Jérôme Le Banner
| Jérôme Philippe Le Banner | |
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| Born |
December 26, 1972 Le Havre, France |
| Other names | Geronimo, Hyper Battle Cyborg, K-1 No Bancho, Golden Left, The Hard Hitting, The Bulldog of Normandy, Bad Boy, Banna, JLB |
| Nationality | France |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) |
| Division |
Super Heavyweight (Kickboxing) Heavyweight (MMA), (Boxing) |
| Reach | 79.0 in (201 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Étretat, Seine-Maritime, France |
| Team | Borboel & Tosa Gym Le Banner Xtream Team Chakuriki Gym |
| Rank |
Black belt in Kyokushin Black belt in Judo White belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 1992 - 2015 (Kickboxing) 1998 - 2009 (Boxing) 2001 - 2010 (MMA) 2011 - 2014 (Wrestling) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 106 |
| Wins | 81 |
| By knockout | 65 |
| Losses | 22 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.lebannerofficial.com |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Jérôme Philippe "Geronimo" Le Banner (born 26 December 1972), is a former French kickboxer and K-1 fighter, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power.
Jérôme Le Banner was born in the French city of Le Havre, in the région of Normandy and began training in judo at the age of five. When he was fourteen, Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury influenced him so much that he became interested in striking instead and started trying to incorporate the techniques of Jeet Kune Do he had seen in the film. At sixteen however he started practicing kyokushin, while Jeet Kune Do gave him the southpaw stance which he has maintained throughout his career, even though he is right-handed. He eventually took up kickboxing at age of 18. Le Banner holds a black belt in the Kyokushin Kaikan style of karate and in judo.
At the age of 18, he debuted in his first full contact kickboxing competitions. By 19 he held the ISKA French title and soon after that, he won the European belt against Andy Mayo, and the Intercontinental belt in South Africa against Mike Bernardo. He turned down the chance to fight Richard Vince for the IKL World Kickboxing title at the age of 21
On 3 March 1995, Jerome Le Banner made his K-1 debut, winning a five-round decision over Nokweed Devy. Le Banner was at 107 kg while Nokweed was at 74 kg. Two months later, on 4 May 1995 he made his first K-1 World Grand Prix appearance in Tokyo, Japan, knocking out both Masaaki Satake and Mike Bernardo, before losing to Peter Aerts in the tournament finals.
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