Frank Lobman

Frank "The Animal" Lobman (born November 18, 1955) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He was five times the European kickboxing champion and had an astonishing 90% knockout ratio. He beat many notable fighters over his career, such as British Champion Steve Taberner (The Wigan Hammer), Bas Rutten and Ken Shamrock and fought in organizations such as Pancrase P.K.A. and K-1.

Frank Lobman
Born (1955-11-18) November 18, 1955
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesThe Animal
Nationality Surinamese
Dutch
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofRotterdam, Netherlands
Years active27 (1975–2002)
Kickboxing record
Total116
Wins110
By knockout100
Losses6
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses0
By submission0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: February 12, 2010

Biography

Lobman was a prominent kickboxer in 1980s to the early 1990s. He trained often in Crooswijk, Rotterdam at schuttersveld where his brother Hedwig Lobman taught Kyokushin karate. Several kickboxing matches were given in the early eighties with Lucien Carbin. In 1991 he beat Bas Rutten for a European kickboxing title. Lobman was undefeated until his first fight with Peter Aerts.

He announced his retirement fight in 2002 at the age of 49. His last fight was a 20-year rematch with Jan Oosterbaan in Ahoy-2H2H, but he lost the fight due to a decision.

Titles

  • 5 time European Kick Boxing champion
  • I.K.B.F. European Heavyweight champion
  • E.M.T.A. European Heavyweight champion
  • Dutch Heavyweight champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

  • mixed martial arts record
  • kickboxing achievements
  • pancrase profile
  • Aerts on Lobman


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