Frédéric Sinistra (13 January 1980 – 15 December 2021) was a Belgian kickboxing champion who died from COVID-19.[1][2] Born in Seraing, Sinistra taught himself kickboxing at a young age and began competing in the sport at age sixteen. He went on to win the Belgian National Championship title four times and the World Championship a total of three times.
| Frédéric Sinistra | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 13 January 1980 Seraing, Belgium |
| Died | 15 December 2021 (aged 41) Havelange, Belgium |
| Nickname | The Undertaker |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Style | Kickboxing |
Sinistra was nicknamed "the Undertaker", and at one time was called "Belgium's strongest man".[3] Opponents that Sinistra defeated included Stefan Leko and Dževad Poturak, while he was defeated by Badr Hari,[4] Grégory Tony, and Patrice Quarteron.
Sinistra, an anti-vaccinationist, was unvaccinated and a denier of COVID-19. When he became infected with COVID-19 in late November 2021, he would not acknowledge he had it. He was admitted to hospital but voluntarily discharged himself soon after. He died of COVID-19 complications in Havelange a few weeks later.[1][2][5]
References edit
- ^ a b Gilbert, David (20 December 2021). "A COVID-Denying Kickboxing World Champion Just Died From COVID". Vice.com.
A three-time world champion kickboxer died at his home in Belgium from complications caused by COVID-19 weeks after discharging himself from the hospital. Fred Sinistra, 40, was unvaccinated and would not even use the term COVID-19. ... [He] is the latest in a long line of anti-vaccine and COVID skeptics who have died as a result of complications caused by COVID-19.
- ^ a b "Muere a los 41 años Frederic Sinistra, campeón de kickboxing y conocido antivacunas". ABC.es. 29 December 2021.
- ^ Colarossi, Natalie (December 27, 2021). "Kickboxing champ dies after refusing to admit he has COVID, checking himself out of hospital". Newsweek.
- ^ "Greg Tony faces Frederic Sinistra in rematch at Fight Night Saint Tropez 6". fightmag.com. May 9, 2018.
- ^ (in French) Avis Avis de déces Frédéric Sinistra, inmemoriam.be
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