Ibrahim El Bouni

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Ibrahim El Bouni
BornIbrahim El Bouni
(1992-12-09) December 9, 1992 (age 31)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other namesMr. Cool
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Division Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Style Kickboxing
Fighting out of Haarlem, Netherlands
TeamGym Haarlem
TrainerRidouan El Assrouti
Years active2010 - present
Kickboxing record
Total53
Wins42
By knockout22
Losses10
By knockout3
Draws1
Other information
Website https://www.ibrahimelbouni.com/
Boxing record from BoxRec

Ibrahim El Bouni (born 9 December 1992) is a Dutch-Moroccan [2] kickboxer who currently fights for Glory. El Bouni has formerly competed for ONE Championship, SUPERKOMBAT and K-1. [3]

Contents

As of August 21, 2024, he is #5 in the GLORY light-heavyweight rankings. [4]

Kickboxing career

Early career

He fought Denis Marjanović during FFC 13. El Bouni won the fight by a unanimous decision. [5]

SUPERKOMBAT

Ibrahim fought in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, facing Dawid Kasperski in the quarter-final. He lost a majority decision. [6]

In November 2014, he scored a KO victory over Henry Brinkman. [7]

El Bouni fought in the 2015 WFL 84 kg tournament. Despite defeating Clyde Brunswijk by decision in the semi-final, he in turn lost a decision to Hicham El Gaoui in the final. [8]

He also took part in the A1 World Combat Cup 86 kg tournament. [9] He won decision against Xheyal Ehmedov in the quarter-final, Boubaker El Bakouri in the semi-final, and knocked Ertugrul Bayrak out in the first round to win the tournament. [10]

El Bouni fought Bogdan Stoica for the first time in 2015. [11] He won the fight by a technical knockout, as Stoica suffered a leg injury in the first round, later deemed to be a knee ligament injury. [12]

El Bouni fought for the Real Fighter World Heavyweight Championship against Redouan Cairo, but lost the fight by a late fifth-round knockout. [13]

He fought the former WAKO World champion Dževad Poturak during W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague". [14] Ibrahim won the fight by TKO. [15]

K-1

El Bouni had his first fight at heavyweight against Makoto Uehara. He won the fight in the second round, with a left hook KO. [16]

Ibrahim fought during the WFL Almere event, [17] winning the fight in the third round by knockout. [18] [19]

El Bouni participated in the 2017 K-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix. After winning the first two bouts against Koichi and Roel Mannaart by first-round knockout, he faced Antonio Plazibat in the tournament finals. Plazibat won the fight by a unanimous decision. [20] [21]

After his loss to Plazibat, he took part in the WFL Reserve Tournament. [22] [23] In the semi-finals he beat Bogdan Stoica by decision, and won a unanimous decision against Fred Sikking in the finals. [24]

ONE Championship

El Bouni signed for ONE Championship in June 2018, [25] and fought Andre Meunir in his organizational debut. [26] El Bouni won the fight by a first-round KO. [27]

In his second fight with the organization, El Bouni fought Tarik Khbabez. [28] Khabez won the fight in the third round, by a TKO. [29]

El Bouni fought Andrei Stoica during ONE Championship: Roots of Honor. [30] Stoica won the fight by a unanimous decision, [31] although El Bouni complained of repeated fouls after the fight, as Stoica landed an inadvertent groin shot and eye poke during the bout. [32]

Glory

In early 2021, El Bouni signed with Glory. He notched two unanimous decision victories, against Clyde Brunswijk at Glory Rivals 1 and Badr Ferdaous at Glory Rivals 2, [33] before being booked to face Muhammed Balli in the main event of Glory Rivals 3 on November 5, 2022. [34] He stopped Balli with a left hook at the 2:14 minute mark of the opening round. [35]

El Bouni faced Ștefan Lătescu at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023. [36] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [37]

El Bouni faced Bogdan Stoica at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested. [38]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
42 Wins (22 (T)KO's), 10 Losses, 1 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2024-10-12Win Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Stoica Glory 96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2024-06-08Loss Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Bahram Rajabzadeh Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Quarterfinals Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Flying knee)12:02
2023-11-04Loss Flag of Romania.svg Ștefan Lătescu Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Three knockdowns)21:00
Glory Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator [39]
2023-06-17Win Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Micheletti Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-11-05Win Flag of Turkey.svg Muhammed Balli Glory Rivals 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook)12:12
2022-09-17Win Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Ferdaous Glory Rivals 2 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-06-11Win Flag of Suriname.svg Clyde Brunswijk Glory Rivals 1 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-05-28Win Flag of Suriname.svg Marciano BhugwandassWorld Fighting League Netherlands Disqualification2
2019-04-12Loss Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Stoica ONE Championship: Roots of Honor Manila, Philippines Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-10-26Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Khbabez ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness Myanmar TKO (Referee Stoppage)3
2018-07-07Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Meunier ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens Guangzhou, China KO1
2018-03-25Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Sikking WFL: Final 16 Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-03-25Win Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Stoica WFL: El Bouni vs. Stoica, Final 16 Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-11-23Loss Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Plazibat K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
For The K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament -100 kg.
2017-11-23Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roel Mannaart K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi-finals Saitama, Japan KO1
2017-11-23Win Flag of Japan.svg Koichi K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter-finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook)1
2017-04-23Win Flag of Suriname.svg Fabio Kwasi WFL - Champion vs. Champion, Semi-finals Almere, Netherlands KO3
2017-03-19Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tomoslav MalenciaFight Time Haarlem Haarlem, Netherlands KO3
2017-02-26Win Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Uehara K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook)2
2016-12-23Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Davor MatarugicEM Legend End of Year Emei, China KO
2016-11-19Win Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xing WenxiuEM Legend 14 Emei, China KO (Left hook to the body)11:09
2016-10-08Win Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Dževad Poturak W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" Prague, The Czech Republic TKO (strikes)1
2016-03-04Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Sikking WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-12-06Loss Flag of Suriname.svg Redouan Cairo Real Fighters: A Night 2 Remember Hilversum, Netherlands KO5
For The Real Fighter World Championship -95 kg.
2015-10-18Win Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Stoica WFL "Unfinished Business" Hoofddorp, Netherlands TKO (knee ligament injury)1
2015-05-16Win Flag of Turkey.svg Ertugrul Bayrak A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Final Eindhoven, Netherlands KO1
Wins the A1 WCC 86 kg Tournament.
2015-05-16Win Flag of Morocco.svg Boubaker El Bakouri A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Semi-final Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-05-16Win Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Xheyal EhmedovA1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Quarter-final Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-04-19Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Khalid El Bakouri The Best of all Elements Almere, Netherlands Decision33:00
2015-04-12Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham El Gaoui World Fighting League, Final Hoofddorp Decision33:00
For The World Fighting League -84 kg Tournament Title.
2015-04-12Win Flag of Suriname.svg Clyde BrunswijkWorld Fighting League, Semi-finals Hoofddorp Decision33:00
2014-11-25Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henry BrinkmanFight Night IJmuiden IJmuiden KO
2014-10-25Loss Flag of Poland.svg Dawid Kasperski SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination, Quarter-finals Geneva, Switzerland Decision (majority)33:00
2014-06-08Win Flag of Morocco.svg Samir BoukhidousFight Fans 10 Amsterdam Decision (unanimous)33:00
2014-06-06Win Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Denis Marjanović FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares Zadar, Croatia Decision (unanimous)33:00
2014-04-12Win Flag of Serbia.svg Uroš BogojevićSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2014, Reserve Fight Reșița, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2014-03-22Loss Flag of Ukraine.svg Igor Lyapin KOK World GP 2014, Quarter-finals Chișinău, Moldova Decision (split)33:00
2014-02-23Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Iwan PangHaarlem Fight Night V Haarlem TKO3
2013-12-14Win Flag of Moldova.svg Constantin Țuțu KOK World Series - Eagles 12 Chișinău, Moldova KO (punches)1
2013-12-01Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Braan Fight Fans 7 Amsterdam Decision33:00
2013-11-15Win Flag of Slovenia.svg Miran Fabjan FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller Ljubljana, Slovenia KO (left hook)2
2013-08-30Win Flag of Romania.svg Ciprian ȘchiopuSUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 5 Târgoviște, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2013-06-14Win Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Igor Emkić FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak Poreč, Croatia KO (right cross)1
2013-05-11Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin ReemeijerMejiro Gym Gala Zaandam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:00
2013-04-14Loss Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Milanović FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș Split, Croatia Decision (unanimous)33:00
2013-03-24Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronnie RoomeijerHaarlem Fight Night IV Haarlem Decision33:00
Makes His A-class debut.
2012-09-01Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Geronimo de GrootFight For Victory Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands KO
2011-10-16Draw Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Van DuivenvoordeTop Team Gala Beverwijk, Netherlands Decision (draw)33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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