Dutch kickboxer
Gilbert Ballantine (born 14 March 1961) is a Surinamese -Dutch retired professional kickboxer and a nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion.[ 1] He also took part in mixed martial arts competition, winning three Rings Dutch championships.
Biography
Ballantine started training in Judo at a young age, in which he received a blue belt. Then he began practicing Karate . He became a Dutch and European full contact karate champion. He also practised pencak silat . He then looked for bigger challenges, eventually discovering kickboxing and Muay Thai . Ballantine became a student of Thom Harinck , a pioneer of kickboxing in the west, and was one of the first top fighters who fought out of Chakuriki Gym .[ 2]
Ballantine became a three-time European and a nine-time World kickboxing and Muay Thai champion.[ 3] During his career he has faced many highly ranked Asian and European opponents. He holds notable victories over fighters such as Ramon Dekkers (twice), Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj and Michael Kuhr . He also faced Muay Thai legend Samart Payakaroon in Bangkok, Thailand.
After his kickboxing career, Ballantine also competed in mixed martial arts competition and won three Rings Dutch championships.
Ballantine retired from fighting in 2003. After his career, he taught Kickboxing and Muay Thai at Mandingo Gym, Purmerend.
Titles
2002 Rings Dutch -80 kg Champion
2001 Rings Dutch -70 kg Champion (1 title defense)
1994 IPTA Muaythai World Super Lightweight Champion
1992 IMTA Muaythai World Champion (1 title defense)
1991 IKBF Kickboxing World Lightweight Champion
1991 IKBF Full Contact World Lightweight Champion
1990 WMTA Muaythai World Champion (2 title defenses)
1989 FFKA Kickboxing World Champion
1988 WMTA Muaythai World Champion
1987 EMTA Muaythai European Champion
1987 KICK Kickboxing World Champion
1986 WKA Full Contact European Champion
1986 MTBN Muaythai Dutch Champion
1985 NBFBS Savate Dutch Champion
1984 MTBN Muaythai Dutch Champion
1982 Kyokushin Dutch Open Lightweight runner-up (lost to Lucien Carbin )
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record
52 Wins, 17 Losses, 1 Draws
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
2001-03-18
Win
Ridouan El Assrouti
Rotterdam, Netherlands
KO
52-17-1
1999-10-30
Loss
Coscun Dag
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
51-17-1
1998-11-14
Win
Farid Elmoussaui
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
51-16-1
1998-04-26
Loss
Kenichi Ogata
WSBA "RKS Presents Shoot the Shooto XX"
Yokohama, Japan
Decision
5
3:00
50-16-1
1997-11-29
Loss
Takehiro Murahama
Shootboxing
Tokyo, Japan
Decision
5
3:00
50-15-1
1997-06-01
Win
Achmed Gounane
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
50-14-1
1997
Loss
Fikri Tijarti
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
49-14-1
1996-10-19
Win
Sato
Tokyo, Japan
Decision
5
3:00
49-13-1
1996-09-21
Loss
Hector Pena
[ 4]
United States
TKO
48-13-1
1995-12-09
Win
Asuka Nobuya
Tokyo, Japan
KO
48-12-1
1995-11-25
Win
Bruno Fuzo
Wiesbaden, Germany
Decision
5
3:00
47-12-1
1995-11-17
Loss
Raweenoi Petchudon
Lumpinee Stadium
Bangkok, Thailand
Decision
5
3:00
46-12-1
Fight was for WMTC (currently WMC) World Junior Welterweight championship.
1995-10-28
Win
Bruno Fuzo
Shock Of Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
46-11-1
1995-06-10
Win
Osman Yagin
[ 5]
Zurich, Switzerland
KO
4
2:24
45-11-1
1995-03-25
Win
Satoshi Niizuma
Tokyo, Japan
Decision
5
3:00
44-11-1
1994-11-12
Win
Noel van de Heuvel
Amsterdam, Netherlands
TKO
2
43-11-1
1994-10-02
Win
Chanoy Pon Tawee
Hamburg, Germany
Decision
5
3:00
42-11-1
Wins IPTA World Super Lightweight championship.
1994-09-12
Win
Abdullah Quay
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
41-11-1
1994-02-20
Loss
Ramon Dekkers
The Night of the Thriller
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
40-11-1
1993-12-05
Loss
Samart Payakaroon
King's Birthday [ 6]
Bangkok, Thailand
Decision
5
3:00
40-10-1
1993-09-19
Win
Lom-Isan Sor.Thanikul
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
40-9-1
Retains IMTA World championship.
1993-08-08
Loss
Robert Kaennorasing
Shang Zen, China
Decision
5
3:00
39-9-1
1993-03-07
Win
Iwan Meenis
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
39-8-1
1993-01-23
Win
Sajchit
Berlin, Germany
Decision
5
3:00
38-8-1
1992-09-20
Win
Ramon Dekkers
The Night of Truth
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
37-8-1
1992-06-27
Win
Wittaya Soudareth
[ 7]
Oranjestad, Aruba
KO
4
36-8-2
Retains WMTA World championship.
1992-03-22
Win
Chanoy Pon Tawee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
35-8-1
Wins IMTA World championship.
1991-10-19
Win
Michael Kuhr
Berlin, Germany
Decision
11
2:00
34-8-1
Wins IKBF Fullcontact World Lightweight championship.
1991-02-02
Win
Murat Comert
Karlsruhe, Germany
KO
6
33-8-1
Wins IKBF Kickboxing World Lightweight championship.
1990-10-14
Win
Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj
[ 8]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
32-8-2
Retains WMTA World championship.
1990-05-27
Loss
Kongtoranee Payakaroon
Paris, France
Decision
5
3:00
31-8-1
1990-04-24
Win
Thomas Seiler
Düsseldorf, Germany
TKO
6
31-7-1
1990-03-31
Win
Sangyout Narasvath
Brest, France
Decision
5
3:00
30-7-1
1990-01-28
Win
Fannoy Wittay Kunsong
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
29-7-1
Wins WMTA World championship.
1989-11-26
Win
Jorge Angat
[ 9]
Groningen, Netherlands
Decision
12
2:00
28-7-1
Wins FFKA World championship.
1989-10-08
Win
Ramon Dekkers
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
27-7-1
1989-04-21
Loss
Steve Demenuck
Portland, United States
Decision
10
2:00
26-7-1
1989-04-21
Loss
Chanchai Sor Tamarangsri
Championnat du Monde Boxe Thai
France
Decision
5
3:00
26-6-1
1989-02-19
Win
Deme Pomphet
Amsterdam, Netherlands
TKO
4
26-5-1
1988-11-13
Win
Gerold Mamadeus
Enschede, Netherlands
Decision
7
2:00
25-5-1
Wins PKA Dutch championship.
1988-06-19
Win
Anakhoun
Amsterdam, Netherlands
KO
4
24-5-1
1988-02-27
Win
Milo El Geubli
Amsterdam, Netherlands
KO
3
23-5-1
Wins WMTA World championship.
1987-11-22
Win
Iwan Meenis
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
22-5-1
1987-11-08
Win
Norris Williams
Amsterdam, Netherlands
KO
3
21-5-1
Wins KICK World championship.
1987-09-27
Win
Joao Vieira
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
20-5-1
1987-04-26
Win
Jun Samon
Amsterdam, Netherlands
KO
3
19-5-1
Wins EMTA European championship.
1986-11-03
Win
Romeo Charry
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
18-5-1
Wins MTBN Dutch championship.
1986-05-03
Win
Theo Hauser
Hanau, Germany
KO
7
17-5-1
Wins WKA Full Contact European championship.
1986-03-09
Loss
Espano
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Decision
16-5-1
1985-12-07
Win
Richard Nam
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Decision
5
3:00
16-4-1
1985-11-30
Win
Rene Desjardins
Fort-de-France, Martinique
KO
1
15-4-1
1985-09-08
Win
Lempoer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
14-4-1
Wins NBFBS Savate Dutch championship.
1985-04-13
Win
Lav
Stockholm, Sweden
Decision
5
3:00
13-4-1
1985-01-27
Loss
Mousid Akhamrane
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
12-4-1
1984-08-16
Win
Joao Vieira
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
12-3-1
Wins MTBN Dutch championship.
1984-02-17
Loss
Jerome Canabate
Geneve, Switzerland
Decision
11-3-1
1984-04-01
Win
Ratske
Germany
KO
2
11-2-1
1984-02-17
Loss
Sodaret Ratchy
Paris, France
KO
3
10-2-1
1983-12-19
Win
Philippe Cantamesi
Paris, France
Decision
5
3:00
10-1-1
1983-11-27
Win
Jacky Vonk
Amsterdam, Netherlands
KO
1
9-1-1
1983-06-08
Win
Joao Vieira
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
8-1-1
1983-05-23
Win
Romeo Charry
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
7-1-1
1982-04-04
Loss
Ronnie Green
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
6-1-1
1982-01-17
Draw
Ivan Sprang
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision draw
5
3:00
6-0-1
1981-11-23
Win
Kok
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
6-0
1981-10-03
Win
Fortes
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Decision
5-0
1981-09-20
Win
John Hardenbol
Amsterdam, Netherlands
KO
1
4-0
1981-06-01
Win
Grandjean
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
3-0
1981-05-17
Win
Meis
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Decision
2-0
1981-03-09
Win
Blom
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Decision
1-0
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
6 matches
3 wins
1 loss
By knockout
2
1
By submission
1
0
By decision
0
0
Draws
2
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Draw
3-1–2
Robbie Nelson
Draw
It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena
June 8, 2003
2
5:00
Haarlem , Netherlands
Loss
3-1-1
Sahin Yakut
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Rings Holland - One Moment In Time
December 1, 2002
1
0:51
Utrecht , Netherlands
Draw
3-0–1
Robbie Nelson
Draw
It's Showtime - As Usual
September 29, 2002
2
5:00
Haarlem , Netherlands
Win
3-0
Ronny Rivano
KO (Punch)
Rings Holland - Saved by the Bell
June 2, 2002
3
1:20
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Wins Rings Dutch -80 kg title.
Win
2-0
Daan Kooiman
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Rings Holland - Some Like It Hard
December 2, 2001
1
2:30
Utrecht , Netherlands
Defends Rings Dutch -70 kg title.
Win
1-0
Brian Lo-A-Njoe
TKO (Punches and Knee)
Rings Holland - Heroes Live Forever
January 28, 2001
2
2:09
Utrecht , Netherlands
Wins Rings Dutch -70 kg title.
See also
References
External links