Hamicha

Hamicha
BornMohamed Mezouari
(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 29)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other namesWonderboy
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofUtrecht, Netherlands
TeamSB Gym
TrainerSaid El Badaoui
Kickboxing record
Total44
Wins41
By knockout30
Losses3
By knockout0
Draws0

Mohamed Mezouari, better known as Hamicha, is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Morocco. He is ranked the #1 welterweight in Glory.[1]

He is ranked as the sixth best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[2] and the eighth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[3]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Mezouari started to train kickboxing at the age of 8 on El Otmani Gym in the Netherlands, where he still training.[4]

Mezouari fought Dzianis Zuev in the Kunlun 56 70 kg tournament reserve fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[5]

Mezouari fought in the Kunlun Fight Group 1 70 kg tournament. In the semifinals, he won a decision against Arman Hambaryan. In the group tournament finals, Mezouari defeated Danilo Zanolini through a first round KO.[6][7]

Mezouari fought Thongchai Sitsongpeenong during Fight League 7 for the Fight League -76 kg World title.[8] Mezouari knocked Thongchai out in the second round, with a right low kick.[9]

Afterwards, Mezouari fought Artem Pashporin. Mezouari won the fight by a first round TKO, which earned him a place in the 2017 70 kg World Max Tournament Final 8.[10] Mezouari lost a unanimous decision to Marat Grigorian in the quarterfinals.[11]

Glory

Mezouari made his Glory debut during Glory 62, when he faced Miles Simson. He knocked Simson out in the first round.[12] He won his second fight against Adam Hadfield at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019,[13] by a first round technical knockout.[14]

Mezouari was expected to face Dmitry Menshikov at Glory 78: Rotterdam.[15][16] Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hoduk.[17] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[18]

Mezouari was expected to face Eyevan Danenberg at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.[19] Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew a from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili.[20] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[21]

Mezouari was expected to face Sofiane Gelin in a middleweight bout at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.[22] He withdrew from the fight on May 13, for undisclosed reasons.[23]

Mezouari faced Cédric Do at Glory 95 on September 21, 2024.[24]

Titles and accomplishments

  • Fight League
    • 2017 Fight League -76 kg Champion[25]
  • Kunlun Fight
    • 2016 BLADE Lightweight (-70 kg) Champion[26]
    • 2016 Kunlun Fight Lightweight (-70 kg) Qualifier Tournament Winner
    • 2017 Kunlun Fight Lightweight (-70 kg) Qualifier Tournament Winner

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
41 Wins (30 (T)KO's), 3 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2025-02-22 Spain Calmente Mendes Glory 98 Rotterdam, Netherlands
2023-11-04 Win France Diaguely Camara Glory: Collision 6 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2021-10-23 Win France Samuel Dbili Glory: Collision 3 Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (3 Knockdowns/body punch) 1 2:28
2021-09-04 Win Turkey Vedat Hoduk Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Punch to the body) 1 1:20
2019-06-22 Win United Kingdom Adam Hadfield Glory 66: Paris Paris, France TKO (Left body shot) 1 1:35
2018-12-08 Win Suriname Miles Simson Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Head kick) 1 1:53
2017-11-12 Loss Armenia Marat Grigorian Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-08-27 Win Russia Artem Pashporin Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 Qingdao, China TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) 1 2:28
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.[27]
2017-08-05 Win Thailand Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Fight League 7 Tangier, Morocco KO (Right low kick) 2 1:15
Won Fight League -76 kg World Title.
2017-02-26 Win Brazil Danilo Zanolini Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final Sanya, China KO (Left body kick) 1 0:21
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 16.[28]
2017-02-26 Win Belgium Arman Hambaryan Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Semi Finals Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-01-01 Win Belarus Dzianis Zuev Kunlun Fight 56 – 70 kg 2016 Tournament Reserve Fight Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-08-28 Win Thailand Arthit Hanchana Super Muaythai - Kunlun Fight World MAX 2016 Final 16 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2016 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.
2016-08-07 Win Spain David Ruiz Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45 Tokyo, Japan KO (Head kick) 2 1:25
Won BLADE -70 kg Title.
2016-04-23 Loss Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong[29] Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Final Zhoukou, China Ext. R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2016-04-23 Win Belgium Yussef Boulahtari Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Semi Finals Zhoukou, China KO (Right cross) 1 2:30
2016-04-02 Win Morocco Abdel Fak Enfusion Live Gold Edition Netherlands TKO 2
2016-03-09 Win Japan Hinata Watanabe Rebels. 41 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-01-23 Win Netherlands Brown Pinas Sportmani Events VIII Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-12-06 Win Morocco Brahim Kallah Real Fighters AN2R Netherlands KO (Right hook) 2 0:25
2015-10-31 Win Greece Nikos Papadimitriou Scorpion X-Treme Stores Greece Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2015-05-16 Loss Turkey Vedat Hoduk [30] A1 World Combat Cup Platinium Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-02-07 Win Indonesia Melvin Wassing Enfusion Live Netherlands KO 1
2014-20-09 Win Netherlands Sem Aipassa A1 World Combat Cup United Kingdom KO 1 00:25
2014-03-30 Win United Kingdom Luke Whelan Chok Muay Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-03-15 Win Morocco Chakir Abdelaoui Fight For Victory V Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2014-02-22 Win Netherlands Oussama Attadlaoui Enfusion Live Netherlands KO
2013-12-01 Win United Kingdom Craig Jose Masac Masters United Kingdom Decision 3 3:00
2013-09-22 Win Netherlands Joost Mulder Students of the Game Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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