Jean-Yves Thériault (born January 15, 1955) is a
Canadian kickboxer, kickboxing trainer, and
author.
Biography
Jean-Yves Thériault was born on January 15 of 1955 in
Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the fifth of six sons.
Thériault began his martial arts training in 1972 at age 17,
achieving blue belt status in
Jiu-Jitsu. He won his first kickboxing competition in 1976 after only six months of training under the direction of John Therien (who now holds Hanshi degree in Jiu-Jitsu),
and subsequently became
Canadian Middleweight Kickboxing Champion two and a half years later.
In 1980 he won the P.K.A. Middleweight World title (Full-contact
karate), and held the championship for a record of 15 years.
He has also won world titles in both the
I.S.K.A. and P.K.C. associations.
He was referred to as "The Iceman," a nickname given to him by Rodney Batiste during his first title defence, due to his intimidating icy stare and cool demeanour in the ring.
Theriault has a number of high profile victories including two wins against future four time K-1 champion
Ernesto Hoost and a draw against the legendary
Don "The Dragon" Wilson. He has also fought world champions such as
Rob Kaman,
Tosca Petridis and
Rick Roufus.
Thériault has worked with many groups and charities, such as the Big Brothers, Children's Wish Foundation, Laucan.
He is author of a book on kickboxing techniques and has a series of videos on the science of combat sports. He is the subject of an hour and a half film produced by the National Film Board. He was voted Athlete of the Decade by the Sports Writers Association of New Brunswick. However, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame still will not induct him into their ranks after several attempts by fans and friends.
Since his retirement on December 1, 1995, (a 3rd round knockout of Marcus Reid) Jean-Yves still trains five days a week and teaches classes at Therien Jiu-Jitsu & Kickboxing Schools.
Jean-Yves has also become a world-class promoter for the sport of kickboxing. With the aid of his friend Hanshi John Therien, he is giving new, young fighters the opportunity to realize their dreams in the "Iceman Amateur Kickboxing Circuit".
Jean-Yves Thériault obtained his Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu in early 2008.
[edit] Titles
- 1995 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion
- 1992 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World Champion Retains title after losing to Rob Kaman earlier that year - see fight record for more information
- 1988 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion
- I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World Champion
- P.K.C. Super Middleweight Full Contact World Champion
- 1980-1995 P.K.A. Full Contact Middleweight World Champion
- 1978 Canadian Full Contact Middleweight Kickboxing Champion
[edit] Professional kickboxing record[5]
Thériault fought 76 fights from June 1976 to December 1995. Of those fights, 69 were wins (61 knockouts), 6 were losses, and 1 was a draw.
[6][7] The one draw was with
Don "The Dragon" Wilson on December 18, 1984.
[8] Thériault was full-contact
World Champion 23 times.
[9]
Kickboxing Record |
69 wins (61 (T)KOs, 8 Decisions), 6 Losses, 1 Draw [hide]
Date |
Result |
Opponent |
Event |
Location |
Method |
Round |
Time |
Record |
1995-12-01 |
Win |
Marcus Reed |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
TKO |
3 |
|
69-6-1 |
Wins vacant I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title. |
1994-03-26 |
Loss |
Rick Roufus |
Karatemania VIII |
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Decision (Unanimous) |
12 |
|
68-6-1 |
Fight was for Roufus's P.K.C. Light Heavyweight World title. |
1993-11-? |
Win |
Sergei Andrianov |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
3 |
|
68-5-1 |
1993-06-22 |
Loss |
Tosca Petridis |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Decision (Split) |
12 |
|
67-5-1 |
Loses P.K.C. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title. |
1992-12-15 |
Win |
Leo De Snoo |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Disqualification |
11 |
|
67-4-1 |
Wins vacant I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title. |
1992-06-20 |
Loss |
Rob Kaman |
|
Paris, France |
TKO (Gave Up) |
5 |
2:00 |
66-4-1 |
Fight was for Thériault's I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title and Kaman's W.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title. The I.S.K.A. title would be vacated due to Kaman coming in over the weight for the fight, although Kaman would retain his W.K.A. title. |
1991-11-23 |
Win |
Kevin Morton |
|
Marseilles, France |
Decision (Unanimous) |
12 |
|
66-3-1 |
Retains I.S.K.A. Light Heavyweight World title. |
1991-10-25 |
Win |
Klaus Nonnenmaher |
Thriller from Paris II |
Paris, France |
TKO |
8 |
|
65-3-1 |
1991-03-? |
Win |
Michel Mongeot |
|
Marseilles, France |
TKO |
4 |
|
64-3-1 |
Retains I.S.K.A. Light Heavyweight World title. |
1990-12-? |
Win |
Yediah Judah |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
TKO |
6 |
|
63-3-1 |
1990-12-11 |
Win |
Mark Longo |
|
Quebec City, Québec, Canada |
Decision (Unanimous) |
12 |
|
62-3-1 |
1990-02-? |
Win |
Andy Mayo |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
4 |
|
61-3-1 |
1989-12-12 |
Win |
William Knorr |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
4 |
|
60-3-1 |
1989-04-21 |
Win |
Ernesto Hoost |
|
Geneva, Switzerland |
Decision (Split) |
12 |
|
59-3-1 |
1988-06-03 |
Win |
Bob Thurman |
|
Le Havre, France |
KO |
3 |
1:37 |
58-3-1 |
Wins I.S.K.A. Light Heavyweight World title. |
1987-11-? |
Win |
Larry McFadden |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
2 |
|
57-3-1 |
1987-05-? |
Win |
C.L. Bergeron |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
1 |
|
56-3-1 |
1986-12-14 |
Win |
Ernesto Hoost |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Decision (Unanimous) |
12 |
|
55-3-1 |
1986-09-? |
Win |
Richard Green |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
4 |
|
54-3-1 |
1986-04-? |
Win |
Bob Thurman |
Karatemania |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) |
4 |
|
53-3-1 |
Retains P.K.A. Middleweight World title. |
1986-02-? |
Win |
Bob Handegan |
|
Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
KO |
1 |
|
52-3-1 |
1985-10-12 |
Win |
Paul Madison |
|
Denver, Colorado, USA |
KO |
5 |
|
51-3-1 |
1985-07-? |
Win |
C.L. Bergeron |
|
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
KO |
4 |
|
50-3-1 |
1985-05-01 |
Win |
Andy Brewer |
|
Hull, Québec, Canada |
KO |
1 |
|
49-3-1 |
1985-02-? |
Win |
Bret Zwierzynski |
|
Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada |
KO |
2 |
|
48-3-1 |
1984-12-18 |
Draw |
Don Wilson |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Decision Draw |
12 |
|
47-3-1 |
1984-10-? |
Win |
Bob Handegan |
|
Hull, Québec, Canada |
KO |
3 |
|
47-3 |
1984-10-? |
Win |
Virgil Myers |
|
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
KO |
1 |
|
46-3 |
1984-09-? |
Win |
Gary Cicciolletti |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
1 |
|
45-3 |
1984-06-? |
Win |
Lonnie Grady |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
4 |
|
44-3 |
1984-04-10 |
Win |
Rodney Batiste |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
7 |
|
43-3 |
1984-01-? |
Win |
Paul Ford |
|
New York City, New York, USA |
KO |
6 |
|
42-3 |
1983-12-? |
Win |
Leroy Hopkins |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
TKO |
9 |
|
41-3 |
1983-11-? |
Win |
Larry McFadden |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
3 |
|
40-3 |
1983-09-? |
Win |
David James |
|
Hull, Québec, Canada |
KO |
1 |
|
39-3 |
1983-09-? |
Win |
Steve Wright |
|
Quebec City, Québec, Canada |
KO |
3 |
|
38-3 |
1983-08-? |
Win |
Wade Woodbury |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Decision (Unanimous) |
|
2:00 |
37-3 |
1983-06-? |
Win |
Roosevelt Moss |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
|
|
36-3 |
1983-05-? |
Win |
Don Setzer |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
|
|
35-3 |
1983-03-? |
Win |
Junior Bowden |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
|
|
34-3 |
1983-01-? |
Win |
Steve Mackey |
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
KO |
|
|
33-3 |
1982-11-18 |
Win |
Kerry Roop |
|
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
TKO |
|
|
32-3 |
Retains P.K.A. Middleweight World title. |
1982-10-? |
Win |
Bernard Clark |
|
London, Ontario, Canada |
TKO |
|
|
31-3 |
1982-09-? |
Win |
Tommy Richardson |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
TKO |
|
|
30-3 |
1982-06-? |
Win |
Maurice Moore |
|
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
KO |
|
|
29-3 |
1982-04-? |
Win |
Andy Brewer |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
|
|
28-3 |
1982-03-? |
Win |
Ron Scott |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
TKO |
|
|
27-3 |
1982-02-? |
Win |
Mark Zacharatos |
|
Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
KO |
|
|
26-3 |
1982-01-? |
Win |
Jarvis Gardner |
|
Montreal, Québec, Canada |
KO |
|
|
25-3 |
1981-11-? |
Win |
Eddie Durant |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
TKO |
|
|
24-3 |
1981-04-25 |
Win |
Wade Woodbury |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Decision (Unanimous) |
|
2:00 |
23-3 |
Retains P.K.A. Middleweight World title. |
1981-02-? |
Win |
Rodney Baliste |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
KO |
|
|
22-3 |
1980-11-15 |
Win |
Robert Biggs |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
TKO |
|
|
21-3 |
Wins P.K.A. Middleweight World title. |
1980-08-17 |
Win |
Larry Poore |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
KO |
|
|
20-3 |
1980-07-17 |
Win |
Emilio Navarez |
|
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
KO |
|
|
19-3 |
1980-04-? |
Win |
Ron Thivierge |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
KO |
|
|
18-3 |
1980-03-? |
Win |
Jeff White |
|
Detroit, Michigan, USA |
KO |
|
|
17-3 |
1979-11-? |
Loss |
Ralph Hollet |
|
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Decision (Split) |
|
|
16-3 |
1979-11-? |
Win |
Doug Ware |
|
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
KO |
1 |
|
16-2 |
1979-10-? |
Win |
Doug Ware |
|
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
KO |
1 |
|
15-2 |
|