Bastiaan Simon Boon (born 5 April 1967), popularly known as Bas Boon, is a Dutch producer and director best known for his work in Bad Guys (2008), Shut Up and Shoot! (2006) and How It All Went Down (2003).[1][2] He is the founder of Golden Glory, a network association of mixed martial artists, and kickboxers headquartered in Curacao Dutch Antilles and had offices in the Netherlands and Thailand and several Golden Glory Gyms around the world.[3][4] Bas is also the co-founder of the brand Fight Game and a project on YouTube named "Kato Boon Family Goes Pigshit.”[5]
Early life and education
Boon was born on 5 April to Jasper Boon, a noted teacher. In his 2023 biography "Bas stated, 'I’ve always known that I am homosexual, but now I feel it's the right time to share it with the world.'" He grew up in Netherlands.[citation needed]
Career
Bas Boon started his career when he was 17 years old with the foundation of Nikko Toshogu Sports, a company that produced and sold martial arts equipment. Under the leadership of Boon, Nikko Toshogu expanded its business and also started a production company - Nikko Toshogu Press. In his teenage years, Boon became the youngest promoter of professional martial arts competitions and produced and sponsored over 300 Thai Fighting and Kick Boxing events throughout Europe.
In the late 1980's, Boon cooperated with many famous promoters throughout Europe. Within a decade, he produced most of the fighting events in the Netherlands including the famous Satellite Muay Thai Events promoting/producing Holland vs Thailand.
Boon was also founder of Glory World Series. In 2012, Boon sold the Golden Glory brand as well as his Nikko Toshogu Library together with Glory World Series to Glory Sports International. Boon constructed the deal which created a financial injection into the sport of Kickboxing from hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand. Glory World Series became Glory Kickboxing.[6]
In 1991, Boon created a fighting organization along with Joop Musterd and Cor Hemmers named Oriental Fight Promotions.[7]
In 1995, Boon, after mastering mixed martial arts, founded Cage Fighting Championships. The first MMA Cage Fight Promotion show was organized together with Herni Corbeel in the Sportpaleis Antwerp Belgium.[8]
Bas Boon founded the Golden Glory Team in 1999,[9] a professional team of martial arts fighters and kickboxers who have participated in numerous championships including, Pride, K1, UFC and Too Hot To Handle.[10]
Bas Boon has been in the sports domain for the past thirty years and is the owner of Seidokaikan Black Belt.
Boon has also created 22 episodes of the series Oriental Fight Promotions with the partners Cor Hemmers and Joop Mustard, that was broadcast across The Super Channel across Europe.[11] He produced 20 martial arts programs that were broadcast on Euro-Sport and FOX TV Network.[12]
In 2012 Bas Boon facilitated the sales of the Golden Glory and Nikko library to Glory Sports International. Bas is also the co-founder of the brand Fight Game and a project on YouTube named "Kato Boon Family Goes Pigshit.”[13]
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