Zakaria Zouggary

Zakaria Zouggary
Born (1995-06-22) June 22, 1995 (age 29)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Moroccan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMorocco
TeamMelvin Fighting Factory
Oude Westen Gym[2]
TrainerKhalid Chennouf
Years active2013-present
Kickboxing record
Total41
Wins33
By knockout16
Losses7
By knockout4
Draws1

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]

Kickboxing career

Shoot Boxing

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]

GLORY

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]

Titles and accomplishments

  • Shootboxing
    • 2014 S-Cup -65 kg World Tournament Runner-up
    • 2016 S-Cup -65 kg World Tournament Winner

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
33 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-12-16 Loss Japan Taiju Shiratori RISE World Series 2023 - Final Round Tokyo, Japan KO (Knee to the head) 3 1:27
2019-12-21 Win United States Asa Ten Pow Glory Collision 2 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-26 Win France Abdellah Ezbiri Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France KO (Punches) 1 2:25
2018-09-29 Loss Russia Aleksei Ulianov Glory 59: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-31 Win United Kingdom Bailey Sugden Glory 52: Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-12-09 Loss Thailand Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 Glory 49: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Head Kick) 3 2:10
2017-09-30 Win Netherlands Massaro Glunder Glory 45: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-05-20 Win Turkey Yetkin Özkul Glory 41: Holland Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-04-08 Win Japan Kaito SHOOT BOXING 2017 act.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
2017-02-18 Loss Morocco Ilias Bulaid Enfusion Live 46 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
For the Enfusion -67 kg Championship.
2016-11-11 Win Japan MASAYA 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 Thailand Tapruwan Hadesworkout SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2016, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-11-11 Win Japan Hiroto Yamaguchi SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2016, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns) 1 1:27
2016-09-19 Win Japan UMA SHOOT BOXING 2016 act.4 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 2:52
2016-08-04 Win China Wang Zhiwei Wu Lin Feng 2016: WFL x Fight League - China vs Morocco Tangier, Morocco TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3
2016-03-12 Win Japan Yosuke Mizuochi NO KICK NO LIFE 2016 Tokyo, Japan TKO 5 2:28
2016-01-31 Loss Japan Koji Yoshimoto RISE 109 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Knee to the body) 3 1:58
2015-12-01 Win Japan Hiroaki Suzuki 30th ANNIVERSARY “GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2015” Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-06-21 Win Thailand Chuchai Hadesworkout SHOOT BOXING 2015～SB30th Anniversary～ act.3 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-05-31 Win Japan Yuki RISE 105 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Flying Knee) 2 2:04
2015-02-21 Win Japan Hiroki Shishido SHOOT BOXING 2015～SB30th Anniversary～ act.1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-11-30 Loss Japan Hiroaki Suzuki 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 France Houcine Bennoui SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2014, Semi Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 2 2:54
2014-11-30 Win Thailand Bovy Sor Udomson SHOOT BOXING World Tournament S-cup 2014, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 0:20
2014-04-13 Loss Japan Hiroaki Suzuki SHOOT BOXING in TOYOKAWA UNCHAIN.1 Aichi, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2014-02-23 Win Azerbaijan Amil Sahmarazade K-1 World MAX 2014 World Championship Tournament Final 4 Baku, Azerbaijan TKO 2
2013-12-14 Win Moldova Reniță Stanislav KOK WORLD SERIES 2013 "Eagles" Chișinău, Moldova Decision 3 3:00
2013-10-12 Win Netherlands David Dorn Oosterbaan Gym vs. De Rest IV Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2013-09-07 Win Netherlands Noah Apituley Dangerzone Lelystad, Netherlands TKO (Punches) 3
2013- Win Germany Sergej Volkov Germany TKO (Corner stoppage/Punches) 3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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