Bep van Klaveren explained

Bep van Klaveren
Fullname:Lambertus van Klaveren
Nicknames:The Dutch Windmill
Club:Schilperoord, Rotterdam
Birth Date:26 September 1907
Birth Place:Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Death Place:Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)
Weight:57kg (126lb)
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Lambertus "Bep" van Klaveren (26 September 1907 – 12 February 1992) was a Dutch boxer, who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Van Klaveren remains the only Dutch boxer to have won an Olympic gold medal. His younger brother Piet competed as a boxer at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Rotterdam as Lambertus Steenhorst, he adopted the name of his stepfather Pieter van Klaveren when he was eight. After primary school, he worked as a butcher's assistant and fought in his spare time. He seriously took up boxing aged 16, and around that time changed to a vegetarian diet believing it fits better for a boxer. In 1926 he won the national flyweight title and in 1927–29 the featherweight title. After his Olympic success in 1928, he received a hero’s welcome in his hometown Rotterdam and was presented to the Dutch Queen and her prince consort.

In 1929 van Klaveren began a long career of professional boxer, which ended in 1956. In 1931 he became European champion in the lightweight division and in 1938 he won the same title in the middleweight division. During his professional tenure, van Klaveren fought on four continents and won fights against Ceferino Garcia and Kid Azteca. He also faced Hall of Famers Young Corbett III and Billy Petrolle.

In 1935 van Klaveren married Margarite Olivera, daughter of a banker. He lost much money through her excessive lifestyle and through his boxing manager. Van Klaveren was sentenced for one year for assaulting Olivera. He was released on bail after three months and fled to Rotterdam, leaving behind all his possessions.

During World War II van Klaveren served overseas with the Dutch army. He then moved to Australia with his second wife, an Australian nurse, and worked there as a sports teacher, dock worker, bouncer, and boxing instructor. He then returned to Rotterdam and retired in 1948, but returned to the ring in 1954 and won 11 out of 12 bouts. He retired for good in 1956 after an unsuccessful attempt to win the European welterweight title. The same year he married for the third time, and for several years ran a cigar shop with his wife, though with little success. He continued to train through all his life and did not smoke or drink alcohol. He died in 1992 in his native Rotterdam, aged 84. The same year a memorial statue of van Klaveren was installed in Rotterdam. The annual Bep van Klaveren boxing memorial was launched in 1993, and became the largest boxing competition in the Netherlands.

Professional boxing record

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ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes
110Loss80–21–9Werner HandtkeTKO5 (10)Mar 19, 1956
109Loss80–20–9Idrissa DionePTS15Nov 28, 1955
108Win80–19–9Horst GarzPTS10Sep 26, 1955
107Win79–19–9Freddi TeichmannPTS10May 16, 1955
106Win78–19–9Emil KochPTS10Mar 21, 1955
105Win77–19–9Rafael da SilvaPTS10Jan 17, 1955
104Win76–19–9Terry RatcliffeTKO8 (10)Nov 1, 1954
103Win75–19–9Jimmy LyggettPTS10Oct 4, 1954
102Loss74–19–9Terry RatcliffeTKO4 (10)Sep 6, 1954
101Win74–18–9Herbert GlaserKO2 (10)Jun 21, 1954
100Win73–18–9Santos MartinsPTS10May 21, 1954
99Win72–18–9Alois DewulfPTS10Apr 15, 1954
98Win71–18–9Kit PompeyPTS10Feb 15, 1954
97Win70–18–9Tino PierluigiPTS8Jan 7, 1954
96Win69–18–9Francois BlanchardTD6 (10)Nov 30, 1948
95Win68–18–9Jean WanesPTS10Nov 16, 1948
94Win67–18–9Albert HeyenTKO1 (10)Nov 2, 1948
93Win66–18–9Hans NorbertKO3 (10)Jul 28, 1948
92Win65–18–9Harry BosTKO5 (10)Jul 15, 1948
91Win64–18–9Harry BosTKO4 (10)Jun 22, 1948
90Loss63–18–9Luc van DamPTS15May 15, 1948
89Win63–17–9Leon FouquetPTS10Apr 21, 1948
88Win62–17–9Des JonesPTS10Apr 6, 1948
87Loss61–17–9Luc van DamTD9 (12)Sep 5, 1947
86Win61–16–9Luc van DamTD5 (15)Aug 10, 1947
85Win60–16–9George PosnoTKO5 (10)May 13, 1947
84Win59–16–9Jan SchoenKO4 (10)Apr 15, 1947
83Draw58–16–9Paul AltmanPTS6Sep 15, 1942
82Win58–16–8Mickey DanielsPTS10Sep 19, 1941
81Loss57–16–8Milt AaronUD10Mar 14, 1940
80Draw57–15–8Augie ArellanoPTS8Feb 24, 1940
79Win57–15–7Jay MacedonPTS8Jan 27, 1940
78Win56–15–7Ernie VighPTS8Jan 9, 1940
77Win55–15–7Cleto LocatelliPTS10Jul 24, 1939
76Win54–15–7Assane DioufPTS10Jun 25, 1939
75Win53–15–7Al BakerPTS10May 14, 1939
74Win52–15–7Victor JanasPTS10Apr 3, 1939
73Draw51–15–7Jupp BesselmannPTS12Mar 9, 1939Sportpalast Schoeneberg, Germany
72Win51–15–6Paddy RochePTS10Feb 13, 1939
71Loss50–15–6Anton ChristoforidisPTS15Nov 14, 1938
70Win50–14–6Henry RothierPTS10Oct 17, 1938
69Win49–14–6Edouard TenetPTS15Jul 17, 1938
68Win48–14–6Anton ChristoforidisPTS10May 23, 1938
67Win47–14–6Jean SimonPTS10Mar 21, 1938
66Win46–14–6Kid TuneroPTS10Feb 7, 1938
65Win45–14–6Pierre StepanciPTS10Jan 10, 1938
64Win44–14–6Jack UlrichRTD3 (10)Dec 10, 1937
63Win43–14–6Nestor CharlierPTS10Nov 8, 1937
62Win42–14–6Gilbert JamsinTKO4 (10)Oct 11, 1937
61Loss41–14–6Gustav EderKO8 (10)Jul 11, 1937
60Win41–13–6Jomme WegnerTKO6 (10)May 10, 1937
59Win40–13–6Charles PernotPTS10Feb 8, 1937
58Loss39–13–6Glen LeePTS10Nov 6, 1936
57Loss39–12–6Jack CarrollPTS15Feb 6, 1936
56Loss39–11–6Jack CarrollPTS15Dec 26, 1935
55Draw39–10–6Al ManfredoPTS10Jul 12, 1935
54Win39–10–5Kid AztecaPTS10May 24, 1935
53Win38–10–5Carlos SalomonPTS10Apr 9, 1935
52Loss37–10–5Young Corbett IIIPTS10Feb 22, 1935
51Loss37–9–5Young Corbett IIIPTS10Jan 28, 1935
50Win37–8–5Ceferino GarciaPTS10Dec 7, 1934
49Loss36–8–5Ceferino GarciaPTS10Oct 30, 1934
48Draw36–7–5Joe RossiPTS10May 9, 1934
47Win36–7–4Eddie ShapiroTKO7 (10)Apr 30, 1934
46Win35–7–4Frankie PetrollePTS10Mar 16, 1934
45Win34–7–4Phil RaffertyPTS10Jan 25, 1934
44Win33–7–4Benny LevineKO3 (10)Jan 13, 1934
43Win32–7–4Tony FalcoPTS10Jan 5, 1934
42Win31–7–4Stanislaus LoayzaPTS10Nov 16, 1933
41Loss30–7–4Billy PetrolleRTD4 (10)Jul 12, 1933
40Win30–6–4Herman PerlickPTS10Jun 5, 1933
39Win29–6–4Jimmy PhillipsPTS8Mar 31, 1933
38Win28–6–4Baby Joe GansPTS8Mar 17, 1933
37Win27–6–4Phil RaffertyPTS10Jan 9, 1933
36Win26–6–4Eddie RanPTS10Nov 28, 1932
35Win25–6–4Paolo VillaPTS8Nov 21, 1932
34Loss24–6–4Cleto LocatelliPTS15Jul 17, 1932
33Win24–5–4Victor DeckmynTKO5 (10)Jun 5, 1932
32Win23–5–4Len Tiger SmithPTS10May 2, 1932
31Draw22–5–4François SybilleSD15Mar 26, 1932
30Loss22–5–3Louis SaerensSD10Jan 5, 1932
29Win22–4–3Henri ScillieTKO4 (10)Dec 16, 1931
28Win21–4–3Henri ScillieSD15Nov 17, 1931
27Win20–4–3Harry CorbettPTS15Oct 21, 1931
26Win19–4–3Jim HunterKO2 (15), Oct 5, 1931
25Win18–4–3François SybilleKO2 (15), Jul 19, 1931
24Draw17–4–3Leen SandersPTS10Apr 20, 1931
23Draw17–4–2Franz DübbersPTS8Feb 17, 1931
22Win17–4–1Paul CzirsonKO5 (10)Feb 9, 1931
21Win16–4–1Jakob DomgoergenPTS10Jan 8, 1931
20Draw15–4–1Paul CzirsonPTS10Nov 7, 1930
19Win15–4Henri VuillamyPTS10Nov 3, 1930
18Loss14–4Len Tiger SmithPTS12Aug 2, 1930
17Win14–3George PurchasePTS10Jul 5, 1930
16Win13–3Charles van RooyenPTS10Jun 14, 1930
15Win12–3Lucien PorthaelsPTS10May 7, 1930
14Win11–3Charlie MackPTS10Apr 28, 1930
13Loss10–3Harry BrooksPTS15Apr 1, 1930
12Win10–2Haydn WilliamsPTS10Mar 17, 1930
11Win9–2Leen SandersPTS15Feb 18, 1930
10Win8–2Jack HudsonTKO11 (15)Jan 28, 1930
9Win7–2Horace BarberPTS15Jan 13, 1930
8Win6–2Billy StreetsPTS15Jan 8, 1930
7Win5–2Jack DedheeneTKO3 (10)Dec 25, 1929
6Win4–2George PeckPTS15Nov 30, 1929
5Win3–2Leo NicolaasTKO7 (10)Nov 18, 1929
4Loss2–2Young LefevreDQ8 (10)Oct 30, 1929
3Win2–1Kid RobertKO4 (10)Oct 14, 1929
2Loss1–1Nicolas WilkDQ4 (10)Aug 26, 1929
1Win1–0Jules SteyaertPTS8Jul 29, 1929