Karim Ghajji
| Karim Ghajji "gadjetboy" | |
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| Born | January 16, 1981 |
| Native name | "gadjetboy" |
| Nationality | Maroccan |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 72.3 in (184 cm) |
| Style | Karate, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Meaux, France |
| Team | Fantastik Armada breakerz |
| Trainer |
Heddy belkacem Moogli Francois hacard |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 109 |
| Wins | 96 |
| By knockout | 50 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Karim Ghajji (born January 16, 1981), is a French kickboxer and B-boy.[1] As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #9 welterweight in the world by GLORY.[2]
Biography and career
Karim Ghajji is a boxer of Moroccan origin, he reside in Meaux, France and being part of Fantastik Armada. It is one of the fighters of 2009 and 2010.
Karim began karate at the age of 12 years and in parallel, he has learned Break dance with his classmates, because at the time it was fashionable. Gradually, the two disciplines have become important in his life. His trainer is Abel El Quandili.
Turned pro in kickboxing since 3 years, he is now captain of France in the same discipline.
In 2010 he made a great tournament in Dijon at the UKC France MAX and reached the final. He won K1 Pro French title, K1 W.P.M.F European title and F-1 World Max Tournament. On 4 September, he won SportAccord Combat Games gold medal.
He defeated Dmitry Valent via decision at Nuit des Champions in Marseilles on November 24, 2012.[3][4][5]
On December 15, 2012, he defeated Luis Reis and Jeremy Ragazzagi, respectively, on points to win the WKN 75 kg Full Contact European Grand Prix at Full Night 6 in Agde, France.[6][7]
Ghajji caused a major upset by winning the 72.5 kg Muay Thai tournament at La Nuit des Titans in Tours, France on February 2, 2013. In the semi-finals, he had his rubber match with Yohan Lidon and won on points after a close fight. Then, in the final, he knocked out the much-fancied Eakpracha Meenayotin in the first round with a combination of a high kick, straight left, knee and a huge right hand.[8][9]
Ghajji KO'd Darko Delic at Explosion Fight Night 7 in Châteauroux, France on March 16, 2013.[10]
He made his debut with major kickboxing promotion Glory against Nieky Holzken at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013, losing via TKO due to a cut in an extension round.[11][12][13]
Ghajji defeated Yuri Bessmertny via unanimous decision at Time Fight 3 in Tours, France on June 15, 2013.[14]
He was TKO'd by Joseph Valtellini late in round three at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on October 12, 2013.[15][16][17][18]
He lost to Alexander Stetsurenko by unanimous decision in the Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament reserve match in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[19][20]
Titles and achievements
- Professional:
- 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Runner Up
- 2014 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-78 kg) (3 title defences)
- 2013 La Nuit des Titans Tournament champion (-72.5 kg)
- 2012 WKN Full Contact European Grand Prix champion (-75 kg)
- 2012 I.S.K.A. Oriental Rules World Champion (-75 kg) (4 title defences)
- 2012 "boxe in défi" tournament champion belt (-76 kg)
- 2011 "Nuit des Champions" Full Contact belt (-76 kg)
- 2011 "Urban Boxing United 2" Super Fight belt
- 2011 La Nuit des Titans 4 Men K-1 Rules Tournament Champion (-73 kg)
- 2010 ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament Champion
- 2010 F-1 World Max Tournament Champion (-74 kg)
- 2010 K1 W.P.M.F. European Champion (-72.5 kg)
- 2010 FFSCDA K1 Pro French Champion (-72 kg)
- 2010 UKC France MAX Tournament Runner Up (-70 kg)
- 2009 FFSCDA A-Class French Kickboxing Champion (-74 kg)
- 2009 Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing) French Champion
- 2008 FFKB A-Class French Kickboxing Vice Champion (-74 kg)
- Amateur:
- 2010 SportAccord World Combat Games Kick-Boxing - Low-Kick Champion
(-75 kg) - 2009 WAKO World Kick-Boxing Championships, Villach Austria
(-75 kg) - 4 times Karate-Contact French Champion
- 4 times winner of the Karate-Contact France Cup
- 2010 SportAccord World Combat Games Kick-Boxing - Low-Kick Champion
Kickboxing record
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
| 96 Wins (50 (T)KO's), 12 Losses, 1 Draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-16 | Win |  Mustapha Haida | Bellator 152 | Torino, Italy | Decision (Split)) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-11-06 | Loss |  Murthel Groenhart | Glory 25: Milan - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Final | Monza, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. | ||||||||
| 2015-11-06 | Win |  Yoann Kongolo | Glory 25: Milan - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals | Monza, Italy | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-04-25 | Win |  Ruben Garcia Gonzales | Final Fight 2 | Évreux, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-78 kg).[21] | ||||||||
| 2015-04-11 | Win |  Fabio Siciliani | Oktagon 2015: 20 Years Edition [22] | Milan, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-03-14 | Win |  Kevin Ward | Duel des maitres II | Villepinte, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-78 kg). | ||||||||
| 2014-12-13 | Win |  Alexander Stetsurenko | Victory [23] | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-05-30 | Win | Mustapha Haïda | Final Fight I | Le Havre, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-78 kg).[24] | ||||||||
| 2014-03-22 | Win |  Dan Balsemao | Meaux Fight 3 | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-75 kg).[25] | ||||||||
| 2014-02-01 | Win | Nigel Thomas | Explosion Fight Night 9 | Châteauroux, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-75 kg).[26] | ||||||||
| 2013-12-21 | Loss | Alexander Stetsurenko | Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament, Reserve Match | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-11-16 | Win |  Alex Schmitt | Explosion Fight Night 8 | France | TKO | 5 | ||
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-75 kg).[27] | ||||||||
| 2013-10-12 | Loss |  Joseph Valtellini | Glory 11: Chicago | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | TKO (punches and right high kick) | 3 | 2:53 | |
| 2013-06-15 | Win |  Yuri Bessmertny | Time Fight 3 | Tours, France | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-04-06 | Loss | Nieky Holzken | Glory 6: Istanbul | Istanbul, Turkey | TKO (cut) | 4 | ||
| 2013-03-16 | Win |  Darko Delic | Explosion Fight Night 7 | Châteauroux, France | KO | 1 | ||
| Wins ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-78 kg).[28][29] | ||||||||
| 2013-02-02 | Win |  Eakpracha Meenayotin | La Nuit des Titans, Final | Tours, France | KO (left knee and right overhand) | 1 | ||
| Wins La Nuit des Titans Tournament title (-72.5 kg). | ||||||||
| 2013-02-02 | Win |  Yohan Lidon | La Nuit des Titans, Semi Finals | Tours, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-12-15 | Win | Jeremy Ragazzagi | Full Night 6, Final | Agde, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the 2012 WKN 75kg Full Contact European Grand Prix title. | ||||||||
| 2012-12-15 | Win | Luis Reis | Full Night 6, Semi Finals | Agde, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-24 | Win | Dmitry Valent | Nuit des Champions | Marseilles, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-06-09 | Win |  Patrik Kontraszti | Gala du Phenix Muaythai 4 | Trets, France | KO | 3 | ||
| Defends ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-75 kg).[30] | ||||||||
| 2012-04-28 | Loss | Naruepol Fairtex | Boxe Thai et K1 Rules à Bagnolet | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-04-07 | Win | Francisco Matos | Explosion Fight Night Volume 05 | Châteauroux, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins ISKA Oriental Rules World title (-75 kg). | ||||||||
| 2012-03-17 | Win | Yannick Tamas | Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament, Final | Muret, France | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament belt (-76 kg). | ||||||||
| 2012-03-17 | Win |  Stevan Živković | Boxe in défi XIII, Tournament, Semi Final | Muret, France | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 2011-11-12 | Win | Sebastien Pace | La 18ème Nuit des Champions | Marseille, France | Decision | 7 | 2:00 | |
| Wins "Nuit des Champions" Full Contact belt -76 kg. | ||||||||
| 2011-10-01 | Win | Karim Benmansour | F-1 World MAX 2011 | Meyreuil, France | Decision | |||
| 2011-07-17 | Loss | Yodsanklai Fairtex | Thai Fight Extreme | Hong Kong, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-05-07 | Win | Karim Benmansour | Urban Boxing United 2 | Marseilles, France | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins "Urban Boxing United 2" Super Fight belt. | ||||||||
| 2011-02-12 | Win | Sébastien Billard | La Nuit des Titans, Tournament, Final | Tours, France | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | ||
| Wins La Nuit des Titans 4 Men K-1 Rules Tournament (-73 kg). | ||||||||
| 2011-02-12 | Win |  Tuncay Aydın | La Nuit des Titans, Tournament, Semi Final | Tours, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-11-27 | Win |  Chamil Batchaev | ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament, Final | Toulon, France | Decision | |||
| Wins ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament. | ||||||||
| 2010-11-27 | Win | Hamza Ridène | ProFight Karate Middleweight Tournament, Semi Final | Toulon, France | Decision | |||
| 2010-09-25 | Win | Yohan Lidon | F-1 World MAX 2010, Final | Meyreuil, France | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| Wins F-1 World MAX Tournament title (-74 kg). | ||||||||
| 2010-09-25 | Win | Samir Dourid | F-1 World MAX 2010, Semi Final | Meyreuil, France | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2010-06-19 | Win | .svg.png){kind=small} Yassin Baitar | Explosion Fight Night Volume 01 | Brest, France | KO | 5 | ||
| Wins K1 W.P.M.F European title (-72.500 kg). | ||||||||
| 2010-04-30 | Win | Mehdi Baghdad | Urban Boxing United | Marseilles, France | TKO (cut) | 3 | ||
| Wins K1 Pro French title (-75 kg). | ||||||||
| 2010-02-06 | Loss | Abdallah Mabel | UKC France MAX, Final | Dijon, France | KO (right flying knee) | 2 | ||
| Fight was for UKC France MAX Tournament title (-70 kg). | ||||||||
| 2010-02-06 | Win |  Marat Grigorian | UKC France MAX, Semi Final | Dijon, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-02-06 | Win |  Jakub Gazdík | UKC France MAX, Quarter Final | Dijon, France | KO | 1 | ||
| 2009-12-12 | Win | Sebastien Pace | Full Night III | Agde, France | KO | 7 | ||
| 2009-11-21 | Win | Marco Silva | Portugal vs France | Algarve, Portugal | KO | 3 | ||
| 2009-09-26 | Loss | Yohan Lidon | F-1 World MAX 2009, Semi Final | Meyreuil, France | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
| 2009-05-30 | Win |  Arton Berisha | France vs Germany | Strasbourg, France | KO | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-04-25 | Win | Benjamin Gerbet | French Kickboxing Championships A-Class Elite, Final | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Wins French Kickboxing Championships 2009 A-Class Elite title (-74 kg). | ||||||||
| 2008-12-06 | Draw | Sebastien Pace | Full Night II | Agde, France | Decision draw | 7 | 2:00 | |
| 2008-06-07 | Win | Bakari Tounkara | Le Choc des Boxes | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2008-04-17 | Loss | Bakari Tounkara | French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Final | Paris, France | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Fight was for French Kickboxing Championships 2008 A-Class (74 kg). | ||||||||
| 2008-03-08 | Win | Mustapha Hamiche | French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Semi Final | Paris, France | Decision | |||
| 2008 | Win | Thomas Diagne | French Kickboxing Championships FFKB A-Class, Final 8 | Paris, France | Decision | 4 | ||
| 2007-12-08 | Win | Jordan Gomez | Full Night I | Agde, France | TKO (broken jaw) | 2 | ||
| 88 wins (? KOs), 4 losses, 0 draws | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-23 | Loss | Khasan Khaliev | W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick Semi Finals -75 kg | Bilbao, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2014-10-21 | Win |  Jerzy Wronski | W.A.K.O European Championships 2014, Low-Kick First Round -75 kg | Bilbao, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2010-09-04 | Win | Alpay Kır | SportAccord World Combat Games, Final -75 kg | Beijing, China | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins SportAccord Combat Games Kick-Boxing - Low-Kick 75kg gold medal. | |||||||
| 2010-09-03 | Win |  Kanan Sadikhov | SportAccord World Combat Games, Semi Finals -75 kg | Beijing, China | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2009-10-25 | Loss | Alpay Kır | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO | Villach, Austria | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins WAKO World KickBoxing Championships 2009 silver medal (-75 kg). | |||||||
| 2009-10-23 | Win | Kanan Sadikhov | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Semi Final | Villach, Austria | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2009-10-23 | Win |  Kumar Jaliev | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Quarter Final | Villach, Austria | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2009-10-21 | Win |  Pinherio Leonardo | World KickBoxing Championship WAKO, Final 8 | Villach, Austria | KO | 1 | 2:00 |
| 2008-11-26 | Loss |  Luka Simic | European Kickboxing Championships, Final 8 | Guimarães, Portugal | Decision | ||
| 1 loss | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-02 | Loss | Manuel Vincent-Sully | 100% Fight - Contenders 8 | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Karim Ghajji profile". mmanouvelles.com. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ↑ "Fighters Rankings". gloryworldseries.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Fights To Watch In November: Part 2". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Nuit Des Champions, Big Fights In France On Saturday". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Nuit des Champions: Bennoui beats Adamandopoulos again". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Parviz Iskenderov. "WKN Kickboxing Full Night 6, France December 15 (Fight Card)". fightmag.net.
- ↑ Parviz Iskenderov. "Karim Ghajji wins WKN Kickboxing European Grand Prix". fightmag.net.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Nuit des Titans on Saturday: Big Tournament/Fight Card with Aikpracha, Pinca, Lidon". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Karim Ghajji Scores Huge Tournament Win, Beats Lidon and Aikpracha". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "March Madness: Kickboxing Fights to Watch This Month". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 6 Poster/Fighters Expected to Participate". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Updated GLORY 6 Istanbul Fight Card For Saturday, April 6". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 6 Istanbul: Daniel Ghita vs. Gokhan Saki, Live Results". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "Jerome Le Banner Successful Against Roman Kleibl". liverkick.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 11 Main Event Confirmed as Corbett vs. Spong". liverkick.com.
- ↑ "Tyrone Spong vs. Nathan Corbett and more confirmed for Glory 11 in Chicago - Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and Discussion". liverkick.com.
- ↑ "Glory 11 Results and Recap - Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.com.
- ↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY SuperFight Series Tokyo and GLORY 13 Spoilers". liverkick.com.
- ↑ "Glory 13 Results and Recap - Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.com.
- ↑ "Vidéos du FINAL FIGHT 2". muaythaitv.com.
- ↑ "Full Results From "Oktagon: Petrosyan vs. Kehl" - LIVE - on FightBox HD 11.04.2015". fightbox.com.
- ↑ Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Video: LE BANNER wins by KO in France". muaythaitv.com.
- ↑ "Karim GHAJJI défend son titre mondial ISKA au MEAUX FIGHT 3". muaythaitv.com.
- ↑ "Ghajji Retains ISKA World Title at Explosion Fight Night in Chateauroux France". iskaworldhq.com.
- ↑ "Résultats EXPLOSION FIGHT NIGHT 8". muaythaitv.com.
- ↑ Archived February 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived July 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Full Cream Milk. "News § International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) UK". iska.org.uk.
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