Ricardo van den Bos (born 17 November 1984) is a Dutch

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, fighting out of Zwolle. He is a four time WBC International Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion and the Dutch Amateur Boxing Heavyweight Champion of 2010.

Career

Van den Bos was initially set to fight

Marvin Eastman Marvin Lee Eastman (born June 8, 1971) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2013, he competed in K-1, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Fighting Alli ...

for the vacant WPMF World Super Heavyweight (+95.454 kg/210.4 lb) Championship at ''Muaythai Superfight'' in

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on May 13, 2013. The event was pushed back to June 14, 2013, however, and he KO'd Eastman to take the belt. He was on the receiving end of a brutal first round KO from Raul Cătinaș the ''SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination'' in Ploiești, Romania on November 9, 2013.

Titles

* 2013 WPMF World Super Heavyweight Champion * 2010 Dutch Amateur Boxing Heavyweight Champion * 2006 WBC Muaythai International Heavyweight Champion (3 title defenses) * 2001 Dutch Amateur Boxing Super Middleweight Champion

Kickboxing record

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bos, Ricardo Van Den 1984 births Living people Dutch male kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers Dutch male Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from Zwolle SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers