Thian de Vries


Thian Kellen de Vries is a Dutch professional kickboxer. He is the current Enfusion Middleweight, Light-heavyweight & Cruiserweight World Champion. He is also the current K-1 Cruiserweight Champion.
As of August 2025, he is ranked as the #6 light-heavyweight in the world by Combat Press and #8 by Beyond Kick. Thian de Vries is also ranked #9 in middleweight. In cruiserweight he is ranked #1 by Enfusion.

Career

A long-time resident of his hometown of Oostburg, from the province of Zeeland, De Vries started kickboxing at the age of 17 at Luc Verheije Fight Club in Aardenburg as a way to control his temper. There he trains under former champion Luc Verheije.
De Vries made his debut for the Enfusion promotion on June 10, 2023 at Enfusion 123. He defeated Chahid Chaquibi by technical knockout in the second round with low kicks.
On June 30, 2023, De Vries travelled to Romania to face Vasile Amariței for the Colosseum Tournament inaugural Light Heavyweght title. He won the fight by knockout in the second round with a spinning back fist.
On October 17, 2023 De Vries headlined a co-promoted event by Enfusion and Battle Arena in Waregem Belgium. He defeated Leo Jefferson by first round technical knockout.
De Vries was scheduled to face Nikita Kozlov on October 28, 2023, at RCC Fair Fight in Yekaterinburg, Russia. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
De Vries faced Daniel Vítovec at 8TKO #6 in Alkmaar, Netherlands for the vacant Enfusion World Cruiserweight (-88kg) title. He won the fight by first round knockout with a flying knee.
De Vries faced Vasile Amariței at Colosseum Tournament 41 on December 8, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.
De Vries faced Jesse Astill at an Alpha Fight Series "Australia vs The World" event on February 16, 2024. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. De Vries fought again only a week later on February 24, 2024, at Battle Arena in Zwevegem, Belgium where he knocked out Lionel Bady in the first round.
De Vries faced Nabil el Ayyadi for the vacant Enfusion World Light Heavyweight Championship at Enfusion 157 on May 18, 2024. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
De Vries faced Yuri Ceita at Elite Combat League II in Germany on June 15, 2024. He won the fight by technical knockout 52 seconds into the bout.
De Vries successfully defended his Enfusion World Cruiserweight title on November 16, 2024, when he stopped Peter Verhaegh by technical knockout in the second round at Enfusion #143.
On February 9, 2025, De Vries travelled to Tokyo, Japan, to face Carlos Budiao at K-1 World MAX 2025. He won the fight by first round knockout.
On March 29, 2025, de Vries challenged Max Weekers for his Enfusion Middleweight World title at Enfusion 147. He won the fight by unanimous decision after five rounds.
De Vries successfully defended his Enfusion World Cruiserweight title for the second time when he knocked out Yasin Güren in the first round with a high kick at 8TKO #15 on May 3, 2025.
De Vries was expected to challenge the K-1 Cruiserweight (-90kg) titleholder Liu Ce at K-1 Beyond on May 31, 2025. Ce withdrew from the contest on May 26, with a nose injury, and was stripped of the belt. De Vries was rescheduled to face Mahmoud Sattari for the vacant championship. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.
On September 27, 2025 De Vries faced Kevin van Heeckeren for the inaugural Enfusion Cage Event Xtreme Standup cruiserweight title. He won the fight by second round knockout.
De Vries was scheduled to defend his K-1 Cruiserweight title against Liu Ce at K-1 World MAX 2025 on November 15, 2025. He was forced to withdraw after he underwent surgery for a broken hand he sustained in his previous fight against Kevin van Heeckeren.

Championships and accomplishments

Awards

Kickboxing record

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