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Ginty Vrede was a Dutch

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...

kickboxer and 2008 WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

World champion.

Biography and career

Vrede won the WBC

World Boxing Council

heavyweight

Heavyweight

World title by beating the previously unbeaten Shane del Rosario

Shane Del Rosario

Shane Kalani del Rosario is an American Thai boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to Strikeforce. He holds the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion and has earned stoppage victories in all 11 of his professional mixed martial...

in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Strip

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on January 12, 2008 by KO in the first round. Two weeks later, despite being medically tested before his fight in Las Vegas Vrede died aged 22 during a training session in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

. 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

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

superstar Remy Bonjasky

Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...

. 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.

Kickboxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|21 Wins (19 (T)KO's, 2 decisions), 1 Loss
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
|01/12/2008
|Win
|

Shane Del Rosario

|Muay Thai Championships, Las Vegas, NV
|KO (Left hook)
|1
|2:14
|-
|12/24/2007
|Win
|

Slavo Pulogic
|Return of the King 2, Paramaribo, Suriname
|KO
|2
|
|-
|12/02/2007
|Win
|

Brian Douwes

Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes is a Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk. He is currently competing in K-1.-Biography and career:...

|Time for Action, Nijmegen, Netherlands
|TKO (Low kicks)
|2
|
|-
| 10/21/2007
| Loss
|

Wendell Roche

Wendell Roche is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer. He holds an amazing achievement in being the only man to ever defeat the kickboxing great Ginty Vrede....

| Gala Top Team, Beverwijk

Beverwijk

Beverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 07/01/2007
| Win
|

Mounier Zekhnini
| Next Generation Warriors, Netherlands
| KO (Left hook)
| 1
|
|-
| 05/06/2007
| Win
|

Sharlimar Zimmerman
| Slamm 3 Nederland vs Thailand, Haarlem, Netherlands
| TKO (Right low kicks)
| 2
|
|-
| 03/12/2007
| Win
|

Hesdy Gerges

Hesdy Gerges is a Dutch kickboxer of Egyptian descent, fighting out of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He holds the W.F.C.A. Super Heavyweight World title and It's Showtime World Title .-Biography and career:...

| Rings "The Chosen Ones", Utrecht, Netherlands
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 1
|
|-
| 11/25/2006
| Win
|

Rick van Soest
| Gala in Zilvermeeuwen, Netherlands
| KO (Right punch)
| 5
|
|-
| 11/19/2006
| Win
|

Roy Dijkshoorn
| Blood, Sweat & Tears, Enchede, Netherlands
| KO
| 1
|
|-
| 10/15/2006
| Win
|

Bart Steltenpool
| Gala in Beverwijk, Netherlands
| TKO
| 2
|
|-
| 03/26/2006
| Win
|

Roberto Flamingo
| K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006, Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 4
| 2:00
|-
| 02/12/2006
| Win
|

Mo Boukhari
| Muay Thai Gala in Amsterdam, Netherlands
| KO
| 2
|
|-
| 10/30/2005
| Win
|

Patrick Niezemuller
| Gala in Alkmaar, Netherlands
| TKO (Referee Stoppage)
| 1
|
|-
| 09/17/2005
| Win
|

Yusuf Uzel
| Gala in Zilvermeeuwen, Netherlands
| KO (Right high kick)
| 2
|
|-
| 04/23/2005
| Win
|

Jaap Muys
| Muay Thai Gala in Spakenburg

Spakenburg

Spakenburg is a Dutch village north of Bunschoten. Spakenburg is formally called Bunschoten-Spakenburg since its fusion with Bunschoten. The village lays south of the IJsselmeer in the municipality Bunschoten, Utrecht...

, Netherlands
| Decision
| 3
| 2:00
|-
| 03/19/2005
| Win
|

Willem Boersma
| Muay Thai Gala in Hougwoud, Netherlands
| KO
| 1
|
|-
| 02/20/2005
| Win
|

Maikel Kaptein
| It's Showtime, Zonnehuis, Netherlands
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 02/05/2005
| NC
|

Engin Kaya
| Gala in Zilwermeeuwen, Netherlands
| No contest
|
|
|-
| 10/17/2004
| Win
|

Mohammed Nooij
| Muay Thai Gala in Hilversum

Hilversum

is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

| TKO
|
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