Flashermac Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Former eight-time Muay Thai world champion Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers died after suffering a heart attack while riding a bicycle in the Netherlands on Wednesday. He was 43. Reports said the Dutch kickboxer collapsed in a tunnel in the city of Breda, the Netherlands. Bystanders tried to revive him to no avail. Dekkers started his professional fight career in 1986 and retired in 2006. He amassed a career record of 186 wins (95 knockouts and technical knockouts), 33 losses and and two draws. The Dutchman was the first non-Thai to win "Thai Boxer of the Year" and opened a Muay Thai school in his home country. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/338139/muay-thai-legend-ramon-dekkers-dies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcCe6Il4PGU&feature=player_embedded#! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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