Massaro Glunder-Timisela is a Dutch-Moluccan professional kickboxer. He is a former W5 72.5 kg Intercontinental champion.
Glunder was ranked in the Featherweight top ten by Combat Press from October 2015[2] until May 2016.[3]
Kickboxing career
Massaro won the W5 72.5 kg Intercontinental Championship in 2015, with a unanimous decision win over Foad Sadeghi.[4]
Glunder fought Kaew Fairtex for the K-1 65 kg title.[5] Fairtex won the fight by a split decision.[6]
Glunder was scheduled to fight Victor Pinto during Glory 51.[7] He won the fight by a unanimous decision.[8]
He fought with K-1 in 2018, when he fought Yasuhiro Kido.[9] He lost the fight in the third round by DQ, as the referee judged Glunder spent too much holding Kido in the clinch.[10] He lost his next fight against Aleksei Ulianov by decision as well.[11]
He was then scheduled to fight Quade Taranaki during Glory 56.[12] Glunder won the fight by a unanimous decision.
Glunder's next fight was a Super Fight Series headliner during against Kevin VanNostrand.[13] Glunder lost the fight by a unanimous decision, after he was deducted a point for clinching.[14]
Following these two losses, he was scheduled to fight Luke Whelan. Whelan was later replaced by Arbi Emiev.[15] Glunder won the fight by a unanimous decision.[16]
Glunder next faced Mohammed Jaraya during Glory's Collision 2 event.[17][18] He lost the fight by a unanimous decision.[19]
He was next set to face Jos van Belzen during Glory 76.[20] The fight was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]
Titles and accomplishments
2015 W5 72.5 kg Intercontinental Championship.[22]
2013 KOK 65 kg World CUP/ HERO‘S 2013 Tournament Champion.[23]