Andrew Thomson (kickboxer)
Andrew Thomson | |
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Born | Andrew James Thomson 7 April 1974 East London, South Africa |
Other names | Iceberg |
Nationality | ![]() |
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st) |
Division | Super Heavyweight |
Style | Kickboxing, Karate, Muay Thai |
Team | Steve's Gym |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 38 |
Wins | 30 |
By knockout | 30 |
Losses | 8 |
Andrew "Iceberg" Thomson, (born 7 April 1974), is an active South African kickboxer.
Biography and career
Thompson was born in East London, South Africa in 1974. Although he played several sports when he was a young boy, he was most interested in body building and martial arts. He studied karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, kung fu, and boxing.
After graduation he was conscripted into the South African army, where he qualified as a parachutist and a sanitation engineer.
After he moved from East London to Cape Town, he joined Steve's Gym, and he participated in K-1 from 1998 to 2003. He won several K-1 events.[1]
He competed in Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '13 where he defeated Mate Paulovics on September 12, 2013 in tournament's 1st round. He won by 1st-round TKO after 1 min. and 32 sec and withdraw from the tournament.[2]
Titles
- 2006 King of the Ring Pro Heavyweight World Title Runner Up
- 2002 K-1 Africa Grand Prix winner
- 2001 K-1 Africa Grand Prix winner
- 2000 K-1 Africa Grand Prix winner
- 1999 South African Super Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion
Professional kickboxing record
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30 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 8 Losses[3]
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
External links
- Official website of Andrew Thomson(Japanese)
- Use dmy dates from June 2012
- 1974 births
- Living people
- South African male kickboxers
- Super heavyweight kickboxers
- South African male karateka
- South African Muay Thai practitioners
- Sportspeople from East London, Eastern Cape
- White South African people
- South African sportspeople stubs
- Martial arts biography stubs