Karim Bennoui

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Karim Bennoui
Born (1988-01-26) January 26, 1988
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Nationality France French
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 61.0 kg (134.5 lb; 9.61 st)
Division Super Lightweight
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Lyon - Saint-Fons, France
Team Gym boxing St Fons - Team Nasser K.
Trainer Nasser Kacem
Years active 13 (1997–present)
Kickboxing record
Total 45
Wins 34
By knockout 13
Losses 8
Draws 3
Other information
Notable relatives Houcine Bennoui, brother
Abdallah Mabel, Yohan Lidon, Fabio Pinca, Team Nasser K. partners
last updated on: March 13, 2013

Karim Bennoui (born January 26, 1988), also known as "Le Chirurgien", is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his technical and precise fighting style. He is a former It's Showtime World Champion -61 kg.[1]

As of April 2013, Bennoui is ranked the #3 lightweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[2]

Biography and career

Biography

Karim Bennoui was born on January 26, 1988. Bennoui resides in Lyon, France and trains at Gym boxing St Fons in Lyon, Saint-Fons. His trainer is Nasser Kacem.He is of Algerian descent.

He begins Muaythai at the age of 10, with Nasser Kacem who was educator in the suburbs of Lyon. His younger brother, Houcine Bennoui, also practices in professional muaythai.

Early career

It counts 38 fights for 30 wins (including 13 by knockout), 6 defeats and 2 draws. Karim Bennoui fought in Muaythai and Kickboxing.

In 2009 he became French Muay Thai Champion FMDA Class A and in 2011 at only 23 years he won the It's Showtime 61MAX world title -61 kg.

He was scheduled to face Plynoi Por Paoin at Thai Fight: Lyon on September 19, 2012 in Lyon, France. The fight was cancelled, however, when Plynoi suffered a knockout loss against Hiroki Ishii in Japan four days before.[3]

He rematched Thomas Adamandopoulos at Nuit des Champions in Marseilles on November 24, 2012 in a fight for the WKN World Oriental Rules title (-62.100 kg) and won by decision.[4][5][6]

Bennoui was then expected to fight Koya Urabe at Krush.25 in Tokyo, Japan on December 14, 2012.[7] However, he was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injury to his right hand sustained in the Adamandopoulos fight and was replaced by Mickael Peynaud.[8]

He lost to Masahiro Yamamoto via an extension round unanimous decision at RISE 92 on March 17, 2013 in Tokyo.[9][10][11]

He was set to fight Aranchai Kiatpatarapan at the WBC World Muay Thai Millennium Championship in Saint-Pierre, Réunion on September 7, 2013 but the event fell through.[12]

He won La 20ème Nuit des Champions -62 kg/136 lb tournament in Marseille, France on November 23, 2013, beating both Raz Sarkisjan and Yetkin Özkul on points.[13][14]

Titles and achievements

    • 2013 NDC K-1 Rules -62 kg Tournament Champion
    • 2012 WKN World Oriental Rules title (-62.100 kg)
    • 2011 I.S.K.A. World Kickboxing Champion (-62.300 kg)
    • 2011 It's Showtime World Champion -61 kg (0 title defences)
    • 2009 French Muaythai Champion FMDA Class A Champion -60 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
34 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 8 Losses, 3 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-11-23 Win Turkey Yetkin Özkul La 20ème Nuit des Champions, Final Marseilles, France Decision 3 3:00
Wins NDC K-1 Rules -62 kg/136 lb Tournament Championship.
2013-11-23 Win Armenia Raz Sarkisjan La 20ème Nuit des Champions, Semi finals Marseilles, France Decision 3 3:00
2013-03-17 Loss Japan Masahiro Yamamoto RISE 92 Tokyo, Japan Extension round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
2012-11-24 Win France Thomas Adamandopoulos Nuit des Champions Marseille, France Decision 5 3:00
Wins WKN World Oriental Rules title (-62.100 kg).
2012-01-21 Draw Thailand Pajonsuk Por. Pramuk Yokkao Extreme 2012 Milan, Italy Decision draw 5 3:00
2011-11-12 Win France Thomas Adamandopoulos La 18ème Nuit des Champions Marseille, France Decision (2-1) 5 3:00
Wins I.S.K.A. World Kickboxing title (-62.300 kg).
2011-06-18 Loss Spain Javier Hernandez Fix Events & Fightclub Group presents: It's Showtime 2011 Madrid, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Loses his It's Showtime 61MAX world title -61 kg.
2011-03-26 Win Suriname Sergio Wielzen BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Brussels Brussels, Belgium Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Wins It's Showtime 61MAX world title -61 kg.
2010-10-09 Win Italy Antonio Campagna K-1 Shardana Sardinia, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2010-06-19 Loss France Mickael Peynaud Explosion Fight Night Volume 01 Brest, France Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for French Championship K1 Pro FFSCDA 5x3 -61.5 kg.
2010-06-05 Win France Xavier Bastard La Nuit des Challenges 8 Saint-Fons, France TKO (Referee Stoppage/Cut) 3
2010-04-03 Win France Vatsana Sedone Muaythai Gala in Divonne Divonne-les-Bains, France Decision 5 3:00
2009-11-28 Loss Thailand Laimangkorn Chuwattana A-1 World Cup Combat Lyon Lyon, France Decision 5 3:00
2009-06-20 Win France Néhémie Félicité La Nuit de la Boxe 2009 Martinique TKO (Throw in the towel) 5
Wins French Championship FMDA 2009 Class A -60 kg.
2009-05-16 Loss France Albert Veera Chey Légendes et Guerriers Toulouse, France TKO (Referee Stoppage) 5
2009-04-11 Loss France Mickael Peynaud Carcharias Team Boxing Gala Perpignan, France Decision 3 3:00
2008-10-25 Loss France Vatsana Sedone Le Choc des Best Fighters 1 Asnières-sur-Seine, France Decision 5 3:00
2008-06-07 Win Italy Patrick Carta La Nuit des Challenges 5 Saint-Fons, France Decision 5 3:00
2008-03-02 Draw Italy Matteo Luppi Fighting Day 8 Imola, Italy Decision draw 3 3:00

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Karim Bennoui informations". siamfightmag.com/. Retrieved 2010. 
  2. ↑ LiverKick.com Lightweight Rankings - April 2013
  3. ↑ Thai Fight On Wednesday Features Saiyok vs. Pinca, Sudsakorn, Aikpracha, More
  4. ↑ Fight To Watch In November: Part 1
  5. ↑ Nuit Des Champions, Big Fights In France On Saturday
  6. ↑ Nuit des Champions: Bennoui beats Adamandopoulos again
  7. ↑ Koya Urabe vs Karim Bennoui Added to Krush.25; Yamamoto, Matsukura Join 67kg Tournament Field
  8. ↑ Mickael Peynaud Replaces Karim Bennoui At Krush.25
  9. ↑ Genji Umeno vs Chang Hyun Lee Rematch Added to RISE 92
  10. ↑ March Madness: Kickboxing Fights to Watch This Month
  11. ↑ RISE 92 Results: Yamamoto Edges Bennoui, Umeno Avenges Loss
  12. ↑ HUGE France vs. Thailand Card Announced: Yodsanklai, Saenchai, Kem and More Headline
  13. ↑ Fight Card for this Saturday's Nuit Des Champions in France
  14. ↑ NDC 2013 : les résultats complets
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