Iepe Rubingh
| Iepe Rubingh | |
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| Born |
August 17, 1974 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Chess Boxer |
Iepe B. T. Rubingh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈipə]; born 17 August 1974) is the founder of chess boxing and a former artist.
Biography
Works as an artist
As a performance artist, Rubingh blocked off intersections in Berlin and Tokyo to create major traffic congestion. He was jailed for 10 days for the Tokyo action.[1]
Chess boxing
Rubingh founded chess boxing in 2003, drawing inspiration from Enki Bilal's comic book Froid Équateur.[2] He is the current president of the World Chess Boxing Organisation. and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.[3]
Record
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3 Fights, 3 wins (1 TOs, 2CMs)
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Titles
- 1st World Chess Boxing Organization World Middleweight champion (2003 – Current)
- 1st Chess Boxing Club Berlins International German middleweight champion
References
- ↑ "Wanna piece of this?". The Guardian. 2005-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
...performance artist whose oeuvre includes blocking off intersections in Berlin and Tokyo to create monster traffic jams (he was jailed for 10 days for his Japanese provocation)...
- ↑ chessboxing.com (2005-11-08). "Chessboxing: Life Imitates Art". Newsback. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ↑ http://www.unternehmen24.info/Firmeninformationen/DE/3884783
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by N/A |
1st WCBO World Middleweight Champion November 14, 2003 – Current |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by N/A |
1st CBCB International German Middleweight Champion November 6, 2010 – Current |
Succeeded by N/A |
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