Karim Bennoui

Karim Bennoui
Born (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36)
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61.0 kg (134.5 lb; 9.61 st)
DivisionSuper Lightweight
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofLyon - Saint-Fons, France
TeamGym boxing St Fons - Team Nasser K.
TrainerNasser Kacem
Years active(1997–present)
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins41
By knockout13
Losses16
By knockout2
Draws3
Other information
Notable relativesHoucine Bennoui, brother
Abdallah Mabel, Yohan Lidon, Fabio Pinca, Team Nasser K. partners
Last updated on: 13 March 2013

Karim Bennoui (born 26 January 1988), also known as "Le Chirurgien", is an Algerian Muay Thai kickboxer.[1] He is a three-time WKN super featherweight (oriental rules) champion.[2][3] He is also a former It's Showtime -61 kg champion and ISKA -62.3 kg champion.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

Bennoui was then expected to fight Koya Urabe at Krush.25 in Tokyo, Japan on 14 December 2012.[9] 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.[10]

He lost to Masahiro Yamamoto via an extension round unanimous decision at RISE 92 on 17 March 2013 in Tokyo.[11][12][13]

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.[14]

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.[15][16]

ONE Championship

As replacing undisclosed reason of Johan Estupiñan, Bennoui made his promotional debut against Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang on November 4, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 16.[17] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Titles and achievements

  • 2019 Arena Fight Featherweight Kickboxing Champion (-63.000 kg)
  • 2017 WKN super featherweight oriental rules champion (one defense)
  • 2013 NDC K-1 Rules -62 kg Tournament Champion
  • 2012 WKN super featherweight oriental rules champion
  • 2011 I.S.K.A. World Kickboxing Champion (-62.300 kg)
  • 2011 It's Showtime World Champion -61 kg
  • 2009 French Muaythai Champion FMDA Class A Champion -60 kg

Fight record

Kickboxing record
44 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 13 Losses, 3 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-11-04 Loss Thailand Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang ONE Fight Night 16 Bangkok, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-04-29 Win Spain Carlos Campos Fight Night One Chalon-sur-Saône, France Decision 3 3:00
2022-05-14 Win Cuba Dante Garcia Aquey Generation Fighter 3 Valentigney, France TKO (punches) 5
Defends WKN World super featherweight title (oriental rules)
2021-10-23 Win Italy Neguse Kebrome Generation Fighter 2 Valentigney, France Decision 3 3:00
2021-09-30 Win Italy Angel Chavdarov MFC 8 Roussillon, France Decision 3 3:00
2019-06-08 Win France Tristan Benard Arena Fight France Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Wins Arena Fight Featherweight Kickboxing Title (-63.000 kg).
2019-03-30 Loss China Meng Guodong Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF x Lumpinee - China vs Thailand Zhengzhou, China Decision 3 3:00
2018-12-01 Loss Italy Christian Faustino Yokkao Next Generation Italy Decision 3 3:00
2018-10-27 Win Slovakia Lukas Mandinec Fight Legend Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2018-05-03 Win Romania Cristian Spetcu MFC 7 France Decision 3 3:00
2017-11-25 Loss France Eddy Nait Slimani Nuit Des Champions 2017 Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2017-05-03 Win Austria Sasa Jovanovic Dubai Fight Dubai Decision 5 3:00
Wins WKN World super featherweight title (oriental rules)
2017-03-09 Win Thailand Phetpeekart MFC 6 France Decision 5 3:00
2016-09-19 Loss Japan Koya Urabe K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-05 Win Spain Daniel Puertas Gallardo MFC 4 France Decision 5 3:00
2015-11-14 Win Spain Javier Hernández La 22ème Nuit Des Champions Francia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-10 Loss England Christopher Shaw Yokkao 14 & 15 United Kingdom Decision
2015-03-21 Win England Darren O'Connor Yokkao 12 & 13 United Kingdom Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-01-18 Loss Japan Hirotaka Urabe K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Cut) 1 2:03
2014-12-05 Loss Thailand Yodpayak La Ligue des Galdiateurs Thailand Decision 5 3:00
2014-11-22 Win Japan Koya Urabe La 21ème Nuit des Champions [19][20] Marseille, France Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Defends NDC K-1 Rules -62 kg/136 lb Championship.
2014-09-20 Win Thailand Chatchainoi Sitbenjma La Nuit Des Challenges 13 Saint-Fons, France Decision 5 3:00
2014-05-30 Loss Italy Antonio Campagna Final Fight Le Havre, France Decision 3 3:00
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
2013-09-21 Loss Thailand Kwankhao Mor.Ratanabandit La Nuit des Challenges 12 Saint-Fons, France Decision 5 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 super featherweight title (oriental rules)
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

References

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