Zack Mwekassa

Zack Mwekassa
Born 20 January 1984
Kinshasa, Congo
Other names The Black Warrior
Nationality Congolese
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division Cruiserweight (boxing)
Heavyweight (kickboxing)
Style Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Years active 2006 – present (boxing)
2003 - present (kickboxing)
Professional boxing record
Total 19
Wins 15
By knockout 14
Losses 4
By knockout 3
Draws 0
Kickboxing record
Total 14
Wins 12
By knockout 11
Losses 2
By knockout 1
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: 14 july 2014

Zack Mwekassa (born 20 January 1984) is a Congolese boxer and kickboxer. As of 10 November 2014, Mwekassa is ranked the #7 light heavyweight in the world by GLORY.[1]

From December 2014 he is ranked #10 light heavyweight kickboxer by Combat Press portal.[2]

Biography

Mwekassa is the son of a chemist and his two brothers are lawyers. In addition to his fighting career, he is trained as a computer network engineer. He and his family were displaced from their native Congo during the Second Congo War that began in 1998.[3]

Career

Boxing

Mwekassa began his professional boxing career at the age of 22 in 2006 in South Africa. In the first 2 years of his career, he amassed an undefeated streak of 8-0 with all but one of the wins coming by way of TKO or KO. He experienced his first losses back-to-back in 2008 and 2009, before going on another 5-0 undefeated streak.

Kickboxing

Mwekassa began training in South Africa in 2003 with elite kickboxers, including the late Mike Bernardo.[3] His trainers intended him for the K-1 circuit but the opportunities were scarce, so he moved into professional boxing in 2006.

In 2014, Mwekassa resurrected his interest in kickboxing. He saw GLORY on television[3] and approached the company about fighting for them. He soon found himself scheduled to face popular MMA and kickboxing fighter Pat Barry at Glory 16: Denver.[3] In what many considered a shocking upset, he knocked out Barry with a vicious uppercut in the first round.

Mwekassa returned to the Glory ring on November 7, 2014 at Glory 18: Oklahoma. He was part of a four-man, one-night tournament to decide the next Light Heavyweight title contender. Mwekassa started in impressive fashion as he knocked out Brian Collette in the semifinals. In the finals, he faced Saulo Cavalari. After a competitive back-and-forth two rounds, Mwekassa lost in the third round due to a head kick.

Titles

Boxing record

Boxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ GLORY Light heavyweight Rankings: November
  2. ↑ Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: December 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 John Joe O'Regan (2014-05-02). "Zack Mwekassa: 'I come from a land of war'". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

2. Michael Stets (2014-05-02) Volcanoes, snake bites and gun shot and gunshot wounds: A conversation with GLORY 16 heavyweight Zack Mwekessa

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