Zakaria Zouggary | |
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Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | June 22, 1995
Nationality | Dutch Moroccan |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) |
Division | Featherweight |
Style | Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Morocco |
Team | Melvin Fighting Factory Oude Westen Gym [2] |
Trainer | Khalid Chennouf |
Years active | 2013-present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 41 |
Wins | 33 |
By knockout | 16 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
Zakaria Zouggary (born June 6, 1995) is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of Glory. As of April 2023, he ranked the #1 Glory featherweight. [3]
He was ranked as a top ten featherweight kickboxer by LiverKick from March 2015 to March 2016, [4] [5] and by Combat Press between November 2019 and April 2020. [6] [7]
Zouggary participated in the 2014 SHOOT BOXING World S-Cup -65 kg tournament. He overcame Bovy Sor Udomson by a second-round technical knockout in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament and Houcine Bennoui by a second-round knockout to earn his place in the finals, [8] [9] opposite the two-weight SHOOT BOXING champion Hiroaki Suzuki. Zouggary lost the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout, after the fight was twice ruled a draw. [10]
Zouggary faced Hiroki Shishido at SHOOT BOXING 2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.1 on February 21, 2015. [11] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [12] Zouggary next faced Yuki at RISE 105 on May 31, 2015. [13] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [14] In his third fight of the year, at SHOOT BOXING 2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.3 on June 21, 2015, Zouggary faced Chuchai Hadesworkout. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [15] Zouggary faced Hiroaki Suzuki at 30th ANNIVERSARY “GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2015” on December 1, 2015, in his fourth and final bout of the year. [16] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [17] His four-fight win streak was snapped by Koji Yoshimoto at RISE 109 on January 31, 2016, who beat him by a third-round technical knockout. [18]
Zouggary faced Yosuke Mizuochi at NO KICK NO LIFE 2016 on March 12, 2016. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout. [19] Zouggary extended his win streak to three fights with technical knockouts of Wang Zhiwei at Wu Lin Feng 2016: WFL x Fight League - China vs Morocco on August 4, 2016 and UMA at SHOOT BOXING 2016 act.4 on September 19, 2016. [20]
Zouggary took part in the 2016 SHOOT BOXING World S-Cup Super Lightweight (-65 kg) one-day Tournament. He was booked to face Hiroto Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals. [21] Zouggary won the fight by a first-round technical knockout and advanced to the semifinals, where he faced Tapruwan Hadesworkout. He won the fight by unanimous decision, which earned him a place in the finals opposite MASAYA. Zouggary captured the tournament title by a second-round technical knockout. [22] [23]
Zouggary challenged the Enfusion -67 kg champion Ilias Bulaid at Enfusion Live 46 on February 18, 2017. He lost the fight by decision. [24] He rebounded from this loss with a majority decision win over Kaito Ono at SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.2 on April 8, 2017. [25]
Zouggary made his Glory debut against Yetkin Özkul at Glory 41: Holland on May 20, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [26] Zouggary next faced Massaro Glunder at Glory 45: Amsterdam on September 30, 2017. He once again won by unanimous decision. [27] His two-fight winning streak with the promotion was stopped by Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017, who beat him by a third-round knockout. [28]
Zouggary faced Aleksei Ulianov at Glory 59: Amsterdam on September 29, 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [29] After suffering his second promotional loss, Zouggary was booked to face Abdellah Ezbiri at Glory 70: Lyon on October 26, 2019. [30] He won the fight by a first-round knockout. [31] Zouggary faced Asa Ten Pow at Glory Collision 2 on December 21, 2019. [32] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Zouggary wax expected to face the former RISE Lightweight champion Kento Haraguchi at Rise World Series / Shootboxing-Kings on December 25, 2022. [33] On November 24, it was announced that Zouggary had withdrawn from the fight with an undisclosed injury and would be replaced by the former Glory Featherweight champion Serhiy Adamchuk. [34]
Zouggary faced the one-time RISE Lightweight champion Taiju Shiratori at RISE WORLD SERIES 2023 Final Round on December 16, 2023. [35] He lost the fight by a third-round knockout. [36]
33 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 1 Draw | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2023-12-16 | Loss | ![]() | RISE World Series 2023 - Final Round | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Knee to the head) | 3 | 1:27 | |
2019-12-21 | Win | ![]() | Glory Collision 2 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-10-26 | Win | ![]() | Glory 70: Lyon | Lyon, France | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:25 | |
2018-09-29 | Loss | ![]() | Glory 59: Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-03-31 | Win | ![]() | Glory 52: Los Angeles | Los Angeles, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-12-09 | Loss | ![]() | Glory 49: Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO (Head Kick) | 3 | 2:10 | |
2017-09-30 | Win | ![]() | Glory 45: Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-05-20 | Win | ![]() | Glory 41: Holland | Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-04-08 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.2 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2017-02-18 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion Live 46 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the Enfusion -67 kg Championship. | ||||||||
2016-11-11 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2016, Final | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 1:14 | |
Wins the 2016 S-Cup World Tournament title. | ||||||||
2016-11-11 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2016, Semi Final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-11-11 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2016, Quarter Final | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:27 | |
2016-09-19 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING 2016 act.4 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 2 | 2:52 | |
2016-08-04 | Win | ![]() | Wu Lin Feng 2016: WFL x Fight League - China vs Morocco | Tangier, Morocco | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 3 | ||
2016-03-12 | Win | ![]() | NO KICK NO LIFE 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO | 5 | 2:28 | |
2016-01-31 | Loss | ![]() | RISE 109 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Knee to the body) | 3 | 1:58 | |
2015-12-01 | Win | ![]() | 30th ANNIVERSARY “GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2015” | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-06-21 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING 2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.3 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-05-31 | Win | ![]() | RISE 105 | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Flying Knee) | 2 | 2:04 | |
2015-02-21 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING 2015~SB30th Anniversary~ act.1 | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-11-30 | Loss | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2014, Final | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd Ext.R TKO (Punches) | 5 | 2:00 | |
For the 2014 S-Cup World Tournament title. | ||||||||
2014-11-30 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2014, Semi Final | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Right Hook) | 2 | 2:54 | |
2014-11-30 | Win | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2014, Quarter Final | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 0:20 | |
2014-04-13 | Loss | ![]() | SHOOT BOXING in TOYOKAWA UNCHAIN.1 | Aichi, Japan | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-02-23 | Win | ![]() | K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final 4 | Baku, Azerbaijan | TKO | 2 | ||
2013-12-14 | Win | ![]() | KOK WORLD SERIES 2013 "Eagles" | Chișinău, Moldova | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-10-12 | Win | ![]() | Oosterbaan Gym vs. De Rest IV | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-09-07 | Win | ![]() | Dangerzone | Lelystad, Netherlands | TKO (Punches) | 3 | ||
2013- | Win | ![]() | Germany | TKO (Corner stoppage/Punches) | 3 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |