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Jean-Yves Thériault (kickboxer)

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Jean-Yves Thériault
BornJean-Yves Thériault
Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada
Other namesThe Iceman
NationalityCanadian
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofOttawa, Ontario, Canada
RankInstructor in Muay Thai
Black belt in Ju-Jitsu
Kickboxing record
Total76
Wins69
By knockout61
Losses6
By knockout3
Draws1

Jean-Yves Thériault is a Canadian kickboxer, kickboxing trainer, and author.

Biography

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Jean-Yves Thériault was born in Paquetville, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the fifth of six sons.

Thériault began his martial arts training in 1972 at age 17,[1] achieving blue belt status in Jujutsu before becoming interested in Karate and Full Contact Karate a few years later. He won his first Full Contact Karate competition in 1976 after only six months of training under the direction of John Therien (who now holds Hanshi degree in Ju-Jitsu),[citation needed] and subsequently became Canadian middleweight kickboxing champion two and a half years later.[2] In 1980 he won the PKA Middleweight World title (Full-contact karate), and held the championship for a record of 15 years.[citation needed] He has also won world titles in both the ISKA and PKC associations. During the peak of his career, Thériault held only a yellow belt in Karate.

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.[3] Thériault 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, Make a Wish Foundation - Canada, Leucan.[citation needed] He is author of a book on kickboxing techniques and has a series of videos on the science of combat sports.[citation needed] He is the subject of an hour and a half film produced by the National Film Board.[citation needed] He was voted Athlete of the Decade by the Sports Writers Association of New Brunswick.[citation needed] However, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame still will not induct him into their ranks after several attempts by fans and friends.[citation needed]

Since his retirement on December 1, 1995, (a third-round knockout of Marcus Reid) Thériault still trains five days a week and teaches classes at Therien Ju-Jitsu & Kickboxing Schools.

Thériault has also become a world-class promoter for the sport of kickboxing. With the aid of his friend Hanshi John Therien, he is giving young fighters an opportunity in the "Iceman Amateur Kickboxing Circuit".

Thériault obtained his Black Belt in Ju-Jitsu in early 2008.

Titles

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  • 1995 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World Champion
  • 1992 I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World Champion
  • 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

Professional kickboxing record

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Source:[4]

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.[5][6] The one draw was with Don "The Dragon" Wilson on December 18, 1984.[7] Thériault was full-contact World Champion 23 times.[8]

Kickboxing Record
69 wins (61 (T)KOs, 8 Decisions), 6 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
1995-12-01 Win United States Marcus Reed Verdun, Québec, Canada TKO 3 69-6-1
Wins vacant I.S.K.A. Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title.
1994-03-26 Loss United States 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 Russia Sergei Andrianov Montreal, Québec, Canada KO 3 68-5-1
1993-06-22 Loss Greece Tosca Petridis Verdun, Québec, Canada Decision (Split) 12 67-5-1
Loses P.K.C. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title.
1992-12-15 Win Netherlands Leo De Snoo Verdun, Québec, Canada Disqualification 11 67-4-1
Wins vacant I.S.K.A. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title.
1992-06-20 Loss Netherlands 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 England Kevin Morton Marseilles, France Decision (Unanimous) 12 66-3-1
Retains I.S.K.A. Light Heavyweight World title.
1991-10-25 Win Germany Klaus Nonnemacher Thriller from Paris II Paris, France TKO 8 65-3-1
1991-03-? Win France Michel Mangeot Marseilles, France TKO 4 64-3-1
Retains I.S.K.A. Light Heavyweight World title.
1990-12-17 Win United States Yediah Judah Verdun, Québec, Canada TKO 6 63-3-1
1990-12-11 Win United States Mark Longo Quebec City, Québec, Canada Decision (Unanimous) 12 62-3-1
1990-02-20 Win United States Andy Mayo Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 4 61-3-1
1989-12-12 Win United States William Knorr Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 4 60-3-1
1989-04-21 Win Netherlands Ernesto Hoost Geneva, Switzerland Decision (Split) 12 59-3-1
1988-06-03 Win United States Bob Thurman Le Havre, France KO 3 1:37 58-3-1
Wins I.S.K.A. Light Heavyweight World title.
1987-11-? Win United States Larry McFadden Montreal, Québec, Canada KO 2 57-3-1
1987-05-? Win United States C.L. Bergeron Montreal, Québec, Canada KO 1 56-3-1
1986-12-14 Win Netherlands Ernesto Hoost Montreal, Québec, Canada Decision (Unanimous) 12 55-3-1
1986-09-? Win Richard Green Montreal, Québec, Canada KO 4 54-3-1
1986-04-26 Win United States Bob Thurman Karatemania Atlanta, Georgia, USA TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 4 53-3-1
Retains P.K.A. Middleweight World title.
1986-02-? Win United States Bob Handegan Atlanta, Georgia, USA KO 1 52-3-1
1985-10-12 Win United States Paul Madison Denver, Colorado, USA KO 5 51-3-1
1985-07-? Win United States C.L. Bergeron Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada KO 4 50-3-1
1985-05-01 Win United States Andy Brewer Hull, Québec, Canada KO 1 49-3-1
1985-02-? Win United States Bret Zwierzynski Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Québec, Canada KO 2 48-3-1
1984-12-18 Draw United States Don Wilson Verdun, Québec, Canada Decision Draw 12 47-3-1
1984-10-30 Win United States Bob Handigan 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 United States Rodney Batiste Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 7 43-3
1984-01-? Win United States Paul Ford New York City, New York, USA KO 6 42-3
1983-12-20 Win United States Leroy Hopkins Verdun, Québec, Canada TKO 9 41-3
1983-11-? Win United States 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
1983-08-23 Win Canada Wade Woodbury Verdun, Québec, Canada Decision (Split) 37-3
1983-06-28 Win United States Roosevelt Moss Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 36-3
1983-05-11 Win United States Don Setzer Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 35-3
1983-03-? Win Junior Bowden Montreal, Québec, Canada KO 34-3
1983-01-? Win United States Steve Mackey Toronto, Ontario, Canada KO 33-3
1982-11-17 Win United States Kerry Roop Verdun, Quebec, Canada TKO 32-3
Retains P.K.A. Middleweight World title.
1982-10-? Win United States Bernard Clark London, Ontario, Canada TKO 31-3
1982-09-? Win United States Tommy Richardson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TKO 30-3
1982-06-? Win United States Maurice Moore Montreal, Quebec, Canada KO 29-3
1982-04-25 Win United States Andy Brewer Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 28-3
1982-03-? Win Ron Scott Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TKO 27-3
1982-02-? Win United States Mark Zacharatos Windsor, Ontario, Canada KO 26-3
1982-01-26 Win United States Jarvis Gardner Verdun, Québec, Canada KO 25-3
1981-11-17 Win Canada Eddie Durant Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TKO 24-3
1981-07-18 Win Canada Wade Woodbury Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Decision (Split) 23-3
Retains P.K.A. Middleweight World title.
1981-04-25 Win United States Rodney Baliste Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 22-3
1980-11-15 Win United States Robert Biggs Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TKO 21-3
Wins P.K.A. Middleweight World title.
1980-08-11 Win United States Larry Poore Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 20-3
1980-07-17 Win United States Emilio Navarez Boston, Massachusetts, USA KO 19-3
1980-04-19 Win United States Ron Thiveridge Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 18-3
1980-03-? Win United States Jeff White Detroit, Michigan, USA KO 17-3
1979-11-? Loss Canada Ralph Hollet Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Decision (Split) 16-3
1979-11-? Win United States Doug Ware Boston, Massachusetts, USA KO 1 16-2
1979-10-19 Win United States Doug Ware Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 1 15-2
1979-07-? Win United States Ace Lewis Boston, Massachusetts, USA KO 14-2
1979-06-09 Win United States Emilio Navarez Kitchener, Ontario, Canada KO 7 13-2
1979-05-02 Loss United States Blinky Rodriguez Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA KO (Left Hook) 1 12-2
1979-04-? Win United States Kerry Roop Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 12-1
1978-11-07 Win Canada Ralph Hollett Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 11-1
1978-10-? Win United States Kerry Roop Windsor, Ontario, Canada Decision (Unanimous) 10-1
1978-05-? Win Canada Robby Warchief Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada Corner Stoppage 4 9-1
1978-03-? Win Fritz Matthiews Kitchener, Ontario, Canada TKO 8-1
1978-03-? Win United States Mike Chapman Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 7-1
1977-11-? Win United States Victor Hale Rochester, New York, USA TKO 6-1
1977-10-? Win United States Carl Beamon Buffalo, New York, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5-1
1977-10-? Win Mark Kosicki Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KO 4-1
1977-09-? Win United States Roger Hurd Toronto, Ontario, Canada TKO 3-1
1977-08-? Win United States James Louth Rochester, New York, USA TKO 2-1
1977-04-? Loss Scotland Murray Sutherland Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TKO 1-1
1976-06-? Win Canada Serge Simard Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TKO 1 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Publications

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Jean-Yves Thériault with coauthor Joseph Jennings wrote a 214-page book called Full-contact Karate, published by Contemporary Books in 1983.

  • Full-contact Karate (Google Books)
    • ISBN 0-8092-5597-9
    • ISBN 978-0-8092-5597-9

Further reading

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  • Kelly, Perry (2006). Iceman: Kickboxing Legend Jean-Yves Thériault. Skelval Publishing. ISBN 0-9780223-1-9.

Notes

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References

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