Hamicha
Hamicha | |
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Born | Mohamed Mezouari (1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 28) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Other names | Wonderboy |
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Utrecht, Netherlands |
Team | SB Gym |
Trainer | Said El Badaoui |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 44 |
Wins | 41 |
By knockout | 30 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
Mohamed Mezouari, better known as Hamicha, is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Morocco. He is ranked the #1 welterweight in Glory.[1]
He is ranked as the sixth best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[2] and the eighth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[3]
Kickboxing career
Early career
Mezouari started to train kickboxing at the age of 8 on El Otmani Gym in the Netherlands, where he still training.[4]
Mezouari fought Dzianis Zuev in the Kunlun 56 70kg tournament reserve fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[5]
Mezouari fought in the Kunlun Fight Group 1 70 kg tournament. In the semifinals, he won a decision against Arman Hambaryan. In the group tournament finals, Mezouari defeated Danilo Zanolini through a first round KO.[6][7]
Mezouari fought Thongchai Sitsongpeenong during Fight League 7 for the Fight League -76kg World title.[8] Mezouari knocked Thongchai out in the second round, with a right low kick.[9]
Afterwards, Mezouari fought Artem Pashporin. Mezouari won the fight by a first round TKO, which earned him a place in the 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.[10] Mezouari lost a unanimous decision to Marat Grigorian in the quarterfinals.[11]
Glory
Mezouari made his Glory debut during Glory 62, when he faced Miles Simson. He knocked Simson out in the first round.[12] He won his second fight against Adam Hadfield at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019,[13] by a first round technical knockout.[14]
Mezouari was expected to face Dmitry Menshikov at Glory 78: Rotterdam.[15][16] Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hoduk.[17] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[18]
Mezouari was expected to face Eyevan Danenberg at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.[19] Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew a from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili.[20] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[21]
Mezouari was expected to face Sofiane Gelin in a middleweight bout at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.[22] He withdrew from the fight on May 13, for undisclosed reasons.[23]
Mezouari faced Cédric Do at Glory 95 on September 21, 2024.[24]
Titles and accomplishments
- Fight League
- 2017 Fight League -76kg Champion[25]
- Kunlun Fight
- 2016 BLADE Lightweight (-70kg) Champion[26]
- 2016 Kunlun Fight Lightweight (-70kg) Qualifier Tournament Winner
- 2017 Kunlun Fight Lightweight (-70kg) Qualifier Tournament Winner
Fight record
41 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2024-09-21 | ![]() | Glory 95 | Zagreb, Croatia | |||||
2023-11-04 | Win | ![]() | Glory: Collision 6 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-10-23 | Win | ![]() | Glory: Collision 3 | Arnhem, Netherlands | TKO (3 Knockdowns/body punch) | 1 | 2:28 | |
2021-09-04 | Win | ![]() | Glory 78: Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Punch to the body) | 1 | 1:20 | |
2019-06-22 | Win | ![]() | Glory 66: Paris | Paris, France | TKO (Left body shot) | 1 | 1:35 | |
2018-12-08 | Win | ![]() | Glory 62: Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO (Head kick) | 1 | 1:53 | |
2017-11-12 | Loss | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 | Sanya, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-08-27 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 | Qingdao, China | TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) | 1 | 2:28 | |
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.[27] | ||||||||
2017-08-05 | Win | ![]() | Fight League 7 | Tangier, Morocco | KO (Right low kick) | 2 | 1:15 | |
Won Fight League -76kg World Title. | ||||||||
2017-02-26 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final | Sanya, China | KO (Left body kick) | 1 | 0:21 | |
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 16.[28] | ||||||||
2017-02-26 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Semi Finals | Sanya, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-01-01 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 56 – 70 kg 2016 Tournament Reserve Fight | Sanya, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-08-28 | Win | ![]() | Super Muaythai - Kunlun Fight World MAX 2016 Final 16 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2016 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8. | ||||||||
2016-08-07 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Head kick) | 2 | 1:25 | |
Won BLADE -70kg Title. | ||||||||
2016-04-23 | Loss | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Final | Zhoukou, China | Ext. R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
2016-04-23 | Win | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Semi Finals | Zhoukou, China | KO (Right cross) | 1 | 2:30 | |
2016-04-02 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live Gold Edition | Netherlands | TKO | 2 | ||
2016-03-09 | Win | ![]() | Rebels. 41 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-01-23 | Win | ![]() | Sportmani Events VIII | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-12-06 | Win | ![]() | Real Fighters AN2R | Netherlands | KO (Right hook) | 2 | 0:25 | |
2015-10-31 | Win | ![]() | Scorpion X-Treme Stores | Greece | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-05-16 | Loss | ![]() | A1 World Combat Cup Platinium | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-02-07 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live | Netherlands | KO | 1 | ||
2014-20-09 | Win | ![]() | A1 World Combat Cup | United Kingdom | KO | 1 | 00:25 | |
2014-03-30 | Win | ![]() | Chok Muay | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-03-15 | Win | ![]() | Fight For Victory V | Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2014-02-22 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live | Netherlands | KO | |||
2013-12-01 | Win | ![]() | Masac Masters | United Kingdom | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-09-22 | Win | ![]() | Students of the Game | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
External links
- Profile at Glory
References
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- ^ Aittama, Zach (7 September 2022). "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2022". Combat Press. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Strobel, Kevin (1 October 2022). "Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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