Karim Bennoui

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Karim Bennoui
Born (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36)
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61.0 kg (134.5 lb; 9.61 st)
Division Super Lightweight
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Lyon - Saint-Fons, France
TeamGym boxing St Fons - Team Nasser K.
TrainerNasser Kacem
Years active(1997–present)
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins41
By knockout13
Losses16
By knockout2
Draws3
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 an Algerian Muay Thai kickboxer. [1] He is a three-time WKN super featherweight (oriental rules) champion. [2] [3] He is also a former It's Showtime -61 kg champion and ISKA -62.3 kg champion. [4]

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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. [5]

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. [6] [7] [8]

Bennoui was then expected to fight Koya Urabe at Krush.25 in Tokyo, Japan on 14 December 2012. [9] 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. [10]

He lost to Masahiro Yamamoto via an extension round unanimous decision at RISE 92 on 17 March 2013 in Tokyo. [11] [12] [13]

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. [14]

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. [15] [16]

ONE Championship

As replacing undisclosed reason of Johan Estupiñan, Bennoui made his promotional debut against Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang on November 4, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 16. [17] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [18]

Titles and achievements

Fight record

Kickboxing record
44 Wins (13 (T)KO's), 13 Losses, 3 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2024-02-08 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Corvasce Paris, France
2023-11-04Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang ONE Fight Night 16 Bangkok, Singapore Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-04-29Win Flag of Spain.svg Carlos CamposFight Night One Chalon-sur-Saône, France Decision33:00
2022-05-14Win Flag of Cuba.svg Dante Garcia AqueyGeneration Fighter 3Valentigney, France TKO (punches)5
Defends WKN World super featherweight title (oriental rules)
2021-10-23Win Flag of Italy.svg Neguse KebromeGeneration Fighter 2Valentigney, France Decision33:00
2021-09-30Win Flag of Italy.svg Angel ChavdarovMFC 8 Roussillon, France Decision33:00
2019-06-08Win Flag of France.svg Tristan BenardArena Fight France Decision (Split)53:00
Wins Arena Fight Featherweight Kickboxing Title (-63.000 kg).
2019-03-30Loss Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Meng Guodong Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF x Lumpinee - China vs Thailand Zhengzhou, China Decision33:00
2018-12-01Loss Flag of Italy.svg Christian FaustinoYokkao Next Generation Italy Decision33:00
2018-10-27Win Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukas MandinecFight Legend Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Decision (Majority)33:00
2018-05-03Win Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Spetcu MFC 7 France Decision33:00
2017-11-25Loss Flag of France.svg Eddy Nait Slimani Nuit Des Champions 2017 Marseille, France Decision33:00
2017-05-03Win Flag of Austria.svg Sasa JovanovicDubai Fight Dubai Decision53:00
Wins WKN World super featherweight title (oriental rules)
2017-03-09Win Flag of Thailand.svg PhetpeekartMFC 6 France Decision53:00
2016-09-19Loss Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg World Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-03-05Win Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Puertas Gallardo MFC 4 France Decision53:00
2015-11-14Win Flag of Spain.svg Javier HernándezLa 22ème Nuit Des Champions Francia Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-10-10Loss Flag of England.svg Christopher ShawYokkao 14 & 15 United Kingdom Decision
2015-03-21Win Flag of England.svg Darren O'ConnorYokkao 12 & 13 United Kingdom Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-01-18Loss Flag of Japan.svg Hirotaka Urabe K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Cut)12:03
2014-12-05Loss Flag of Thailand.svg YodpayakLa Ligue des Galdiateurs Thailand Decision53:00
2014-11-22Win Flag of Japan.svg Koya Urabe La 21ème Nuit des Champions [19] [20] Marseille, France Decision (Split)53:00
Defends NDC K-1 Rules -62 kg/136 lb Championship.
2014-09-20Win Flag of Thailand.svg Chatchainoi Sitbenjma La Nuit Des Challenges 13 Saint-Fons, France Decision53:00
2014-05-30Loss Flag of Italy.svg Antonio CampagnaFinal Fight Le Havre, France Decision33:00
2013-11-23Win Flag of Turkey.svg Yetkin Özkul La 20ème Nuit des Champions, Final Marseilles, France Decision33:00
Wins NDC K-1 Rules -62 kg/136 lb Tournament Championship.
2013-11-23Win Flag of Armenia.svg Raz SarkisjanLa 20ème Nuit des Champions, Semi finals Marseilles, France Decision33:00
2013-09-21Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Kwankhao Mor.Ratanabandit La Nuit des Challenges 12 Saint-Fons, France Decision53:00
2013-03-17Loss Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Yamamoto RISE 92 Tokyo, Japan Extension round decision (unanimous)43:00
2012-11-24Win Flag of France.svg Thomas Adamandopoulos Nuit des Champions Marseille, France Decision53:00
Wins WKN World super featherweight title (oriental rules)
2012-01-21Draw Flag of Thailand.svg Pajonsuk Por. PramukYokkao Extreme 2012 Milan, Italy Decision draw53:00
2011-11-12Win Flag of France.svg Thomas Adamandopoulos La 18ème Nuit des Champions Marseille, France Decision (2-1)53:00
Wins I.S.K.A. World Kickboxing title (-62.300 kg).
2011-06-18Loss Flag of Spain.svg Javier Hernandez Fix Events & Fightclub Group presents: It's Showtime 2011 Madrid, Spain Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Loses his It's Showtime 61MAX world title -61 kg.
2011-03-26Win Flag of Suriname.svg Sergio Wielzen BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Brussels Brussels, Belgium Decision (Split)53:00
Wins It's Showtime 61MAX world title -61 kg.
2010-10-09Win Flag of Italy.svg Antonio CampagnaK-1 Shardana Sardinia, Italy Decision33:00
2010-06-19Loss Flag of France.svg Mickael PeynaudExplosion Fight Night Volume 01 Brest, France Decision53:00
Fight was for French Championship K1 Pro FFSCDA 5x3 -61.5 kg.
2010-06-05Win Flag of France.svg Xavier Bastard La Nuit des Challenges 8 Saint-Fons, France TKO (Referee Stoppage/Cut)3
2010-04-03Win Flag of France.svg Vatsana SedoneMuaythai Gala in Divonne Divonne-les-Bains, France Decision53:00
2009-11-28Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Laimangkorn ChuwattanaA-1 World Cup Combat Lyon Lyon, France Decision53:00
2009-06-20Win Flag of France.svg Néhémie FélicitéLa Nuit de la Boxe 2009 Martinique TKO (Throw in the towel)5
Wins French Championship FMDA 2009 Class A -60 kg.
2009-05-16Loss Flag of France.svg Albert Veera Chey Légendes et Guerriers Toulouse, France TKO (Referee Stoppage)5
2009-04-11Loss Flag of France.svg Mickael PeynaudCarcharias Team Boxing Gala Perpignan, France Decision33:00
2008-10-25Loss Flag of France.svg Vatsana SedoneLe Choc des Best Fighters 1 Asnières-sur-Seine, France Decision53:00
2008-06-07Win Flag of Italy.svg Patrick CartaLa Nuit des Challenges 5 Saint-Fons, France Decision53:00
2008-03-02Draw Flag of Italy.svg Matteo LuppiFighting Day 8 Imola, Italy Decision draw33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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