Chris Ngimbi

Chris Ngimbi
Born	(1984-04-18) April 18, 1984 (age 39) Kinshasa, Zaire
Other names	The African Warrior
Nationality	Dutch Congolese
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Division	Super Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Team	Team Ngimbi/ Fidan gym Siam Gym Black Label Calmaro Gym Duran Gym
Years active	22 (2002 -present)
Kickboxing record
Total	84
Wins	61
By knockout	19
Losses	23
By knockout	4
Draws	0
Last updated on: December 15, 2012

Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi (born 18 April 1984 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Ngimbi Sports Academy in Pelt, Belgium . ^[1] He is the two times It's Showtime 70MAX world champion fighting primarily within the It's Showtime and the K-1 Global Holding organizations. He also held the SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Championship in 2016.

Biography and career

Ngimbi was born in Kinshasa the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was born with a weak heart which doctors felt would make it hard for him to survive his first year. He spent his childhood in the African country but his family was forced to leave when he was 11 years old due to the civil war and the fact that his father had served in the political party of the recently ousted president Mobutu Sese Seko. Ngimbi relocated to the Netherlands and was a keen footballer in his teenage years and tipped to do well but decided to focus on kickboxing after making his amateur debut at 18 in Eindhoven representing the Duran Gym. He would later switch to the Calmaro gym in Helmond after his second B-Klass match with a fighting record of 12 wins and 1 loss. - ^{[1] [2]}

After fighting on the local scene for several years, Ngimbi was invited as a member of a Dutch team that would participate in a W.K.A. event in New York City. Due to an impressive knockout of his opponent he would be invited back to the states the following year to contest against Atlanta based Thai Khunpon Dechkampu for the W.K.A. intercontinental title, in what would be the first of a number of title fights on American soil. Ngimbi was successful on his return visit to the United States, winning the belt via KO and as winner of the intercontinental belt Ngimbi would get a shot at the W.K.A. world title in 2007, losing to Shane Campbell in their first match in Richmond, only to win the rematch six months later to claim his first world title. ^[3]

In between trips across the Atlantic Ngimbi would have a number of fights in the Netherlands, defeating useful fighters such as Ray Staring, Kit Sitpholek and William Diender – the latter in the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament in which he made the semi-finals only to lose to eventual winner Warren Stevelmans (who he had beaten back in 2006). ^[4] He also made his debut with the It's Showtime organization defeating English fighter Rick Barnhill in Alkmaar. ^[5] In February 2009 Ngimbi had another attempt to qualify for the K-1 MAX via a regional event in Utrecht but lost at the quarter-final stage to Marco Piqué. This decision was modified after protest from Ngimbi's corner. In May 2009 after the fight against Schneidmiller in the Amsterdam Arena he left the Calmaro gym to join Siam Gym in Valkenswaard. The switch had led to victories against fighters as Chahid Oulad el Hadj and Hafid el Boustati.

In 2010, Ngimbi's record with the It's Showtime organization (4 wins, 2 losses) led to the organization inviting him to challenge two time It's Showtime champion Murat Direkçi for his world title belt in Athens at the end of the year. As the underdog, few expected the African Warrior to triumph but he pulled off a fifth round upset decision win against Direkçi to become the new It's Showtime 70MAX world champion. ^[6] Ngimbi retained his It's Showtime 70MAX world title at the It's Showtime 2011 Lyon event, outclassing local fighter Willy Borrel on way to a trademark flying knee KO victory.

In December 2011, Ngimbi shocked the kickboxing world when he stated that he will make one more defence of his belt, against Andy Souwer in June 2012, and then retire. He lost the fight, but came back to his decision to retire so he can participate on the K-1 World Max. ^[7]

He was stopped by Artur Kyshenko in round two at the quarter-finals of the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15, 2012. ^{[8] [9]}

Ngimbi Took a break from kickboxing in 2013 and came back stronger in 2014 fighting for the biggest organisations in Asia like Kunlun Fight, W5 Professional Kickboxing and the current number 1 biggest media property in martial arts, ONE Championship. Besides he will go on to conquer one more belt in 2016 to become the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship World Champion.

As of 2017 Ngimbi moved to Belgium where he opened the gym Ngimbi Sports Academy in 2019 and is preparing the next generation kickboxers for the big stage.

Titles and accomplishments

• SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
  • 2016 SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion -72.5 kg. ^[10]

• W5 Professional Kickboxing
  • 2015 W5 XXXI Tournament Runner-up -71 kg
  • 2015 W5 XXX Tournament Champion -71 kg

• It's Showtime
  • 2011 It's Showtime 70MAX world champion -70 kg (2nd title defence)
  • 2010 It's Showtime 70MAX world champion -70 kg

• World Kickboxing Association
  • 2007 W.K.A. Muay Thai super welterweight world champion -70 kg
  • 2005 W.K.A. Muay Thai super welterweight intercontinental champion -70 kg ^[1]

• World Full Contact Association
  • 2003 World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) European champion ^[1]

Awards

• Combat Press
  • 2015 Knockout of the Year (vs. Ilia Usachev) ^[11]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

61 Wins (19 (T)KO's, 31 decisions), 23 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2018-07-27	Win	Armen Petrosyan	ONE Championship: Reign of Kings	Philippines	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	32-21
2018-05-18	Loss	Yodsanklai Fairtex	ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams	Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	31-21
2017-10-14	Loss	Giorgio Petrosyan	PetrosyanMania	Monza, Italy	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	31-20
For the vacant ISKA Super Welterweight (-70 kg/154 lb) K-1 Rules World Championship.
2016-11-12	Loss	Amansio Paraschiv	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	31-20
Lost SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Title -72.5 kg.
2016-10-01	Win	Amansio Paraschiv	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2016 Final Elimination	Iași, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	31-19
Wins SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Title -72.5 kg.
2016-03-25	Loss	Lee Sung-hyun	Kunlun Fight 40, Final	Tongling, China	Decision	3	3:00	30-19
2016-03-25	Win	Sergey Kulyaba	Kunlun Fight 40, Semi-finals	Tongling, China	KO	3	2:59	30-18
2015-12-05	Loss	Artem Pashporin	W5 Grand Prix Vienna XXXI, Final [12]	Vienna, Austria	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	29-18
For the W5 XXXI Tournament Title -71 kg. [12]
2015-12-05	Win	Evgeniy Kurovsky	W5 Grand Prix Vienna XXXI, Semi-finals	Vienna, Austria	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	29-17
2015-08-30	Win	Ilya Usachev	W5 Grand Prix Moscow XXX	Moscow, Russia	KO (Right knee)	2	2:31	28-17
Wins W5 XXX Tournament Title -71 kg. [13]
2015-08-30	Win	Valentin Ribalko	W5 Grand Prix Moscow XXX	Moscow, Russia	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1	3:00	27-17
2015-04-24	Loss	Enriko Gogokhia	W5 Grand Prix - Kitek	Moscow, Russia	Decision	3	3:00	26-17
2015-02-28	Loss	Adem Bozkurt	Akın Dövüş Arenası [14]	İstanbul, Turkey	Decision	3	3:00	26-16
2014-10-04	Win	Mourad Ouchen	Mix Fight Gala XVI [15]		Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	26-15
2014-07-27	Loss	Jiao Fukai	Kunlun Fight 7 - World MAX 2014 Final 8	Zhoukou, China	Decision	3	3:00	25-15
2013-11-15	Loss	Mirko Vorkapić	FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	25-14
2012-12-15	Loss	Artur Kyshenko	K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final, Quarter-finals	Athens, Greece	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	1:48	25-13
2012-06-30	Loss	Andy Souwer	Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58	Brussels, Belgium	Decision	5	3:00	25-12
Lost It's Showtime 70MAX world title -70 kg (2nd title defence).
2012-05-27	Win	Longern Superpro Samui	K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16	Madrid, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	25-11
2012-03-24	Loss	Gregory Choplin	Thaiboxing Showtime 3	Hazebrouck, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	24-11
2012-01-28	Loss	Harut Grigorian	It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	TKO (Cut)	2	1:22	24-10
2011-09-24	Loss	Robin van Roosmalen	It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", Semi-finals	Brussels, Belgium	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	24-9
2011-09-24	Win	Murat Direkçi	It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", Quarter-finals	Brussels, Belgium	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	24-8
2011-05-14	Win	Willy Borrel	It's Showtime 2011 Lyon	Lyon, France	KO (Left Flying Knee)	2	2:58	23-8
Retains It's Showtime 70MAX world title -70 kg (1st title defence).
2010-12-11	Win	Murat Direkçi	It's Showtime 2010 Athens	Athens, Greece	Decision (5-0)	5	3:00	22-8
Wins Direkçi's It's Showtime 70MAX world title -70 kg.
2010-05-29	Win	Anthony Nekrui	It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	TKO (Ref stop/flying knee)	3	1:33	21-8
2010-02-27	Win	Hafid el Boustati	Amsterdam Fight Club	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00	20-8
2009-11-21	Win	Chahid Oulad El Hadj	It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld	Barneveld, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	19-8
2009-10-24	Loss	Harut Grigorian	It's Showtime 2009 Lommel	Lommel, Belgium	Ext.R Decision	4	3:00	18-8
2009-05-16	Win	Dennis Schneidmiller	It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	18-7
2009-03-01	Win	Marco Piqué	K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Quarter-finals	Utrecht, Netherlands	Ext.R Decision	4	3:00	17-7
2008-11-29	Loss	Joerie Mes	It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven	Eindhoven, Netherlands	KO (Left Hook)	2	2:08	16-7
2008-10-05	Win	Chad Bischop	Ahoy Rotterdam	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	16-6
2008-09-06	Win	Rick Barnhill	It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar	Alkmaar, Netherlands	TKO (Doc Stop)	2		15-6
2008-04-26	Loss	Giorgio Petrosyan	K-1 World GP 2008 Amsterdam, Super Fight	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	14-6
2008-02-17	Loss	Warren Stevelmans	K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Semi-finals	Utrecht, Netherlands	TKO (Low Kicks)	2	1:48	14-5
2008-02-17	Win	William Diender	K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Quarter-finals	Utrecht, Netherlands	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	14-4
2007-11-24	Win	Kamal Chabrani	Rings "Prepare for Glory"	Hilversum, Netherlands	KO (Left Knee)	1	0:36	13-4
2007-09-27	Win	Shane Campbell	Combat Sports Challenge 22 "The Reckoning"	Richmond, VA, USA	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	12-4
Wins Campbell's W.K.A. Muaythai super welterweight world title -70 kg.
2007-06-02	Win	Ray Staring	Gentleman Fight Night 2007	Tilburg, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	11-4
2007-05-13	Win	Kit Sitpholek	Fight Night Veghel	Veghel, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	10-4
2007-03-24	Loss	Shane Campbell	Combat Sports Challenge 19	Richmond, VA, USA	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00	9-4
Fight was for vacant W.K.A. Muaythai super welterweight world title -70 kg.
2006-12-03	Win	Otmar Diagne	2H2H	Maastricht, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	9-3
2006-09-24	Loss	James France	Master Sken's Combat Super Fights	Manchester, England, UK	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	8-3
2006-06-04	Loss	Winston Martens	Kickbox Gala Druten, Quarter-finals	Druten, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	8-2
2006-04-15	Win	Warren Stevelmans	Al-Fid Thaibox Gala	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	8-1
2006-01-28	Win	Jimmy Eimers	Face to Face III, Sporthal de Mheenpark	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	7-1
2005-12-03	Win	Mohamed Rahhoui	Friends Gym Promotion	Brussels, Belgium	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00	6-1
2005-09-16	Win	Khunpon Dechkampu	Pride and Glory	Duluth, GA, USA	TKO	3		5-1
Wins W.K.A. Muaythai super welterweight intercontinental title -70 kg.
2005-05-15	Win	Khalid Raiss	WFCA Gala in Druten	Druten, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00	4-1
2005-05-08	Win	Murat Delialioglu	Gala Helmond Calmaro Gym WFCA	Helmond, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00	3-1
2004-09-10	Loss	RaKarma Young	Mayhem on Mulberry Street 3, St. Patrick's Youth Center	New York, NY, USA	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00	2-1
2004-05-14	Win	Emyr Dakin	Mayhem on Mulberry Street 2, St. Patrick's Youth Center	New York, NY, USA	KO (High Kick)	1	0:58	2-0
2004-05-08	Win	Abdussamed Delialioglu	Gala Helmond Calmaro Gym	Helmond, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00	1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of It's Showtime events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers

References

1. "Mixfight interview: Chris Ngimbi (Siam Gym/Black Label) (Dutch Language)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
2. "Interview with Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi". My Muay Thai. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
3. "Friday Night Fights - WKA USA". www.wkausa.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
4. "Verslag K-1 MAX UTRECHT 17-02-2008 (K-1 Netherlands 2008 Results" (in Dutch). www.kickbox.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
5. "FOTOVERSLAG – HOORNSE VAART ALKMAAR - 3/12/06 (Dutch Language)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
6. "It's Showtime 44: Wilezen Ngimbi, belts and champions, defeat Rafal Dudek". www.fansofk1.com. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
7. Chris Ngimbi: "I Will Retire After My Title Defense Against Andy Souwer in June."
8. K-1 World MAX Final 8: Tournament Line-up
9. K-1 World MAX 2012 Final Live Results
10. "Chris Ngimbi becomes new middleweight champ". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
11. Aittama, Zach. "COMBAT PRESS 2015 KICKBOXING AWARDS: KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR – CHRIS NGIMBI VS. ILIA USACHEV". combatpress.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
12. "LiverKick - W5 Grand Prix Vienna Dec. 5 Results". Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
13. "Chris Ngimbi Wins W5 Grand Prix XXX Tournament | Fight-madness.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
14. (VIDEO) Istanbul: Pobjede Zabita Samedova i Enrika Kehla, poraz Ngimbija (in Croatian)
15. Mix Fight Gala XVI - summary

External links

• Chris Ngimbi | Facebook (Dutch Language)