Jean-Yves Thériault is a
Canadian
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kickboxer
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, kickboxing trainer, and author.
Biography
Jean-Yves Thériault was born in
Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the fifth of six sons.
Thériault began his martial arts training in 1972 at age 17, achieving
blue belt status in
Jujutsu
Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...
before becoming interested in
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
and
Full Contact Karate
Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar (also called Kumite) full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion.
History
Full contact karate competition comes in several different formats developed for the art o ...
a few years later. He won his first Full Contact Karate competition in 1976 after only six months of training under the direction of John Therien (who now holds
Hanshi degree in Ju-Jitsu), and subsequently became Canadian middleweight kickboxing champion two and a half years later.
[ Kelly 2006] In 1980 he won the
PKA
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Middleweight World title (Full-contact karate), and held the championship for a record of 15 years. He has also won world titles in both the
ISKA
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It is based in the United States. It was est ...
and PKC associations. During the peak of his career, Thériault held only a
yellow belt in Karate.
He was referred to as "The Iceman," a nickname given to him by
Rodney Batiste during his first title defence, due to his intimidating icy stare and cool demeanour in the ring. Thériault has a number of high-profile victories, including two wins against future four-time K-1 champion
Ernesto Hoost
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 h ...
and a draw against the legendary
Don "The Dragon" Wilson. He has also fought world champions such as
Rob Kaman
Robert Diem Kaman (5 June 1960 – 30 March 2024) was a Dutch nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion. He was often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks.
Biog ...
,
Tosca Petridis
Tosca Petridis (born Tasis Petridis, 30 October 1966) is an Australian former kickboxer and Boxing, boxer.
He was born in Melbourne, however is of Greeks, Greek ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne.
Kickboxing
Tosca is a former 7 time World Kickbo ...
and
Rick Roufus
Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is a retired American kickboxer. He has also competed professionally in boxing and mixed martial arts. An accomplished professional fighter throughout his competitive career, Roufus has won multiple world cham ...
.
Thériault has worked with many groups and charities, such as the
Big Brothers,
Make a Wish Foundation - Canada, Leucan. He is author of a book on kickboxing techniques and has a series of videos on the science of combat sports. He is the subject of an hour and a half film produced by the National Film Board. He was voted Athlete of the Decade by the Sports Writers Association of New Brunswick. However, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame still will not induct him into their ranks after several attempts by fans and friends.
Since his retirement on December 1, 1995, (a third-round knockout of Marcus Reid) Thériault still trains five days a week and teaches classes at Therien Ju-Jitsu & Kickboxing Schools.
Thériault has also become a world-class promoter for the sport of kickboxing. With the aid of his friend Hanshi John Therien, he is giving young fighters an opportunity in the "Iceman Amateur Kickboxing Circuit".
Thériault obtained his Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu in early 2008.
Titles
*1995
I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion
*1992
I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World Champion
*1988
I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion
*
I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World Champion
*P.K.C. Super Middleweight Full Contact World Champion
*1980-1995
P.K.A. Full Contact Middleweight World Champion
*1978 Canadian Full Contact Middleweight Kickboxing Champion
Professional kickboxing record
Source:
Thériault fought 76 fights from June 1976 to December 1995. Of those fights, 69 were wins (61 knockouts), 6 were losses, and 1 was a draw.
[ Jean-Yves Thériault's Career] The one draw was with
Don "The Dragon" Wilson on December 18, 1984. Thériault was full-contact
World Champion
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23 times.
[ Therien interview, question 7]
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, 1994-03-26 , , Loss , , align=left,
Rick Roufus
Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is a retired American kickboxer. He has also competed professionally in boxing and mixed martial arts. An accomplished professional fighter throughout his competitive career, Roufus has won multiple world cham ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, 1993-11-? , , Win , , align=left, Sergei Andrianov , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, 1993-06-22 , , Loss , , align=left,
Tosca Petridis
Tosca Petridis (born Tasis Petridis, 30 October 1966) is an Australian former kickboxer and Boxing, boxer.
He was born in Melbourne, however is of Greeks, Greek ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne.
Kickboxing
Tosca is a former 7 time World Kickbo ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, 1992-12-15 , , Win , , align=left, Leo De Snoo , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , Disqualification , , 11 , , , , 67-4-1
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, 1992-06-20 , , Loss , , align=left,
Rob Kaman
Robert Diem Kaman (5 June 1960 – 30 March 2024) was a Dutch nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion. He was often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks.
Biog ...
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Paris, France
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, , TKO (Gave Up) , , 5 , , 2:00 , , 66-4-1
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, 1991-11-23 , , Win , , align=left, Kevin Morton , , , ,
Marseille, France
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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 12 , , , , 66-3-1
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, 1991-10-25 , , Win , , align=left, Klaus Nonnemacher , , Thriller from Paris II , ,
Paris, France
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, , TKO , , 8 , , , , 65-3-1
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, 1991-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Michel Mangeot , , , ,
Marseille, France
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, , TKO , , 4 , , , , 64-3-1
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, 1990-12-17 , , Win , , align=left, Yediah Judah , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , TKO , , 6 , , , , 63-3-1
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, 1990-12-11 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Longo , , , ,
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 12 , , , , 62-3-1
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, 1990-02-20 , , Win , , align=left, Andy Mayo , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 4 , , , , 61-3-1
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, 1989-12-12 , , Win , , align=left, William Knorr , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 4 , , , , 60-3-1
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, 1989-04-21 , , Win , , align=left,
Ernesto Hoost
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 h ...
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Geneva, Switzerland
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, , Decision (Split) , , 12 , , , , 59-3-1
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, 1988-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Bob Thurman , , , ,
Le Havre, France , , KO , , 3 , , 1:37 , , 58-3-1
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, 1987-11-? , , Win , , align=left, Larry McFadden , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 2 , , , , 57-3-1
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, 1987-05-? , , Win , , align=left, C.L. Bergeron , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 1 , , , , 56-3-1
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, 1986-12-14 , , Win , , align=left,
Ernesto Hoost
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 h ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 12 , , , , 55-3-1
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, 1986-09-? , , Win , , align=left, Richard Green , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 4 , , , , 54-3-1
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, 1986-04-26 , , Win , , align=left, Bob Thurman , , Karatemania , ,
Atlanta, Georgia, United States , , TKO (Doctor Stoppage) , , 4 , , , , 53-3-1
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, 1986-02-? , , Win , , align=left, Bob Handegan , , , ,
Atlanta, Georgia, United States , , KO , , 1 , , , , 52-3-1
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, 1985-10-12 , , Win , , align=left, Paul Madison , , , ,
Denver, Colorado, United States , , KO , , 5 , , , , 51-3-1
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, 1985-07-? , , Win , , align=left, C.L. Bergeron , , , ,
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada , , KO , , 4 , , , , 50-3-1
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, 1985-05-01 , , Win , , align=left, Andy Brewer , , , ,
Hull, Quebec, Canada , , KO , , 1 , , , , 49-3-1
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, 1985-02-? , , Win , , align=left, Bret Zwierzynski , , , ,
Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Quebec, Canada , , KO , , 2 , , , , 48-3-1
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, 1984-12-18 , ,
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , Decision Draw , , 12 , , , , 47-3-1
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, 1984-10-30 , , Win , , align=left, Bob Handigan , , , ,
Hull, Quebec, Canada , , KO , , 3 , , , , 47-3
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, 1984-10-? , , Win , , align=left, Virgil Myers , , , ,
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada , , KO , , 1 , , , , 46-3
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, 1984-09-? , , Win , , align=left, Gary Cicciolletti , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 1 , , , , 45-3
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, 1984-06-? , , Win , , align=left, Lonnie Grady , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 4 , , , , 44-3
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, 1984-04-10 , , Win , , align=left, Rodney Batiste , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 7 , , , , 43-3
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, 1984-01-? , , Win , , align=left, Paul Ford , , , ,
New York City, New York, United States , , KO , , 6 , , , , 42-3
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, 1983-12-20 , , Win , , align=left, Leroy Hopkins , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , TKO , , 9 , , , , 41-3
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, 1983-11-? , , Win , , align=left, Larry McFadden , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , 3 , , , , 40-3
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, 1983-09-? , , Win , , align=left, David James , , , ,
Hull, Quebec, Canada , , KO , , 1 , , , , 39-3
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, 1983-09-? , , Win , , align=left, Steve Wright , , , ,
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , , KO , , 3 , , , , 38-3
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, 1983-08-23 , , Win , , align=left, Wade Woodbury , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , Decision (Split) , , , , , , 37-3
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, 1983-06-28 , , Win , , align=left, Roosevelt Moss , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 36-3
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, 1983-05-11 , , Win , , align=left, Don Setzer , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 35-3
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, 1983-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Junior Bowden , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 34-3
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, 1983-01-? , , Win , , align=left, Steve Mackey , , , ,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 33-3
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, 1982-11-17 , , Win , , align=left, Kerry Roop , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , TKO , , , , , , 32-3
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, 1982-10-? , , Win , , align=left, Bernard Clark , , , ,
London, Ontario, Canada , , TKO , , , , , , 31-3
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, 1982-09-? , , Win , , align=left, Tommy Richardson , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , TKO , , , , , , 30-3
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, 1982-06-? , , Win , , align=left, Maurice Moore , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 29-3
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, 1982-04-25 , , Win , , align=left, Andy Brewer , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 28-3
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, 1982-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Ron Scott, , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , TKO , , , , , , 27-3
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, 1982-02-? , , Win , , align=left, Mark Zacharatos , , , ,
Windsor, Ontario, Canada , , KO , , , , , , 26-3
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, 1982-01-26 , , Win , , align=left, Jarvis Gardner , , , ,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 25-3
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, 1981-11-17 , , Win , , align=left, Eddie Durant , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , TKO , , , , , , 24-3
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, 1981-07-18 , , Win , , align=left, Wade Woodbury , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , Decision (Split) , , , , , , 23-3
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, 1981-04-25 , , Win , , align=left, Rodney Baliste , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 22-3
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, 1980-11-15 , , Win , , align=left, Robert Biggs , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , TKO , , , , , , 21-3
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, 1980-08-11 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Poore , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 20-3
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, 1980-07-17 , , Win , , align=left, Emilio Navarez , , , ,
Boston, Massachusetts, United States , , KO , , , , , , 19-3
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, 1980-04-19 , , Win , , align=left, Ron Thiveridge , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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, , KO , , , , , , 18-3
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, 1980-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Jeff White , , , ,
Detroit, Michigan, United States , , KO , , , , , , 17-3
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, 1979-11-? , , Loss , , align=left, Ralph Hollet , , , ,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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, , Decision (Split) , , , , , , 16-3
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, 1979-11-? , , Win , , align=left, Doug Ware , , , ,
Boston, Massachusetts, United States , , KO , , 1 , , , , 16-2
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, 1979-10-19 , , Win , , align=left, Doug Ware , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , KO , , 1 , , , , 15-2
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, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1979-07-? , , Win , , align=left, Ace Lewis , , , ,
Boston, Massachusetts, United States , , KO , , , , , , 14-2
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1979-06-09 , , Win , , align=left, Emilio Navarez , , , ,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada , , KO , , 7 , , , , 13-2
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, - bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
, 1979-05-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Blinky Rodriguez , , , ,
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States , , KO (Left Hook) , , 1 , , , , 12-2
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1979-04-? , , Win , , align=left, Kerry Roop , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , KO , , , , , , 12-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1978-11-07 , , Win , , align=left, Ralph Hollett , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , KO , , , , , , 11-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1978-10-? , , Win , , align=left, Kerry Roop , , , ,
Windsor, Ontario, Canada , , Decision (Unanimous) , , , , , , 10-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1978-05-? , , Win , , align=left, Robby Warchief, , , ,
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada , , Corner Stoppage , , 4 , , , , 9-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1978-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Fritz Matthiews , , , ,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada , , TKO , , , , , , 8-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1978-03-? , , Win , , align=left, Mike Chapman , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , KO , , , , , , 7-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1977-11-? , , Win , , align=left, Victor Hale , , , ,
Rochester, New York, United States , , TKO , , , , , , 6-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1977-10-? , , Win , , align=left, Carl Beamon , , , ,
Buffalo, New York, United States , , Decision (Unanimous) , , , , , , 5-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1977-10-? , , Win , , align=left, Mark Kosicki , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , KO , , , , , , 4-1
, -
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1977-09-? , , Win , , align=left, Roger Hurd , , , ,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the fourth-most populous city in North America. The city ...
, , TKO , , , , , , 3-1
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, 1977-08-? , , Win , , align=left, James Louth , , , ,
Rochester, New York, United States , , TKO , , , , , , 2-1
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, - bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
, 1977-04-? , , Loss , , align=left,
Murray Sutherland
Murray Sutherland (born 10 April 1953) is a Scottish former boxer who fought in the super middleweight division. He was boxing's first world super middleweight champion, having won the inaugural International Boxing Federation, IBF's version in ...
, , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , TKO , , , , , , 1-1
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, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 1976-06-? , , Win , , align=left, Serge Simard , , , ,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , TKO , , 1 , , , , 1-0
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Publications
Jean-Yves Thériault with coauthor Joseph Jennings wrote a 214-page book called Full-contact Karate, published by Contemporary Books in 1983.
* Full-contact Karate
Google Books
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Further reading
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Notes
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Canadian male kickboxers
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Canadian jujutsuka
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Boxing people from New Brunswick