Amir Zeyada

Amir Zeyada
Born	(1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 40)
Other names	The Sphinx
Nationality	Egyptian Dutch
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Division	Cruiserweight Light Heavyweight Super Middleweight Middleweight
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team	Chakuriki Gym
Trainer	Thom Harinck
Kickboxing record
Total	73
Wins	51
By knockout	20
Losses	20
By knockout	7
Draws	2
Last updated on: November 12, 2011

Amir "The Sphinx" Zeyada (born February 15, 1984) is an Egyptian-Dutch cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he is trained by Thom Harinck. He is a former Dutch national champion who originally started fighting as a middleweight. Zeyada holds two notable knockout victories over the highly rated Tyrone Spong. He’s the former runner up for the Its Showtime 85MAX Championship.

Biography/Career

Amir started off fighting at C and B-Klass level in the Netherlands. He got his first major victory when he faced fellow prospect (and future multiple world champion) Tyrone Spong in 2002, defeating the young Spong in somewhat bizarre fashion, with Spong knocking himself out after slamming Zeyada to the floor after a clinch. ^[1] In 2005 Amir would win his first title, defeating Abder Bechiri in Zaandam to win the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Dutch title by knockout in the first round. ^[2]

As Dutch champion, Zeyada was signed to the newly created SuperLeague, a European-based promotion which aimed to bring highly competitive fights to the continent, potentially rivaling K-1, which would give Amir the chance to fight some of the top kickboxers in the world. ^[3] He won his first match with the organization outclassing French champion Karim Aliouane on his debut at SuperLeague Portugal 2005 to win via decision. ^[4] Despite the promising opening, Zeyada would have limited success within SuperLeague, finishing with a losing record of two wins and three defeats by the time of the organizations demise in 2006. ^[5]

After the demise of SuperLeague, Amir made his debut with the blossoming It's Showtime organization at the start of 2007, taking part in an eight-man preliminary tournament in Zwolle, where he made the semi-finals only to lose to eventual winner Karapet Papijan. ^[6] The next month he had a long-awaited rematch against Tyrone Spong at a Rings event in Utrecht. Amir had defeated Spong back in 2002 at B-Klass level but Spong was now far more experienced fighter, and a European and world champion to boot. Tyrone dominated Amir for the first two rounds of their match getting a knockdown in the second and being far the superior fighter. However, Amir came back in the third knocking Spong down with a huge left hand and swarmed the pre-match favourite, knocking him down again en route to a TKO victory. ^[7]

Since the second Spong victory Amir's career has failed to really take off, losing a Dutch title fight on his K-1 debut and making an unsuccessful bid for the World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) European title against holder Imro Main in 2008 ^[8] as he has moved up through the divisions. In 2010 he had a shot at the vacant E.M.T.A. European title, losing to Murthel Groenhart by TKO. ^[9] In 2011 he had arguably his biggest fight to date, showing great heart but ultimately coming up short in a five round battle against Sahak Parparyan for the vacant It's Showtime 85MAX world title.

He lost to Bogdan Stoica by first round knockout at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013 in Giurgiu, Romania on October 12. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Titles

• 2005 World Kickboxing Network Dutch national champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

51 Wins (20 (T)KOs), 20 Losses, 2 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2013-10-12	Loss	Bogdan Stoica	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013	Giurgiu, Romania	KO (left hook)	1
2011-11-12	Win	Moises Ruibal	Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It’s Showtime 53	Tenerife, Spain	TKO (referee stoppage)	3	2:53
2011-05-21	Loss	Sahak Parparyan	Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00
Fight was for vacant It's Showtime 85MAX world title -85 kg.
2011-02-3	Win	Hector Ortiz	Spanish Combate	Spain	KO	2	1:33
2010-10-11	Win	Alejandro Puyol	Spanish Kickboxing Federation	Spain	Decision	3	3:00
2010-08-5	Win	Niko Verhoeven	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	2	2:21
2010-06-10	Win	Cas Jansen	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	1	1:44
2010-04-15	Win	James De Light	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO	3	1:44
2010-02-27	Loss	Murthel Groenhart	Amsterdam Fight Club 3	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Doc Stop/Cut)	1
Fight was for vacant E.M.T.A. K-1 rules European title -76 kg.
2010-01-09	Loss	Sem Braan	Ring Sensation Championship: Uprising 12	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2009-10-25	Loss	L'houcine Ouzgni	Top Team Beverwijk Gala	Beverwijk, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2009-05-31	Loss	Khalid Bourdif	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2009-04-11	Win	Jamie de Vries	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2009-03-01	Loss	Khalid Chabrani	K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Title Fight	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Fight was for vacant N.K.B.B. Dutch title -76 kg.
2009	Win	Elijah Williams	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2009	Win	Sammy Bates	Amsterdam Combat League	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2008	Loss	Sem Braan	It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2008	Win	Florin Vintilla	It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2008	Win	Issaoui Halim	It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2008-07-05	Loss	Imro Main	Amsterdam Fight Club	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Knees)	2
Fight was for Main's W.F.C.A. light heavyweight European title -79.38 kg.
2007-06-02	Loss	Yücel Fidan	Gentleman Fight Night Tilburg	Tilburg, Netherlands	KO (Punches)	5
2007-04-29	Loss	Pajonsuk	Beatdown Gala	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2007-03-25	Win	Tyrone Spong	Rings Gala, Vechtsenbanen	Utrecht, Netherlands	TKO (Ref Stop/Punches)	3	1:49
2007-02-02	Loss	Karapet Papijan	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Zwolle, Semi-final	Zwolle, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2007-02-02	Win	Ruben van der Giessen	It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Zwolle, Quarter-final	Zwolle, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2006-05-13	Loss	José Reis	SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Semi-final	Vienna, Austria	Decision	3	3:00
2006-05-13	Win	Hamid Boujaoub	SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Quarter-final	Vienna, Austria	TKO (Corner Stop/Leg Injury)	2	3:00
2006-03-11	Loss	Jordan Tai	SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006	Paris, France	TKO (Ref Stop/Punches)	2
2006-01-28	Loss	István Tóth	SuperLeague Hungary 2006	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-12-11	Loss	Imro Main	Rings Fight Gala, Semi-final	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision	3	3:00
2005-11-19	Win	Karim Aliouane	SuperLeague Portugal 2005	Carcavelos, Portugal	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-06-26	Win	Abder Bechiri	Day of the Panther	Zaandam, Netherlands	KO	1
Wins W.K.N. Dutch national title.
2005-04-03	Loss	Rayen Simson	Rings Muay Thai Gala	Utrecht, Netherlands	TKO (Corner Stop/Towel)	5
2005-2-3	Win	Juan Benoit	Amsterdam Fight Night	Netherlands	(KO)	1	0:11
2004-12-12	Win	Melvin Rozenblad	Free Fight Event XX	Utrecht, Netherlands	TKO (Low Kicks)	2
2004-10-10	Loss	Gago Drago	2 Hot 2 Handle	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2004-8-1	Win	Silvio Cacciatore	Amsterdam Fight Night	Netherlands	(KO)	1	0:20
2004-06-?	Draw	Youssef Aknikh		Netherlands	Decision Draw	5	3:00
2004-04-04	Loss	Benito Caupain	Rings Gala Utrecht	Utrecht, Netherlands	KO (Left Hook)	5
2003	Win	Van Dirk	AFC Pro/ Amateur	Netherlands	KO	1	2:52
2003-11-30	Win	Cedric Bacuna	Killerdome IV	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Ref Stop/2 Knockdowns)	1
2003-02-02	Win	Melvin Rozenblad	Killerdome II	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Right Punch)	2
2002-06-21	Win	Karim El Assati	Zonnehuis Gala	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Low kick)	4
2002-05-19	Win	Tyrone Spong	Itai-Te Promotions, Thaiboksgala Predators III	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO (Slam)	4	0:47
2001-12-2	Win	Melvin Vries	Amsterdam Street Combat 3	Amsterdam, Netherlands	KO	3	1:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of It's Showtime events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Chakuriki Pancration Official website

References

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