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) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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.
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.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
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110 | Loss | 80–21–9 | Werner Handtke | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 19, 1956 | |||
109 | Loss | 80–20–9 | Idrissa Dione | PTS | 15 | Nov 28, 1955 | |||
108 | Win | 80–19–9 | Horst Garz | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1955 | |||
107 | Win | 79–19–9 | Freddi Teichmann | PTS | 10 | May 16, 1955 | |||
106 | Win | 78–19–9 | Emil Koch | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1955 | |||
105 | Win | 77–19–9 | Rafael da Silva | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1955 | |||
104 | Win | 76–19–9 | Terry Ratcliffe | TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 1, 1954 | |||
103 | Win | 75–19–9 | Jimmy Lyggett | PTS | 10 | Oct 4, 1954 | |||
102 | Loss | 74–19–9 | Terry Ratcliffe | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 6, 1954 | |||
101 | Win | 74–18–9 | Herbert Glaser | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 21, 1954 | |||
100 | Win | 73–18–9 | Santos Martins | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1954 | |||
99 | Win | 72–18–9 | Alois Dewulf | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1954 | |||
98 | Win | 71–18–9 | Kit Pompey | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1954 | |||
97 | Win | 70–18–9 | Tino Pierluigi | PTS | 8 | Jan 7, 1954 | |||
96 | Win | 69–18–9 | Francois Blanchard | TD | 6 (10) | Nov 30, 1948 | |||
95 | Win | 68–18–9 | Jean Wanes | PTS | 10 | Nov 16, 1948 | |||
94 | Win | 67–18–9 | Albert Heyen | TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 2, 1948 | |||
93 | Win | 66–18–9 | Hans Norbert | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 28, 1948 | |||
92 | Win | 65–18–9 | Harry Bos | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 15, 1948 | |||
91 | Win | 64–18–9 | Harry Bos | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 22, 1948 | |||
90 | Loss | 63–18–9 | Luc van Dam | PTS | 15 | May 15, 1948 | |||
89 | Win | 63–17–9 | Leon Fouquet | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1948 | |||
88 | Win | 62–17–9 | Des Jones | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1948 | |||
87 | Loss | 61–17–9 | Luc van Dam | TD | 9 (12) | Sep 5, 1947 | |||
86 | Win | 61–16–9 | Luc van Dam | TD | 5 (15) | Aug 10, 1947 | |||
85 | Win | 60–16–9 | George Posno | TKO | 5 (10) | May 13, 1947 | |||
84 | Win | 59–16–9 | Jan Schoen | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 15, 1947 | |||
83 | Draw | 58–16–9 | Paul Altman | PTS | 6 | Sep 15, 1942 | |||
82 | Win | 58–16–8 | Mickey Daniels | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1941 | |||
81 | Loss | 57–16–8 | Milt Aaron | UD | 10 | Mar 14, 1940 | |||
80 | Draw | 57–15–8 | Augie Arellano | PTS | 8 | Feb 24, 1940 | |||
79 | Win | 57–15–7 | Jay Macedon | PTS | 8 | Jan 27, 1940 | |||
78 | Win | 56–15–7 | Ernie Vigh | PTS | 8 | Jan 9, 1940 | |||
77 | Win | 55–15–7 | Cleto Locatelli | PTS | 10 | Jul 24, 1939 | |||
76 | Win | 54–15–7 | Assane Diouf | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1939 | |||
75 | Win | 53–15–7 | Al Baker | PTS | 10 | May 14, 1939 | |||
74 | Win | 52–15–7 | Victor Janas | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1939 | |||
73 | Draw | 51–15–7 | Jupp Besselmann | PTS | 12 | Mar 9, 1939 | Sportpalast Schoeneberg, Germany | ||
72 | Win | 51–15–6 | Paddy Roche | PTS | 10 | Feb 13, 1939 | |||
71 | Loss | 50–15–6 | Anton Christoforidis | PTS | 15 | Nov 14, 1938 | |||
70 | Win | 50–14–6 | Henry Rothier | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1938 | |||
69 | Win | 49–14–6 | Edouard Tenet | PTS | 15 | Jul 17, 1938 | |||
68 | Win | 48–14–6 | Anton Christoforidis | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1938 | |||
67 | Win | 47–14–6 | Jean Simon | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1938 | |||
66 | Win | 46–14–6 | Kid Tunero | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1938 | |||
65 | Win | 45–14–6 | Pierre Stepanci | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1938 | |||
64 | Win | 44–14–6 | Jack Ulrich | RTD | 3 (10) | Dec 10, 1937 | |||
63 | Win | 43–14–6 | Nestor Charlier | PTS | 10 | Nov 8, 1937 | |||
62 | Win | 42–14–6 | Gilbert Jamsin | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 11, 1937 | |||
61 | Loss | 41–14–6 | Gustav Eder | KO | 8 (10) | Jul 11, 1937 | |||
60 | Win | 41–13–6 | Jomme Wegner | TKO | 6 (10) | May 10, 1937 | |||
59 | Win | 40–13–6 | Charles Pernot | PTS | 10 | Feb 8, 1937 | |||
58 | Loss | 39–13–6 | Glen Lee | PTS | 10 | Nov 6, 1936 | |||
57 | Loss | 39–12–6 | Jack Carroll | PTS | 15 | Feb 6, 1936 | |||
56 | Loss | 39–11–6 | Jack Carroll | PTS | 15 | Dec 26, 1935 | |||
55 | Draw | 39–10–6 | Al Manfredo | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1935 | |||
54 | Win | 39–10–5 | Kid Azteca | PTS | 10 | May 24, 1935 | |||
53 | Win | 38–10–5 | Carlos Salomon | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1935 | |||
52 | Loss | 37–10–5 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1935 | |||
51 | Loss | 37–9–5 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1935 | |||
50 | Win | 37–8–5 | Ceferino Garcia | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1934 | |||
49 | Loss | 36–8–5 | Ceferino Garcia | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1934 | |||
48 | Draw | 36–7–5 | Joe Rossi | PTS | 10 | May 9, 1934 | |||
47 | Win | 36–7–4 | Eddie Shapiro | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 30, 1934 | |||
46 | Win | 35–7–4 | Frankie Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1934 | |||
45 | Win | 34–7–4 | Phil Rafferty | PTS | 10 | Jan 25, 1934 | |||
44 | Win | 33–7–4 | Benny Levine | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 13, 1934 | |||
43 | Win | 32–7–4 | Tony Falco | PTS | 10 | Jan 5, 1934 | |||
42 | Win | 31–7–4 | Stanislaus Loayza | PTS | 10 | Nov 16, 1933 | |||
41 | Loss | 30–7–4 | Billy Petrolle | RTD | 4 (10) | Jul 12, 1933 | |||
40 | Win | 30–6–4 | Herman Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1933 | |||
39 | Win | 29–6–4 | Jimmy Phillips | PTS | 8 | Mar 31, 1933 | |||
38 | Win | 28–6–4 | Baby Joe Gans | PTS | 8 | Mar 17, 1933 | |||
37 | Win | 27–6–4 | Phil Rafferty | PTS | 10 | Jan 9, 1933 | |||
36 | Win | 26–6–4 | Eddie Ran | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1932 | |||
35 | Win | 25–6–4 | Paolo Villa | PTS | 8 | Nov 21, 1932 | |||
34 | Loss | 24–6–4 | Cleto Locatelli | PTS | 15 | Jul 17, 1932 | |||
33 | Win | 24–5–4 | Victor Deckmyn | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 5, 1932 | |||
32 | Win | 23–5–4 | Len Tiger Smith | PTS | 10 | May 2, 1932 | |||
31 | Draw | 22–5–4 | François Sybille | SD | 15 | Mar 26, 1932 | |||
30 | Loss | 22–5–3 | Louis Saerens | SD | 10 | Jan 5, 1932 | |||
29 | Win | 22–4–3 | Henri Scillie | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 16, 1931 | |||
28 | Win | 21–4–3 | Henri Scillie | SD | 15 | Nov 17, 1931 | |||
27 | Win | 20–4–3 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Oct 21, 1931 | |||
26 | Win | 19–4–3 | Jim Hunter | KO | 2 (15), | Oct 5, 1931 | |||
25 | Win | 18–4–3 | François Sybille | KO | 2 (15), | Jul 19, 1931 | |||
24 | Draw | 17–4–3 | Leen Sanders | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1931 | |||
23 | Draw | 17–4–2 | Franz Dübbers | PTS | 8 | Feb 17, 1931 | |||
22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Paul Czirson | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 9, 1931 | |||
21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Jakob Domgoergen | PTS | 10 | Jan 8, 1931 | |||
20 | Draw | 15–4–1 | Paul Czirson | PTS | 10 | Nov 7, 1930 | |||
19 | Win | 15–4 | Henri Vuillamy | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1930 | |||
18 | Loss | 14–4 | Len Tiger Smith | PTS | 12 | Aug 2, 1930 | |||
17 | Win | 14–3 | George Purchase | PTS | 10 | Jul 5, 1930 | |||
16 | Win | 13–3 | Charles van Rooyen | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1930 | |||
15 | Win | 12–3 | Lucien Porthaels | PTS | 10 | May 7, 1930 | |||
14 | Win | 11–3 | Charlie Mack | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1930 | |||
13 | Loss | 10–3 | Harry Brooks | PTS | 15 | Apr 1, 1930 | |||
12 | Win | 10–2 | Haydn Williams | PTS | 10 | Mar 17, 1930 | |||
11 | Win | 9–2 | Leen Sanders | PTS | 15 | Feb 18, 1930 | |||
10 | Win | 8–2 | Jack Hudson | TKO | 11 (15) | Jan 28, 1930 | |||
9 | Win | 7–2 | Horace Barber | PTS | 15 | Jan 13, 1930 | |||
8 | Win | 6–2 | Billy Streets | PTS | 15 | Jan 8, 1930 | |||
7 | Win | 5–2 | Jack Dedheene | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 25, 1929 | |||
6 | Win | 4–2 | George Peck | PTS | 15 | Nov 30, 1929 | |||
5 | Win | 3–2 | Leo Nicolaas | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 18, 1929 | |||
4 | Loss | 2–2 | Young Lefevre | DQ | 8 (10) | Oct 30, 1929 | |||
3 | Win | 2–1 | Kid Robert | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 14, 1929 | |||
2 | Loss | 1–1 | Nicolas Wilk | DQ | 4 (10) | Aug 26, 1929 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jules Steyaert | PTS | 8 | Jul 29, 1929 | |||
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