Ernesto Hoost
Dutch professional kickboxer (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[3] 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.
Ernesto Hoost | |
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Born | Ernesto Frits Hoost (1965-07-11) 11 July 1965 (age 58) Heemskerk, Netherlands |
Other names | Mr. Perfect[1] |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2.4 in) |
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) |
Division | Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
Fighting out of | Hoorn, Netherlands |
Team | Vos Gym (1987–2006) Sokudo Gym (1981–1987) |
Trainer | Johan Vos, Jan Plas (1987–2006) Ton Vriend (1981–1987) |
Years active | 1983–2006, 2014 (Kickboxing) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 121 |
Wins | 99 |
By knockout | 62 |
Losses | 21 |
By knockout | 11 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Notable students | Paul Slowinski, Ashwin Balrak Tyrone Spong, Pat Barry, Fedor Emelianenko, Ramazan Ramazanov, Joanna Jędrzejczyk[2] |
Website | www |