Frank Lobman

Frank "The Animal" Lobman (18 November 1953 – 10 June 2021)^[1] was a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer. He was a five-time European kickboxing champion and had an astonishing 90% knockout ratio. He beat many notable fighters over his career, such as Bas Rutten, Ken Shamrock, and British heavyweight kickboxing champion Steve Taberner. He fought in organizations such as Pancrase, P.K.A., W.K.A., and K-1.

Frank Lobman
Born	(1953-11-18)18 November 1953 Paramaribo, Suriname
Died	10 June 2021(2021-06-10) (aged 67) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Other names	The Animal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Years active	27 (1975–2002)
Kickboxing record
Total	116
Wins	110
By knockout	100
Losses	6
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	0
By submission	0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 12 February 2010

Biography

Lobman was a prominent kickboxer in the 1980s to the early 1990s. He trained often in Crooswijk, Rotterdam where his brother Hedwig Lobman taught Kyokushin karate. Several kickboxing matches were given in the early 1980s 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

110 Wins (100 (T)KO's), 6 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2003-03-16	Loss	Jan Oosterbaan	2 Hot 2 Handle	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO	4
1994-11-12	Win	Andre Mannaart	Night of the Superstars	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	4
1994-09-20	Loss	Peter Aerts	The Night of the Stars Tournament, final	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	2:21
1994-09-20	Win	Peter Verschuren	The Night of the Stars Tournament, semi final	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
1994-09-20	Win	Dennis Krauweel	The Night of the Stars Tournament, quarter final	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (leg injury)	1
1994-07-30	Loss	Maurice Smith	AJKF Destiny VII	Nagoya, Japan	KO (Left high kick)	3
1994-05-31	Win	Ken Shamrock	Pancrase: Road to the Championship 1	Tokyo, Japan	TKO (leg kicks)	2
1994-05-15	Win	William van Roosmalen	Fight of the Heavy Tanks	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (uppercut)	4
1994-02-20	Loss	Luc Verheye	The Night Of The Thriller 1994	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Towell)	5	0:55
1993-11-27	Win	Rikioh	EVOLUTION step8	Tokyo, Japan	KO	2
1993-06-06	Win	Rene Rooze	The War	Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO	3
1993-00-00	Win	Mark Russell	The Best of the Best	Eindhoven, Netherlands	SD	5
1992-09-20	Loss	Peter Aerts	The Night of The Truth	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	1:31
1991-11-18	Loss	Peter Aerts	Night of Fights	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1991-02-12	Win	Bas Rutten		Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO	1
199X-00-00	Win	Jean Atonga		Rotterdam, Netherlands	KO
1984-00-00	Win	Jan Oosterbaan		Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision
1981-11-29	Win	Steve Taberner		Netherlands	Decision
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

1. "Oud-Thaibokser Frank Lobman overleden". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

External links

• mixed martial arts record ^{[dead link‍]}
• kickboxing achievements
• pancrase profile
• Aerts on Lobman