Kickboxing in History

Birthdays in Sport

  • 1954-10-03 Branko Cikatić, Croatian kickboxer (first K-1 World Grand Prix Heavyweight C'ship 1993), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2020)
  • 1960-06-05 Rob Kaman, Dutch kickboxer who was 4 x WKA world champion, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2024)
  • 1965-07-11 Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
  • 1970-10-25 Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist (International Kick Boxing Federation's Heavyweight C'ship 1990; 3 x K-1 World Grand Prix), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • 1971-02-15 Ray Sefo, New Zealand kick boxer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1976-01-09 Todd Grisham, American sportscaster (DAZN, Glory kickboxing, ESPN, WWE, UFC), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • 1980-10-30 Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer and mixed martial artist, born in Jeju, South Korea
  • 1984-12-08 Badr Hari, Dutch kickboxer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1986-12-01 Andrew Tate, American-British media personality and kickboxer, born in Washington D.C.
  • 1987-11-21 Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist

Deaths in Sport

  • 2020-03-23 Branko Cikatić, Croatian kickboxer (first K-1 World Grand Prix Heavyweight C'ship 1993), dies from Parkinson's disease at 65
  • 2024-03-31 Rob Kaman, Dutch kickboxer who was 4 x WKA world champion, dies at 63