Gilbert Ballantine (born 14 March 1961) is a Surinamese-Dutch retired professional kickboxer and a nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion.[1] He also took part in mixed martial arts competition, winning three Rings Dutch championships.

Gilbert Ballantine
Born (1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 63)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesThe Bull Terrier
NationalityDutch
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Super Welterweight
StyleWado Ryu
Pencak Silat
Savate
Judo
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamChakuriki Gym
Dolman Gym
TrainerThom Harinck
Chris Dolman
Years active1981–2003
Kickboxing record
Total70
Wins52
By knockout17
Losses17
By knockout2
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins3
By knockout2
By submission1
Losses1
By knockout1
Draws2
Other information
Websitewww.gilbertballantine.nl
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 8, 2012

Biography

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Ballantine started training in Judo at a young age, in which he received a blue belt. Then he began practicing Karate. He became a Dutch and European full contact karate champion. He also practised pencak silat. He then looked for bigger challenges, eventually discovering kickboxing and Muay Thai. Ballantine became a student of Thom Harinck, a pioneer of kickboxing in the west, and was one of the first top fighters who fought out of Chakuriki Gym.[2]

Ballantine became a three-time European and a nine-time World kickboxing and Muay Thai champion.[3] During his career he has faced many highly ranked Asian and European opponents. He holds notable victories over fighters such as Ramon Dekkers (twice), Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj and Michael Kuhr. He also faced Muay Thai legend Samart Payakaroon in Bangkok, Thailand.

After his kickboxing career, Ballantine also competed in mixed martial arts competition and won three Rings Dutch championships.

Ballantine retired from fighting in 2003. After his career, he taught Kickboxing and Muay Thai at Mandingo Gym, Purmerend.

Titles

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  • 2002 Rings Dutch -80 kg Champion
  • 2001 Rings Dutch -70 kg Champion (1 title defense)
  • 1994 IPTA Muaythai World Super Lightweight Champion
  • 1992 IMTA Muaythai World Champion (1 title defense)
  • 1991 IKBF Kickboxing World Lightweight Champion
  • 1991 IKBF Full Contact World Lightweight Champion
  • 1990 WMTA Muaythai World Champion (2 title defenses)
  • 1989 FFKA Kickboxing World Champion
  • 1988 WMTA Muaythai World Champion
  • 1987 EMTA Muaythai European Champion
  • 1987 KICK Kickboxing World Champion
  • 1986 WKA Full Contact European Champion
  • 1986 MTBN Muaythai Dutch Champion
  • 1985 NBFBS Savate Dutch Champion
  • 1984 MTBN Muaythai Dutch Champion
  • 1982 Kyokushin Dutch Open Lightweight runner-up (lost to Lucien Carbin)

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing Record
52 Wins, 17 Losses, 1 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2001-03-18 Win   Ridouan El Assrouti Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 52-17-1
1999-10-30 Loss   Coscun Dag Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 51-17-1
1998-11-14 Win   Farid Elmoussaui Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 51-16-1
1998-04-26 Loss   Kenichi Ogata WSBA "RKS Presents Shoot the Shooto XX" Yokohama, Japan Decision 5 3:00 50-16-1
1997-11-29 Loss   Takehiro Murahama Shootboxing Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00 50-15-1
1997-06-01 Win   Achmed Gounane Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 50-14-1
1997 Loss   Fikri Tijarti Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 49-14-1
1996-10-19 Win   Sato Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00 49-13-1
1996-09-21 Loss   Hector Pena [4] United States TKO 48-13-1
1995-12-09 Win   Asuka Nobuya Tokyo, Japan KO 48-12-1
1995-11-25 Win   Bruno Fuzo Wiesbaden, Germany Decision 5 3:00 47-12-1
1995-11-17 Loss   Raweenoi Petchudon Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision 5 3:00 46-12-1
Fight was for WMTC (currently WMC) World Junior Welterweight championship.
1995-10-28 Win   Bruno Fuzo Shock Of Europe Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 46-11-1
1995-06-10 Win   Osman Yagin [5] Zurich, Switzerland KO 4 2:24 45-11-1
1995-03-25 Win   Satoshi Niizuma Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00 44-11-1
1994-11-12 Win   Noel van de Heuvel Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 2 43-11-1
1994-10-02 Win   Chanoy Pon Tawee Hamburg, Germany Decision 5 3:00 42-11-1
Wins IPTA World Super Lightweight championship.
1994-09-12 Win   Abdullah Quay Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 41-11-1
1994-02-20 Loss   Ramon Dekkers The Night of the Thriller Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 40-11-1
1993-12-05 Loss   Samart Payakaroon King's Birthday [6] Bangkok, Thailand Decision 5 3:00 40-10-1
1993-09-19 Win   Lom-Isan Sor.Thanikul Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 40-9-1
Retains IMTA World championship.
1993-08-08 Loss   Robert Kaennorasing Shang Zen, China Decision 5 3:00 39-9-1
1993-03-07 Win   Iwan Meenis Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 39-8-1
1993-01-23 Win   Sajchit Berlin, Germany Decision 5 3:00 38-8-1
1992-09-20 Win   Ramon Dekkers The Night of Truth Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 37-8-1
1992-06-27 Win   Wittaya Soudareth [7] Oranjestad, Aruba KO 4 36-8-2
Retains WMTA World championship.
1992-03-22 Win   Chanoy Pon Tawee Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 35-8-1
Wins IMTA World championship.
1991-10-19 Win   Michael Kuhr Berlin, Germany Decision 11 2:00 34-8-1
Wins IKBF Fullcontact World Lightweight championship.
1991-02-02 Win   Murat Comert Karlsruhe, Germany KO 6 33-8-1
Wins IKBF Kickboxing World Lightweight championship.
1990-10-14 Win   Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj [8] Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 32-8-2
Retains WMTA World championship.
1990-05-27 Loss   Kongtoranee Payakaroon Paris, France Decision 5 3:00 31-8-1
1990-04-24 Win   Thomas Seiler Düsseldorf, Germany TKO 6 31-7-1
1990-03-31 Win   Sangyout Narasvath Brest, France Decision 5 3:00 30-7-1
1990-01-28 Win   Fannoy Wittay Kunsong Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 29-7-1
Wins WMTA World championship.
1989-11-26 Win   Jorge Angat [9] Groningen, Netherlands Decision 12 2:00 28-7-1
Wins FFKA World championship.
1989-10-08 Win   Ramon Dekkers Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 27-7-1
1989-04-21 Loss   Steve Demenuck Portland, United States Decision 10 2:00 26-7-1
1989-04-21 Loss   Chanchai Sor Tamarangsri Championnat du Monde Boxe Thai France Decision 5 3:00 26-6-1
1989-02-19 Win   Deme Pomphet Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 4 26-5-1
1988-11-13 Win   Gerold Mamadeus Enschede, Netherlands Decision 7 2:00 25-5-1
Wins PKA Dutch championship.
1988-06-19 Win   Anakhoun Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 4 24-5-1
1988-02-27 Win   Milo El Geubli Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 3 23-5-1
Wins WMTA World championship.
1987-11-22 Win   Iwan Meenis Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 22-5-1
1987-11-08 Win   Norris Williams Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 3 21-5-1
Wins KICK World championship.
1987-09-27 Win   Joao Vieira Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 20-5-1
1987-04-26 Win   Jun Samon Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 3 19-5-1
Wins EMTA European championship.
1986-11-03 Win   Romeo Charry Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 18-5-1
Wins MTBN Dutch championship.
1986-05-03 Win   Theo Hauser Hanau, Germany KO 7 17-5-1
Wins WKA Full Contact European championship.
1986-03-09 Loss   Espano Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 16-5-1
1985-12-07 Win   Richard Nam Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe Decision 5 3:00 16-4-1
1985-11-30 Win   Rene Desjardins Fort-de-France, Martinique KO 1 15-4-1
1985-09-08 Win   Lempoer Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 14-4-1
Wins NBFBS Savate Dutch championship.
1985-04-13 Win   Lav Stockholm, Sweden Decision 5 3:00 13-4-1
1985-01-27 Loss   Mousid Akhamrane Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 12-4-1
1984-08-16 Win   Joao Vieira Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 12-3-1
Wins MTBN Dutch championship.
1984-02-17 Loss   Jerome Canabate Geneve, Switzerland Decision 11-3-1
1984-04-01 Win   Ratske Germany KO 2 11-2-1
1984-02-17 Loss   Sodaret Ratchy Paris, France KO 3 10-2-1
1983-12-19 Win   Philippe Cantamesi Paris, France Decision 5 3:00 10-1-1
1983-11-27 Win   Jacky Vonk Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 9-1-1
1983-06-08 Win   Joao Vieira Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 8-1-1
1983-05-23 Win   Romeo Charry Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 7-1-1
1982-04-04 Loss   Ronnie Green Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 6-1-1
1982-01-17 Draw   Ivan Sprang Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision draw 5 3:00 6-0-1
1981-11-23 Win   Kok Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 6-0
1981-10-03 Win   Fortes Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5-0
1981-09-20 Win   John Hardenbol Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 4-0
1981-06-01 Win   Grandjean Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3-0
1981-05-17 Win   Meis Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 2-0
1981-03-09 Win   Blom Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
6 matches 3 wins 1 loss
By knockout 2 1
By submission 1 0
By decision 0 0
Draws 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Draw 3-1–2   Robbie Nelson Draw It's Showtime - Amsterdam Arena June 8, 2003 2 5:00 Haarlem, Netherlands
Loss 3-1-1   Sahin Yakut TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Rings Holland - One Moment In Time December 1, 2002 1 0:51 Utrecht, Netherlands
Draw 3-0–1   Robbie Nelson Draw It's Showtime - As Usual September 29, 2002 2 5:00 Haarlem, Netherlands
Win 3-0   Ronny Rivano KO (Punch) Rings Holland - Saved by the Bell June 2, 2002 3 1:20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Wins Rings Dutch -80 kg title.
Win 2-0   Daan Kooiman Submission (Guillotine Choke) Rings Holland - Some Like It Hard December 2, 2001 1 2:30 Utrecht, Netherlands Defends Rings Dutch -70 kg title.
Win 1-0   Brian Lo-A-Njoe TKO (Punches and Knee) Rings Holland - Heroes Live Forever January 28, 2001 2 2:09 Utrecht, Netherlands Wins Rings Dutch -70 kg title.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fred Royers. Portret van een wereldkampioen. Gilbert Ballentine. Fighting Spirit/Zendokan, No. 26 (1993), pp. 23–25.
  2. ^ "'Ik temper ze, anders staan ze in de kleedkamer al te beuken'". Trouw.nl. 2 April 1992.
  3. ^ Fred Royers. Portret van een wereldkampioen. Gilbert Ballentine. Fighting Spirit/Zendokan, No. 26 (1993), pp. 23–25.
  4. ^ "Gilbert Ballentine vs Hector Pena". YouTube. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  5. ^ "Gilbert Ballentine vs Osman Yagin". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  6. ^ "Gilbert Ballentine vs Samart Payakaroon". YouTube. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  7. ^ "Gilbert Ballentine". Amigoe. Curaçao, Dutch Antilles. Uitgeverij Amigoe N.V. 29 June 1992.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Gilbert Ballentine vs Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  9. ^ "Ballantine pakt wereldtitel". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. Groningen, Netherlands. NDC mediagroep. 28 November 1998.[permanent dead link]
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