Ramón or Ramon may refer to:

People[link]

Given name[link]

• Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
• Ramon Dekker, Dutch muay thai fighter
• Ramón Díaz Argentine football player and coach
• Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827–1898), Puerto Rican nationalist
• Ramón Fumadó (born 1981), Venezuelan diver
• Ramón García (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist
• Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez (born 1940), American actor (better known as Martin Sheen )
• Ramón González (athlete) (born 1966), Cuban javelin thrower
• Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888–1963), Spanish author and dramatist frequently abbreviated as Ramón
• Ramon Goose (born 16 January 1977), a blues-rock guitarist, singer
• Ramón Hernández (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
• Ramón Jiménez Gaona (born 1969), Paraguayan discus thrower
• Ramon Lopes de Freitas (born 1989) Brazilian footballer
• Ramon Magsaysay (1907–1957), third president of the Third Philippine Republic
• Ramón Novarro (1899–1968), Mexican actor who achieved fame as a "Latin lover" in silent films
• Ramon Nomar (born 1974), Venezuelan born Spanish porn actor.
• Ramón Osni Moreira Lage (born 1988) Brazilian footballer
• Ramón da Silva Ramos (born 1950), Brazilian footballer
• Ramón Rodrigo de Freitas (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
• Ramón Rodríguez (actor) (born 1979), American actor
• Ramon Sessions, American professional basketball player
• Ramón Troncoso (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher
• Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866–1936), Spanish dramatist and novelist
• Ramón Vinay (1911–1996), Chilean opera singer

Surname[link]

• Diego Ramon (1641–1724). Commandant of the presidio of San Juan Bautista from its establishment in 1703 until his death
• Einat Ramon (born 1959), first Israeli-born woman rabbi
• Gaston Ramon (1886–1963), French veterinarian and biologist
• Haim Ramon (born 1950), Israeli politician and former Minister of Justice
• Ilan Ramon (1954–2003), Israeli Air Force pilot and an astronaut, killed in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• Miriam Ramón (born 1973), Ecuadorian racewalker
• Steve Ramon (born 1979), Belgian motorcross racer

Localities[link]

• Mitzpe Ramon, small township located on the edge of Ramon crater
• Ramon Crater, a large natural crater in the Israeli Negev desert
• Ramon, subdivision ("frazione") of the municipality of Loria in the Treviso province, Italy
• Ramon, Isabela, municipality in the Philippines
• Ramon, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Voronezh Oblast, Russia
• Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur, a municipality in the Philippines

Other[link]

• Ramón tree, an alternative common name for the Breadnut tree (Brosimum alicastrum)
• Ramon (King of Fighters), a video game character in the King of Fighters series
• Razor Ramon, a character of professional wrestler Scott Hall

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Ramon Ayala is a bajo sexto player from Donna, Texas, who currently resides in the Rio Grande Valley. He is the son of Pedro Ayala. His progressive style and technique has earned him the 2009 Bajo Sexto Player of the Year Award from the South Texas Conjunto Association.^[1][2] In 2009 he celebrated his 45th career anniversary.^[3]

Career[link]

Ramon Ayala started playing the accordion in 1951. Ramon Ayala learned the drums 1954. In 1955, he picked-up the bajo sexto where his father Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón showed him his first two chords. By 1956 Ramon Ayala and his brother Pedro Ayala Jr., who played accordion, joined their father in Pedro Ayala y Su Conjunto. Since 1956 Ramon Ayala has gone on to record for over a dozen studios releasing 88 recordings in album, 45, cassette, and cd formats. Ramon Ayala recorded with Freddy Fender, Paulino Bernal, Esteban Jordan among others. To date he has released 105 recordings.

References[link]

External links[link]

• http://www.thev247.com/entertainment/ayala-1194-conjunto-pedro.html
• The Arhoolie Foundation 1
• The Arhoolie Foundation 2
• The Arhoolie Foundation 3

Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States (the first Spanish group to do so) selling over a million records.

Biography[link]

The band were an amalgamation of two pop groups, Los Sonor and The Runaways. Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel a/k/a Mike Kennedy was from Germany. His vocal styling was sometimes likened to Gene Pitney's. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966 ^[1] and #4 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, the first Spanish group to achieve this.^[2] The song sold over one million copies worldwide. The track was written by Tony Hayes and Steve Wadey, in their recording studio for cutting demo discs in Hoo St Werburgh, near Rochester, Kent, England.^[2] The song was later covered by Johnny Hallyday and the French-based outfit Belle Epoque, and in 1977 their disco version of the song coincidentally also reached #2 in the UK.

Los Bravos' follow-up single, "I Don't Care", reached #16 in the UK in October 1966. In 1967 the band participated in the Sanremo Music Festival, failing to qualify for the final with the song "Uno come noi" in Italian.^[3] The band were the subjects of two Spanish comedic movies: in 1967 Los chicos con las chicas (The Boys With the Girls), directed by Javier Aguirre and in 1968, ¡Dame un poco de amooor...! (Give Me a Little Looove!), directed by José María Forqué and Francisco Macián...the title song was composed/originally recorded by Vanda/Young--The Easybeats. Their song "Going Nowhere" from the soundtrack to Los chicos con las chicas was re-issued as a part of the Rhino Records series, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969.

One of Los Bravos' founding members Manuel Fernandez committed suicide on 20 May 1967, at the age of 23,^[4][5] after the death of his bride Lottie Rey in an auto accident.

Band members[link]

• Michael Volker 'Mike' Kogel (born 25 April 1945, Berlin) — vocals
• Antonio Martinez (born 3 October 1945, Madrid) — guitar. Martinez died in a motorcycle accident en route to his office in 1990.^[6]
• Manuel Fernandez (29 September 1943, Seville, Andalucia — 20 May 1967) — electric organ
• Miguel Vicens Danus (born 21 June 1944, Ferrol, Galicia) — bass guitar
• Pablo Gomez (born 5 November 1943, Barcelona, Catalonia) — drums

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

The following singles reached the Billboard Hot 100 or UK Top 40:^[7]

• "Black Is Black" (1966) — UK #2 U.S. #4
• "I Don't Care" (1966) — UK #16
• "Going Nowhere" (1966) — U.S. #91
• "Bring a Little Lovin'" (1968) — U.S. #51

Albums[link]

Original studio albums:^[7]

• Black is Black (1966) — Press Records — U.S. #93
• Bring a Little Lovin' (1968) — Parrot
• All the Best (1993) — compilation album — Decca

See also[link]

• RPM number-one hits of 1966
• List of artists under the Decca Records label
• List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
• List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks
• Music of Spain

References[link]

External links[link]

• Los Bravos biography at Allmusic website
• Video for "Black is Black"
• Video for "Going Nowhere"

Ramon Dekkers
Dekkers at Ring Masters Olympia press conference, Istanbul in 2008
Born	Ramon Dekkers (1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 42) Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
Other names	The Diamond, Turbine from Hell
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72 kg (160 lb; 11.3 st)
Division	Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Team Dekkers
Trainer	Cor Hemmers
Years active	20 (1986 – 2006)
Kickboxing record
Total	218
Wins	186
By knockout	95
Losses	30
Draws	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
Draws	0
Other information
Occupation	Golden Glory martial arts instructor
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: January 31, 2010

Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers (born 4 September 1969) is a retired Dutch kickboxer and an eight time Muay Thai world champion.

Biography[link]

Early years[link]

Dekkers was born in Breda, North Brabant (a province of the Netherlands). He began learning martial arts at age 12, studying Judo for a few months. He then started boxing for a year. After that, Dekkers started practicing Muay Thai under Cor Hemmers. He was awarded his first title at age 18, when he won the Dutch National Championship on 15 November 1987.

Dekkers got involved in the martial arts around 1986. He visited a gym in Breda where he first witnessed Thai boxing. He started training at the Breda gym. Dekkers' future stepdad was the gym's trainer who later became Dekkers' coach. Dekkers trained for about 3 months – his mother dropped him off every day, brought him to the gym, and picked him up after training. Cor saw that Dekkers had the potential to be a good fighter. Dekkers was 16 years old. Hemmers had been building a team and had no real fights by that time. Before Dekkers' first muay thai fight, Cor discussed it with Dekkers and his mother. During Dekkers' training, Cor became more and more involved with his mother, and the two eventually married.

Farewell Fight[link]

On Sunday 18 March 2001, Dekkers fought his farewell fight against Marino Deflorin in Rotterdam. The Netherlands' "Golden Glory" team took on the rest of the world.^{[citation needed]} The fight ended in the 4th round with Dekkers knocking a game Deflorin out with a left hook. Throughout the bout, Dekkers controlled the fight,^{[citation needed]} displaying the style and aggression.^{[citation needed]} After the fight, Dekkers joined the "Golden Glory" team members center stage for a finale, Rob Kaman came down the rampart, Golden Glory torch in hand, presenting it to Dekkers, who in turn passed it to each team member, as video clips of his victories were shown on the display screens.

Comeback[link]

After his retirement Dekkers kept himself busy training his two teams, Team Dekkers and Golden Glory. In 2005 however, Dekkers surprised the fighting world by agreeing upon a contract with K-1. He was, however, to fight under MMA rules against Genki Sudo. Dekkers, who never had fought MMA, and took the fight by a few days notice, lost by heel hook.^{[citation needed]}

However, manager Bas Boon also arranged at least one more standup fight on regular K-1 Rules. Dekkers fought American Duane Ludwig in a superfight during the K-1 Max 2005 event. A few days before the fight Dekkers injured himself, tearing a ligament in his right shoulder. The entire fight he punched only with his left arm, so he could not even setup his famous boxing combinations. Nevertheless Dekkers knocked Ludwig down in every round, and won the fight by decision.

His final retirement was a superfight against Joerie Mes at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam event on 13 May 2006. After both fighters suffered knockdown in the second round, it was Mes who earned the decision victory. Immediately after the fight Dekkers took the microphone and announced his final retirement.^{[citation needed]}

In present. He teaches Muay Thai at his birthplace, Breda^[1]

Titles[link]

• Dutch Featherweight Champion
• MTBN European Featherweight Champion
• NKBB European Super featherweight Champion
• IMTA World Lightweight Champion
• IMTF World Super lightweight Champion^[2]
• IMF World Light welterweight Champion
• WPKL World Welterweight Champion
• WPKL World Super welterweight Champion
• WPKF World Middleweight Champion
• WPKL World Middleweight Champion

Fight record[link]

Professional Kickboxing record
186 Wins (95 (T)KOs), 30 Losses, 2 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2006-05-13 Loss Joerie Mes K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-07-20 Win Duane Ludwig K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final Yokohama, Japan Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00 2001-03-18 Win Marino Deflorin 2 Hot 2 Handle III: Simply The Best Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO 4 0:18 2000-11-01 Draw Akeomi Nitta K-1 J-MAX 2000 Tokyo, Japan Decision draw(0-1) 5 3:00 2000-01-25 Loss Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 Rising 2000 Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan TKO (Leg injury) 1 3:00 1998-11-14 Win Kenichi Ogata Shootboxing "Ground Zero" Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 4 2:58 Retains WPKL Junior middleweight World title. 1998-05-23 Loss Abdelkader Tarzati Muay Thai Champions League - Part II, 1st Round Roosendaal, Holland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1998-04-26 Win Hiromu Yoshitaka RKS Presents Shoot the Shooto XX Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-11-22 Loss Dany Bill King of the Ring Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-11-10 Win Hassan Kassrioui The Night of the New Generation Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Punches) 3 Wins WPKL World Welterweight title. 1997-07-13 Loss Namkabuan Nongkeeprawayuth Morocco Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-06-01 Win Gerald Mamadeus Thaiboxing: Battle of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Low kicks) 3 1997-04-20 Win Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot The Night of No Mercy Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-03-23 Loss Rayen Simson Muay Thai Gala: The Night of War Roosendaal, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 1997-02-27 Loss Jerry Morris Hattem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 1996-12-05 Loss Jomhod Kiatadisak King's Birthday Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was the vacant W.M.T.A. World Championship title. 1996-11-16 Win Hassan Kassrioui Night of Dynamite Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins WKPL title. 1996 Loss Francois Pennacchio Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 9 2:00 1996-03-16 Win Fernando Calleros MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:45 1996 Win Tommy McArthy Holland vs England Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 3 1995-12-05 Loss Den Muangsurin King's Birthday Macau Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1995-10-15 Win Hector Pena MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO(Corner stop/Low kicks) 2 2:35 1995-06-02 Win Taro Minato MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO(Body shot) 1 1:33 1995-04-08 Loss Orono Por Muang-Ubol Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1995-01-27 Win Pralomran The Fight Night in Breda Breda, Netherlands KO (Punches) 3 1994 Loss Superlek Sorn E-san Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1994 Loss Dida Diafat Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1994-02-20 Win Gilbert Ballantine The Night of the Thriller Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 World title bout. 1993-12-04 Loss Charoenthong Kiatbangchon King's Birthday in Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993-11 Loss Dida Diafat Muay Thai Gala in Paris Paris, France TKO (Doctor stop/elbow cut) 3 1993-10 Loss Den Muangsurin Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993 Win Coban Lookchaomaesaitong France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993-06-06 Win Decharwin The War in Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Body shot) 2 1993-04-26 Loss Orono Por Muang-Ubol Muay Thai Spectacle in Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993-2 Loss Chanoy Pon Tawee Thaiboxing in Hamburg Hamburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1992-09-20 Loss Gilbert Ballantine The Night of Truth, Sporhallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for IKBF Light welterweight (65kg) World title. 1992-06-20 Loss Joe Prestia Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for Light welterweight (65kg) World title. 1992-04-09 Win Joe Prestia Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1992-02-28 Loss Coban Lookchaomaesaitong Samut Prakan, Thailand Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for the vacant IMF World Welterweight title. 1991-11-26 Loss Sakmongkol Sitthichok Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 1991-10-25 Win Joel Cesar Thriller in Paris II Paris, France KO (Left hook) 3 2:55 1991-09-23 Win Joel Cesar Thriller in Paris I Paris, France KO (Left hook) 1 2:30 1991-09-03 Win Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1991-08-06 Win Coban Lookchaomaesaitong Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO (Right cross) 1 1991-04-21 Loss Coban Lookchaomaesaitong IKL Paris, France KO (Left hook) 1 1:00 1991-03-22 Loss Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1990-11-27 Loss Issara Sakkreerin Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for Sakkreerin's Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight Championship Title. 1990-10-15 Loss Boonchai Sor. Towanon MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Unanimous (Decision) 5 3:00 1990-08-31 Win Superlek Sorn E-Sarn Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1990-04-20 Loss Namphon Nongkee Pahuyuth Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1990-03-27 Win Cherry S. Wanich Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 1 1990-02-18 Win Namphon Nongkee Pahuyuth Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins IMTF World Light welterweight (64kg) title. 1989-10-08 Loss Gilbert Ballantine at Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1989-02-12 Win Mungkordun Sitchang at Salle Lionel Terry Rouen, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins IMTA World Lightweight (59kg) title. 1988 Win Mourad Jelbi Italy 1988 Win Michel Ubbergen 1988 Loss Joao Vieira KO (right cross) 5 1988-06-19 Win Mike Morris Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1988-04-14 Win Kevin Morris Champions in Action Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins NKBB European Super featherweight title. 1988-02-27 Win Richard Nam at Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 4 Wins MTBN European Featherweight title. 1987-11-15 Win Rankisoen Breda, Netherlands KO (High kick) 2 Wins Dutch Featherweight A-class title. 1987-03-21 Loss Richard Nam Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1986 Win L. Cairo Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1986 Win Boyd Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00  ? Win Rittichai Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Professional Mixed martial arts record
0 Wins, 1 Loss Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2005-03-26 Loss Genki Sudo Hero's 1 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Submission(Leglock) 1 2:54 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also[link]

• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations
• List of K-1 events

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ramon Dekkers official website