Andrew Thomson (kickboxer)

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Andrew "Iceberg" Thomson, (born 7 April 1974), is a retired South African kickboxer.

Biography and career

Thompson was born in East London, South Africa in 1974. Although he played several sports when he was a young boy, he was most interested in body building and martial arts. He studied karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, kung fu, and boxing. After graduation he was conscripted into the South African army, where he qualified as a parachutist and a sanitation engineer. After he moved from East London to Cape Town, he joined Steve's Gym, and he participated in K-1 from 1998 to 2003. He won several K-1 events. He competed in Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '13 where he defeated Mate Paulovics on 12 September 2013 in tournament's 1st round. He won by 1st-round TKO after 1 min. and 32 sec and withdraw from the tournament.

Titles

Professional kickboxing record

! style=background:white colspan=9 |For The Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight +95 kg title. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2002 title. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2001 title. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Andrew Thomson replaced Stefan Leko in the Semi Final as Stefan Leko was unable to continue due to injury. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000 title.

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