Donegi Abena

Donegi Abena
Born (1998-02-23) February 23, 1998 (age 26)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesSilverback
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)[2]
DivisionLight Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofUtrecht, Netherlands
TeamSB Gym
Mike's Gym (former)
TrainerSaid El Badaoui
Years active2015–present
Kickboxing record
Total41
Wins30
By knockout10
Losses11
By knockout2
Other information
Websitehttps://donegiabena.com/

Donegi Abena (born February 23, 1998) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Glory, where he is the former Glory Light Heavyweight champion.[3]

As of 1 June 2024, Abena is ranked the #1 light-heavyweight in the world by GLORY.[4] He's been ranked in the Combat Press top ten since November 2018.[5]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Abena made his professional debut against Elmir Mehić at WFL: Bosnia on September 25, 2015. He won the bout by split decision.[6]

Abena was scheduled to face Jan Soukup at Večer Bojovníků Thajského Boxu VII on December 19, 2015. Soukup won the fight by unanimous decision.[7] He was afterwards scheduled to face Petr Romankevich in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Tatneft Cup.[8] He lost the fight by an extra round decision, thus entering the first losing streak of his career.

Abena snapped the losing streak with a first-round knockout of Maurice Jackson at FFC 25: Mitchell vs Lopez on June 10, 2016. Over the next six months, Abena would furthermore notch a knockout victory over Andrey Ohotnik on July 22, as well as decision victories against Dzhobir Tashmatov on August 23, and Andress van Engelen on November 5. This five-fight winning streak earned the a place in the 2016 WLF Super Heavyweight Tournament, held on December 3, 2016. He won the rematch with Petr Romankevich in the quarterfinals by decision, but lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik by a first-round knockout in the finals.[9]

Abena was scheduled to fight Fabien Fouquet at FFC 29 on April 22, 2017. Abena won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[10]

A1 World Combat Cup

On May 13, 2017, Abena took part in the A1 WCC Heavyweight Qualification Tournament. He won the semifinal match against Wendell Roche and the final match against Brian Douwes in the same manner, by decision.[11]

Abena was scheduled to fight Clyde Brunswijk at Blood, Sweat and Tears on December 22, 2017. He won the fight by decision.[12]

On May 5, 2018, Abena participated in the 2018 A1WCC Champions League Tournament, with a €110 000.[13] Abena beat Luis Tavares by an extra round decision in the quarterfinal, Adnan Rezovic by decision in the semifinals and faced Mohamed Abdellah in the finals. Abdellah won the final bout by decision.[14]

Abena was scheduled to face Andrei Stoica at ACB KB 16 on July 13, 2018. He won the fight by decision.[15]

GLORY

Abena made his Glory debut against Stephane Susperregui at Glory 60: Lyon on October 20, 2018.[16] Abena won the fight by unanimous decision, with one of the judges scoring the bout 30–27 in his favor, while three of the judges scored it as 29-28 for Abena.[17]

Abena was scheduled to face the #4 ranked Glory light heavyweight Michael Duut at Glory 64: Strasbourg on March 9, 2019.[18] Abena won the fight by split decision, with three judges scoring the bout in his favor (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) and two judges scoring the bout in Duut's favor (30–27, 29–28).[19]

His two victories with the promotion left Abena as the top-ranked contender, earning him the right to challenge the reigning Glory Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019.[20] Vakhitov won the fight by a split decision, with four of the judges scoring the fight for him (49–46, 49–46, 48–47, 48–47), while the last judge scored the bout 48-47 for Abena.[21]

Abena was scheduled to face the reigning GLORY Middleweight champion Alex Pereira for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 68: Miami on September 28, 2019.[22] Pereira won the fight by a third-round knockout, landing a left hook in the last minute of the round.[23]

Abena returned from a 14-month layoff to face Luis Tavares at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021.[24] Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision.[25] Abena was scheduled to face Sergej Maslobojev at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021, in his second fight of the year.[26] He lost the closely contested fight by split decision.[27]

Abena faced the #2 ranked Glory light heavyweight contender Felipe Micheletti at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[28] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[29]

Glory Light Heavyweight champion

Abena challenged Sergej Maslobojev for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023.[30] He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. The fight was stopped by the ringside physician due to a cut on Maslobojev's shin.[31]

Abena was expected to make his first title defense against the one-time ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship and Glory Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger Tarik Khbabez at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[32] Abena withdrew from the fight with food poisoning on June 14.[33] The fight was rescheduled to take place at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023.[34] Khbabez withdrew from the fight with a hand injury on October 31, and was replaced by Mohamed Touchassie.[35] Abena retained the title by unanimous decision.[36]

Abena made his second Glory Light Heavyweight championship defense against Tarik Khbabez at Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on March 9, 2024.[37] He lost the fight by split decision.[38]

Abena faced Ștefan Lătescu in the quarterfinals of the Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, held on June 8, 2024, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[39] He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, as he stopped Lătescu with low kicks 59 seconds into the third round.[40] Abena likewise stopped Tarik Khbabez with low kicks in the semifinals,[41] which earned him a place in the tournament finals opposite Bahram Rajabzadeh. Abena captured the tournament title, as well as the $100,00 prize, by a first-round stoppage.[42]

Mixed martial arts career

Abena was expected to make his mixed martial arts debut against Paolo Anastasi at Ares FC 7: Abdouraguimov vs. Amoussou on June 25, 2022.[43] The bout was later cancelled for undisclosed reasons.[44]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
30 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 11 losses, 0 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-07 Loss Morocco Tarik Khbabez Glory Collision 7 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2024-06-08 WIN Azerbaijan Bahram Rajabzadeh Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Final Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Referee stop./punches) 1 2:43
Wins the 2024 Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix.
2024-06-08 Win Morocco Tarik Khbabez Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Semifinals Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Low kick) 2 0:30
2024-06-08 Win Romania Ștefan Lătescu Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Quarterfinals Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Low kicks) 3 0:59
2024-03-09 Loss Morocco Tarik Khbabez Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Loses the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2023-11-04 Win Morocco Mohamed Touchassie Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2023-02-11 Win Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev Glory 83 Essen, Germany TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4 2:15
Wins the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2022-10-08 Win Brazil Felipe Micheletti Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-10-23 Loss Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev Glory: Collision 3 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2021-01-30 Loss Netherlands Luis Tavares Glory 77: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-09-28 Loss Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 68: Miami Miami, United States KO (Left Hook) 3 2:08
For the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
2019-06-22 Loss Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 66: Paris Paris, France Decision (Split) 5 3:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2019-03-09 Win Netherlands Michael Duut Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Decision (split) 3 3:00
2018-10-20 Win France Stephane Susperregui Glory 60: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-07-13 Win Romania Andrei Stoica ACB KB 16 Târgoviște, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-05-05 Loss Germany Mohamed Abdallah A1WCC Champions League, Final Hasselt, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
For the A1WCC Champions League Tournament.
2018-05-05 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Rezovic A1WCC Champions League, Semi Final Hasselt, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2018-05-05 Win Cape Verde Luis Tavares A1WCC Champions League, Quarter Final Hasselt, Belgium Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2017-12-22 Win Suriname Clyde Brunswijk Blood, Sweat and Tears Paramaribo, Suriname Decision 3 3:00
2017-05-13 Win Netherlands Brian Douwes A1 World Combat Cup, Final Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Wins A1 WCC Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Title.
2017-05-13 Win Curaçao Wendell Roche A1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2017-04-22 Win France Fabien Fouquet FFC 29 Ljubljana, Slovenia TKO (Liver Shot) 1 2:35
2016-12-03 Loss Suriname Jairzinho Rozenstruik Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan Zhengzhou, China KO 1
For The WLF Super Heavyweight Tournament.
2016-12-03 Win Belarus Petr Romankevich Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan Zhengzhou, China Decision 3 3:00
2016-11-05 Win Netherlands Andress van Engelen A1 World Combat Cup Germany Decision 3 3:00
2016-08-23 Win Uzbekistan Dzhobir Tashmatov Akhmat Fight Show Grozny, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-07-22 Win Ukraine Andrey Ohotnik Tatneft Cup 2016 - 1st selection 1/4 final Kazan, Russia KO 2
2016-06-10 Win United States Maurice Jackson FFC 25: Mitchell vs Lopez Springfield, Massachusetts, USA TKO (punches) 1 1:10
2016-03-06 Loss Belarus Petr Romankevich Tatneft Cup 2016 - 2nd selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00
2015-12-19 Loss Czech Republic Jan Soukup Večer Bojovníků Thajského Boxu VII. Liberec, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-09-25 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmir Mehić WFL: Bosnia Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record (Incomplete)
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2015-02-08 Win Netherlands Mohammed Balli Muay Thai Centre Clyde van Dams Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2014-12-14 Win Netherlands Mohamed Gabri Maxifit/Mejiro Wormer gala Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2014-10-18 Win Netherlands Marwin Gietmann MTBG Ruble Event 15 Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2014-10-05 Win Netherlands Fabio Brent Go Hard Or Go Home 7 Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
N Class.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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