Dida Diafat
| Dida Diafat | |
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| Born | Dida Diafat April 24, 1970  Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria |
| Nationality | Algeria France |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63-67 kg |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Years active | 10 (1988–1998) |
Dida Diafat (born April 24, 1970 in Algiers) is an Algerian-French Muay Thai kickboxer who became a world champion in Thai kickboxing or Muay Thai at age 21.[1] A fictionalised version of his life is depicted in the 2005 movie Chok-Dee, in which he plays himself.[2]
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[edit] Biography
At the age of 18, Dida Diafat left the town of Villiers le Bel (Val d'Oise) to join the Muay Thai training camps of Thailand and became 3 years later the first Frenchman to be a Muay Thai world champion. He became the first Thai kickboxing fighter to win a contract with a French television channel - specifically, Canal+ in 1994. Following the release of Chok Dee he retired from kickboxing and decided to pursue a career in acting and in the clothing business.[2] He had a role in the 2009 horror film Mutants.
[edit] Titles and achievements
[edit] Titles
- 1991-1998 Competed in 16 World Championships in Muaythai, Kickboxing and won 11 titles
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- 1993 World Muaythai Champion in Paris
- 1992 World Kickboxing Champion in Levallois
- 1991 World Muaythai Champion in Paris Bercy
- 1991 World Muaythai Champion (-63 kg)
- 1989 French Muaythai Champion Class A
[edit] Awards
- 1997 "Songh Shaï" vase
- 1995 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
- 1994 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
- 1993 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
[edit] Fight Record
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://artsetspectacles.nouvelobs.com/p2102/a263035.html
- ^ a b "Diafat Bio". muaythaitv.com. http://www.muaythaitv.com/pages/news/news.php?s_id=551. Retrieved 2006-03-01.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Chok-Dee at the Internet Movie Database
- Mutants at the Internet Movie Database
- 2006 Interview
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