# Joerie Mes

Joerie "The Shark" Mes (born March 16, 1979) is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history. After his kickboxing career he worked as a history teacher in Amsterdam for several years. He is now a fulltime kickboxing coach at Mike's Gym.

## Biography and career

Mes grew up in Amsterdam (Amsterdam Noord). As a kid, he excelled in field hockey, as a goalie. As he felt field hockey was not for him, he tried soccer for a short while, before he got involved in kickboxing. At the age of fifteen, he started training with coach Mike Passenier.

## Titles

* 2005 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg Pool A winner
* WMTO European champion
* IPMTF Dutch (79 kg) champion
* 2000 MTBN Dutch (76 kg) champion

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record :
| 50 Wins (29 (T)KO's, 21 decisions), 12 Losses, 4 Draws ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2009-07-13 | Loss | Yoshihiro Sato | K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8, Reserve Fight | Tokyo, Japan | Ext R. Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2009-06-13 | Win | Mohammed Medhar | Gentleman Promotions | Tilburg, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2009-05-16 | Win | Shane Campbell | It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 3 | |
| 2009-02-09 | Win | Jan van Denderen | Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 | Antwerp, Belgium | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2008-11-29 | Win | Chris Ngimbi | It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven | Eindhoven, Netherlands | KO (Left hook) | 2 | 2:08 |
| 2008-10-01 | Win | Takayuki Kohiruimaki | K-1 World MAX 2008 Final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 3 | 2:59 |
| 2008-04-26 | Loss | Nieky Holzken | K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Spinning back kick) | 2 | 2:21 |
| 2008-03-08 | Loss | Kenneth van Eesvelde | Fights at the Border 6 | Lommel, Belgium | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 3 | |
| 2008-02-17 | Loss | Marco Pique | K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision (Ext. R) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2007-09-23 | Win | Imro Main | Rings "Risky Business" | Utrecht, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2007-06-23 | Loss | Murat Direkci | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) | 1 | 1:40 |
| 2007-05-06 | Loss | Andy Souwer | SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III" | Haarlem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2007-03-24 | Win | Jan de Keyzer | It's Showtime Trophy 2007 | Lommel, Belgium | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 1:03 |
| Qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008 but later withdraws due to dropping down in weight to -70 kg. ||||||||
| 2006-11-12 | Loss | Tyrone Spong | Pride & Honor Ahoy 2006 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Knee strike) | 5 | 1:12 |
| 2006-09-23 | Loss | Ondrej Hutnik | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Semi Finals | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-09-23 | Win | Emil Zoraj | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006, Quarter Finals | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-05-13 | Win | Ramon Dekkers | K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-02-12 | Win | Ruben van den Giesen | Muay Thai Gala in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2005-10-02 | Win | Yücel Fidan | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg, Pool A Final | Tilburg, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Qualifies for It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006. ||||||||
| 2005-10-02 | Win | Cedric Copra | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg, Pool A Semi Finals | Tilburg, Netherlands | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 1 | 0:40 |
| 2005-06-12 | Win | Rayen Simson | It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2005-02-13 | Win | Sem Braan | Muaythai in de Hoornse Vaart | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2004-12-18 | Win | Moises Baptista De Sousa | SuperLeague Netherlands 2004 | Uden, Netherlands | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | |
| 2004-10-10 | Win | Vincent Vielvoye | 2Hot2Handle 17 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO | | |
| 2004-05-20 | Loss | Pajonsuk | It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2004-03-20 | Win | Attila Nagy | SuperLeague Italy 2004 | Padova, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2003-12-06 | Loss | Dmitry Shakuta | SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO (Right high kick) | 2 | 2:19 |
| 2003-09-27 | Win | Roberto Cocco | SuperLeague Germany 2003 | Wuppertal, Germany | KO | 4 | |
| 2003-06-08 | Win | Perry Ubeda | It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2003-04-28 | Win | Jindrich Velecky | Tulp Muay Thai Gala | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TKO | 4 | |
| 2003-03-16 | Win | Rayen Simson | Victory or Hell | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2003-02-15 | Win | Perry Ubeda | Xena Sports "Heaven or Hell 8" | Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2002-11-24 | Win | Khalid Hanine | Xena Sports Victory Or Hell | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (High kick) | 1 | |
| 2002-09-29 | Win | Rayen Simson | It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time | Haarlem, Netherlands | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 4 | |
| 2002-04-27 | Loss | Şahin Yakut | Gala in Schremerhorn | Schermerhorn, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2002-02-12 | Win | Donald Berner | WPKL Thaiboks Gala | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2001-10-21 | Win | Habib Ben-Salah | It's Showtime - Original | Haarlem, Netherlands | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2001-04-22 | Win | Fouad Tijarti | Veni, Vidi, Vici | Veenendaal, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2000-12-12 | Win | Gerbrand Takens | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | Haarlem, Netherlands | KO (Left body shot) | 3 | 1:30 |
| 2000-10-22 | Win | Şahin Yakut | It's Showtime - Exclusive | Haarlem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2000-05-20 | Win | Tommy Walraven | Thaiboxing -Thrill of the Year | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins M.T.B.N. Dutch title -76kg. ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||