Hamicha

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Hamicha
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BornMohamed Mezouari
(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 28)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other namesWonderboy
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division Welterweight
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Utrecht, Netherlands
TeamSB Gym
TrainerSaid El Badaoui
Kickboxing record
Total44
Wins41
By knockout30
Losses3
By knockout0
Draws0

Mohamed Mezouari, better known as Hamicha, is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Morocco. He is ranked the #1 welterweight in Glory. [1]

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He is ranked as the sixth best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, [2] and the eighth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022. [3]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Mezouari started to train kickboxing at the age of 8 on El Otmani Gym in the Netherlands, where he still training. [4]

Mezouari fought Dzianis Zuev in the Kunlun 56 70 kg tournament reserve fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [5]

Mezouari fought in the Kunlun Fight Group 1 70 kg tournament. In the semifinals, he won a decision against Arman Hambaryan. In the group tournament finals, Mezouari defeated Danilo Zanolini through a first round KO. [6] [7]

Mezouari fought Thongchai Sitsongpeenong during Fight League 7 for the Fight League -76 kg World title. [8] Mezouari knocked Thongchai out in the second round, with a right low kick. [9]

Afterwards, Mezouari fought Artem Pashporin. Mezouari won the fight by a first round TKO, which earned him a place in the 2017 70 kg World Max Tournament Final 8. [10] Mezouari lost a unanimous decision to Marat Grigorian in the quarterfinals. [11]

Glory

Mezouari made his Glory debut during Glory 62, when he faced Miles Simson. He knocked Simson out in the first round. [12] He won his second fight against Adam Hadfield at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019, [13] by a first round technical knockout. [14]

Mezouari was expected to face Dmitry Menshikov at Glory 78: Rotterdam. [15] [16] Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hoduk. [17] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. [18]

Mezouari was expected to face Eyevan Danenberg at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021. [19] Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew a from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili. [20] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. [21]

Mezouari was expected to face Sofiane Gelin in a middleweight bout at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023. [22] He withdrew from the fight on May 13, for undisclosed reasons. [23]

Mezouari faced Cédric Do at Glory 95 on September 21, 2024. [24]

Titles and accomplishments

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
41 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2023-11-04Win Flag of France.svg Diaguely Camara Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split)33:00
2021-10-23Win Flag of France.svg Samuel Dbili Glory: Collision 3 Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (3 Knockdowns/body punch)12:28
2021-09-04Win Flag of Turkey.svg Vedat Hoduk Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Punch to the body)11:20
2019-06-22Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Hadfield Glory 66: Paris Paris, France TKO (Left body shot)11:35
2018-12-08Win Flag of Suriname.svg Miles Simson Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Head kick)11:53
2017-11-12Loss Flag of Armenia.svg Marat Grigorian Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-08-27Win Flag of Russia.svg Artem Pashporin Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 Qingdao, China TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)12:28
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8. [27]
2017-08-05Win Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Fight League 7 Tangier, Morocco KO (Right low kick)21:15
Won Fight League -76 kg World Title.
2017-02-26Win Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Zanolini Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final Sanya, China KO (Left body kick)10:21
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 16. [28]
2017-02-26Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arman Hambaryan Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Semi Finals Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-01-01Win Flag of Belarus.svg Dzianis Zuev Kunlun Fight 56 – 70 kg 2016 Tournament Reserve Fight Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-08-28Win Flag of Thailand.svg Arthit HanchanaSuper Muaythai - Kunlun Fight World MAX 2016 Final 16 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2016 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.
2016-08-07Win Flag of Spain.svg David Ruiz Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 Tokyo, Japan KO (Head kick)21:25
Won BLADE -70 kg Title.
2016-04-23Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong [29] Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Final Zhoukou, China Ext. R Decision (Split)43:00
2016-04-23Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yussef Boulahtari Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Semi Finals Zhoukou, China KO (Right cross)12:30
2016-04-02Win Flag of Morocco.svg Abdel Fak Enfusion Live Gold Edition Netherlands TKO2
2016-03-09Win Flag of Japan.svg Hinata Watanabe Rebels. 41 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-01-23Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brown PinasSportmani Events VIII Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-12-06Win Flag of Morocco.svg Brahim KallahReal Fighters AN2R Netherlands KO (Right hook)20:25
2015-10-31Win Flag of Greece.svg Nikos PapadimitriouScorpion X-Treme Stores Greece Decision (Majority)33:00
2015-05-16Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Vedat Hoduk [30] A1 World Combat Cup Platinium Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-02-07Win Flag of Indonesia.svg Melvin Wassing Enfusion Live Netherlands KO1
2014-20-09Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem AipassaA1 World Combat Cup United Kingdom KO100:25
2014-03-30Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke WhelanChok Muay Netherlands Decision33:00
2014-03-15Win Flag of Morocco.svg Chakir AbdelaouiFight For Victory V Netherlands Decision53:00
2014-02-22Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oussama Attadlaoui Enfusion Live Netherlands KO
2013-12-01Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig JoseMasac Masters United Kingdom Decision33:00
2013-09-22Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost MulderStudents of the Game Netherlands Decision33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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