Zakaria Zouggary
| Zakaria Zouggary | |
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| Born | 22 June 1995 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch Moroccan |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[2] |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Morocco |
| Team | Oude Westen Gym[3] |
| Trainer | Khalid Chennouf |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 18 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Zakaria Zouggary (born June 6, 1995 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2013, he is currently signed with Glory, and has formerly competed for RISE, Shoot Boxing and Enfusion.
He is the #1 ranked featherweight contender in Glory as of 4 May, 2020.[4]
Kickboxing career
Shoot Boxing
Zouggary made his professional debut in September of 2013, during Dangerzone, when he faced Noah Apituley. He won the bout by KO. His second fight was during GP EAGLES Fight, when we won a decision over Renita Stanislav.[5]
These two wins earned him the notice of Shoot Boxing. He fought Hiroaki Suzuki at his debut with the organization, and lost a unanimous decision. Zouggary would then enter the 2014 S-Cup World Featherweight Tournament and score KO wins over Bovy Sor Udomson and Houcine Bennoui. In the final match of the tournament he fought Hiroaki Suzuki in a rematch. He lost once more, this time by TKO.[6]
Zakaria bounced back with a decision wins over Hiroki Shishido, a TKO win over Yuki and a decision win over Chuchai Hadesworkout. These three wins led him to a third fight with Hiroaki Suzuki. Zakaria avenged his previous two losses with a decision win.[7]
Following that, Zakaria lost to Koji Yoshimoto by TKO. His TKO wins over Yosuke Mizuochi and UMA earned him the right to participate in the 2016 S-Cup World Featherweight Tournament. He beat Hiroto Yamaguchi in the quarterfinal and Taplon Hadesworkout in the semifinals, before defeating MASAYA by TKO to win the tournament.[8]
After his title win he faced Ilias Bulaid for the Enfusion -67 kg Championship, but suffered a decision loss. He would beat Kaito before being signed with Glory.
GLORY
In his debut with the organization Zakaria beat Yetkin Özkul.[9] In his second fight he defeated Massaro Glunder.
In his third fight with the organization he suffered a head kick KO to the future featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9.
Zouggary bounced back with a win over Bailey Sugden, before dropping a decision to Aleksei Ulianov. He has since gone on a two fight winning streak, with wins over Abdellah Ezbiri and Asa Ten Pow.
Titles
2016 S-Cup -65kg World Tournament Champion[10]
Professional kickboxing record
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32 Wins (16 (T)KO's), 6 Losses, 1 Draw
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References
- ^ "Zakaria Zouggary". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Zakaria Zouggary". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Zakaria Zouggary | Oude westen gym". muaythai.nl. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Featherweights". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "GP EAGLES Fight KOK rules 64kg Zakaria Zouggary (Morocco) vs Renita Stanislav (Moldova)". Youtube.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Zakaria Zouggary II". Tapology.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Shootboxing 30th Anniversary "Ground Zero Tokyo 2015″ Results". fight-madness.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Shoot Boxing World Tournament S-Cup 2016 Results". fight-madness.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Full fight between Zakaria Zougarry and Yetkin Ozkul for the "Fight of the Year 2017"". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/shootboxing/161111shootboxing.html
- ^ "Enfusion Live 46 Eindhoven Results: Bulaid Retains, Ben Moh and Risco Claim League Wins". Rob Tatum. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-10-07.