Michael Kuhr

Michael Kuhr, born in Berlin on 26 February 1962, is a German former professional kickboxer who became the first German professional kickboxing champion in 1990. He began kickboxing in 1974 and built a long amateur career, winning ten German titles, four European championships and the 1985 world championship of the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations. After turning professional in 1990 he held world titles with four sanctioning bodies, WAKO-PRO, PKO, ISKA and IKBF, until he retired in 1994 for health reasons. He later ran a security company in Berlin and has assisted police in criminal investigations.