Marco Piqué

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Marco Piqué
Born January 9, 1980 (1980-01-09) (age 32)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other names The Sniper
Nationality Suriname Surinamese
Netherlands Dutch
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Almere, Netherlands
Team Profighters Gym
Trainer Michael Polanen
Milton Felter
Years active 2001–present
Kickboxing record
Total 84
Wins 56
By knockout 27
Losses 27
By knockout 4
Draws 1
last updated on: November 6, 2011

Marco "The Sniper" Piqué (born January 9, 1980 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch-Surinamese welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Profighters Gym in Almere, Netherlands. He is the current W.F.C.A. Muay Thai middleweight world champion, W.M.C. intercontinental champion, and a two time K-1 MAX regional tournament finalist.[1]

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[edit] Biography and Career

Originally from Suriname, Piqué has fought the majority of his fights in the Netherlands. He won his first title in 2003 when he defeated Aalviar Lima via split decision to claim the W.P.K.L. Dutch national Muay Thai title. Over the next couple of years Piqué claimed the W.F.C.A. Benelux title and the W.P.K.L. European title as well as losing to legendary Thai fighter Jongsanan Fairtex in Las Vegas in a bid to win Fairtex's I.K.K.C. world title belt.[2] Throughout 2006 Piqué started to regularly face some of the world's best middleweight kickboxers, losing to Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Şahin Yakut and Giorgio Petrosyan, the latter in the final of the annual Janus Fight tournament. His record was patchy by the end of 2006 but he had a terrific 2007, winning two preliminary tournaments and reaching the final of two more, winning thirteen out of fifteen fights and beating some top fighters such as Chaid Oulad El Hadj and Petr Polak.

In 2008 Piqué made his K-1 MAX debut at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 in Utrecht, making his way to the final in a tough tournament which included a victory over tournament favourite Joerie Mes in the quarter finals. In the final Piqué found Warren Stevelmans a step too far and was unable to make it to the K-1 MAX final 16 stage. He entered another K-1 MAX tournament in Sweden later in the year but could only reach the semi finals. Piqué returned to K-1 MAX the following year, again reaching the final at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe but once more failing to make the next step to the K-1 World MAX final by dropping a decision to up and comer Leroy Kaestner. Piqué made up somewhat for this defeat later in the year by winning the W.M.C. intercontinental title and then the W.F.C.A. world title in his native Suriname.

[edit] Titles

  • 2009 W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world champion -72.5 kg
  • 2009 W.M.C. Muay Thai Intercontinental title -72.5 kg
  • 2009 K-1 MAX Europe tournament runner up -70 kg
  • 2008 K-1 MAX Netherlands tournament runner up -70 kg
  • 2007 Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Pforzheim preliminary tournament champion -75 kg
  • 2007 Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II tournament champion -73 kg
  • 2005 W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai champion -76 kg[3]
  • 2005 W.P.K.L. European Muay Thai champion -76 kg
  • 2004 W.F.C.A. Benelux Muay Thai champion
  • 2003 W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai champion -72.5 kg

[edit] Kickboxing

Kickboxing Record
56 Wins (27 (T)KO's, 28 decisions), 27 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2012-02-12 Morocco Mohammed Medhar Eindhoven, Netherlands
2011-09-02 Win Turkey Ali Gunyar Muay Thai Premier League: Round 3 Hague, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2011-09-02 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken Muay Thai Premier League: Round 1 Long Beach, California, USA Decision 5 3:00
2011-04-30 Loss Thailand Naruepol Fairtex Ring Rules Kickboxing Milan, Italy Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2011-04-11 Win Morocco Yassin Lahmidi Almere's Finest Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2011-01-22 Win Italy Bruno Franchi KnocKOut - Oktagon K-1 Rome, Italy Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2010-12-04 Win Italy Paolo Bellini Janus Fight Night 2010 Padua, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-09-05 Loss Syria Bakar Barakat Humans Fight Night IV, welterweight tournament semi final Hamburg, Germany Med. Int. 3
2010-09-05 Win Germany Ulli Schick Humans Fight Night IV, welterweight tournament quarter final Hamburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-07-04 Win Morocco Mourad Ouchen SLAMM "Last fight before Summer" Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2010-06-26 Win Armenia Armen Petrosyan The Shock Palermo, Italy Decision 5 3:00
2009-12-23 Win Italy Bruno Franchi Klaar Om Te Bosse!! Paramaribo, Suriname KO 3
Wins W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world title -72.5 kg.
2009-11-07 Loss Thailand Yodsanklai Fairtex Janus FightNight: Thai Boxe Last Challenge Padua, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-06-26 Win Scotland Sean Wright Champions of Champions 2 Montego Bay, Jamaica KO (Right Overhand) 1 1:22
Wins W.M.C. Muay Thai Intercontinental title -72.5 kg.
2009-05-31 Win Morocco Tarik Slimani Next Generation Warriors III Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-03-01 Loss Netherlands Leroy Kaestner K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Final Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16.
2009-03-01 Win Morocco Hafid El Boustati K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Semi Finals Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 3
2009-03-01 Win Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Ngimbi K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Quarter Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2008-11-30 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand V" Almere, Netherlands KO (Left Hook) 3 2:56
2008-10-31 Win Denmark Christian Klingenberg K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2008 Luleå, Sweden KO (Straight Right Punch) 2 0:32
2008-06-20 Loss Thailand Diesellek Rungroangyon International Muay Thai Fight Night Montego Bay, Jamaica Decision 5 3:00
2008-05-31 Loss United Arab Emirates Dzhabar Askerov K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Semi Finals Stockholm, Sweden Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2008-05-31 Win Australia Bruce Macfie K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Quarter Finals Stockholm, Sweden KO (Right Knee Strike) 2 0:21
2008-05-03 Win Germany Victor Dick New Generation Warriors Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop) 3
2008-02-17 Loss South Africa Warren Stevelmans K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Final Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16.
2008-02-17 Win Suriname Imro Main K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Semi Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2008-02-17 Win Netherlands Joerie Mes K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Quarter Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2007-11-24 Loss Armenia Giorgio Petrosyan Janus Fight Night 2007, Final Padova, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fight was for Janus Fight Night 2007 tournament title -72 kg.
2007-11-24 Win France Yassine Benhadj Janus Fight Night 2007, Semi Finals Padova, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2007-11-24 Win Germany Mark Vogel Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter Finals Padova, Italy Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2007-10-28 Win Japan Takashi Ono Shootboxing Battle Summit Ground Zero 2007 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2007-09-30 Loss Germany Dennis Schneidmiller RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007, Final Ulm, Germany Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Fight was for RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007 tournament title -73 kg.
2007-09-30 Win Austria Foad Sadeghi RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007, Semi Finals Ulm, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2007-09-30 Win Germany Dennis Oliwka RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007, Quarter Finals Ulm, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2007-08-26 Win Germany Yavuz Ozden Return of the King I Paramaribo, Suriname KO 2
2007-06-02 Win Morocco Chaid Oulad El Hadj Gentleman Fight Night IV Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2007-05-04 Win Turkey Ali Gunyar Steko's Fight Night 24, Final Pforzheim, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Pforzheim preliminary tournament title -75 kg. Was meant to qualify for Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Final later that year but withdrew from event.
2007-04-05 Win Portugal Luis Reis Steko's Fight Night 24, Semi Finals Pforzheim, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-04-21 Win Spain Ricardo Hernandez C.L.K Mucho Machismo Lisbon, Portugal KO 2
2007-04-07 Win Spain Abraham Roqueni Balans Fight Night Tilburg, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1
2007-01-27 Win Czech Republic Petr Polak Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II, Final Giengen, Germany Decision 3 3:00
Wins Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II tournament and qualifies for RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007.
2007-01-27 Win Germany Pacco Koscielniak Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II, Semi Finals Giengen, Germany TKO 1
2006-12-02 Loss Armenia Giorgio Petrosyan Janus Fight Night 2006, Final Padova, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Fight was for Janus Fight Night 2006 tournament title -72 kg.
2006-12-02 Win Thailand Samkor Keatmontep Janus Fight Night 2006, Semi Finals Padova, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2006-12-02 Win Portugal José Reis Janus Fight Night 2006, Quarter Finals Padova, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2006-11-12 Loss Cape Verde Aalviar Lima 2H2H Pride & Honor Ahoy 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2006-06-03 Loss Turkey Şahin Yakut Gentleman Fight Night III Tilburg, Netherlands KO 4
2006-03-19 Loss Thailand Buakaw Por. Pramuk SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand" Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2005-12-21 Win Suriname Franklin Beuk The Night of Immortality Paramaribo, Suriname TKO 3
2005-10-30 Loss Morocco Najim Ettouhali It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Alkmaar, Pool A Semi Finals Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2005-09-04 Win France Nadir Lahrech Muay Thai Champions League XIV Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
Wins W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai title -76 kg.
2005-05-28 Loss Thailand Malaipet Sasiprapa Muay Thai World Championships Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision 5 3:00
Elimination fight to face Jongsanan Fairtex for his I.K.K.C. Junior Welterweight Muay Thai world title.
2005-04-30 Win England Roy Jones Beatmasters Show Manchester, England, UK TKO 5
Wins W.P.K.L. European Muay Thai title -76 kg.
2005-02-05 Loss Thailand Jongsanan Fairtex Muay Thai World Championships Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (Ref Stop/Punch) 3 1:15
Fight was for Fairtex's I.K.K.C. Junior Welterweight Muay Thai world title -63 kg.
2004-11-14 Win Belgium Alain Dumas MT/MF Fight Gala Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2004-09-25 Win Turkey Rasit Biner Gala Schuttersveld Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Knee Strike)
Wins W.F.C.A. Benelux Muay Thai title.
2004-04-21 Loss Morocco Younnes el Hamsani Profighters Gala in Almere Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2004-02-22 Loss Cape Verde Aalviar Lima 2H2H Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2003-11-30 Loss Turkey Ali Gunyar Killerdome V Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2003-10-19 Win Netherlands Ron Post Zaantheater Zaandam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2003-05-31 Win Cape Verde Aalviar Lima Muay Thai Express I Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Wins W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai title -72.5 kg.
2003-04-12 Loss France Nadir Larech Magic Duo Part 3 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2003-03-29 Loss Turkey Şahin Yakut Muaythai Champions League Rome, Pool B Final Rome, Italy TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2
Fight was for W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Champion League Rome Pool B Final -72.5 kg.
2003-03-29 Win Italy Maurizio Romita Muaythai Champions League Rome, Pool B Semi Finals Rome, Italy Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2003-02-15 Loss Netherlands William Diender Xena Sport Victory or Hell 8 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2002-07-07 Loss Armenia Gago Drago Bad Boys Day Part 1 Netherlands KO (Right High Kick) 4 -
2002-04-21 Loss Armenia Gago Drago Xena Sport Victory or Hell 7 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2002-02-17 Draw Netherlands Benito Caupain W.P.K.L. Gala in Hogendorphal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision Draw 5 3:00
2001-11-03 Loss Morocco Faldir Chahbari Gala in Brediushal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ ""K-1 EUROPE MAX 2008 IN HOLLAND -Europe Tournament-"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  2. ^ "Verslag van partijen van main en pique in Amerika". www.mixfight.nl. http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?54904-Verslag-van-partijen-van-main-en-pique-in-Amerika. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
  3. ^ "Muay Thai Champions League Xiv". message.axkickboxing.com. http://message.axkickboxing.com/index.phtml?action=dispthread&topic=15314&topicgroup=axmain&junk=2004. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
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