The Most Famous
BOXERS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Boxers. The pantheon dataset contains 496 Boxers, 4 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 23rd most number of Boxers behind India, and Croatia.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Boxers of all time. This list of famous Dutch Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ernesto Hoost (b. 1965)
With an HPI of 52.35, Ernesto Hoost is the most famous Dutch Boxer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Ernesto Frits Hoost (born 11 July 1965) is a Dutch retired professional kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title, Hoost announced his retirement thirteen years later on 2 December 2006 after the K-1 World GP Final tournament in Tokyo Dome, Japan. Hoost holds notable victories over Peter Aerts (4x), Branko Cikatić, Mirko Cro Cop (3x), Jérôme Le Banner (3x), Andy Hug (3x), Ray Sefo (3x), Musashi (2x), Mike Bernardo, Francisco Filho (2x), Sam Greco, Stefan Leko (3x), Mark Hunt, Cyril Abidi, and Glaube Feitosa.
2. Bep van Klaveren (1907 - 1992)
With an HPI of 46.73, Bep van Klaveren is the 2nd most famous Dutch Boxer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Lambertus "Bep" van Klaveren (26 September 1907 – 12 February 1992) was a Dutch boxer, who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Van Klaveren remains the only Dutch boxer to have won an Olympic gold medal. His younger brother Piet competed as a boxer at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
3. Arnold Vanderlyde (b. 1963)
With an HPI of 39.40, Arnold Vanderlyde is the 3rd most famous Dutch Boxer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde (born 24 January 1963) is a Dutch former amateur boxer, who participated in three Summer Olympics (1984, 1988 and 1992) and won three bronze medals in the heavyweight division (≤91 kg). He started boxing at age fifteen. Although Vanderlyde was a three-time European champion and seven-time Dutch champion, he never turned professional. After ending his boxing career in 1992, he entered the corporate world as a motivational speaker.
4. Nouchka Fontijn (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 26.64, Nouchka Fontijn is the 4th most famous Dutch Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Nouchka Fontijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnuɕkaː fɔnˈtɛin]; born 9 November 1987) is a retired Dutch boxer. She was the European champion in the women's middleweight or 75 kg class after winning gold at both the European Championships in 2014 and the European Games in 2015.
5. Elizabeth Akinyi (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 0.00, Elizabeth Akinyi is the 5th most famous Dutch Boxer. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Elizabeth Akinyi is a Kenyan amateur boxer, and is the Kenyan national welterweight champion. She made her debut in March 2016, when she was defeated by Goramane Rady. After primary schooling at Mid-fountain Primary School in Nairobi and Boro Primary School in Alego, she undertook her secondary education at St. Joseph's Secondary School and St. Mary's in Nairobi. Aged 14, she started boxing at St. John's Sports Society on the outskirts of Korogocho. Akinyi won a bronze medal at the 2017 African Amateur Boxing Championships. In May 2021 she participated in her first tournament outside Africa, finishing fifth at the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial Boxing Championships in Russia, after having to withdraw from her fight against Maronta Hernandec following a scratch on her gums from a new mouthguard. In 2021, she qualified to represent Kenya the 2020 Summer Olympics through a quota place earned through the International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force Rankings.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Dutch boxers born between 1907 and 1993. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dutch boxers include Ernesto Hoost, Arnold Vanderlyde, and Nouchka Fontijn. The most famous deceased Dutch boxers include Bep van Klaveren. As of April 2024, 1 new Dutch boxers have been added to Pantheon including Elizabeth Akinyi.
Living Dutch Boxers
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Ernesto Hoost
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Arnold Vanderlyde
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Nouchka Fontijn
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.64
Elizabeth Akinyi
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
