Ibrahim El Bouni

Ibrahim El Bouni
BornIbrahim El Bouni
(1992-12-09) December 9, 1992 (age 31)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other namesMr. Cool
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofHaarlem, Netherlands
TeamGym Haarlem
TrainerRidouan El Assrouti
Years active2010 - present
Kickboxing record
Total53
Wins42
By knockout22
Losses10
By knockout3
Draws1
Other information
Websitehttps://www.ibrahimelbouni.com/
Boxing record from BoxRec

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]

As of August 21, 2024, he is #5 in the GLORY light-heavyweight rankings.[4]

Kickboxing career

Early career

He fought Denis Marjanović during FFC 13. El Bouni won the fight by a unanimous decision.[5]

SUPERKOMBAT

Ibrahim fought in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, facing Dawid Kasperski in the quarter-final. He lost a majority decision.[6]

In November 2014, he scored a KO victory over Henry Brinkman.[7]

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.[8]

He also took part in the A1 World Combat Cup 86 kg tournament.[9] 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.[10]

El Bouni fought Bogdan Stoica for the first time in 2015.[11] 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.[12]

El Bouni fought for the Real Fighter World Heavyweight Championship against Redouan Cairo, but lost the fight by a late fifth-round knockout.[13]

He fought the former WAKO World champion Dževad Poturak during W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague".[14] Ibrahim won the fight by TKO.[15]

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.[16]

Ibrahim fought during the WFL Almere event,[17] winning the fight in the third round by knockout.[18][19]

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.[20][21]

After his loss to Plazibat, he took part in the WFL Reserve Tournament.[22][23] In the semi-finals he beat Bogdan Stoica by decision, and won a unanimous decision against Fred Sikking in the finals.[24]

ONE Championship

El Bouni signed for ONE Championship in June 2018,[25] and fought Andre Meunir in his organizational debut.[26] El Bouni won the fight by a first-round KO.[27]

In his second fight with the organization, El Bouni fought Tarik Khbabez.[28] Khabez won the fight in the third round, by a TKO.[29]

El Bouni fought Andrei Stoica during ONE Championship: Roots of Honor.[30] Stoica won the fight by a unanimous decision,[31] although El Bouni complained of repeated fouls after the fight, as Stoica landed an inadvertent groin shot and eye poke during the bout.[32]

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,[33] before being booked to face Muhammed Balli in the main event of Glory Rivals 3 on November 5, 2022.[34] He stopped Balli with a left hook at the 2:14 minute mark of the opening round.[35]

El Bouni faced Ștefan Lătescu at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023.[36] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[37]

El Bouni faced Bogdan Stoica at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[38]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
42 Wins (22 (T)KO's), 10 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-10-12 Win Romania Bogdan Stoica Glory 96 Rotterdam, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2024-06-08 Loss Azerbaijan Bahram Rajabzadeh Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Quarterfinals Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Flying knee) 1 2:02
2023-11-04 Loss Romania Ștefan Lătescu Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Three knockdowns) 2 1:00
Glory Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator[39]
2023-06-17 Win Brazil Felipe Micheletti Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-11-05 Win Turkey Muhammed Balli Glory Rivals 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 1 2:12
2022-09-17 Win Morocco Badr Ferdaous Glory Rivals 2 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-06-11 Win Suriname Clyde Brunswijk Glory Rivals 1 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-05-28 Win Suriname Marciano Bhugwandass World Fighting League Netherlands Disqualification 2
2019-04-12 Loss Romania Andrei Stoica ONE Championship: Roots of Honor Manila, Philippines Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-10-26 Loss Morocco Tarik Khbabez ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness Myanmar TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3
2018-07-07 Win Australia Andre Meunier ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens Guangzhou, China KO 1
2018-03-25 Win Netherlands Fred Sikking WFL: Final 16 Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-25 Win Romania Bogdan Stoica WFL: El Bouni vs. Stoica, Final 16 Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-23 Loss Croatia 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 Netherlands Roel Mannaart K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi-finals Saitama, Japan KO 1
2017-11-23 Win Japan Koichi K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter-finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 1
2017-04-23 Win Suriname Fabio Kwasi WFL - Champion vs. Champion, Semi-finals Almere, Netherlands KO 3
2017-03-19 Win Netherlands Tomoslav Malencia Fight Time Haarlem Haarlem, Netherlands KO 3
2017-02-26 Win Japan Makoto Uehara K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 2
2016-12-23 Win New Zealand Davor Matarugic EM Legend End of Year Emei, China KO
2016-11-19 Win China Xing Wenxiu EM Legend 14 Emei, China KO (Left hook to the body) 1 1:09
2016-10-08 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Dževad Poturak W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" Prague, The Czech Republic TKO (strikes) 1
2016-03-04 Win Netherlands Fred Sikking WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-12-06 Loss Suriname Redouan Cairo Real Fighters: A Night 2 Remember Hilversum, Netherlands KO 5
For The Real Fighter World Championship -95 kg.
2015-10-18 Win Romania Bogdan Stoica WFL "Unfinished Business" Hoofddorp, Netherlands TKO (knee ligament injury) 1
2015-05-16 Win Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Final Eindhoven, Netherlands KO 1
Wins the A1 WCC 86 kg Tournament.
2015-05-16 Win Morocco Boubaker El Bakouri A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Semi-final Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-16 Win Azerbaijan Xheyal Ehmedov A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Quarter-final Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-19 Loss Morocco Khalid El Bakouri The Best of all Elements Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-12 Loss Morocco 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 Suriname Clyde Brunswijk World Fighting League, Semi-finals Hoofddorp Decision 3 3:00
2014-11-25 Win Netherlands Henry Brinkman Fight Night IJmuiden IJmuiden KO
2014-10-25 Loss Poland Dawid Kasperski SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination, Quarter-finals Geneva, Switzerland Decision (majority) 3 3:00
2014-06-08 Win Morocco Samir Boukhidous Fight Fans 10 Amsterdam Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-06-06 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Marjanović FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares Zadar, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-04-12 Win Serbia Uroš Bogojević SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2014, Reserve Fight Reșița, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-03-22 Loss Ukraine Igor Lyapin KOK World GP 2014, Quarter-finals Chișinău, Moldova Decision (split) 3 3:00
2014-02-23 Win Netherlands Iwan Pang Haarlem Fight Night V Haarlem TKO 3
2013-12-14 Win Moldova Constantin Țuțu KOK World Series - Eagles 12 Chișinău, Moldova KO (punches) 1
2013-12-01 Win Netherlands Sem Braan Fight Fans 7 Amsterdam Decision 3 3:00
2013-11-15 Win Slovenia Miran Fabjan FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller Ljubljana, Slovenia KO (left hook) 2
2013-08-30 Win Romania Ciprian Șchiopu SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 5 Târgoviște, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-14 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Emkić FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak Poreč, Croatia KO (right cross) 1
2013-05-11 Win Netherlands Martin Reemeijer Mejiro Gym Gala Zaandam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-04-14 Loss Croatia Toni Milanović FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș Split, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-03-24 Win Netherlands Ronnie Roomeijer Haarlem Fight Night IV Haarlem Decision 3 3:00
Makes His A-class debut.
2012-09-01 Win Netherlands Geronimo de Groot Fight For Victory Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands KO
2011-10-16 Draw Netherlands Tom Van Duivenvoorde Top Team Gala Beverwijk, Netherlands Decision (draw) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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