Martin Holm was a Swedish Muay Thai kickboxer and former WMC Muaythai World Champion.
12 Facts About Martin Holm
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When Martin Holm was seven years old, he started swimming in the local swimming school.
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Martin Holm was 18 years old and vacationing in Thailand with his trainer Po Lindvall and Jorgen Kruth when he had his first fight.
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Martin Holm was not prepared for the fight but his opponent was an experienced local Muay Thai fighter.
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Martin Holm attacked hard, fired a lot of shots and won the fight by a knockout with knee strikes at the 30 second mark in the first round.
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In 1998 or 1999 on the advice of his first trainer Po Lindvall Martin Holm decided to follow his training friend Jorgen Kruth to Vallentuna Boxing Camp www.
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Martin Holm's next fight was against Brazilian karate practitioner Glaube Feitosa.
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Martin Holm finished his rookie year in K-1 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Finals undercard against Canadian Michael McDonald.
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In 2003, in Paris, Martin Holm fought against four-time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost and lost by unanimous decision.
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In 2004, after his fight against Albanian Xhavit Bajrami, Martin Holm retired from fighting in order to focus on his family and newborn son.
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Martin Holm was found dead at a playground outside of his home in Taby north of Stockholm on 24 June 2009.
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Martin Holm had been privately struggling with depression and an emotional imbalance.