Ernesto Hoost

Ernesto Hoost is a retired Dutch kickboxer, born on 11 July 1965 in Heemskerk, North Holland, to Surinamese parents. He started kickboxing at fifteen at the newly opened Sokudo Gym and from 1988 won several European and world titles in savate and Muay Thai. He debuted in the first K-1 World Grand Prix in 1993, lost the final to Branko Cikatic, and went on to become a four-time K-1 World Champion, winning in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. His notable wins came over Peter Aerts, Mirko Cro Cop, Jerome Le Banner, Andy Hug and Ray Sefo. He retired on 2 December 2006 after the K-1 World GP Final in Tokyo. This entry is written from the English Wikipedia article on Ernesto Hoost.