Mike Bernardo

Michael Shawn Bernardo (28 July 1969 – 14 February 2012) was a South African kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. He was known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he took part in K-1 World GPs starting in 1994. He held notable wins over Mirko Cro Cop, Andy Hug (2×), Francisco Filho, Branko Cikatic, Stan Longinidis, Gary Goodridge, and three consecutive wins over K-1 legend Peter Aerts.