Marc de Bonte

Marc de Bonte
Born (1990-02-27)February 27, 1990
Turnhout, Belgium
Died November 5, 2016 (aged 26)
Nationality Belgian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Reach 73.0 in (185 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Bladel, Netherlands
Team Tay Gym
Trainer Ludo Kaethoven
Years active -2016
Professional boxing record
Total 4
Wins 4
By knockout 2
Losses 0
Draws 0
Kickboxing record
Total 95
Wins 84
By knockout 20
Losses 10
Draws 1
Other information
Website www.marcdebonte.com
last updated on: June 21, 2014
Marc de Bonte
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Muay Thai
IFMA World Championships
2010 Bangkok 81 kg
2012 Saint Petersburg 81 kg

Marc de Bonte (February 27, 1990 – November 5, 2016) was a Belgian kickboxer who competed in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He won bronze at the IFMA World Championships in 2010 and silver in 2012 as an amateur, and debuted with the Glory promotion in October 2012. De Bonte went missing on the night/early morning 4 and 5 November 2016.[1]

Career

De Bonte began practicing kickboxing and Muay Thai at six years old.[2] As an amateur, he took a bronze medal at the 2010 IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. He followed this up with a silver at the 2012 games in Saint Petersburg, Russia where he lost to Artem Levin in the final.[3][4][5]

In 2011, he signed with the Muaythai Premier League but was able to fight just once in the short-lived promotion, a split decision win over Jiri Zak at Muaythai Premier League: Strength and Honor in Padova, Italy on October 8, 2011.[6][7][8]

He knocked out Michael Buxant via a fifth round knee at MaxPain in Genk, Belgium on February 10, 2012 to win the Belgian −81 kg/181 lb Championship.[9]

The following year, de Bonte was recruited by Glory, the world's premier kickboxing organization, and he made his promotional debut at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium[10][11][12] where he lost to Murthel Groenhart by knockout from a knee in round two of their 79 kg/175 lb bout.[13][14]

He returned at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013, moving up to the 85 kg/187 lb division to face L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni.[15][16] He won via a knee KO early in round one[17][18][19] to move up to the #3 spot in Glory's middleweight rankings.[20][21]

He was set to fight Nieky Holzken in the Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament semi-finals in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.[22] However, he was then replaced by Raymond Daniels in the tournament for undisclosed reasons.[23]

He was set to fight against Nieky Holzken for the inaugural Glory Welterweight (-77.1 kg/170 lb) Championship at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014[24][25] but the fight was cancelled when Holzken suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident.[26] The match was rescheduled for Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014[27] but Holzken withdrew once again due to his recurring shoulder injury and was replaced by Karapet Karapetyan.[28][29] De Bonte defeated Karapetyan via a split decision to take the title.[30][31]

He lost his title against Joseph Valtellini at Glory 17: Los Angeles in Inglewood, California, US on June 21, 2014 when he dropped a unanimous decision. Both fighters scored knockdowns in the fight; Valtellini dropped de Bonte with a high kick in round three, while de Bonte floored Valtellini with a Flying#flying knee in round four.[32][33][34]

Missing person case and death

On the night of November 4, 2016, De Bonte attended a party organized by the gym he worked at in Bladel, Netherlands. He left the party and texted his girlfriend, telling her he would stop by a friend for a drink in Turnhout, Belgium, before going to her place in Best, the Netherlands. De Bonte never arrived at his girlfriend's place and he was reported missing by his family.[35] His car was found next to the Wilhelminakanaal, a canal which runs through Best, Netherlands. Extensive police searches in the Netherlands and Belgium did not lead to any clues on De Bonte's whereabouts. On the 24th of November, De Bonte's body was discovered floating in the Wilhelminakanaal in Oirschot, not far from the place where his car was discovered. The cause of death has not been determined yet, with the autopsy having taken place on November 26.[36]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Boxing record

Boxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Zoektocht naar vermiste kickbokser tevergeefs". De Telegraaf. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Biografie". Marcdebonte.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  3. ↑ TBC (2012-09-11). "It is Semi-Finals Day". Ifmamuaythai.org. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  4. ↑ "September 11: Semi-Finals Results – Some of the hardest fought battles during the competition". Ifmamuaythai.org. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  5. ↑ TBC (2012-09-14). "IFMA Finals: A Knockout Event". Ifmamuaythai.org. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  6. ↑ TBC (2011-10-14). "Muaythai Premiere League Round Two". Ifmamuaythai.org. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  7. ↑ "MuayThai Premier League Returns Tomorrow With Second Event". LiverKick. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  8. ↑ "MuayThai Premier League Second Round Results". LiverKick. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  9. ↑ "??". Fightclub.be. Retrieved 6 June 2016. (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "Weekly Kicks: Badr Hari Out Of K-1 Grand Prix, Glory 2 Brussels Oct. 6 Fight Card". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  11. ↑ "Glory 2 Brussels preview: The return of Remy Bonjasky". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  12. ↑ "More Fights Added To GLORY 2 Brussels, Including Gokhan Saki". LiverKick. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  13. ↑ Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 2 Brussels Live Results". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  14. ↑ "Weekly Kicks: Glory 2 Brussels results and analysis plus more". Bloody Elbow. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  15. ↑ Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 6 Poster/Fighters Expected to Participate". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  16. ↑ Scalia, Rian. "Updated GLORY 6 Istanbul Fight Card For Saturday, April 6". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  17. ↑ Scalia, Rian. "GLORY 6 Istanbul: Daniel Ghita vs. Gokhan Saki, Live Results". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  18. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  20. ↑ "News - Saki smashes his way to second place in world heavyweight rankings". Gloryworldseries.com. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  21. ↑ "Glory 6 Istanbul Ghita vs. Saki results, discussion, live stream, and full fight coverage". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  22. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  24. ↑ Walsh, Dave. "GLORY Makes GLORY 14 in Zagreb Official". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  26. ↑ "GLORY 14 Zagreb: Fight Card". Kickboxingplanet.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  27. ↑ Walsh, Dave. "Nieky Holzken vs. Marc De Bonte Set for GLORY 16 Denver". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  28. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  29. ↑ Walsh, Dave. "Nieky Holzken Forced Out of GLORY 16 Title Fight". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  30. ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC Veteran Pat Barry Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss to Zack Mwekassa at Glory 16".
  31. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  32. ↑ Jauncey, Jay. "LiverKick - Glory 17 and Last Man Standing Live Results". Liverkick.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  33. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Glory results: Artem Levin, Rico Verhoeven and Joseph Valtellini take home Glory gold". Bloody Elbow. 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  35. ↑ http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/2579811153/Twintig+dagen+onzekerheid+de+vermissing+van+kickbokser+Marc+de+Bonte+[TIJDLIJN].aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ↑ http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/27107271/__Familie_kickbokser_vermoedt_misdrijf__.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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