Ibrahim El Bouni
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]
Ibrahim El Bouni | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | December 9, 1992
Other names | Mister Cool |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
Division | Heavyweight Cruiserweight |
Style | Kickboxing |
Fighting out of | Haarlem, Netherlands |
Team | Gym Haarlem |
Trainer | Ridouan El Assrouti |
Years active | 2011 - present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 50 |
Wins | 41 |
By knockout | 22 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Website | https://www.ibrahimelbouni.com/ |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Last updated on: September 27, 2020 |
He is ranked as the tenth best light heavyweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[4] and ninth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[5] He was ranked as a top ten heavyweight by Combat Press from May 2017[6] to December 2017.[7]
Kickboxing career
Early career
He fought Denis Marjanović during FFC 13. El Bouni won the fight by a unanimous decision.[8]
SUPERKOMBAT
Ibrahim fought in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, facing Dawid Kasperski in the quarter-final. He lost a majority decision.[9]
In November 2014, he scored a KO victory over Henry Brinkman.[10]
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.[11]
He also took part in the A1 World Combat Cup 86 kg tournament.[12] 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.[13]
El Bouni fought Bogdan Stoica for the first time in 2015.[14] 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.[15]
El Bouni fought for the Real Fighter World Heavyweight Championship against Redouan Cairo, but lost the fight by a late fifth-round knockout.[16]
He fought the former WAKO World champion Dževad Poturak during W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague".[17] Ibrahim won the fight by TKO.[18]
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.[19]
Ibrahim fought during the WFL Almere event,[20] winning the fight in the third round by knockout.[21][22]
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.[23][24]
After his loss to Plazibat, he took part in the WFL Reserve Tournament.[25][26] In the semi-finals he beat Bogdan Stoica by decision, and won a unanimous decision against Fred Sikking in the finals.[27]
ONE Championship
El Bouni signed for ONE Championship in June 2018,[28] and fought Andre Meunir in his organizational debut.[29] El Bouni won the fight by a first-round KO.[30]
In his second fight with the organization, El Bouni fought Tarik Khbabez.[31] Khabez won the fight in the third round, by a TKO.[32]
El Bouni fought Andrei Stoica during ONE Championship: Roots of Honor.[33] Stoica won the fight by a unanimous decision,[34] although El Bouni complained of repeated fouls after the fight, as Stoica landed an inadvertent groin shot and eye poke during the bout.[35]
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,[36] before being booked to face Muhammed Balli in the main event of Glory Rivals 3 on November 5, 2022.[37] He stopped Balli with a left hook at the 2:14 minute mark of the opening round.[38]
El Bouni faced Felipe Micheletti at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[39]
Championships and accomplishments
- 2015 World Fighting League 84 kg Tournament Runner-up
- 2015 A1 World Combat Cup 86 kg Tournament Winner
- 2017 K-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner-up
Kickboxing record
41 Wins (22 (T)KO's), 9 Losses, 1 Draw | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2023-11-04 | — | Ștefan Lătescu | Glory: Collision 6 | Arnhem, Netherlands | — | — | — | |
2023-06-17 | Win | Felipe Micheletti | Glory: Collision 5 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2022-11-05 | Win | Muhammed Balli | Glory Rivals 3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 2:12 | |
2022-09-17 | Win | Badr Ferdaous | Glory Rivals 2 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2022-06-11 | Win | Clyde Brunswijk | Glory Rivals 1 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-05-28 | Win | Marciano Bhungwandass | World Fighting League | Netherlands | Disqualification | 2 | ||
2019-04-12 | Loss | Andrei Stoica | ONE Championship: Roots of Honor | Manila, Philippines | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-10-26 | Loss | Tarik Khbabez | ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness | Myanmar | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 3 | ||
2018-07-07 | Win | Andre Meunier | ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens | Guangzhou, China | KO | 1 | ||
2018-03-25 | Win | Fred Sikking | WFL: Final 16 | Almere, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-03-25 | Win | Bogdan Stoica | WFL: El Bouni vs. Stoica, Final 16 | Almere, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-11-23 | Loss | Antonio Plazibat | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
For The K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament -100 kg. | ||||||||
2017-11-23 | Win | Roel Mannaart | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi-finals | Saitama, Japan | KO | 1 | ||
2017-11-23 | Win | Koichi | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter-finals | Saitama, Japan | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | ||
2017-04-23 | Win | Fabio Kwasi | WFL - Champion vs. Champion, Semi-finals | Almere, Netherlands | KO | 3 | ||
2017-03-19 | Win | Tomoslav Malencia | Fight Time Haarlem | Haarlem, Netherlands | KO | 3 | ||
2017-02-26 | Win | Makoto Uehara | K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 2 | ||
2016-12-23 | Win | Davor Matarugic | EM Legend End of Year | China | KO | |||
2016-11-19 | Win | Xing WenXiu | EM Legend 14 | China | KO | 1 | ||
2016-10-08 | Win | Dževad Poturak | W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" | Prague, The Czech Republic | TKO (strikes) | 1 | ||
2016-03-04 | Win | Fred Sikking | WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-12-06 | Loss | Redouan Cairo | Real Fighters: A Night 2 Remember | Hilversum, Netherlands | KO | 5 | ||
For The Real Fighter World Championship -95 kg. | ||||||||
2015-10-18 | Win | Bogdan Stoica | WFL "Unfinished Business" | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | TKO (knee ligament injury) | 1 | ||
2015-05-16 | Win | Ertugrul Bayrak | A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Final | Eindhoven, Netherlands | KO | 1 | ||
Wins the A1 WCC 86 kg Tournament. | ||||||||
2015-05-16 | Win | Boubaker El Bakouri | A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Semi-final | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-05-16 | Win | Xheyal Ehmedov | A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Quarter-final | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-04-19 | Loss | Khalid El Bakouri | The Best of all Elements | Almere, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-04-12 | Loss | Hicham El Gaoui | World Fighting League, Final | Hoofddorp | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
For The World Fighting League -84 kg Tournament Title. | ||||||||
2015-04-12 | Win | Clyde Brunswijk | World Fighting League, Semi-finals | Hoofddorp | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-11-25 | Win | Henry Brinkman | Fight Night IJmuiden | IJmuiden | KO | |||
2014-10-25 | Loss | Dawid Kasperski | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination, Quarter-finals | Geneva, Switzerland | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-06-08 | Win | Samir Boukhidous | Fight Fans 10 | Amsterdam | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-06-06 | Win | Denis Marjanović | FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares | Zadar, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-04-12 | Win | Uroš Bogojević | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2014, Reserve Fight | Reșița, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-03-22 | Loss | Igor Lyapin | KOK World GP 2014, Quarter-finals | Chișinău, Moldova | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-02-23 | Win | Iwan Pang | Haarlem Fight Night V | Haarlem | TKO | 3 | ||
2013-12-14 | Win | Constantin Țuțu | KOK World Series - Eagles 12 | Chișinău, Moldova | KO (punches) | 1 | ||
2013-12-01 | Win | Sem Braan | Fight Fans 7 | Amsterdam | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-11-15 | Win | Miran Fabjan | FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller | Ljubljana, Slovenia | KO (left hook) | 2 | ||
2013-08-30 | Win | Ciprian Șchiopu | SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 5 | Târgoviște, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-06-14 | Win | Igor Emkić | FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak | Poreč, Croatia | KO (right cross) | 1 | ||
2013-05-11 | Win | Martin Reemeijer | Mejiro Gym Gala | Zaandam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-04-14 | Loss | Toni Milanović | FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș | Split, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-03-24 | Win | Ronnie Roomeijer | Haarlem Fight Night IV | Haarlem | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
Makes His A-class debut. | ||||||||
2012-09-01 | Win | Geronimo de Groot | Fight For Victory | Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands | KO | |||
2011-10-16 | Draw | Tom Van Duivenvoorde | Top Team Gala | Beverwijk, Netherlands | Decision (draw) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
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