Joerie Mes

Joerie Mes
Born	(1979-03-16) March 16, 1979 (age 45) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other names	The Shark
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Mike's Gym (2005-2009) Gym Alkmaar (-2005)
Trainer	Mike Passenier Edwin van Os
Years active	1996–2009
Kickboxing record
Total	66
Wins	50
By knockout	29
Losses	12
By knockout	5
Draws	4
Last updated on: July 14, 2009

Joerie "The Shark" Mes (born March 16, 1979) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history. After his kickboxing career he worked as a history teacher in Amsterdam for several years. He is now a fulltime kickboxing coach at Mike's Gym. ^[1]

Biography and career

Mes grew up in Amsterdam (Amsterdam Noord). As a kid, he excelled in field hockey, as a goalie. As he felt field hockey was not for him, he tried soccer for a short while, before he got involved in kickboxing. At the age of fifteen, he started training with coach Mike Passenier at Mike's Gym. ^[2]

Titles

• 2005 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg Pool A winner
• WMTO European champion
• IPMTF Dutch (79 kg) champion
• 2000 MTBN Dutch (76 kg) champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

50 Wins (29 (T)KO's, 21 decisions), 12 Losses, 4 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2009-07-13	Loss	Yoshihiro Sato	K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8, Reserve Fight	Tokyo, Japan	Ext R. Decision (Split)	4	3:00
2009-06-13	Win	Mohammed Medhar	Gentleman Promotions	Tilburg, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2009-05-16	Win	Shane Campbell	It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Referee stoppage)	3
2009-02-09	Win	Jan van Denderen	Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009	Antwerp, Belgium	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2008-11-29	Win	Chris Ngimbi	It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven	Eindhoven, Netherlands	KO (Left hook)	2	2:08
2008-10-01	Win	Takayuki Kohiruimaki	K-1 World MAX 2008 Final	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left hook)	3	2:59
2008-04-26	Loss	Nieky Holzken	K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Spinning back kick)	2	2:21
2008-03-08	Loss	Kenneth van Eesvelde	Fights at the Border 6	Lommel, Belgium	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	3
2008-02-17	Loss	Marco Pique	K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Ext. R)	4	3:00
2007-09-23	Win	Imro Main	Rings "Risky Business"	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2007-06-23	Loss	Murat Direkci	K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut)	1	1:40
2007-05-06	Loss	Andy Souwer	SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III"	Haarlem, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-03-24	Win	Jan de Keyzer	It's Showtime Trophy 2007	Lommel, Belgium	KO (Left hook)	1	1:03
Qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008 but later withdraws due to dropping down in weight to -70 kg.
2006-11-12	Loss	Tyrone Spong	Pride & Honor Ahoy 2006	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Knee strike)	5	1:12
2006-09-23	Loss	Ondrej Hutnik	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Semi Finals	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2006-09-23	Win	Emil Zoraj	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Quarter Finals	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2006-05-13	Win	Ramon Dekkers	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-02-12	Win	Ruben van den Giesen	Muay Thai Gala in Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2005-10-02	Win	Yücel Fidan	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg, Pool A Final	Tilburg, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006.
2005-10-02	Win	Cedric Copra	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg, Pool A Semi Finals	Tilburg, Netherlands	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	0:40
2005-06-12	Win	Rayen Simson	It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2005-02-13	Win	Sem Braan	Muaythai in de Hoornse Vaart	Alkmaar, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2004-12-18	Win	Moises Baptista De Sousa	SuperLeague Netherlands 2004	Uden, Netherlands	KO (Left Hook)	1
2004-10-10	Win	Vincent Vielvoye	2Hot2Handle 17	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO
2004-05-20	Loss	Pajonsuk	It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2004-03-20	Win	Attila Nagy	SuperLeague Italy 2004	Padova, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2003-12-06	Loss	Dmitry Shakuta	SuperLeague Netherlands 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO (Right high kick)	2	2:19
2003-09-27	Win	Roberto Cocco	SuperLeague Germany 2003	Wuppertal, Germany	KO	4
2003-06-08	Win	Perry Ubeda	It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2003-04-28	Win	Jindrich Velecky	Tulp Muay Thai Gala	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO	4
2003-03-16	Win	Rayen Simson	Victory or Hell	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2003-02-15	Win	Perry Ubeda	Xena Sports "Heaven or Hell 8"	Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2002-11-24	Win	Khalid Hanine	Xena Sports Victory Or Hell	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (High kick)	1
2002-09-29	Win	Rayen Simson	It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time	Haarlem, Netherlands	TKO (Corner stoppage)	4
2002-04-27	Loss	Şahin Yakut	Gala in Schremerhorn	Schermerhorn, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2002-02-12	Win	Donald Berner	WPKL Thaiboks Gala	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2001-10-21	Win	Habib Ben-Salah	It's Showtime - Original	Haarlem, Netherlands	TKO (Corner stoppage)	4	3:00
2001-04-22	Win	Fouad Tijarti	Veni, Vidi, Vici	Veenendaal, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2000-12-12	Win	Gerbrand Takens	It's Showtime - Christmas Edition	Haarlem, Netherlands	KO (Left body shot)	3	1:30
2000-10-22	Win	Şahin Yakut	It's Showtime - Exclusive	Haarlem, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2000-05-20	Win	Tommy Walraven	Thaiboxing -Thrill of the Year	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins M.T.B.N. Dutch title -76kg.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of It's Showtime events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Joerie Mes K-1 profile
• Mike's Gym Official site

References

1. "Profile Joerie Mes". www.fansofk1.com. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
2. Sam van Raalte, David Meulenbeld (2017-05-09). "Hoe Mike Passenier het schopte van kroegbaas tot trainer van Badr Hari" (in Dutch). Vice Sports. Retrieved 2019-02-19.