Luc van Dam’s Real Name and Boxing Biography
Luc van Dam is the Dutch boxer’s documented professional name. The consulted sources do not establish a different birth name or a separate ring nickname.
- Known as
- Luc van Dam
- Name evidence
- Public name documented; a different birth name is not established here.
- Category
- Boxers
Biography
Luc van Dam was a Dutch middleweight boxer born in Schiedam on October 23, 1920. A Dutch biographical account describes him as a cool, quick stylist who became a professional in 1938 and won the national middleweight championship in 1940.
His career included European title challenges and an important domestic rivalry with Bep van Klaveren. In August 1947 he lost the Dutch title to Van Klaveren in Rotterdam’s Feyenoord stadium. He regained it in a return contest in Amsterdam the following month.
That distinction matters when labeling archival film. A newsreel of the Rotterdam meeting should not be assigned the result of the later Amsterdam rematch. The Polygoon film catalog identifies the stadium contest as a Van Klaveren victory.
Van Dam retired from professional boxing in the early 1950s. The Dutch account records his death in Rotterdam on July 21, 1976.
Luc van Dam should remain the canonical spelling. The surname’s familiar appearance elsewhere in entertainment is not evidence of a relationship with another public figure.
Names and nicknames
No independently verified nickname included.
Archival film connection
1947 Feyenoord-stadium bout against Bep van Klaveren; separate from the later Amsterdam rematch.
Frequently asked questions
What name is documented for Luc van Dam?
Luc van Dam is the Dutch boxer’s documented professional name. The consulted sources do not establish a different birth name or a separate ring nickname.
Which archival footage is associated with Luc van Dam?
1947 Feyenoord-stadium bout against Bep van Klaveren; separate from the later Amsterdam rematch.
Sources
Further reading: Dutch biographical chronology