The Kickboxing Nerd

The Kickboxing Nerd
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YES, I am a nerd who watches and talks WAY TOO MUCH about kickboxing! 👨‍💻 My name is Kimball and I am THE KICKBOXING NERD (formerly known as De Kickboks Podcast)! I've been watching kickboxing for a long long time. So I decided; let's make a Youtube channel and talk about kickboxing while having fun! I'm here to spread the beauty of kickboxing. Since I'm from The Netherlands, there's some Dutch content on this channel as well. Anyways, I hope you enjoy my content!

  1. 15h ago

    These Fighters NEED to Be in the GLORY Welterweight Grand Prix

    GLORY 109 just shook up the Welterweight division! Here's who I want to see in the GLORY Welterweight Grand Prix kickboxing tournament at #COLLISION10 this December. The fighters delivered great performances trying to prove their worth to get picked. Do you agree with my picks? Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Why I changed my opinion on Proving Grounds 2:53 - Artjom Livadari or Fikri Sabri? 3:46 - Nikola Todorovic or Vedat Hoduk? 4:33 - Mohammed Hamdi or Valentin Knau? 5:28 - STOP COUNTING AFTER 4 KNOCKDOWNS 6:13 - Anwar Ouled-Chaib or Christian Baya? 7:40 - Antonio Krajinovic or Michael Samperi? 8:26 - Dmitry Menshikov or Diaguely Camara? 9:39 - Jay Overmeer or Don Sno? 10:30 - Mohammed Boutasaa or Figi Landman? 11:37 - Chico Kwasi or Teodor Hristov? 13:48 - My final picks for the Welterweight Grand Prix 16:59 - This tournament deserves good promoting 18:05 - Tell me your picks If you enjoyed this; please Subscribe on my YouTube channel. It’s much appreciated! 🙏 #GLORYGrandPrix #GLORY109 #kickboxing #glorykickboxing Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  2. Aug 7

    Petch Retires: Looking Back at His Kickboxing Reign

    GLORY Featherweight champion Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao, better known as Petch, has retired from kickboxing, or at least from GLORY. In this video I break down his retirement and look back at one of the most dominant title reigns the sport has ever seen. Arguably the greatest Featherweight in kickboxing history, Petch made winning look effortless for years. I've seen him capture the belt IRL as well as his devastating KO win over Zakaria Zouggary. I also talk about what his departure means for the Featherweight division, both within GLORY and for the sport globally. Timestamps 0:00 - The man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times 0:20 - GLORY Featherweight champion Petch retires from kickboxing 0:42 - Petch made winning look easy 1:34 - Petch’s left body kick supremacy  3:19 - Looking at Petch’s kickboxing career 9:13 - What’s next for Petch after GLORY? 16:20 - A new era for GLORY 17:34 - Things I’m working on #petch #kickboxing #glorykickboxing Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  3. Jun 24 ·  Bonus

    Is Trash Talk Good for Kickboxing?

    Watch this episode on Youtube for the best experience: https://youtu.be/ZyomzPb5FM8 If you watch kickboxing than you might've noticed that more and more kickboxers engage in trash talk. Sometimes more successful than others. Promotions like GLORY and ONE Championship seem to be encouraging fighters to hype through verbal battles. Some fans love it, while others view it as fake commercialism. I take a closer look at the rise of trash talk in kickboxing, explore why it's becoming such a big part of the sport, and ask an important question: Does trash talk have a place in kickboxing? Timestamps 0:00 - There's always someone talking trash 0:51 - Can you go to far with trash talk? 2:16 - History of trash talk in kickboxing 3:36 - GLORY trying to push crossfires 4:29 - Impact of social media on combat sports 5:17 - Mory Kromah gets it 6:32 - Should GLORY ban kickboxing? 7:19 - Sport or entertainment? 8:49 - Final thoughts #trashtalk #kickboxing #glorykickboxing Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  4. May 3

    Takeru knocks out Rodtang and retires at ONE Samurai

    Takeru shocks the world by knocking out Rodtang in the main event of ONE Samurai, Jonathan Haggerty puts on a masterclass against Yuki Yoza and Marat Grigorian knocks out Kaito Ono in the first round. Also, Chico Kwasi puts on a performance of a lifetime by beating Beyond Kickboxing’s nr. 2 ranked Pound-For-Pound kickboxer Donovan Wisse. He cemented his legacy by becoming GLORY’s third multi-divisional champion. It’s been a bit quiet on my channel, but for those who are still listening the podcast and/or watching my video’s; thank you for the support. I appreciate you guys a lot. Together we gotta spread the love and beauty for kickboxing. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - What I’ve been up to 1:52 - ONE Championships’ conquest of Japan 4:25 - Taiki Naito vs Hye 5:25 - To.. Toki Tamaru defeats Toma Kuroda in his debut 7:19 - Hiromi Wajima gets his first ONE victory vs Ricardo Bravo 9:48 - Hiroki Akimoto vs Hisai Taimu 11:25 - Kaito gets obliterated by Marat Grigorian 13:56 - Jonathan Haggerty’s perfect gameplay to beat Yuki Yoza 17:19 - Takeru’s importance for Japanese kickboxing 19:14 - Takeru gets redemption over Rodtang and retires 22:36 - Does ONE Samurai feel like “JKICK”?  24:49 - Chico Kwasi beats Donovan Wisse 28:13 - What’s next for both Kwasi and Wisse? 30:59 - Preview upcoming video Did you enjoy my video? Please Like & Subscribe. It’s much appreciated! 🙏 ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips  #ONESamurai1 #GLORY107 #kickboxing #combatsports  Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  5. Feb 22

    Was 2025 A Good Year For Kickboxing? | Awardshow

    To support this show, please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd Today we’re gonna take a look back to last year’s greatest fights, best moments and give out awards in the Best of 2025 in Kickboxing Awardshow. In this year’s award categories we’ve got some familiar ones and new ones (like best haircut of the year). 2025 was a fun year of kickboxing, but not without its flaws. GLORY centered its year around a hugely convoluted heavyweight tournament, a switch in K-1 leadership, Takeru losing by knockout, Rico Verhoeven’s exit from GLORY, sigh.. But at the same time we’ve got some incredible fights like Mory Kromah knocking out Bahram Rajabzadeh, an incredible K-1 World MAX tournament, the return of Antonio Plazibat, Yuki Yoza’s immaculate aura, and so much more! Timestamps 0:00 - Best of 2025 Kickboxing Awardshow 0:35 - New categories and rules 3:18 - Upset of 2025 8:48 - Craziest moment of 2025 13:15 - Knockout of 2025 19:16 - Haircut of 2025 21:39 - Breakout fighter of 2025 23:38 - Event of 2025 27:02 - Organization of 2025 38:56 - Fight of 2025 44:11 - Fighter of 2025 48:52 - Was 2025 good or bad? 49:49 - Giorgio Petrosyan retires 50:21 - What did you think? Much appreciated! 🙏 #awardshow #bestof2025 #kickboxing #combatsports Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  6. 11/20/2025

    Big things are coming!

    It's been a while, but I'm back.. sort of. Lots of things in my life changed this past year, which is why I stopped publishing regularly. In this video I'll explain how the channel will look like going forward. Can't lie, I'm pretty hyped about the stuff I'm working on! 0:00 - My life lately 0:49 - Reconnect with you guys 2:09 - New video's are coming  3:58 - Trash talk in kickboxing 5:14 - Jkick aka Japanese kickboxing 6:18 - Yearly awardshow returns If you like this video, I appreciate if you like & subscribe. #kickboxing #combatsports #dadlife Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  7. 06/11/2025

    GLORY 100 Preview Show (1/2) Why Rico Verhoeven vs Artem Vakhitov is a GOOD fight!

    This Saturday the promotion's posterboy Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven is returning to defend his belt against former Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov. That's not all because GLORY is celebrating their 100th event with a MASSIVE CARD! 20 fights, 4 title fights, 4 one night 4-man tournaments, multiple superfights! IN-SANE!  This was originally meant to be a two-parter, but with disappointing ticketsales they combined both events in one mega event. While GLORY isn't doing a two-parter, I will make it up for them since I am doing this preview show in two parts! 😉 📅 GLORY 100 takes place on Saturday the 14th of June in Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The event will be broadcasted on DAZN. ▶️ Watch GLORY 100 preview show (1/2) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zgrgFaSA3XA ▶️ Watch GLORY 100 preview show (2/2) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/M-X2feaXo_I  Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:44 - Stacked card with 20 fights (!!) 5:54 - From 2-day event to 1 day 6:47 - PPV model a good or bad idea? 8:36 - Two video’s 9:21 - Growing the channel 9:46 - Life as a new dad 10:37 - GLORY 100 11:28 - Berjan Peposhi vs Deniz Demirkapu 12:52 - Serkan Ozcaglayan vs Mohamed Touchassie 15:26 - Why is this fight on catchweight? 16:28 - Mesud Selimovic vs Iliass Hammouche 17:41 - Petch vs Miguel Trindade a banger in disguise 21:04 - Could Michael Boapeah beat Donovan Wisse? 24:25 - Finally Tarik Khbabez vs Sergej Maslobojev meet again 30:36 - Why Rico Verhoeven vs Artem Vakhitov makes sense 36:21 - Will Rico Verhoeven retire after GLORY 100? If you like this video, I appreciate if you like & subscribe. ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips  #GLORY100 #kickboxing #combatsports Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

  8. 06/11/2025

    GLORY 100 Preview Show (2/2) Is Heavyweight Kickboxing back?

    Is Heavyweight kickboxing back? At least that's what GLORY is trying to accomplish with the GLORY Last Heavyweight Standing tournament. With favorites like Jamal Ben Saddik, Bahram Rajabzadeh, Cookie Osaro and Big Sexy it's bound to be spectaculair! But do the 4-man tournaments make sense? 🤔 📅 GLORY 100 takes place on Saturday the 14th of June in Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The event will be broadcasted on DAZN. ▶️ Watch GLORY 100 preview show (1/2) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zgrgFaSA3XA ▶️ Watch GLORY 100 preview show (2/2) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/M-X2feaXo_I  🎧 Kick Weekly with Tim Wheaton ft. The Kickboxing Nerd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRy7Qk0WCJs 0:00 - GLORY 100 Preview Show part 1 of 2 1:39 - Criticism on GLORY focussing on heavyweight 3:20 - GLORY Last Heavyweight Standing round 2 4:27 - Only 1 reserve fight is crazy 5:24 - LHWS reserve match: Iuri Fernandes vs Samuele Pugliese 6:38 - LHWS 1: Iraj Azizpour vs Ionut Iancu 8:17 - LHWS 1: Asadulla Nasipov vs Anis Bouzid 9:30 - LHWS 1: Final 10:28 - LHWS 2: Colin George vs Nico ‘Big Sexy’ Horta 12:53 - LHWS 2: Milos Cvjeticanin vs Cem Caceres 15:27 - LHWS 2: Final 16:58 - LHWS 3: Mory Kromah vs Alin Nechita 19:12 - LHWS 3: Bahram Rajabzadeh vs Asdren Gashi 19:12 - LHWS 3: Final 21:44 - LHWS 4: Tariq ‘Cookie’ Osaro vs Luigi Gashi 23:52 - LHWS 4 Jamal Ben Saddik vs Sofian Laidouni 26:55 - LHWS 4: Final 28:05 - Do the 4-man tournaments make sense? 28:55 - What’s next for the winners 30:24 - GLORY x RISE Last Featherweight Standing  31:04 - Kick Weekly with Tim Wheaton If you like this video, I appreciate if you like & subscribe. ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips  #GLORY100 #kickboxing #combatsports Support the show I am The Kickboxing Nerd. If you like this episode, I appreciate if you like & subscribe to my Youtube channel. ► Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekickboxingnerd ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekickboxingnerd/ ► Check out my clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKickboxingNerdClips

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YES, I am a nerd who watches and talks WAY TOO MUCH about kickboxing! 👨‍💻 My name is Kimball and I am THE KICKBOXING NERD (formerly known as De Kickboks Podcast)! I've been watching kickboxing for a long long time. So I decided; let's make a Youtube channel and talk about kickboxing while having fun! I'm here to spread the beauty of kickboxing. Since I'm from The Netherlands, there's some Dutch content on this channel as well. Anyways, I hope you enjoy my content!

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    The Kickboxing Nerd
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
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