Karim Bennoui
| Karim Bennoui | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 January 1988 Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| Nationality |
 French  Algerian |
| 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 | 51 |
| Wins | 37 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives |
Houcine Bennoui, brother Abdallah Mabel, Yohan Lidon, Fabio Pinca, Team Nasser K. partners |
|
| |
Karim Bennoui (born 26 January 1988), also known as "Le Chirurgien", is a French-Algerian Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his technical and precise fighting style. He is a former It's Showtime World Champion -61 kg.[1]
Biography and career
Biography
Karim Bennoui was born on 26 January 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 19 September 2012 in Lyon, France. The fight was cancelled, however, when Plynoi suffered a knockout loss against Hiroki Ishii in Japan four days before.[2]
He rematched Thomas Adamandopoulos at Nuit des Champions in Marseilles on 24 November 2012 in a fight for the WKN World Oriental Rules title (-62.100 kg) and won by decision.[3][4][5]
Bennoui was then expected to fight Koya Urabe at Krush.25 in Tokyo, Japan on 14 December 2012.[6] 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.[7]
He lost to Masahiro Yamamoto via an extension round unanimous decision at RISE 92 on 17 March 2013 in Tokyo.[8][9][10]
He was set to fight Aranchai Kiatpatarapan at the WBC World Muay Thai Millennium Championship in Saint-Pierre, Réunion on 7 September 2013 but the event fell through.[11]
He won La 20ème Nuit des Champions -62 kg/136 lb tournament in Marseille, France on 23 November 2013, beating both Raz Sarkisjan and Yetkin Özkul on points.[12][13]
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 3 Draws
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Karim Bennoui informations". siamfightmag.com/. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ Thai Fight On Wednesday Features Saiyok vs. Pinca, Sudsakorn, Aikpracha, More
- ↑ Fight To Watch In November: Part 1
- ↑ Nuit Des Champions, Big Fights In France On Saturday
- ↑ Nuit des Champions: Bennoui beats Adamandopoulos again
- ↑ Koya Urabe vs Karim Bennoui Added to Krush.25; Yamamoto, Matsukura Join 67kg Tournament Field
- ↑ Mickael Peynaud Replaces Karim Bennoui At Krush.25
- ↑ Genji Umeno vs Chang Hyun Lee Rematch Added to RISE 92
- ↑ March Madness: Kickboxing Fights to Watch This Month
- ↑ RISE 92 Results: Yamamoto Edges Bennoui, Umeno Avenges Loss
- ↑ HUGE France vs. Thailand Card Announced: Yodsanklai, Saenchai, Kem and More Headline Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Fight Card for this Saturday's Nuit Des Champions in France Archived 2013-12-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ NDC 2013 : les résultats complets Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ La Nuit des Champions 21 - Résultats. Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine.(in French)
- ↑ NDC 2014 : les résultats ! Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine.(in French)