Frank Lobman
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Frank "The Animal" Lobman (born November 18, 1955) is a Dutch
-Surinamese former kickboxer. He was five times the European kickboxing champion and had an astonishing 9:10 knockout ratio. He beat many notable fighters over his career, such as Bas Rutten
and Ken Shamrock
, and fought in organizations such as Pancrase and K-1.
and had a knockout ratio of 90%. In 1991 he beat Bas Rutten for a European kickboxing title. He announced his retirement fight in 2002 at the age 49. His last fight was a 20 year rematch with Jan Oosterbaan in Ahoy-2H2H, but he lost the fight due to a decision.
Frank was undefeated until his first fight with Peter Aerts. At the time Frank was 38 years old and Peter was 21.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-Surinamese former kickboxer. He was five times the European kickboxing champion and had an astonishing 9:10 knockout ratio. He beat many notable fighters over his career, such as Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist, Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and kickboxer. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak...
and Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...
, and fought in organizations such as Pancrase and K-1.
Biography
Frank was a prominent kickboxer in 80's to the early 90's. He trained often in rotterdam-crooswijk at schuttersveld where his Brother Hedwig Lobman Taught Kyokushin karate. Several kickBox Matches were given in the early eighties with Lucien Carbin. He was undefeated until his fight with Peter AertsPeter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
and had a knockout ratio of 90%. In 1991 he beat Bas Rutten for a European kickboxing title. He announced his retirement fight in 2002 at the age 49. His last fight was a 20 year rematch with Jan Oosterbaan in Ahoy-2H2H, but he lost the fight due to a decision.
Frank was undefeated until his first fight with Peter Aerts. At the time Frank was 38 years old and Peter was 21.
Titles
- 5 time European Kick Boxing champion
- I.K.B.F. European Heavyweight champion
- E.M.T.A. European Heavyweight champion
- Dutch Heavyweight champion
External links
- mixed martial arts record http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats.fighterDetail&pid=03241ECCCC996CF5
- kickboxing achievements http://www.muaythaiplaza.nl/content/lobman.htm
- pancrase profile http://www.pancrase.co.jp/en/fighters/en/lobman.html
- Aerts on Lobman http://www.fansofk1.com/article?aID=2036&Category=1