Ernesto Hoost

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Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired professional kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title, Hoost announced his retirement thirteen years later on 2 December 2006 after the K-1 World GP Final tournament in Tokyo Dome, Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hoost holds notable victories over Peter Aerts (4x), Branko Cikatić, Mirko Cro Cop (3x), Jérôme Le Banner (3x), Andy Hug (3x), Ray Sefo (3x), Musashi (2x), Mike Bernardo, Francisco Filho (2x), Sam Greco, Stefan Leko (3x), Mark Hunt, Cyril Abidi, and Glaube Feitosa.

Biography

Hoost was born in Heemskerk, North Holland to Greek Surinamese parents.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played football for amateur club Hollandia until he was 15 years old, when he started training in kickboxing at the newly opened Sokudo Gym. In 1983, he had his first match against Wim Scharrenberg, which he won by knockout in the second round. From 1988, his career accelerated, winning several European and world titles in Savate and Muay Thai. He quit his job as a sports teacher for alternative punished youngsters to focus on his career as a professional fighter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the K-1 Grand Prix '93, the inaugural K-1 World Grand Prix, Hoost defeated Peter Aerts by decision in the quarterfinals, knocked out Maurice Smith in the semifinals, and advanced to the tournament final where he was knocked out by Branko Cikatic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hoost got another shot at a title on 19 December 1993, when he won the K-2 World Championship, knocking out Changpuek Kiatsongrit in four rounds. This was the only time the K-1 organisation held a K-2 tournament.

Hoost reached the K-1 World Grand Prix Finals again in 1995, but lost to Peter Aerts by a four-round decision.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He went on to win every fight for the remainder of that year. In 1996, he lost at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 finals to Andy Hug by a five-round split decision.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finally became K-1 World Champion in 1997 when he beat Hug by a three-round unanimous decision.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hoost was unable to defend his title at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1998 tournament, being technically knocked out in the quarterfinals by Australian Sam Greco due to being unable to start the 3rd round after a cut above his left eye; he was mostly dominated in the fight by Greco.

In 1999, Hoost won his second K-1 World Grand Prix title, beating Mirko Cro Cop by technical knockout in the third round.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 23 April 2000, Hoost avenged his loss to Greco when he beat him by a technical knockout.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hoost retained the K-1 World Grand Prix Championship title for the third time in 2000 by defeating Ray Sefo. By then, many K-1 fans were hoping for a meeting between Hoost and Bob Sapp. Hoost returned to defend his crown in 2001 defeating Stefan Leko. However, he was forced to retire from the tournament due to an injured shin before the semi-finals.

The highly anticipated fight with Bob Sapp came at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 final elimination. Sapp won by technical knockout in the first round after the doctor stopped the match on cuts. Despite the loss he was again matched up with Sapp in the quarter-finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002. After trading knockdowns with Sapp in the first round, Hoost lost again in a wild slugfest when referee Nobuaki Kakuda declared a KO while Hoost was still standing, but after the fight, Sapp turned out to have broken his hand and suffered four cracked ribs, and wasn't able to continue, allowing Hoost to replace him in the semi-finals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hoost beat Ray Sefo in the first round by TKO, after Sefo damaged his shin against Hoost's kneecap. Hoost proceeded to his fifth K-1 Finals, and was matched up against Jerome Le Banner. The fight was clearly in Le Banner's favour up until the third and final round when Le Banner injured his arm blocking Hoost's kick. Hoost aggressively attacked the arm again, forcing Le Banner down with only 94 seconds left in the match, winning by TKO and his fourth Grand Prix Championship. Le Banner suffered a severe compound fracture, putting him out of competition for over a year.

In 2003, Hoost would continue his feud with Bob Sapp in another arena of combat sports, professional wrestling.<ref name="WRESTLE-1">Template:Cite web</ref> At AJPW's 2nd WRESTLE-1 event held in the Tokyo Dome, Hoost would defeat Sapp after delivering a chair shot and slap to the back of the head which led to a schoolboy pin.<ref name="WRESTLE-1" />

In addition to his Grand Prix titles Ernesto Hoost fought a number of Super fights. In 2004 he was again in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 finals, in which he lost to the eventual Grand Prix champion Remy Bonjasky.

In 2006, Hoost declared that he would fight his last tournament in K-1. In the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006, Hoost was defeated in the semi-finals by Semmy Schilt. An emotional Hoost was met with a standing ovation from the audience as he left the arena.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hoost is well known for training "Knees of Fury" fighters Paul Slowinski (whom he is currently still training). Under his guidance Slowinski has won the K-1 tournament 2007 in Amsterdam. He has also trained in leg strikes, wrestling, and other skills with PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko.<ref>Template:In lang The Official Site of Fedor Emelyanenko Template:Webarchive</ref>

Hoost was also present as a cornerman for UFC fighter Antoni Hardonk in Hardonk's UFC 85 bout with Eddie Sanchez, his UFC 92 win over Mike Wessel, and his UFC 97 loss to Cheick Kongo.

In 2012, Hoost was invited by the Katana Fighting Series to be guest of honour at their Katana 6 'Rebellion' show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hoost made a comeback at age 48. In his first fight in over eight years, he scored two knockdowns en route to a unanimous decision victory over Thomas Stanley at Hoost Cup: Legend in Nagoya, Japan on 23 March 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He defeated Peter Aerts in their sixth meeting via unanimous decision on 19 October 2014 in Osaka to win the vacant WKO World Heavyweight Championship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fighting style

Ernesto Hoost is generally considered to be among the greatest strikers of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While he lacked the sheer physicality of other heavyweights, he was able to succeed through his superior speed, accuracy, devastating combinations, and tactical brilliance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His nickname "Mr. Perfect" stemmed from his ability to throw complex combinations with almost machine-like technical precision. Hoost's most feared strike was his signature low kick, which he utilized at the end of his combinations to cripple his opponent throughout the course of a match. He was able to finish top competition such as Ray Sefo, Mirko Cro Cop, and Igor Vovchanchyn through his use of the low kick. Hoost also enjoyed a strong countering game as well as having high defensive acumen. This allowed him to survive when more powerful fighters attempted to brawl, although this notably failed (twice) against the 350 pound Bob Sapp.

Personal life

Hoost currently lives in the town of Hoorn, together with his wife and children.

Titles

Other

Kickboxing record

Template:Kickboxing record start |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-10-19 || Win||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Aerts || WKO: Kumite Energy || Osaka, Japan ||Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 || 99-21-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-03-23 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Thomas Stanley || Hoost Cup: Legend || Nagoya, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 || 98-21-1 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2006-12-02 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Semmy Schilt || K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 97-21-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-12-02 || Win || align="left" |Template:Flagicon Chalid Arrab || K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext. R decision (unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 97-20-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-09-30 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Yusuke Fujimoto || K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka opening round || Osaka, Japan || KO (right low kick)|| 3 || 2:09 || 96-20-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-05-13 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Aerts || K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 95-20-1 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2005-12-31 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Semmy Schilt || K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!! || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (referee stoppage) || 2 || 0:41 || 94-20-1 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2004-12-04 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Remy Bonjasky || K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext. R decision || 4 || 3:00 || 94-19-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-09-25 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Glaube Feitosa || K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 final elimination || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 94-18-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-03-27 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Xhavit Bajrami || K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama || Saitama, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 93-18-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2003-12-31 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Montanha Silva || K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 92-18-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2003-07-13 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Cyril Abidi || K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 2 || 3:00 || 91-18-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2003-06-14 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Martin Holm || K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris || Paris, France || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 90-18-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2003-03-30 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jefferson Silva || K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama || Saitama, Japan || KO (punch) || 1 || 2:55 || 89-18-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2002-12-07 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jérôme Le Banner || K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right mid-kicks) || 3 || 1:26 || 88-18-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2002-12-07 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ray Sefo || K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Shin injury) || 1 || 1:49 || 87-18-1 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2002-12-07 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Bob Sapp || K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (referee stoppage) || 2 || 2:53 || 86-18-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2002-10-05 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Bob Sapp || K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 final elimination || Saitama, Japan || TKO (doctor stoppage) || 1 || 3:00 || 86-17-1 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2002-08-28 || Draw ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Semmy Schilt || Pride Shockwave || Tokyo, Japan || Draw || 5 || 3:00 || 86-16-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2002-08-17 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jan Nortje || K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas || Las Vegas, Nevada || KO (kick) || 3 || 1:29 || 86-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2002-05-22 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Stefan Leko || K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris || Paris, France || KO (punches) || 1 || 1:48 || 85-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2002-04-21 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Nakasako || K-1 Burning 2002 || Hiroshima, Japan || KO || 1 || 1:46 || 84-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-12-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Stefan Leko || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 83-16 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-06-16 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Matt Skelton || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne Final || Melbourne, Australia || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 82-16 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-06-16 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mark Hunt || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne Semi-finals || Melbourne, Australia || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 81-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-06-16 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sergei Gur || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne Quarter-finals || Melbourne, Australia || TKO (referee stoppage) || 1 || 2:03 || 80-16 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-04-15 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Musashi || K-1 Burning 2001 || Kumamoto, Japan || Decision (majority) || 5 || 3:00 || 79-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-03-18 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Xhavit Bajrami || 2H2H - Simply The Best || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 78-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-12-10 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ray Sefo || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 77-16 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-12-10 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Francisco Filho || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 76-16 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-12-10 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext. R decision (unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 75-16 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2000-07-30 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jérôme Le Banner || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Final || Nagoya, Japan || TKO (corner stoppage) || 1 || 3:00 || 74-16 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-07-30 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Lloyd van Dams || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Semi-finals || Nagoya, Japan || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 74-15 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-07-30 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Paris Vasilikos || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Quarter-finals || Nagoya, Japan || KO (right punch) || 3 || 2:20 || 73-15 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-05-28 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rani Berbachi || K-1 Survival 2000 || Sapporo, Japan || TKO (corner stoppage)|| 3 || 3:00 || 72-15 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2000-04-23 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sam Greco || K-1 The Millennium || Osaka, Japan || TKO (corner stoppage) || 3 || 3:00 || 71-15 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1999-12-05 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop || K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (left body shot)|| 3 || 1:09 || 70-15 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1999-12-05 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jérôme Le Banner || K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right hook) || 2 || 0:26 || 69-15 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1999-12-05 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andy Hug || K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 68-15 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1999-10-03 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Xhavit Bajrami || K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round || Osaka, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 67-15 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1999-07-18 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Igor Vovchanchyn || K-1 Dream '99 || Nagoya, Japan || TKO (Low kicks/3 knockdowns) || 3 || 0:51 || 66-15 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1999-04-25 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Francisco Filho || K-1 Revenge '99 || Yokohama, Japan || KO (right hook) || 1 || 1:37 || 65-15 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1998-12-13 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sam Greco || K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (corner stoppage) || 2 || 3:00 || 65-14 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1998-09-27 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tasis Petridis || K-1 World Grand Prix '98 opening round || Osaka, Japan || TKO (corner stoppage) || 4 || 3:00 || 65-13 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1998-08-07 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Maurice Smith || K-1 USA Grand Prix '98 || Las Vegas, Nevada || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 64-13 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1998-07-18 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Musashi || K-1 Dream '98 || Nagoya, Japan || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3 || 2:52 || 63-13 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1998-05-24 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jean Riviere || K-1 Braves '98 || Fukuoka, Japan || KO (right high kick)|| 1 || 1:17 || 62-13 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1998-04-09 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Aerts || K-1 Kings '98 || Yokohama, Japan || Decision (majority) || 5 ||3:00 || 61-13 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-11-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andy Hug || K-1 World Grand Prix 1997 Final || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 61-12 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-11-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Francisco Filho || K-1 World Grand Prix 1997 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 60-12 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-11-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jérôme Le Banner || K-1 World Grand Prix 1997 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right hook) || 1 || 1:15 || 59-12 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-09-07 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Stefan Leko || K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round || Osaka, Japan || KO (right cross) || 2 || 0:34 || 58-12 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-06-07 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Shaun Johnson || K-1 Fight Night '97 || Zurich, Switzerland || KO (Body shot) || 1 || 1:12 || 57-12 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-04-29 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mike Bernardo || K-1 Braves '97 || Fukuoka, Japan || TKO (referee stoppage/right hook) || 4 || 1:03 || 56-12 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1997-03-16 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Duane Van Der Merwe || K-1 Kings '97 || Yokohama, Japan || KO (kick)|| 3 || 1:49 || 55-12 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1996-12-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ray Sefo || K-1 Hercules '96 || Nagoya, Japan || KO (Low kicks)|| 4 || 0:25 || 54-12 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1996-10-18 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jérôme Le Banner || K-1 Star Wars '96 || Yokohama, Japan || TKO (right hook) || 2 || 2:57 || 53-12 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1996-09-01 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Carl Bernardo || K-1 Revenge '96 || Osaka, Japan || KO || 2 || 0:20 || 53-11 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1996-05-06 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andy Hug || K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 Semi-finals || Yokohama, Japan || 2nd Ext. R decision (split) || 5 || 3:00 || 52-11 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1996-05-06 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mirko Cro Cop || K-1 World Grand Prix 1996 Quarter-finals || Yokohama, Japan || KO (right low kick) || 3 || 1:27 || 52-10 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1996-03-10 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Stuart Green || K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle || Yokohama, Japan || KO (kick) || 2 || 0:09 || 51-10 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9|Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-12-09 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Maurice Travis || K-1 Hercules || Nagoya, Japan || TKO (corner stoppage) || 1 || 2:13 || 50-10 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-09-03 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Michael Thompson || K-1 Revenge II || Yokohama, Japan || TKO || 2 || 2:45 || 49-10 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-07-16 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andy Hug || K-3 Grand Prix '95 || Japan || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 48-10 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1995-05-04 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Aerts || K-1 Grand Prix '95 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext. R decision (unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 47-10 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-05-04 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon John Kleijn || K-1 Grand Prix '95 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right cross) || 2 || 0:45 || 47-9 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1995-03-03 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Hubert Numrich||K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right cross) || 4 || 2:25 || 46-9 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9|Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1994-12-10 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Branko Cikatić || K-1 Legend || Nagoya, Japan || KO (right hook) || 2 || 1:18 || 45-9 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-11-12 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rick Roufus || Thriller in Marseille || Marseille, France || KO (right high kick) || 11 || 1:02 || 45-8 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-09-18 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mark Russell || K-1 Revenge || Yokohama, Japan || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 2 || 2:42 || 44-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-06-25 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Davidov || N/A || France || N/A || N/A || N/A || 43-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-05-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Bob Schreiber || K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 Final || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 1 || 3:00 || 42-8 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-05-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Mark Russell || K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 Semi-finals || Amsterdam, Netherlands || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 2 || 2:05 || 41-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-05-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tony Luciano || K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 Quarter-finals || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || 40-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1994-03-04 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Masaaki Satake || K-1 Challenge || Tokyo, Japan || KO (left high kick) || 2 || 2:45 || 39-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-12-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Changpuek Kiatsongrit || K-2 Grand Prix '93 Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right high kick) || 4 || 0:40 || 38-8 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-12-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Adam Watt || K-2 Grand Prix '93 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (2 knockdowns) || 1 || 2:13 || 37-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-12-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Manson Gibson || K-2 Grand Prix '93 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext. R decision (majority) || 4 || 3:00 || 36-8 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-09-04 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Tasis Petridis || K-1 Illusion || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 3 || 0:45 || 35-8 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1993-04-30 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Branko Cikatić || K-1 Grand Prix '93 Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (right hook) || 1 || 2:49 || 34-8 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-04-30 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Maurice Smith || K-1 Grand Prix '93 Semi-finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (left high kick) || 3 || 1:18 || 34-7 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-04-30 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Aerts || K-1 Grand Prix '93 Quarter-finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 33-7 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1993-02-14 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Troy Hughes || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 32-7 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1992 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sanmark || N/A || N/A || KO || N/A || N/A || 31-7 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1992-11-13 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rick Roufus || N/A || New York, NY || Decision (unanimous) || 12 || 2:00 || 30-7 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1992-10-25 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Theppitak Sangmoragot || Holland vs Thailand: The Revenge || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO (left punch) || 2 || 2:14 || 30-6 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1992-04-26 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Joe Caktas || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 29-6 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1991-10-20 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Leo de Snoo || Hot Night in Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 28-6 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1991-04-21 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jan Wessels || Kickboxing "Holland vs Canada" || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 27-6 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1991-02-17 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Luc Verheye || Holland vs Thailand VI || Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 26-6 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1990-11-18 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rob Kaman || The Battle of the Year || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO (left hook) || 5 || N/A || 25-6 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1990-10-14 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Seyoke || Holland vs Thailand V || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 1 || N/A || 25-5 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1990-01-28 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ernest Simmons || N/A || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 3 || N/A || 24-5 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1989-10-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Branko Cikatić || N/A || Amsterdam, Netherlands || DQ || 4 || N/A || 23-5 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1989-08-27 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Francis Dauvin || N/A || Paris, France || KO || 2 || N/A || 22-5 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1989-05-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Pascal Ducros || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 21-5 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1989-04-21 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jean-Yves Thériault || N/A || Geneva, Switzerland || Decision (split) || 12 || 2:00 || 20-5 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1989-02-19 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kirkwood Walker || N/A || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 20-4 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1988-11-20 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Peter Aerts || N/A || Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 19-4 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1988-09-25 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Benoit Brilliant || N/A || Strasbourg, France || KO || 6 || N/A || 18-4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1988-06-11 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Sylvain Postel || Champions in Action || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 5 || N/A || 17-4 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1988-06-03 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Regis Lessaint || N/A || Le Havre, France || KO || 3 || N/A || 16-4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1988-05-07 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Francois Corremans || Superfights II || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 15-4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1988-02-27 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andre Mannaart || Superfights I || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 3 || N/A || 14-4 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1987-12-05 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Latricin || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 13-4 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1987-11-08 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Kenneth Plak || N/A || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 12-4 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Template:Small |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1987-09-10 || Loss ||align=left| Template:Flagicon Ronnie Wagenmaker || N/A || N/A || KO || N/A || N/A || 11-4 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1987-05-31 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Pascal Ducros || Kick-Thaiboxing Gala in Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 11-3 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1987-02-01 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rob Kaman || W.K.A. Kickboxing || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 10-3 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1986-12-14 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Jean-Yves Thériault || N/A || Montreal, Canada || Decision (unanimous) || 12 || 2:00 || 10-2 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1986-06-12 || Loss ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ernest Simmons || N/A || Florida, United States || N/A || N/A || N/A || 10-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1986-03-02 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Leo de Snoo || N/A || Netherlands || N/A || N/A || N/A || 10-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1986-01-18 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Roy Martina || N/A || N/A || KO || N/A || N/A || 9-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1985-10-20 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Andre Mannaart || N/A || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 || 8-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1985-06-23 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rob Floris || N/A || N/A || KO || N/A || N/A || 7-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1985-05-31 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Raphael Gerardy || Cente Sportif d'Etterbeek || Belgium || KO || N/A || N/A || 6-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1985-03-10 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Leo de Snoo || N/A || Netherlands || N/A || N/A || N/A || 5-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1984-11-18 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Drielle || N/A || N/A || KO || N/A || N/A || 4-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1984-10-20 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Ricardo Darsan || N/A || N/A || KO || N/A || N/A || 3-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1984-03-25 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Rijntjes || N/A || Netherlands || KO || N/A || N/A || 2-0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1983-12-11 || Win ||align=left|Template:Flagicon Wim Scharrenberg || N/A || Netherlands || KO || 2 || N/A || 1-0 |- | colspan=9 | Legend: Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2

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