| Soon Cor asked Ramon to do his first title fight – it was
for the Dutch A-class title. But unfortunately, a fighter had to be 18 years
before fighting an A-class fight in the Muay Thai Federation at that time
(this is still the rule). So, Cor talked with the Federation and they
decided to let Ramon fight. Ramon was then 17 years old. He fought with the
champion of Holland. At that time it was Ramkisoen from the
Chakuriki Gym. So on 15-11-1987, Ramon knocked that guy out – not with a
punch but with a high kick. It was also very spectacular because Ramon was
becoming very famous because of his boxing. But in this fight, he started
using his kicking abilities and that was his first kicking knockout. In
addition, he became the Dutch champion at the age of 17. |
