Ivan Hippolyte

Ivan Hippolyte
Born	(1964-10-07) 7 October 1964 (age 60) Suriname
Other names	Hippo, The Hydro
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Division	Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Savate
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Vos Gym
Trainer	Johan Vos, Jan Plas
Kickboxing record
Total	82
Wins	69
By knockout	37
Losses	10
Draws	3
Other information
Occupation	Martial arts instructor
Notable students	Mirko Filipović, Remy Bonjasky

Ivan "The Hydro" Hippolyte (born 7 October 1964) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He was a multiple world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He was the winner of the K-3 Grand Prix '95.

After he retired, he became the chairman and coach at the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, the same gym where he trained during his fighting career. ^{[1] [2]} He was a sparring partner and teammate of four-time K-1 World champion Ernesto Hoost as well as veteran mixed martial artist Gilbert Yvel. He was also a trainer of K-1 World Champion Remy Bonjasky and Mirko Filipović.

Titles

• 1995 K-3 Grand Prix '95 Champion
• 1995 W.M.T.C. Middleweight World Champion at Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1994 K-3 Dutch Edition Tournament Champion -76.2 kg
• M.T.B.N. World Champion
• W.M.T.A. World Champion -72 kg
• 1988 W.K.A. Welterweight World Champion
• 4 times E.M.T.A. European Muay Thai Champion
• 1986 European Champion Savate

Fight record

Kickboxing Record

69 wins (37 (T)KOs), 10 Losses, 3 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2000-10-22	Win	Rayen Simson	It's Showtime - Exclusive	Haarlem, Netherlands	TKO (Leg Injury)	4	1:00
2000-06-04	Win	Hassan Ettaki	Night of Revenge	Haarlem, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1999-09-05	Loss	Perry Ubeda	Battle of Arnhem I	Arnhem, Netherlands	TKO (Shin Injury)	1
1999-10-24	Loss	Rayen Simson	It's Showtime - It's Showtime	Haarlem, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1998-05-31	Win	Perry Ubeda	Fight of the Decade	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1996-11-16	Loss	Hassan Ettaki	Night of Dynamite	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Cut on Shin)	1
1996-09-01	Loss	Jason Suttie	K-1 Revenge '96	Osaka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1996	Loss	Sakmongkol Sithchuchok		Pattaya, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Loses W.M.T.C. Muay Thai Middleweight World title.
1995-11-18	Win	Pompetch Naratreekul	Lumpinee Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	3
Wins the vacant W.M.T.C. Muay Thai Middleweight World title.
1995-07-16	Win	Taiei Kin	K-3 Grand Prix '95, Final	Nagoya, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Majority)	4	3:00
Wins K-3 Grand Prix '95 title.
1995-07-16	Win	Toshiyuki Atokawa	K-3 Grand Prix '95, Semi Finals	Nagoya, Japan	2nd Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1995-07-16	Win	Changpuek Kiatsongrit	K-3 Grand Prix '95, Quarter Finals	Nagoya, Japan	KO (Punch)	2	0:20
1995-04-02	Loss	Orlando Wiet		Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1994-09-15	Win	Faizel Reding	K-3 Dutch Edition Tournament, Final	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
Wins K-3 Dutch Edition tournament title -76.2 kg.
1994-04-30	Win	Hiromu Yoshitaka	K-1 Grand Prix '94, Super Fight	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1992-10-25	Win	Vichan Chorrotchai	Holland vs Thailand: The Revenge	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1992-04-26	Win	Steve Scott		Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	3
1992-03-01	Loss	Jomhod Kiatadisak	Holland vs Thailand 7	Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1991-10-20	Win	Brian Pieters	Hot Night in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1991-04-21	Win	Orlando Wiet	Kickboxing "Holland vs Canada"	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1991-04-21	Loss	Mungkordet Kiatprasarnchai	Holland vs Thailand VI	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1991	Draw	Krongsak Sakcharoenchai		Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1990-12-10	Loss	Mungkordet Kiatprasarnchai		Bangkok, Thailand	KO (Knee)
1990-10-14	Win	Mungkordet Kiatprasarnchai	Holland vs Thailand V	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
Wins W.M.T.A. Muay Thai World title -74 kg.
1990-04-01	Win	Tony Moore	Holland vs England	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Gave Up)	4
1990	Win	Jomhod Kiatadisak		Phoenix, Arizona, USA	TKO (Punches)	3
1989-10-08	Win	Guillaume Kerner		Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
1989-04-	Loss	Krongsak Sakcharoenchai		Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
1988-11-20	Win	Orlando Wiet		Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
1988-06-11	Win	Neth Saknarong	Champions in Action	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Punches)	2
1988	Win	David Humphries
Wins W.K.A. Welterweight World title.
1987	Win	Humphrey Harrison	Champions of Champions	U.K.	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Retains E.M.T.A. Muay Thai European title.
1985-05-26	Win	Habib Ben-Salah		Netherlands	TKO (Referee Stoppage, Knee)
	Win	Sithisak Tor. Anusorn		Thailand	KO	1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

1. "RENAの相手はオランダの女子キック界の超新星". eFight. 2014-11-14. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
2. KickboxingZ (2019-02-11). "Top Dutch Gyms Announce "Cooperation"". Kickboxing Z: Kickboxing News. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.

External links

• k-1sport.de Profile
• Sherdog Profile

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers