[Rocco Del Sesto]

LHW 1961-72 Rating 1 Netherlands
19 wins / 15 losses / 4 draws / 6 KO

Hometown: Amsterdam, NH

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Bas fought a good many of the better know light heavies from Europe of the 60's with a sprinkling of heavyweights. His many opponents included wins over Valere Mahau,, Hans Waschlewski, Gerd Englbrecht, Harry Kneipp, Helmut Bal, Horst Benedens, Sugar Boy Nando, Lloyd Walford, Arno Prick, and Roy John. He fought draws with Finn Jensen, Kneipp, Lars Olov Norling, and Ivan Prebeg.

He lost bouts to Heini Meinhardt twice, Lennart Risberg, Klaus Peter Gumpert, Pekka Kokkonen, Wilhelm von Homburg, Horst Benedens, Bernard Thebault, Alfredo Vogrig, Pedro Miranda, Vittorio Saraudi, Piero Del Papa, Jose Manuel Urtain, and finally in May and again in November 1971, Bas lost two bids for the Dutch Heavyweight Title loosing first to Rudi Lubbers by 12 round decision and then was KO'd by Lubbers in the 5th round in the 2nd bout.