Joerie Mes

Joerie "The Shark" Mes (born March 16, 1979) is a Dutch former kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history. After his kickboxing career he worked as a history teacher in Amsterdam for several years. He is now a fulltime kickboxing coach at Mike's Gym.

Biography and career Mes grew up in Amsterdam (Amsterdam Noord). As a kid, he excelled in field hockey, as a goalie. As he felt field hockey was not for him, he tried soccer for a short while, before he got involved in kickboxing. At the age of fifteen, he started training with coach Mike Passenier.

Titles 2005 It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Tilburg Pool A winner WMTO European champion IPMTF Dutch (79 kg) champion 2000 MTBN Dutch (76 kg) champion

Kickboxing record