Ernesto Hoost
Dutch retired professional kickboxer (born 1965)
アーネスト・ホースト · 에르네스토 호스트
- Born
- 11 July 1965, Heemskerk
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Sport
- kickboxing
- Discipline
- K-1, heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer, kickboxer, Thai boxer, association football player
- Height
- 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 102 kg (225 lb)
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 he came just one win short of the world title, Hoost announced his retirement thirteen years later on 2 December 2006 after the K-1 World GP Final tournament in Tokyo Dome, Japan. Hoost holds notable victories over Peter Aerts (4x), Branko Cikatić, Mirko Cro Cop (3x), Jérôme Le Banner (3x), Andy Hug (3x), Ray Sefo (3x), Musashi (2x), Mike Bernardo, Francisco Filho (2x), Sam Greco, Stefan Leko (3x), Mark Hunt, Cyril Abidi, and Glaube Feitosa.
Awards and honours
- Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Students
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q185180 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.