Andy Hug

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Andy Hug
Kyokushin Karate
Years active1977–2000
Kickboxing record
Total47
Wins37
By knockout21
Losses9
By knockout6
Draws1
Other information
Spouse
Ilona Hug
​
(1993⁠–⁠2000)​
Notable studentsXhavit Bajrami
Björn Bregy, Petar Majstorović
Michael McDonald
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Men's
Kyokushin
4 Countries Team Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1981
British Open
Bronze medal – third place London 1986 Heavyweight
Dutch Open
Bronze medal – third place Weert 1981 Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Barcelona 1985 Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place Katowice 1987 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place Budapest 1989 Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place Budapest 1989 Heavyweight
Ibusz Oyama Cup
Gold medal – first place Budapest 1982 Middleweight
Gold medal – first place Budapest 1985 Heavyweight
Sursee Cup
Gold medal – first place Sursee 1988 Open
Swiss Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1984 Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1985 Heavyweight
Swiss Open
Gold medal – first place 1985 Open
Swiss Oyama Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979
Gold medal – first place 1981
World Open
Silver medal – second place Tokyo 1987 Open
Men's Seidokaikan
World Cup
Gold medal – first place Osaka 1992 Open
Silver medal – second place Osaka 1993 Open

Andreas "Andy" Hug (7 September 1964 – 24 August 2000) was a

spinning heel kick targeting his opponents' thighs.[4][5]

Raised in

Kyokushin karate which he began practicing at ten years old. Beginning his full contact karate career in the 80 kg/176 lb middleweight division, he rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s by winning numerous regional tournaments around Europe and made the transition to heavyweight in 1984. That same year, he competed in the Kyokushin World Open, knockdown karate's most prestigious competition, for the first time and made it to the fourth round where he was eliminated by Shokei Matsui. Returning to Europe, he won his first major title in the form of the 3rd European Championships in 1985 before entering World Open again in 1987. He became the first non-Japanese fighter to make it to the final of the competition but again lost to Shokei Matsui. Another European Championships win would follow in 1989 and he fought in his third and final World Open in 1991, losing a controversial bout to Francisco Filho
in the third round.

Having become a popular fighter in

WMTC and WKA titles under Muay Thai
rules.

In early August 2000, Hug started feeling unwell in Switzerland. On August 17, while training in Japan, he was given a diagnosis of acute

Nippon Television on May 7, 2006 which featured the results of a survey that asked Japanese people to choose their favorite great person from history.[8]

Early life

Andreas Hug was born in Zürich, Switzerland on 7 September 1964. His father, Arthur, was a Swiss of French and Swiss descent and was a French Foreign Legionnaire. He died in Thailand under mysterious circumstances without ever seeing his son. Hug's mother, Madelaine Hug-Baumann, was German. She was forced to pursue gainful employment. Unable to care for Andy, she immediately put him up for adoption and he spent the first three years of his life in an orphanage until his care was taken over by his grandparents along with his brother, Charly, and sister, Fabienne. His grandmother, Fridy, and grandfather, Herrmann Baumann, a bricklayer, raised them in Wohlen in the Canton of Aargau.[9]

Hug began playing

Kyokushinkai karate at Wohlen karate school under Werner Schenker despite strong opposition from his grandfather initially. His grandmother saw the boy's passion for the art and eventually convinced the grandfather to relent. By thirteen, he began to show promise as a karateka by winning numerous beginners' karate tournaments and his grandparents eventually forced him to decide between pursuing football and karate, since they were no longer in a position to pay for both. He chose karate and at fifteen won the 1979 Swiss Oyama Cup, a national Kyokushin competition. Although full contact karate tournaments carried with them a minimum age of twenty, he showed so much potential as one of the country's biggest prospects that the Swiss Karate Federation allowed the teenaged prodigy to compete nonetheless.[10]

Following his breakout performance in the Oyama Cup, Hug earned himself a place on the Swiss national Kyokushin team and then became the co-founder of a

butchery apprenticeship in 1984 and took a job in Wohlen's main wholesale butchery. However, his need for time off work regularly to compete in tournaments and occasional injuries which hindered his work performance meant that a shadow was cast over his working relationship and he was released from his contract by mutual agreement in 1986.[12]

Career

Kyokushin career (1977–1991)

After winning a number of beginners' karate competitions, Andy Hug was selected to represent the Wohlen Karate School during the National Team Championships in November 1977. His breakthrough performance came at the Swiss national Oyama Cup in 1979 at the age of fifteen when he defeated several opponents much older than himself to take the tournament crown. In 1981, Hug had an upsurge in competition as he was part of the Swiss team that defeated the Dutch in the finals to win the 4 Countries Team Tournament and recorded his first international success by taking a bronze medal at the 5th Dutch Kyokushin Championships in the 80 kg/176 lb middleweight division in Weert, Netherlands as he lost out to Koen Scharrenberg in the semi-finals. He also won the Swiss Oyama Cup for a second time that year, beating Heinz Muntweiler in the final, before further establishing himself as the country's top Kyokushin fighter by winning the 1982 Swiss Championships at middleweight. After reaching the round of sixteen in both the 2nd European Championships and the 6th Dutch Open, being eliminated by Jean-Pierre Louisset and Kenneth Felter respectively, Hug closed out the year by being crowned champion at the 1st Ibusz Oyama Cup in Budapest, Hungary where he defeated Mark Niedziokka in the final.

Hug again made it to the last sixteen at the 7th Dutch Open in 1983 and in 1984, he moved up to the heavyweight class with instant success, winning the Swiss nationals. In January 1984, he competed in the 3rd edition of the Kyokushin World Open, knockdown karate's most prestigious competition held once every four years. Andy was able to battle his way through and reached the final sixteen but lost to Shokei Matsui on points. 1985 was another successful year for Hug as he won the Ibusz Oyama Cup for the second time and the Swiss nationals for the third time before taking his most notable prize to date when he outpointed Klaus Rex in the final to win the 3rd edition of the European Championships in Barcelona, Spain in December of that year.

At the 11th British Open in London, England in 1986, he was eliminated at the semi-final round by Michael Thompson. They would then rematch at the same stage of the 4th European Kyokushin Championships in Katowice, Poland in May 1987 with the Englishman again coming out on top and forcing Hug to relinquish his title as European champion. Andy Hug returned to the World Open in November 1987 and made history by becoming the first gaijin to reach the final of the tournament, booking his place with a judges' decision win over Akira Masuda in the semis. There, he again faced Shokei Matsui and lost to his Japanese foe by decision once again.

With his status as an elite Kyokushin fighter secured, Hug began to compete more sparingly over the next few years. He won the 1st Sursee Cup in 1988, defeating Kenji Midori in the final, and became a two-time European champion in 1989 when he beat Michael Thompson to win the 5th European Championships in Budapest.

After an uneventful year in 1990, Andy Hug returned to the spotlight in '91 when he reached the final of the 6th European Championships in Budapest only to lose to Michael Thompson once more. The 5th World Championships also took place that year at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. In his third fight, Andy came up against Francisco Filho. At the end of the round, as the bell rang, Filho landed a mawashi geri on the side of Hug's head which left him unconscious on the floor. Despite protest from the Swiss camp, it was later confirmed that Filho's kick had indeed struck after the bell rang, but he had started his move before the time was up and Filho was declared the winner.

Switch to Seidokaikan and entry into K-1 (1992–1993)

Having been fighting in Japan with success for a number of years, Hug became extremely popular in the country. The fans were impressed by his technical diversity, spectacular aesthetics, tactics and strength. In 1992, he made the switch from Kyokushinkaikan to

Thai clinch in round two.[13]

Facing another of his previous opponents from the 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup, he beat Minoru Fujita by decision at

tameshiwari
contest.

Following the tournament, Hug began his transition from full contact karate to

K-1 Challenge on March 3, 1994. Struggling early due to his lack of boxing prowess, Hug received a standing eight count from referee Genshu Igari in round one after being rocked by an uppercut from Cikatić. Hug, however, came into his own as the fight went on, utilizing his kicking game to better effect and boxing from the inside, even forcing a count of his own on the Croatian before winning a unanimous decision
after five rounds.

Struggles at the World Grand Prix (1994–1995)

With the win over Branko Cikatić, Andy Hug proved himself to be competent kickboxer and was entered into his first K-1 World Grand Prix, fighting at the

K-1 Legend
on December 10, 1994.

On March 3, 1995, Hug entered the 1995 Grand Prix at

K-1 Fight Night in Zürich
, the first K-1 event held in Switzerland. In a rather one-sided fight, Andy Hug knocked Lane down twice in the first two rounds before the American quit on his stool.

Hug would then lose in his next two outings, firstly to

K-1 Revenge II
on September 3, 1995. The fight was even going into the latter stages of round two when Bernardo landed a right hook which sent Hug to the canvas. He was able to make it back to his feet but was clearly on wobbly legs and the referee in charge, Genshu Igari, stopped him from taking any more damage than was necessary.

Sitting on a less-than-spectacular 8–4 record and having lost in his previous two matches, Hug was struggling with

K-1 Hercules
on December 9, 1995, and went into the 1996 campaign in good form.

Winning the K-1 World Grand Prix Championship (1996)

Kicking off the most successful year of his career, Andy Hug demolished an overmatched

K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle on March 3, 1996, to qualify for the K-1 Grand Prix '96 which was held two months later on May 6. After making short work of Duane van der Merwe with a KO inside forty seconds at the tournament's quarter-final stage, awaiting Hug was Ernesto Hoost in the semis and the pair had an epic battle considered to be one of the greatest matches in K-1's history. A back-and-forth fight in which Hoost delivered punishing low kicks throughout and both fighters traded heavily in the clinch, the judges ruled it a split draw after the regulation three rounds and so it went to an extension round to decide the winner only for it again to be scored a majority draw. Finally, after five grueling rounds, Hug was ruled the victor by split decision. In the final, he went up against Mike Bernardo, the South African power puncher who had knocked him out twice previously. It was not to be three-in-a-row for Bernardo, however, as a combination of fatigue and Hug's low kicks began to wear him down in the second round. Bernardo went down from a roundhouse kick to his left thigh but got back to his feet only for Hug to deliver one of the most spectacular stoppages of the 1990s, landing the "Hug Tornado" on Bernardo's already-injured left leg to put him away and clinch the coveted K-1 World Grand Prix Championship.[17]

Hug returned to Zürich to face

WMTC World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Championship. They exchanged heavy strikes in a close first round but Hug then went out and severely outgunned Longinidis in the second, knocking his Australian opponent down with a high kick before viciously finishing the job with a left cross
after he beat the count.

At

K-1 Hercules '96
on December 8, 1996.

Twice consecutive Grand Prix runner-up (1997–1998)

Andy Hug's eight fight win streak was brought to an end by then-two-time K-1 Grand Prix champion

K-1 Fight Night '97 in Zürich. Bernardo registered a knockdown of Hug with a powerful left hook at the end of round two but it was not enough as Hug took the unanimous decision in the only fight of their 2–2 series to go the distance.[20][21]

On July 20, 1997, at

K-1 Dream '97
, Andy Hug met Francisco Filho in a rematch almost six years in the making; Filho had KO'd Hug at the third round of the 5th Kyokushin World Open back in 1991. The fight started tense and cagey, with little to no action for the majority of round one until Filho, making his debut under kickboxing rules, landed the decisive strike, a perfectly timed counter right hook, which sent Hug crashing to the canvas in a state of unconsciousness at the 2:37 mark.

With a record of 1-2-1 that year, he entered the Grand Prix in relatively poor form but qualified for the final eight nonetheless with a win over

K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round on September 7, 1997, putting away the Canadian taekwondo exponent with three knockdowns inside the first round. The round of eight went down on November 9 and saw the rubber match between Andy Hug and Masaaki Satake in the quarter-finals go just fifteen seconds as the Swiss dispatched his Japanese foe with a high kick. In the semis, Hug drew Peter Aerts and avenged his loss to the Dutchman eight months prior with a unanimous judges' decision victory. Having fought his way through to the final, he then lost to Ernesto Hoost by unanimous decision in the third of their four matches.[22]

He rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over

K-1 USA Grand Prix '98, K-1's first venture into the United States and Las Vegas
, he dismantled Mike LaBree inside the first round, forcing him into a corner before stopping him with a flurry of punches immediately followed by a thudding low kick.

The 1998 Grand Prix began on September 27 with the round of sixteen at the

K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze
on October 28, 1998.

At the

K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round on December 13, 1998, he TKO'd Ray Sefo in the second round of their quarter-final match, knocking the New Zealander down twice with aggressive boxing combinations and forcing referee Nobuaki Kakuda to stop the fight,[23] before securing a majority decision against Sam Greco in the semis, a rematch of their draw a year earlier. There was also some controversy in the fight as both men continued to fight after the bell rung at the end of round two, with Greco knocking Hug to the canvas with a right hand. The tournament final saw Andy Hug draw Peter Aerts once again and in their fourth and final match against one another, Aerts emerged victorious via head kick knockout in the first round.[22]

Later career and coaching (1999–2000)

1999 was the most successful year for K-1 since its inception. Record numbers of spectators were recorded for all tournaments. Around this time, Hug also turned his hand to training other competitors at his facility in Lucerne, Switzerland, bringing through the next generation of Swiss heavyweights in Xhavit Bajrami, Björn Bregy and Petar Majstorović as well as foreign talent such as Michael McDonald.

He began 1999 in devastating fashion, knocking out

K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round on October 5. In the quarter-finals of the K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round
, which was held on December 5, Hug met Ernesto Hoost for the fourth and last time. As early as the first round, Hug exacerbated a pre-existing groin injury. This handicap was so severe that it forced him to abandon a large part of his arsenal in his kicking game, and he dropped a unanimous decision.

Hug went 4–0 in 2000, the year of his death. He took a majority decision in his rematch with Musashi at

K-1 Fight Night 2000
on June 3. Cro Cop put him under pressure with his boxing at numerous times, but Hug stayed active with his kicks and did enough to take the unanimous decision.

In what would prove to be his final match, Andy Hug scored a quick knockout over

K-1 Spirits 2000 on July 7, 2000, sending his Japanese opponent to the canvas twice inside the first round. He was planning a retirement match and a move into acting in the near future at the time of his death.[26]

Personal life

Andy met his wife Ilona Hug (born July 4, 1964) in summer 1987 while she was working as a fitness trainer and model[27] and the couple married in Inwil on August 28, 1993.[28] Their son, Seya, was born at Lucerne's Klinik Saint Anna on November 19, 1994.[29] Around 1996, it became a struggle for Andy to see his family regularly due to his commitments in Japan and he encouraged Ilona to fulfill her desire to study art and design. Ilona and Seya moved to the United States where she attended the Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture for two years before returning to Switzerland upon completion of her studies.[26][30]

During the late 1990s, Hug was frequently rumored in the Japanese media to be romantically involved with model and actress Norika Fujiwara.[31][32]

Death

Andy Hug was in Switzerland in early August 2000 when he suffered more than thirty-nine attacks of high

hemorrhaging of the brain and inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia
) combined with extreme fever. His body showed all the signs of acute leukemia: purple spots, digestion pipe bleeding, eyeball bleeding, urinary tract bleeding and genital bleeding.

On the morning of 21 August, Seidokaikan and K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii visited Hug at the hospital and Hug told him that if he should die soon, he would like to die in Japan. Andy was reportedly in good condition on 22 August, watching television, eating without help and speaking to Ilona on the telephone. That day, he also released the following statement:

"Dear Fans,

I think that you will be shocked when you hear in what state of health I am. When the doctor told me about it, it was an enormous shock even for myself. But I want to inform you about my state of health so that I can fight together with you against this illness. This illness is the most severe opponent of all my fights. But I will win. As if I would stand in the ring I will get power from your cheers and beat this strong opponent. Unfortunately I will not be able to fight at the tournament in October. I will fight against this illness in Japan and one day I will appear again with you. Don't lose hope!

Greetings,

Andy Hug" - The message Hug posted to his fans on the internet on 22 August 2000, after learning of his illness.[33]

His condition worsened on 23 August as he had difficulty breathing in the morning and by afternoon had fallen into a coma and was placed on a life support system. While in the coma, his heart stopped three times but the doctors were able to regain his pulse. When his heart stopped a fourth time on 24 August, the doctors decided against reviving him and let him pass away. He was pronounced dead at 4:21 pm on 24 August 2000, two weeks short of his thirty-sixth birthday.[34]

Reporting of Hug's death was broadcast live on Japanese news channels

NHK World and TV Asahi. Peter Aerts, who was at the Nippon Medical School hospital having treatment on his lower back at the time, broke down crying for over two hours when told of Hug's passing. When interviewed, he dedicated his performance in the forthcoming K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final to Hug. An hour-long press conference attended by the five doctors who treated Hug, Kazuyoshi Ishii and Francisco Filho was also held at 8:45 pm that night.[7]

Hug's funeral was held on 27 August at

pall-bearers.[35] His ashes were deposited in the cemetery of the Hoshuin temple in Kyoto.[10]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
37 Wins (22 (T)KO's), 9 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2000-07-07 Win Japan Nobu Hayashi
K-1 Spirits 2000
Sendai, Japan
 KO (left cross) 1 2:05 37–9–1
2000-06-03 Win Croatia Mirko Cro Cop
K-1 Fight Night 2000
Zürich, Switzerland
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 36–9–1
Retains the WKA World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Muay Thai Championship.
2000-04-23 Win Brazil Glaube Feitosa
K-1 The Millennium
Osaka, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 35–9–1
2000-03-19 Win Japan Musashi
K-1 Burning 2000
Yokohama, Japan
 Decision (majority) 5 3:00 34–9–1
1999-12-05 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 Grand Prix '99 final round, quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 33–9–1
1999-10-05 Win Japan Hiromi Amada
K-1 World Grand Prix '99 opening round
, first round
Osaka, Japan
 TKO (right spinning heel kick) 1 1:51 33–8–1
1999-08-22 Win
Maurice Smith
K-1 Spirits '99
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 32–8–1
1999-06-05 Win Germany Stefan Leko
K-1 Fight Night '99
Zürich, Switzerland
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 31–8–1
Retains the WKA World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Muay Thai Championship.
1999-04-25 Win New Zealand Ray Sefo
K-1 Revenge '99
Yokohama, Japan
 TKO (corner stoppage) 4 3:00 30–8–1
1999-02-03 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako
K-1 Rising Sun '99
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (right spinning heel kick) 2 0:22 29–8–1
1998-12-13 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round
, Final
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (left high kick) 1 1:10 28–8–1
For
K-1 Grand Prix '98 Championship
.
1998-12-13 Win Australia Sam Greco
K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round
, semi-finals
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision (majority) 3 3:00 28–7–1
1998-12-13 Win New Zealand Ray Sefo
K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round
, quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
 TKO (punches) 2 2:28 27–7–1
1998-10-28 Win Japan Masaaki Miyamoto
K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (spinning backfist) 1 2:50 26–7–1
1998-09-27 Win England Mark Russell
K-1 World Grand Prix '98 opening round
, first round
Osaka, Japan
 KO (left low kick) 2 3:07 25–7–1
1998-08-07 Win United States Mike LaBree
K-1 USA Grand Prix '98
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 KO (right low kick) 1 2:11 24–7–1
1998-06-06 Win Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 Fight Night '98
Zürich, Switzerland
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 23–7–1
Retains the WKA World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Muay Thai Championship.
1998-04-09 Win United States Curtis Schuster
K-1 Kings '98
Yokohama, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 22–7–1
1997-11-09 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final, Final
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 21–7–1
For the K-1 Grand Prix '97 Championship.
1997-11-09 Win Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final, semi-finals
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 21–6–1
1997-11-09 Win Japan Masaaki Satake K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final, quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (left high kick) 1 0:15 20–6–1
1997-09-07 Win Canada Pierre Guénette
K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round
, first round
Osaka, Japan
 KO (right hook) 1 1:49 19–6–1
1997-07-20 Loss Brazil Francisco Filho
K-1 Dream '97
Nagoya, Japan
 KO (right hook) 1 2:37 18–6–1
1997-06-07 Win South Africa Mike Bernardo
K-1 Fight Night '97
Zürich, Switzerland
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 18–5–1
Retains the WKA World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Muay Thai Championship.
1997-04-29 Draw Australia Sam Greco
K-1 Braves '97
Fukuoka, Japan
 Draw (split) 5 3:00 17–5–1
1997-03-16 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 Kings '97
Yokohama, Japan
 KO (right uppercut and left knee) 1 1:55 17–5
1996-12-08 Win Japan Musashi
K-1 Hercules '96
Nagoya, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 17–4
1996-10-18 Win Japan Masaaki Satake
K-1 Star Wars '96
Yokohama, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 16–4
Wins the WKA World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Muay Thai Championship.
1996-09-01 Win Australia Stan Longinidis
K-1 Revenge '96
Osaka, Japan
 KO (left cross) 2 2:00 15–4
Wins the
WMTC
World Super Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Championship.
1996-06-02 Win Thailand Sadau Kiatsongrit
K-1 Fight Night II
Zürich, Switzerland
 KO (right hook) 2 3:00 14–4
Retains the UKF World Super Heavyweight Championship.
1996-05-06 Win South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 Grand Prix '96, Final
Yokohama, Japan
 KO (left spinning heel kick to the leg) 2 1:18 13–4
Wins the K-1 Grand Prix '96 Championship.
1996-05-06 Win Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 Grand Prix '96, semi-finals
Yokohama, Japan
 2nd extension round decision (split) 5 3:00 12–4
1996-05-06 Win South Africa Duane van der Merwe K-1 Grand Prix '96, quarter-finals
Yokohama, Japan
 KO (left hook) 1 0:40 11–4
1996-03-10 Win United States Bart Vale
K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle
, first round
Yokohama, Japan
 TKO (punches) 1 2:24 10–4
1995-12-09 Win France Jérôme Le Banner
K-1 Hercules
Nagoya, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 9–4
1995-09-03 Loss South Africa Mike Bernardo
K-1 Revenge II
Yokohama, Japan
 KO (right hook) 2 2:43 8–4
1995-07-16 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost
K-3 Grand Prix '95
Nagoya, Japan
 Decision (majority) 3 3:00 8–3
1995-06-10 Win United States Dennis Lane
K-1 Fight Night
Zürich, Switzerland
 TKO (corner stoppage) 2 3:00 8–2
Retains the UKF World Super Heavyweight Championship.
1995-05-04 Win Netherlands Peter Kramer
K-1 World Grand Prix 1995
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (left overhand) 1 0:45 7–2
1995-03-03 Loss South Africa Mike Bernardo
K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle
, first round
Tokyo, Japan
 TKO (punches) 3 2:39 6–2
1994-12-10 Win Netherlands Rob van Esdonk
K-1 Legend
Nagoya, Japan
 KO (left hook) 4 0:55 6–1
Wins the UKF World Super Heavyweight Championship.
1994-10-02 Win United States Duke Roufus 1994 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup Japan KO (left body kick) 3 2:17 5–1
1994-09-18 Win United States Patrick Smith K-1 Revenge
Yokohama, Japan
 KO (left knee) 1 0:56 4–1
1994-04-30 Loss United States Patrick Smith
K-1 Grand Prix '94
, quarter-finals
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (right uppercut) 1 0:19 3–1
1994-03-04 Win Croatia Branko Cikatić
K-1 Challenge
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 3–0
1993-12-19 Win France Eric Albert
K-2 Grand Prix '93
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (punches) 2 2:08 2–0
1993-11-15 Win Japan Ryuji Murakami
K-1 Andy's Glove
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (right hook) 1 2:10 1–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Karate record

Kyokushin record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
1991-11-00 Loss Brazil Francisco Filho 5th Kyokushin World Open, Third Round
Tokyo, Japan
 Ippon
1989-07-00 Loss England Michael Thompson 6th European Kyokushin Championships, Final
Budapest, Hungary
Wins the 6th European Kyokushin Championships Heavyweight Silver Medal.
1989-00-00 Win England Michael Thompson 5th European Kyokushin Championships, Final
Budapest, Hungary
Wins the 5th European Kyokushin Championships Heavyweight Gold Medal.
1988-00-00 Win Japan Kenji Midori 1st Sursee Cup, Final
Sursee, Switzerland
Wins the 1st Sursee Cup Gold Medal.
1987-11-08 Loss Japan Shokei Matsui 4th Kyokushin World Open, Final
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision
Wins the 4th Kyokushin World Open Silver Medal.
1987-11-08 Win Japan Akira Masuda 4th Kyokushin World Open, Fifth Round
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision
1987-11-08 Win Brazil Ademir da Costa 4th Kyokushin World Open, Fourth Round
Tokyo, Japan
 Awase ippon
1987-11-08 Win Japan Yasuhiro Kuwashima 4th Kyokushin World Open, Third Round
Tokyo, Japan
 Ippon
1987-11-08 Win Japan Masashi Kimoto 4th Kyokushin World Open, Second Round
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision
1987-11-00 Win Germany Stefan Gopel 4th Kyokushin World Open, first round
Tokyo, Japan
 Ippon
1987-05-00 Loss England Michael Thompson 4th European Kyokushin Championships, semi-finals
Katowice, Poland
1986-00-00 Loss England Michael Thompson 11th Kyokushin British Open, semi-finals
London, England
1985-12-00 Win Denmark Klaus Rex 3rd European Kyokushin Championships, Final
Barcelona, Spain
 Decision
Wins the 3rd European Kyokushin Championships Heavyweight Gold Medal.
1985-04-00 Win Netherlands Michel Wedel 2nd Ibusz Oyama Cup, Final
Budapest, Hungary
Wins the 2nd Ibusz Oyama Cup Heavyweight Gold Medal.
1985-00-00 Win Denmark Klaus Rex 1985 Kyokushin Swiss Open, Final Switzerland
Wins the 1985 Kyokushin Swiss Open Gold Medal.
1984-01-00 Loss Japan Shokei Matsui 3rd Kyokushin World Open, Fifth Round
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision
1983-00-00 Loss Denmark Flemming Jinzen 7th Kyokushin Dutch Open, Round of 16
Alkmaar, Netherlands
1983-06-00 Win Poland Mark Niedziokka 1st Ibusz Oyama Cup, Final
Budapest, Hungary
Wins the 1st Ibusz Oyama Cup Middleweight Gold Medal.
1982-00-00 Loss Netherlands Kenneth Felter 6th Kyokushin Dutch Open, Round of 16 Netherlands
1982-00-00 Loss France Jean-Pierre Louisset 2nd European Kyokushin Championships, Round of 16
London, England
1982-00-00 Win Switzerland Gabriel Marxer 1982 Swiss Kyokushin Championships, Final Switzerland
Wins the 1982 Swiss Kyokushin Championships Middleweight Gold Medal.
1981-00-00 Win Switzerland Heinz Muntweiler 1981 Swiss Oyama Cup, Final Switzerland
Wins the 1981 Swiss Oyama Cup Gold Medal.
1981-00-00 Loss Netherlands Koen Scharrenberg 5th Kyokushin Dutch Open, semi-finals
Weert, Netherlands
Seidokaikan record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1995-10-08 Win England Michael Thompson 1995 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup
Osaka, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 13-1
1994-10-02 Win United States Duke Roufus 1994 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup
Osaka, Japan
 KO (Kick to the Body) 3 2:17 12-1
1993-10-03 Loss Japan Masaaki Satake
K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup
Final
Osaka, Japan
Tameshiwari
 5 3:00 11–1
For the 1993 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup Championship. After four overtime rounds, the bout went to sudden death where Hug lost in a
Tameshiwari
contest.
1993-10-03 Win Japan Toshiyuki Atokawa
K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup
, semi-finals
Osaka, Japan
 Decision 1 3:00 11–0
1993-10-02 Win Thailand Changpuek Kiatsongrit
K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup
, quarter-finals
Osaka, Japan
 Decision 1 3:00 10–0
1993-10-02 Win Japan Yoshinori Arata
K-1 Illusion 1993 Karate World Cup
, first round
Osaka, Japan
 KO 1 9–0
1993-06-25 Win Japan Minoru Fujita
K-1 Sanctuary III
Osaka, Japan
 Decision 1 3:00 8–0
1993-04-30 Win Japan Nobuaki Kakuda K-1 Grand Prix '93
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (left knee) 2 1:26 7–0
1992-10-04 Win Japan Taiei Kin 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup, Final 6–0
Wins the 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup Championship.
1992-10-03 Win Japan Shuji Suzuki 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup, semi-finals KO (Awase Ippon) 5–0
1992-10-02 Win Japan Minoru Fujita 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup, quarter-finals Decision 1 3:00 4–0
1992-10-02 Win Japan Nobuaki Kakuda 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup, Second Round Ippon 3–0
1992-10-02 Win Japan Gozen Morita 1992 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup, first round Ippon 2–0
1992-07-30 Win Japan Toshiyuki Yanagisawa Seidokaikan Kakutogi Olympic II
Tokyo, Japan
 Decision 5 3:00 1–0

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

External links

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