Khalid El Bakouri (born 12 April 1994) is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer, currently competing in the middleweight division of Enfusion. He is the current Enfusion Middleweight Champion.
As of September 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #10 middleweight in the world.[1]
Kickboxing career
El Bakouri was scheduled to fight Cédric Tousch at King Of The Ring 5 on April 9, 2016. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[2]
El Bakouri was scheduled to fight Martin Reemeijer at Enfusion Talents 62 on November 17, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[3]
El Bakouri was scheduled to face Jorge Loren at Enfusion 77 on December 7, 2018. Loren won the fight by unanimous decision.[4]
El Bakouri rebounded from this loss by notching two consecutive victories. He first won a unanimous decision against Soufyan Assa at Enfusion 78 on February 23, 2019.[5] This was followed by a third-round technical knockout of Edwin Martirosian at Enfusion Talents 71 on June 8, 2019.[6]
El Bakouri was scheduled to fight Anis Bouzid for the vacant Enfusion -90 kg title at Enfusion 87 on September 7, 2019.[7] El Bakouri won the fight by unanimous decision.[8]
El Bakouri was scheduled to face the reigning -95 kg champion Ibrahim El Boustati in a non-title bout at Enfusion 95 on September 29, 2020. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[9]