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My Take
Albert "The Hurricane" Kraus is one of those fighters who made you feel the sport evolve in real time — a Dutch kid from Oss who came into K-1 World MAX and absolutely owned it, winning the inaugural tournament in 2002 and backing it up with multiple world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai. What I love about Kraus is the combination of Dutch technical precision and genuine explosive aggression; he wasn't just a counter-puncher waiting around, he brought the storm to you. Four separate world title belts across different organisations tells you this wasn't a one-tournament fluke. He may not have the mainstream name recognition of some contemporaries, but among combat sports purists, "The Hurricane" is a legitimate legend of the lighter weight K-1 era.
Overview
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He is currently fighting out of Super Pro Gym.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Albert Kraus
- Name (Japanese)
- アルバート・クラウス
- Reading
- あるばーと・くらうす
- Born
- August 3, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer / kickboxer / Thai boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · Kickboxer — see all → · More people from Netherlands →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.