Ginty Vrede (July 18, 1985 – January 28, 2008) was a Dutch
kickboxer and 2008
WBC Muaythai
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Heavyweight World champion.
Biography and career
Vrede won the
WBC Muaythai
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heavyweight World title by beating the previously unbeaten
Shane del Rosario in
Las Vegas
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on January 12, 2008, by KO in the first round.
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wbcmuaythai.com Two weeks later, despite being medically tested before his fight in Las Vegas, Vrede died aged 22 from cardiac arrest during a training session in
Amsterdam
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. He was trained by Harry Berepoot who has produced several other World champion fighters in both Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts.
Vrede made a habit of knocking out all comers and boasted a high rate, which led to him being compared with
K-1 superstar
Remy Bonjasky
Remy Kenneth Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix heavyweight champion, winning the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008. Bonjasky has been known for his flying kicks, knee att ...
.
He was known for his lightning low kicks which he delivered with power, timing and precision. He also had a reputation for hard righthand pin-point punches and powerful knee strikes.
Ginty was on an impromptu training session in the Pancration Sports Centre in Amsterdam when at some point he stated that he did not feel very well, and collapsed moments later. CPR administered for nearly half an hour could not save him. He died on his way to the hospital.
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Titles
*2008 WBC Muaythai
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Business
*Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, a former large India broadcaster now folded into CBS
*Westpac (New Delhi Exchange code: WBC), a multinational Financial services company
*Wholesale Broadband Connect, BT Wholesale's ...
Heavyweight World champion.
Kickboxing record
See also
*List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers.
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* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Armando González
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitaka ...
References
External links
Bear Paw Gym
Ginty Vrede Hyves Website
Ginty Vrede Official Hyves Website
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1985 births
2008 deaths
Dutch male kickboxers
Dutch Muay Thai practitioners
Heavyweight kickboxers
People from Heiloo
Sportspeople from Paramaribo
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
Surinamese male kickboxers
Surinamese Muay Thai practitioners
Sportspeople from North Holland