Andrew Thomson (kickboxer)

Andrew "Iceberg" Thomson, (born 7 April 1974), is a retired South African kickboxer.

Andrew Thomson
Born (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50)
East London, South Africa
Other namesIceberg
NationalitySouth Africa South African
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb; 17 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Karate, Muay Thai
TeamSteve's Gym
Kickboxing record
Total38
Wins30
By knockout30
Losses8
By knockout8

Biography and career

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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 12 September 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

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Professional kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record
30 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 8 Losses[3]
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2015-12-19 Loss   Ismael Lazaar Enfusion Live 35 Antwerp, Belgium KO 1
For The Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight +95 kg title.
2013-09-12 Win   Mate Paulovics Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, First Round Ko Samui, Thailand TKO 1 1:32
2002-08-17 Loss   Errol Parris K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas, quarter finals Las Vegas, United States KO 1 2:59
2001-06-08 Win   Timmelo Maputha K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary South Africa, final Pretoria, South Africa KO 2 2:00
Wins K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2002 title.
2001-06-08 Win   Hannes Vandenberg K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary South Africa, semi finals Pretoria, South Africa KO (Punch) 1 1:50
2001-06-08 Win   George Hlatswayo K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary South Africa, quarter finals Pretoria, South Africa KO (Punch) 1
2001-07-20 Loss   Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, semi finals Nagoya, Japan KO (Left Punch) 1 1:46
2001-07-20 Win   Cyril Abidi K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, quarter finals Nagoya, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 1:15
2001-06-08 Win   Paul Rothman K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary South Africa, final Cape Town, South Africa TKO 3 0:49
Wins K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2001 title.
2001-06-08 Win   Billy Kongolo K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary South Africa, semi finals Cape Town, South Africa KO 1 1:22
2001-06-08 Win   Martin Roodman K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary South Africa, quarter finals Cape Town, South Africa KO 1 1:43
2000-10-09 Loss   Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Semi Finals Fukuoka, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 0:34
Andrew Thomson replaced Stefan Leko in the Semi Final as Stefan Leko was unable to continue due to injury.
2000-10-09 Loss   Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Right low kick) 2 1:50
2000-09-03 Win   Donovan Luff K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000, final Cape Town, South Africa KO 3 0:16
Wins K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000 title.
2000-09-03 Win   George Igobi K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000, semi finals Cape Town, South Africa KO 1 1:05
2000-09-03 Win   Mwa George K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000, quarter finals Cape Town, South Africa TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 3:00
2000-05-12 Loss   Peter Aerts K-1 King of the Ring 2000 Bologna, Italy KO 1 0:55
1999-02-03 Loss   Takeru K-1 Rising Sun '99 Tokyo, Japan KO (knee) 3 1:20
1998-08-28 Loss   Mike Bernardo K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage, Right Straight) 1 3:03
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "K-1 profile".
  2. ^ Enfusion Live 2013 Heavyweight Reality Tournament, report by Peter Lowe MC
  3. ^ Andrew Thomson
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