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Encyclopedia > Andy Hug
Andy Hug
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Realname Andreas Hug
Nickname Tetsujin
Iron man in Japanese
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Nationality Flag of Switzerland Swiss
Birth date September 7, 1964(1964-09-07)
Birth place Wohlen, Switzerland
Death date August 24, 2000 (aged 35)
Death place Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Style Full contact karate
Team Team Andy
Kickboxing Record
Total fights 47
Wins 37
Wins by KO 22
Losses 9
Draws 1

Andy Hug (September 7, 1964 - August 24, 2000) was a renowned Kyokushin Karate and kickboxing fighter from Wohlen, Switzerland. He died at the age of 35 from Leukemia in Japan. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix Championship in 1996 and was runner up in 1997 and 1998. Hug is widely credited for helping K-1's popularity world-wide, and is one of the most respected and idolized figures in combat sports history. In Japan he was given the name "Blue-Eyed Samurai". “Kg” redirects here. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Wohlen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Location of Bunkyo-ku in Tokyo. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Full-contact karate is popular in the U.S.. Full contact karate has many different derivatives but two main fundamental styles. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達) who was born under the name Choi Yeong-Eui (최영의). Kyokushinkai is Japanese for the society of the ultimate truth. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... Wohlen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ... Leukemia or leukaemia(Greek leukos λευκός, “white”; aima αίμα, “blood”) (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ...


Andy defeated Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipović at K-1 Fight Night, on 6/3/00, in Zurich, Switzerland. His last fight was with K-1 against Nobu Hayashi on July 7, 2000. On the 24th of August 2000, Andy died unexpectedly as a result of leukaemia. Mirko Filipović (born on September 10, 1974), often billed as Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian law enforcement officer turned kickboxer turned mixed martial artist (MMA). ...


A special chapter (30 pages with 80 photos) about the life and fighting career of Andy Hug can be found in the book "The Golden Kyokushin and K-1 Encyclopedia", written by Willem Brunekreef. All fights and results of Andy Hug (fighting career 1977-2000) can be found.


See also

This is a list of notable male kickboxers. ... This article contains a list of all the official K-1 events as well as all the kickboxing events fought under K-1 Rules 8 man tournament format. ...

External links

  • Andy Hug - Official Website
  • Andy Hug Foundation - The Foundation
  • The Golden Kyokushin and K-1 Encyclopedia Website
  • K-1sport.de - Complete Fighters Profile of Andy Hug

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Musashi - Andy Hug (7206 words)
Andy's wife, Ilona Hug made a speech for Andy and for the 800 special invited guests at the ceremony, with veil she was holding in her arms was a frame with a picture of Andy Hug smiling.
Andy Hug was preparing for the K-1 Grand Prix finals in December 2000, and planned on having a retirement match in Japan in the near future, after the Grand Prix.
Andy was carried away from the ring on a stretcher, and I have been told by Ilona Hug – that Andy after his fight against Filho, was sitting paralyzed in the looker-room together with his team and his Wife Ilona, refusing to accept and understand the defeat.
Andy Hug tribute (729 words)
Andy Hug was born on 7th September 1964 in the small village of Wohlen in Switzerland.
Andy was a newcomer and a young talent, and he impressed the whole world with his unique fighting skills and technique.
Andy was a superior European champion, and he was so popular that he traveled around the countries of Europe as a special guest instructor at Kyokushin summer camps to teach the art of knock down karate.
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