Lukas Achterberg

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Lukas Achterberg
Born (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996 (age 27)
Aachen, Germany
Other namesHightower
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+12 in)[1]
Weight93.1[2] kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
DivisionLight heavyweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofAachen, Germany
TeamTough Gym Alsdorf (2015 - 2019)
KKS Sparta Aachen eV (2019-)
Years active2018 - present
Kickboxing record
Total16
Wins15
By knockout6
Losses1
By knockout1

Lukas Achterberg (born May 27, 1996) is a German professional kickboxer. As of October 2022, he is ranked as the sixth best light heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press,[3] having first entered the rankings in October 2022.[4] He was previously ranked as a top ten light heavyweight by Beyond Kickboxing between October 2022 and November 2023.[5][6]

Kickboxing career[edit]

Achterberg faced Rinus Douma for the vacant Big Game -95 kg title at Big Game 2 on March 13, 2018.[7] He captured the vacant title by unanimous decision.[8][9] Achterberg next faced Baran Er at Fair FC 8 on October 6, 2018.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11][12] Achterberg faced Ali Boutaleb at Knock Out 2018 on November 24, 2018.[13] Boutaleb retired from the bout at the end of the first round, after being dropped with an uppercut, which the referee failed to call.[14]

Actherberg faced Feliciano Weiß at Big Game 3 on March 23, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[15] Achterberg was next booked to face Cedric Lushima, a mixed martial artist, at Ultimate Sparta Championship on April 13, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Achterberg faced Kevin Heerschlag at Fair FC 9 on October 5, 2019.[17] He won the fight by second-round knockout, flooring Heerschlag with a head kick which left him unable to rise from the canvas.[18][19] A month later, on November 23, Achterberg faced Ahmed Shah Ghazikhnani in a non-title bout. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[20]

Achterberg faxed Sandro Zulčić for the vacant Fair FC light heavyweight at Fair FC 10 on October 4, 2020. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.

Achterberg made his Enfusion debut against Peter Verhaegh at Enfusion 103 on October 23, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[21]

Achterberg faced took part in a 16-man tournament, held at Gladiator Fight Night IV on May 7, 2022. Achterberg won the quarterfinals bout of the tournament against Yankuba Fatajo by a second-round technical knockout, stopping his opponent with a flurry of punches at the very last second of the round. Achterberg faced Rafael Hering in the semifinals and won the fight by unanimous decision. This proved to be his toughest fight of the night, as he was able to cleanly knock out Jolton Peregino with a left hook in the second round of the finals.[22]

Achterberg faced Anthony Leroy in his SENSHI debut at SENSHI 13 on September 10, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Leroy with a flying knee.[23]

Achterberg faced Jimmy Livinus at Senshi 19 on November 25, 2023. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout.[24]

On March 29, 2024, Achterberg announced he had successfully undergone cruciate ligament repair surgery.[25]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Professional[edit]

  • Fair Fight Championship
    • Fair FC Light Heavyweight (-91 kg) Championship
  • Gladiator Fight Night
    • Gladiator Fight Night Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) Tournament title

Amateur[edit]

Kickboxing record[edit]

Professional Kickboxing Record
15 Wins (6 (T)KO's), 1 Loss, 0 Draw, 0 No Contests
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-11-25 Loss Netherlands Jimmy Livinus Senshi 19 Varna, Bulgaria KO (Knees) 3 2:10
2023-05-13 Win Canada Olivier Langlois-Ross Senshi 16 Varna, Bulgaria Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2023-03-11 Win Netherlands Perry Reichling Golden Event 3 Würselen, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2022-09-10 Win France Anthony Leroy Senshi 13 Wuppertal, Germany KO (Flying knee) 1 1:38
2022-05-07 Win Brazil Jolton Peregino Gladiator Fight Night IV, Tournament Finals Ingolstadt, Germany KO (Left hook) 2 1:53
Wins the Gladiator Fight Night Light Heavyweight (-93 kg) Tournament title.
2022-05-07 Win Germany Rafael Hering Gladiator Fight Night IV, Tournament Semifinals Ingolstadt, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-05-07 Win The Gambia Yankuba Fatajo Gladiator Fight Night IV, Tournament Quarterfinals Ingolstadt, Germany TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 2:59
2021-10-23 Win Netherlands Peter Verhaegh Enfusion 103 Wuppertal, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-10-04 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandro Zulčić Fair FC 10 Bochum, Germany TKO (Punches) 2 0:32
Wins the vacant Fair FC Light Heavyweight (-91 kg) title.
2019-11-23 Win Germany Ahmed Shah Ghazikhnani Knockout 2019 Vaals, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-05 Win Germany Kevin Heerschlag Fair FC 9 Bochum, Germany TKO (Referee stoppage) 2 0:30
2019-04-13 Win Belgium Cedric Lushima Ultimate Sparta Championship Würselen, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-23 Win Germany Feliciano Weiß Big Game 3 Bochum, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-11-24 Win Netherlands Ali Boutaleb Knock Out 2018 Vaals, Belgium TKO (Retirement) 1 3:00
2018-10-06 Win Turkey Baran Er Fair FC 8 Bochum, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-12 Win Netherlands Rinus Douma Big Game 2 Bochum, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the vacant Big Game -95 kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Muay Thai Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2017-10-20 Win Turkey Mehmet Ali Ugurlu 2017 IFMA European Championships, Final Paris, France RSC.O 1
Won the 2017 IFMA European Championship B-class -91 kg Gold Medal.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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