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 | 110 |
| Wins | 96 |
| By knockout | 50 |
| Losses | 13 |
| 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:
- 2016 Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Champion
- 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
Fight records
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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.
- ↑ Victory : Levallois va trembler !(French)
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