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Andrew "Iceberg" Thomson, (born 7 April 1974), is a retired
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Biography and career

Thompson was born in
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in 1974. Although he played several sports when he was a young boy, he was most interested in
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. He studied
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. After graduation he was conscripted into the South African army, where he qualified as a parachutist and a sanitation engineer. After he moved from East London to
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, he joined Steve's Gym, and he participated in
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from 1998 to 2003. He won several K-1 events. He competed in
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Kickboxing Tournament '13 where he defeated Mate Paulovics on 12 September 2013 in tournament's 1st round. He won by 1st-round TKO after 1 min. and 32 sec and withdraw from the tournament.Enfusion Live 2013 Heavyweight Reality Tournament, report by Peter Lowe MC
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Titles

*1999 South African Super Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion * 2000 K-1 Africa Grand Prix winner * 2001 K-1 Africa Grand Prix winner * 2002 K-1 Africa Grand Prix winner * 2006 King of the Ring Pro Heavyweight World Title Runner Up


Professional kickboxing record

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See also

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List of male kickboxers This is a list of notable male professional kickboxing, kickboxers. A * Parviz Abdullayev * Donegi Abena * Lukas Achterberg * Thomas Adamandopoulos * Serhiy Adamchuk * Romie Adanza * Benjamin Adegbuyi * Israel Adesanya * Peter Aerts * Ryo Aitak ...
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Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...


References


External links


Official website of Andrew Thomson
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Andrew 1974 births Living people South African male kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers South African male karateka South African Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from East London, South Africa White South African people