet, Romeo Kensmill, Clyde Petres, Ivan Hipolyte, Eva van Baalen, Howard Komproe

2018.11/12 Edwin Baas with Milton Felter, Tisha Balentien, Aiwan Hoeseni, Randy Heyer, Brandon Fos, Clyde Brunswijk, Hamza Hazzar, Kevin Heyer, Sohail, Tom v.d. Berg, Melvin Manhoef, Latrell Ceder, Naomi Williams, Nino de Wit, Glen Huisman, Tarik Cherkaoui, Satish Jhamai, Mike van Itterzon, Ibrahim Sellak, Cain Vrutaal, Rashid van Exel, Kader Benali, Denis Sharoykin, Joop van Kasteel, Mohamed Ben Ali, Abdallah Benali, Nonchi Chirino, Bert Rozemeijer, El Hassan Ourhris

In 2018 we had a lot of special guests again visiting Baas Sports Curacao.
The most of them are in the photo compilation below, like; Wendell Roche, Aksel Cijntje, Yassine & Chairi Al Andaloussi, Shanice Josefina, Justin Do Rego, Clarence Thompson & Denifa, Murat Ilgen, Carlos Blaaker and his sons from MMA Ruthless Fightcompany, Carl Blijd, Latrell Ceder and Naomi Williams of Team Tommy van den Berg, Yulong Blijd, Miss Dynamite Denise Kielholtz-Gerges, Howard Komproe and Roue Verveer, Yulong Blijd, Sherman Bonofacio, Harry Volny-anne from Martinique, Shermain Hellings Hiit-Fit, Randy Heyer, Muammer Ilgen and fam, Godfried Chofie Balijn.

2018.11.15-24 CuraBox honored Jemyma Betrian for her outstanding performance (Bronze medal) at the AIBA women’s world boxing championships in New Delhi India.

2019.01.26 Ginuwine Kwidama (Baas Curacao) won in Aruba the elite AruBox champion Mark Campbell.

2019.03.16 Jaydon Dania (Baas Curacao) won in Aruba by Abandon in the 2rd round.

2019.04.06 Baas Sports Curacao 100% victorious @ Victorious Fighters in Sambil. Jaydon Dania won by TKO 3rd round. Ginuwine Kwidama won on points. Grego Scharbaai won his opponent from Colombia by TKO in 2nd round. After a serious injury and surgery Mohamed “The Pain” Hussein made a come-back. Not in a MMA fight, but with K-1 rules. He won his kickboxing debut in the 2nd round by TKO against Rojhat Bilgetekin from Germany, who has about 30 pro-boxing bouts (27 registered on boxrec.com).

2019.04.27 Ginuwine Kwidama (Baas Sports Curacao) won Mark Campbell (Aruba)

2019.05.22-24 Edwin Baas in St. Lucia AIBA ITO course by Angel Villarreal (USA). In addition to Curacao and host country St. Lucia, Barbados, Bahamas, Jamaica, Guyana, Dominica, Trinidad & Tobago, Bermuda and Cayman Islands participated.

2019.06.01 CuraBox  with Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Curacao. From Baas Sports Zeno Marchena was boxing an exhibition vs Lionel Eisden (Pro-Fit) and The Scharbaai brothers, Kevin and Grego, were boxing vs Sint Maarten.

Many YdK were successful in 2019. In the pic below 3 of them.
2019.05.11 Lirou Pinedo won Tomislav Rudan (Croatia) in pro-boxing @ Rotterdam NL after a victorious Pro-debut October 2018 and a successful amateur career with a Dutch title.
2019.06.08 Daychemar Coeriel won by KO at Enfusion’s Glorious Heroes in Groningen in the best fight of the event (according insiders). In the main event another YdK Endy Semeleer also won.
2019.07.07 D’Angelo Marshall won Jahfarr Wilnis in Orlando Florida USA @ GLORY 67

Ginuwine Kwidama

Niels Bekman

2019.11 Edwin Baas @ Fearless Wassenaar, Raw Diamonds  Almere, RINGS Aalsmeer with Dave Davis, Cem Senol, Faouzi Elkandousi, Riduan El Assrouti, Lorenzo Baas, Keith Chenko, Rashid van Exel, Davon Duncan, Piëtro Doorjé, Said El Badaoui, Rodney Dorjee, Hassan Aitbassou, Glen Huisman, Danial Sharifi, Anouar Diamanti, Mimoum Ahbouk, Tom Wesselink, Melanie Fluiter, Ronan Huisman, Brandon Fos,Milton Felter, Dayon Mungra, Mohammed Benali, burgemeester van Aalsmeer Gido Oude Kotte, Ernst Vuik

2019.11 Edwin Baas @ Ben Bril Carre, Boxing Alphen a/d Rijn, Fightclub Den Haag, and more with Mufadel Elghazaoui, Bert Kops, Andre Tete, Henny Mandemakers, Pedro van Raamsdonk, Rudy Koopmans, Koert-Jan Smit, Peter Hoopman, Dennis Kornman, Hassan Aitbassou, Michel van Halderen, Nick Postma, Raymond Joval, Rodney Ernst, Boris van de Vorst, Ernesto Hoost, Martin Jansen, D’Angelo Marshall, Murat Ilgen, Boubkar Belkasmi, Luigi Kwas, Dennis Rock. Satisch Jhamai, Francois Lubbers, Glen Huisman, Ibrahim Sellak, Joost Mulder, Nourdin Johri, Mimoum Ahbouk.

2019.11 Edwin Baas @ Hit Team Den Haag, The Smash Heerhugowaard and more with Serkan, Joaquin, Regina Spanjaard, Sarah Debaieb, Glen Huisman, Anouar, Nourdin Johri, Perry Ubeda, Jaco van Staalduinen, Najim, Angelo Rosalia,  Jeroen van Diemen, Jasper Stemp, Ajoeb Toerab, Denis Sharoykin, Altin Yumruk, Ernesto Hoost, Imro Main, Ricardo Nibte, Howard Komproe, Jay Overmeer, Miangelo Windster, Clyde van Dams

2019.11 Edwin Baas @ Road 2 Victory Hoorn, Youth Fight League Almere, Brutal gym Den Haag with Santino Verbeek, Mootje Khamal, Daychemar Coeriel, Hussein, Joey Gogulski, Rob Gogulski, Cesar Gonsalez, Nonchi Chirino, Zeceria Musa, Tom Wesselink, Ronan Huisman, Collin Mansur, Miangelo Windster, Hassan Aitbassou, Glen Huisman, Anil Sewnaik, Sarah Debaieb, Safouane Riani, Mimoum Ahbouk,  Nourdin Johri, Gisele Werth, Semih Yologlu, Harold Deekman, Kamal Chabrani, Orinta van der Zee, Loren Javier Jorge, Francois Lubbers, Clyde Petres, Soeresh Bhatoe, Frank Munoz, Kevin Coffie, Glenn Brasdorp, Aiven Sprang, Jairo Chaudharie, Tenisha Rodriquez, Marvin Atlas, Marvin Alexander, Kenneth Susanna

2019.11 Edwin Baas with Joost Mulder, Jamal el Otmani, Mootje Khamal, Glen Huisman, Miangelo Windster, Zeceria Musa, Bilal Hamood, Abdellah Benali, Ernesto Hoost, Bert Rozemeijer, Mohammed Benali, Nonchi Chrino, Melissa Mulder, Clowie Jade, El Hassan Ourhris, Nourdin Johri, Hassan Aitbassou, Boubkar Belkasmi, Roma Pijlman, Angelo Rosalia, Muammer Ilgen, Murat Ilgen, Howard Komproe. 

Guests in2019;Jairzinho “Bigi Boi” Rozenstruik, Michael Babb, Tyjani Beztati, Roël Mannaart, Angelo Rosalia, Mo Fight Fans, Super Pro Silvana Macbean, Dennis Krauweel (trainer/coach of Rico Verhoeven), Andy Westerhout and his kids, Sandro Martis, Murat Ilgen, Hasan Aykac, Luigi Kwas, Earl Blijd, Najib Amhali, Ernst Vuik, Roderick de Haseth, Suriel Hooker, Victor Ellis, Jairo Chaudharie, Nick, Mike, Joyce, Roy van Heugten, and Rhevory, who is blind, visually impaired and sees only 2% but he is able to train and he does very well too.

2020.01.18 Edwin Baas AIBA/AMBC forum Panama with, among others, interim pres. (till Dec. 2020) Mohamed Moustahsane (Morocco), president (from Dec. 2020 till now) Umar Kremlev (Russia), Remie Burke (Suriname), Steve Ninvalle (Guyana).

2020.06.13 Raekwon Baas (-18) and Edwin Baas (40+) won 1st places @ Power Punch Challenge.

2020 sparring bouts with from Baas Sports; Raekwon Baas, Jaydon Dania, Ronald Damberg, Zeno Marchena.

2020.10 Edwin & Raekwon Baas with Boubkar Belkasmi, Jose Medina, Michardion Ortega, Godfried “Chofi” Balijn, Jurmar Valentijn, Abdelmalik Lgamawi, Rodney Ernst, Sam Wagenveld, Boris vd Vorst, Ben Zwezerijnen, Hannes Schneider, Hassan Aitbassou, Kader Benali, Aleide Lawant, Glen Huisman, Denis Sharoykin, Josemir Poulino, Angelo Rosalia, Fazil Akimyewo Juma Kaggwa.

2020.10 Edwin & Raekwon Baas with Ginuwine Kwidama, Saïd Karkach, Stephan Tapilatu, Gert Flik, Melanie van Zandvoort, Boauelem Belaini, Earl Blijd, Robert Bikkes, Mohamed “Mootje Monteur” el Meshbahi, Fred Katers, Marc van Keulen, Peter van Gelder, Charissa Soumeru, Dennis Rock, Joey Gogulski, Hassan Aitbassou, Kenneth Leeuwin, Bert Rozemeijer, Mohammed Benali, Kader Benali, Abdallah Benali, Glen Huisman, Donovan Wisse, Suhailey Albertus, Dave Davis, Joost Muder, Giwanni Schaap, Ibrahim Sellak, Jamal el Otmani, Ronnie Jackson.

2020 Guests @ Baas Sports. Giselle Werth, Howard Komproe, Godfried “Chofie” Balyn, Murat Ilgen, Mostapha Benali, Bayram Guzel, Serkan Vurgun, Atilla Cakmak, Serhat, Anthony, Giovanni Rijkaard, Pascal Rasoelbaks, Randy Heyer, Gregory Costina. Jack Kleinschiphorst

2021.01.17 CuraBox “The battle of the middleweights”. Raekwon Baas (18) from Baas Sports Curacao made his debut in a bout of 3 rounds of 3 minutes in the  Middleweight division (69-75 kg) Elite. Raekwon supposed to make his debut in Aruba in September 2019, however, the bout and all other competitions, like the youth championships in The Netherlands, were cancelled because of COVID.  Raekwon’s opponent Ronin Prince from Attaf Fighting Factory was too experienced for him and won. Ronin made a victorious boxing debut May 2018 at “Roll with the punches”. The same year Ronin won at the age of 16 impressive of a 5 years older opponent. June 2019 Ronin won an Aruban boxer even more impressive in the 2nd round. As kickboxer Ronin fought in Uruguay, Suriname, Colombia, Aruba, The Netherlands, Curacao and he should participate at the 2020 World Championships in Thailand, but that event was cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic

Soumia Abalhaja @ Baas Sports Curacao. Soumia has several talents. She became Dutch champion, Benelux champion, world champion of the WPKL (World Professional Kickboxing League), world champion of the WFCA (World Full Contact Association) and World Champion Muay Thai League, a tournament with 8 champions). Besides being a fighter Soumia is also known as a presenter, actress and singer.

Nourdin Johri @ Baas Sports Curacao. Nourdin is a former Muay Thai champion with 70 A-class fights and as top referee head official of the World Muay Thai Association (WMTA).

2021.04  Bonaire with Dave Wever, William Evertsz, Elvis Molina, Ron Soechit.

2021.06 Sint Maarten with Stephen Ellis, Marco London, Shawn Blair and his boxing team.

Kevin Scharbaai (Baas) won main event unanimously.

KAP (Komishon Aktividatnan Soshal pa personal di Prison) organized “Unidat den korpsnan di Korsou”. Edwin Baas took care of the fit competition with support of the volunteers; Anthony Cijntje, Gilbert Girigori, Grego Scharbaai, Helmin Wiels Jr, Huibertico Balentien, Jonathan Symor, Raekwon Baas, Andy Frans. 1st place KPC (Police), 2nd Douane (Customs/ immigration) and 3rd Curaçao Militia (local army).

Reunion of the team that participated at the World Championships in Athens. Photos of now (2021) and then (1993) with Edwin Baas, Roma Pijlman, Sonja Janssen, Inge Boele, Marije Borst  and organizer of the training/meeting Alex Jansen.

Edwin & Raekwon Baas with Danny Wijngaarden, Ronson Dalloesingh, Murat Ilgen Boubkar Belkasmi, Aydin Kahraman, Muammer Ilgen, Omar Belasmi, Mohamed Belkasmi, D’Angelo Marshall, Dennis Rock, Marc van Keulen, Charissa Soumeru, Fred Katers, Jeffrey Alfonsus, Hannes Schneider, Rastiano, Oby van Andel, Kane Schneider, Abdel Kofi, Faouzi el Kandousi, Jeroen van Diemen, Rene Wessel, Jamal el Otmani, Joost Mulder, Angelo Rosalia, Ruud Hillenaar.

Edwin & Raekwon Baas with Safouane Riani, Manar Abdallah, Anna Fereshteh Armin, Miangelo Windster, Hassan Aitbassou, Glen Huisman, Mahmut Caylak, Ronan Huisman, Soufian Ballah, Tom Wesselink, Haydar Gündoğmuş, Murat Ilgen, Peter Aerts, Nourdin Johri, Montana Aerts, Bilgin Uray, Ugur Aktas, Murat Isci, Angelo Rosalia.

Edwin & Raekwon Baas with Melvin Manhoef, Kevin Chin, Shera Oedairamsingh, Daychemar Coeriel, Rhydel Vogelenzang, Peter Aerts, Maritzarda Hersisia, Reza de Groot, Remy Bonjasky, Clyde Petres, Marciano Bhugwandass, Ali Esadik, Mikky Manjic, Danial Sharifi, Melanie Fluiter, Colin Mannsur, Hassan Aitbassou, Glen Huisman, Francois Lubbers, Anna Fereshteh Armin, Miangelo Windster, Soeresh Bhatoe, Dirco Wit, Safouane Riani, Mimoun Ahbouk, Nourdin Johri, Montana Aerts, Ronan Huisman, Manar Abdallah, Angelo Hak, Soufian Ballah, Mahmut Caylak, Anil Sewnaik.

Kick-A-Thon (sickle cell fundraising) results; 1st Redferne Regales, 2nd Sem Klein and 3rd Edwin Baas.

2021.12.07 Empowerment by Denise Kielholtz.

2021 Edwin Baas with guests; Omar Berkane, Soumia Abalhaja, Noudin Johri, Mohamed “Mo Mattiz” Adroun, Denise Kielholtz, Aydin Kahraman, Suriel Hooker, Guillermo Matulessy, Cedric Bacuna, Younis Rasho, Michael Henskens, Luigi Kwas, Gisele Werth.

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