Karim Bennoui

Karim Bennoui
Born (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Nationality France French AlgeriaAlgerian
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
last updated on: 13 March 2013

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

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Karim Bennoui informations". siamfightmag.com/. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Thai Fight On Wednesday Features Saiyok vs. Pinca, Sudsakorn, Aikpracha, More
  3. ↑ Fight To Watch In November: Part 1
  4. ↑ Nuit Des Champions, Big Fights In France On Saturday
  5. ↑ Nuit des Champions: Bennoui beats Adamandopoulos again
  6. ↑ Koya Urabe vs Karim Bennoui Added to Krush.25; Yamamoto, Matsukura Join 67kg Tournament Field
  7. ↑ Mickael Peynaud Replaces Karim Bennoui At Krush.25
  8. ↑ Genji Umeno vs Chang Hyun Lee Rematch Added to RISE 92
  9. ↑ March Madness: Kickboxing Fights to Watch This Month
  10. ↑ RISE 92 Results: Yamamoto Edges Bennoui, Umeno Avenges Loss
  11. ↑ HUGE France vs. Thailand Card Announced: Yodsanklai, Saenchai, Kem and More Headline
  12. ↑ Fight Card for this Saturday's Nuit Des Champions in France
  13. ↑ NDC 2013 : les résultats complets
  14. ↑ La Nuit des Champions 21 - Résultats.(French)
  15. ↑ NDC 2014 : les résultats !(French)
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