Yassine Boughanem

Yassine Boughanem
Born	Yassine Adgham-Boughanem (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) Brussels, Belgium
Nickname	Choco Montana
Nationality	Moroccan Belgian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93.5 kg (206 lb; 14 st 10 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Pattaya, Thailand
Team	Team Boughanem Petchsaman [1]
Years active	2011 - present
Kickboxing record
Total	169
Wins	136
By knockout	89
Losses	33
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Losses	1
By knockout	1

Yassine Boughanem (born 24 January 1994) is a Moroccan-Belgian Muay Thai fighter, who has been professionally competing since 2011. He is the current WKN World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai champion. ^[2]

He is the former WBC Muaythai World Super Heavyweight champion, successfully defending this title three times, and the WPMF World Heavyweight champion with two title defenses. ^[3]

Yassine is the younger brother of Muay Thai world champion Youssef Boughanem.

Muay Thai career

He participated in the 2016 Super Muaythai four man Heavyweight Tournament. After dispatching Liam John McKendry in the semifinal by a first round TKO, he faced Steven Banks in the finals. Boughanem once again won by a first round knockout. ^[4]

Steven Banks and Yassine Boughanem met once more a year later, during the Phoenix 5 in the famed Rajadamnern Stadium, this time fighting for the vacant WBC Muaythai Super Heavyweight title. ^{[5] [6]} Boughanem was able to push the faced again his opponent and won both the fight and title by a unanimous decision. ^[7]

At Phoenix 8 Boughanem made his first title defense against James McSweeney. ^[8] Boughanem dominated throughout most of the fight, controlling the center of the ring, and won the fight by a unanimous decision (49-48, 49-48 and 49-47). ^{[9] [10]} During Phoenix 10 Yassine made the second WBC Muaythai Super Heavyweight title defense, against Jurjendal. Boughanem was able to win a unanimous decision. ^[11]

Boughanem fought for the World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai title during PSM Fight Night, while also putting his WBC title on the line, with his opponent being the Portuguese native Bruno Susano. ^[12] The fight was stopped by a doctor in at the end of the second round, as Susano sustained a cut on his forehead which rendered him unable to continue to fight. ^[13]

Yassine participated in the 2019 PSM Fight Night tournament, being the defending WBC Muaythai super heavyweight champion. ^[14] In the semi-finals he scored a TKO victory over Mohan Bouzidi, as his corner stopped the fight at the end of the first round. In the final bout he managed a first round knockout over Sofian Laidouni. The Belgian Federation declared the fight a no contest, as Yassine hit Sofian with a strike as he was falling to the canvas in a knockdown. The WBC Muaythai however, count the fight as a win and title defense for Boughanem. ^[15]

Mixed martial arts career

Boughanem made his mixed martial arts debut fellow debutante Jacky Jeanne at Ares FC 3 on February 3, 2022. ^[16] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout after a dislocation of his left shoulder. ^[17]

Boughanem is booked to face Fabio Kwasi at Ares FC 7: Abdouraguimov vs. Amoussou on June 25, 2022. ^[18]

Championship and accomplishments

• Super Muaythai
  • 2016 Super Muaythai Heavyweight Tournament Winner
• World Professional Muaythai Federation
  • WPMF World Heavyweight Championship
    • Two successful title defenses
• World Boxing Council Muaythai
  • WBC Muaythai World Super Heavyweight Championship
    • Three successful title defenses
• World Kickboxing Network
  • WKN World Super Heavyweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By decision	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	Jacky Jeanne	TKO (retirement)	Ares FC 3	February 3, 2022	2	0:59	Paris, France

Muay Thai record

Professional Muaythai Record

136 Wins (89 (T)KO's), 33 Losses, 0 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2019-11-16	No contest	Sofian Laidouni	PSM Fight Night 2	Brussels, Belgium	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
PSM Tournament Final. For the WBC Muaythai title.
2019-11-16	Win	Mohand Bouzidi	PSM Fight Night 2	Brussels, Belgium	TKO (Corner stoppage)	1	3:00
PSM Tournament Semi-final.
2019-5-11	Win	Ion Grigore	Fight Event	Brussels, Belgium	TKO	3
2019-4-22	Win	Bruno Susano	PSM Fight Night	Brussels, Belgium	TKO	2
Defends the WBC Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title and wins the WKN World Super Heavyweight title.
2018-10-13	Win	Jurjendal	Phoenix 10	Brussels, Belgium	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Defends the WBC Muaythai Super Heavyweight World title.
2018-5-22	Win	James McSweeney	Phoenix 8 Bangkok (Lumpinee)	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Defends the WBC Muaythai World Super Heavyweight title.
2018-2-26	Win	Steven Banks	Phoenix 5 Bangkok (Rajadamnern)	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the WBC Muaythai Super Heavyweight World title.
2018-2-10	Win	Imad el Moutahi	King Of Brussels	Brussels, Belgium	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	3:00
2017-12-9	Win	Daniel Sam	Golden Fight	Levallois-Perret, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-10-28	Loss	Ciryl Gane	Duel 2	Paris, France	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2017-6-29	Win	Alexandru Lungu	Best Of Siam XI	Paris, France	KO	1	3:00
2016-10-29	Win	Benz RSM Academy	Best Of Siam IX	Paris, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-8-28	Win	Steven Banks	Super Muaythai	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	1
Super Muaythai Tournament Final.
2016-8-28	Win	Liam John McKendry	Super Muaythai	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	1
Super Muaythai Tournament Semi-final.
2016-5-27	Loss	Benz RSM Academy	Best Of Siam 8 (Rajadamnern)	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
For the WBC Muaythai World title.
2016-4-30	Win	Samih Bachar	Kerner Thai	Paris, France	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2015-12-11	Win	Yüksel Ayaydın	Best Of Siam 7	Paris, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-10-10	Loss	Mickael Yapi	Shock Muay 7	Saint-Denis, France	TKO	4
2015-6-19	Win	Thomas Alizier	Best Of Siam 6	Paris, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2015-3-6	Win	Panom TopkingBoxing	Friday 6 March	Pattaya, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2015-	Loss	Avatar Tor.Morsri		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2014-10-10	Win	Malik Aliane	Chawang Stadium	Ko Samui, Thailand	KO	3
2014-5-10	Win	Fahsai	Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi	Phuket, Thailand	KO	2
2014-4-19	Win	Kongjak Sor Tuantong	Suk Singpatong + Sitnumnoi	Phuket, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2014-2-7	Win	Panom TopkingBoxing	Super Big Match	Phuket, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2014-1-19	Win	Kongjak Sor Tuantong	Sunday Championship Night	Phuket, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2014-1-1	Win	Berneung TopkingBoxing	Wednesday Championship Night	Phuket, Thailand	KO	5
2014-12-4	Win	Kiatchai Phuket Top Team	Wednesday Championship Night	Phuket, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2013-1-20	Win	Kiatchai Kiatchaimuaythai Gym	Wednesday Championship Night	Phuket, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

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