Ernesto Hoost

Ernesto Hoost
Data
Birth Name	Ernesto Frits Hoost
Fight name	Mr. Perfect
Weight class	Heavyweight
nationality	Dutch
birthday	July 11, 1965
place of birth	Heemskerk
size	1.89 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	121
Victories	99
Knockout victories	62
Defeats	21st
draw	1

Ernesto Frits Hoost (born July 11, 1965 in Heemskerk ) is a former Dutch K1 fighter. His nickname was Mr. Perfect . He is 189 cm tall and weighs 108 kg.

K-1 career

Ernesto Hoost made his K-1 debut in the first K-1 World Grand Prix final tournament on April 3, 1993 against his Dutch compatriot Peter Aerts, whom he was able to defeat unanimously in three rounds. Then he was able to knock out Maurice Smith in the third round in the semi-finals, which gave him his first - of a total of five - World Grand Prix finals. However, the battle he lost in the first round against Croat Branko Cikatić which Hoost by a hard punch knockout beat (ko). In 1993 Hoost was still able to win a title, namely the K-2 title, which he was able to achieve with three wins.

Hoost had laid the foundation for a successful K-1 career, which he was able to crown much later - in 2002 - with his fourth World Grand Prix triumph, as he has so far held the record with four titles.

After his first K-1 final in 1993 he was able to end seven fights prematurely by knocking out, until Peter Aerts stopped him in the 1995 World Grand Prix final tournament in the semifinals; the fight was decided on points in the extra round on the part of Aerts, who had thus achieved a revenge. After this defeat, Hoost could e.g. B. defeat well-known fighters like Andy Hug and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic ; He was even able to knock Filipovic out in the third round. That was in the quarter-finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix final tournament in 1996, which ended again in the semi-finals for Hoost, because Andy Hug beat him in the extra round with a point win.

1997 finally struck his hour when he was able to defeat the strong Jérôme Le Banner , Francisco Filho and then Andy Hug in the final; He knocked out Le Banner after 75 seconds in the first round. The victory over Hug brought him his first K-1 World Grand Prix title, which he lost again in the quarterfinals the following year, because he lost his fight against Sam Greco or was thrown in the towel. One of the bitterest hours in Ernesto Hoost's career, but who reported back impressively the following year:

In the 1999 K-1 World Grand Prix final tournament he eliminated the Swiss Andy Hug, the French Jérome Le Banner and then finally Mirko Filipovic in the final. He knocked out Le Banner in the second round and Filipovic in the third round and thus secured his second World Grand Prix success within three years.

The following year he was even able to defend his title when he again defeated Filipovic, Filho and in the final Ray Sefo on points - Hoost's third trick within four years. From December 10, 2000 (quarter-finals Filipovic) to August 17, 2002 he was able to celebrate his longest winning streak when he won eleven fights in a row; including four knockouts.

Only the Dutch "Hightower" Semmy Schilt stopped him, although the fight ended in a draw. In 2002 - now 37 years old - he suffered two major defeats against the newcomer Bob "The Beast" Sapp , as both fights did not go over the full fighting distance and the second even the - actual - out in the quarter-finals of K-1 World Grand Prix Final tournament in 2002 meant. However, Sapp could not compete against Ray Sefo and so the already beaten old master suddenly found himself in the semifinals of this most important K-1 tournament.

He defeated Sefo in just 109 seconds and secured his fifth final fight within the last nine years, which he had to contest against Le Banner and won happily.

Le Banner had a great fight, but in the third round he had to retire due to a broken arm and Hoost secured his fourth title and became the record holder.

In 2004, however, was already in the quarter-finals against his Dutch compatriot, on December 2, 2006 he made it to the semifinals again, where he lost again to a Dutchman: Semmy Schilt.

That was Hoost's last fight. He was able to end his career with a total of 8 semi-finals and went with a total of 4 titles as K-1 legend, which has a record of 74 fights, of which he was able to win 59; 37 even prematurely.

Worth mentioning

In Hoost's career there was only one draw, no fight was not counted. Hoost met Frenchman Jérôme Le Banner five times , whom he defeated three times. Hoost had to compete four times against his Dutch compatriot and three-time title holder "The Dutch Lumberjack" Peter Aerts , he could win two fights. He has also fought four times against the Swiss K-1 World Grand Prix Champion from 1996 Andy Hug , he won three arguments, against his Dutch compatriot Semmy Schilt (K-1 Champion 2005-2007, 2009) he has three Fought once (no victory), just like against the Croat Mirko Filipović (three wins), the New Zealander Sefo (three wins) and the German-Croat Stefan Leko (three wins). Hoost is now working as a coach.

title

• Dutch champion 1987 Thai boxing
• European Champion 1988 Savate-Boxe Française
• European champion in 1988 Thai boxing
• ISKA European Champion 1988 light heavyweight
• WKA European Champion 1988 light heavyweight
• World Champion 1989 Savate-Boxe Française
• World Champion 1989 Thai boxing
• IKBF world champion light heavyweight
• WKA world champion 1990 light heavyweight
• ISKA World Champion 1994 light heavyweight
• K-2 World Grand Prix Champion 1993
• K-1 World Grand Prix 1993 finalist
• K-1 World Grand Prix 1993 Champion
• K-1 World Grand Prix 1997 finalist
• K-1 World Grand Prix 1999 Champion
• K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Nagoya finalist
• K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Champion
• K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Melbourne Champion
• K-1 Australian Grand Prix 2001 Champion
• K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Champion

Web links

• official homepage
• K-1sport.de Complete fighter profile of Ernesto Hoost