Eddy Nait Slimani

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Eddy Naït Slimani
Born (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 30)
Vienne, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
DivisionSuper Bantamweight
StyleKickboxing, Full Contact
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofFrance
TeamGym Boxe Loisirs
TrainerDavid Blanc
Years active2013 - present
Kickboxing record
Total48
Wins41
By knockout8
Losses7
By knockout2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Eddy Nait Slimani (born 25 August 1993) is a French kickboxer. He is a former WKN and WAKO-Pro world champion.[1]

As of July 2021, he was the #9 ranked Featherweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Professional kickboxing career[edit]

Nait Slimani made his professional debut against Hamza Essalih at Stars Night in January 2013. He won the fight by decision. Nait Slimani won his next fight against Jordi Fernaandez in the same manner. In October 2013, Slimani took part in the World GBC Tour 5 tournament. He defeated Alessandro Alias by decision in the semifinals, and Mohamed Galaoui by decision in the finals.[3]

Nait Slimani won his next three fights in a row, against Mehdi Traia, Anthony Recio and Soufiane Hammani. He then participated in the Simply The Boxe four man tournament. In the semifinals, he beat William Saidi by first-round knockout, and won the tournament with a decision win against Vang Moua.[4]

After his second tournament win, Nait Slimani was scheduled to fight Edson Fortes at La Nuit des Gladiateurs, and won the fight by decision.[5] He was subsequently scheduld to fight Allan Gozdzicki for the WKN European 64.5 kg title. Nait Slimani beat Gozdzicki by decision.[6] Following a successful title defense against Antoine Habash at World GBC Tour 8, Nait Slimani took part in the 2015 Simply The Boxe four man tournament. He beat Franck Reoutzkoff by knockout in the semifinals, and Yohann Drai by split decision in the finals.[7]

In May 2015, Nait Slimani suffered the first loss of his professional career, losing to Cedric Castagna by decision. The two of them then fought an immediate rematch, with Nait Slimani winning by decision. Nait Slimani was then scheduled to fight Antonio Campoy at Battle of Saint-Raphael 3 for the WKN International -66.7 kg title. He knocked Campoy out in the first round.[8]

Nait Slimani participated in his second World GBC Tour four man tournament, and faced Cosmin Podoriu in the semifinal. Nait Slimani beat him by decision, and won the tournament with a second-round TKO of Houcine Bennoui.[9]

After a decision victory over Samir Mohamed, Nait Slimani signed a one-year contract with Glory.[10] In his first fight, Slimani fought Maykol Yurk at Glory 28: Paris, and won by decision.[11] Slimani afterwards beat Stephane Candel and Mehdi Berisha by decision.[12][13] In his second Glory fight, Nait Slimani fought the muay thai legend Saenchai at Glory 31: Amsterdam.[14]

Nait Slimani was scheduled to fight Mathieu Bernard at World GBC Tour 11,[15] and won by decision.[16] He was then scheduled to fight Masaaki Noiri for the NDC 66 kg title.[17] Noiri won the fight by knockout, in the very last seconds of the fight.[18]

In his next fight, Nait Slimani fought Modibo Diarra at Stars Night,[19] and won by decision. At ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris, he fought David Mejia.[20] Nait Slimani defeated Mejia by decision.[21]

At Capital Fights 2, Nait Slimani challenged Yannick Reine for the ISKA K-1 World 63.5 kg title.[22] Reine successfully defended the title, winning by decision.[23]

During the 2017 Monte-Carlo Fighting Trophy event, Nait Slimani fought a rematch with Antoine Habash, for the WAKO Pro World -64.5 kg title. Nait Slimani once again won, beating Habash by a second-round knockout.[24]

Nait Slimani was scheduled to fight Dong-Su Kim at World GBC Tour 12, for the WKN World -64.5 kg title. He knocked Kim out in the first round, with a head kick.[25]

Slimani fought Karim Bennoui at Nuit Des Champions 2017,[26] and won the fight by decision. He won his next three fights, winning decisions against Charlie Peters, Khyzer Hayat Nawaz and Denis Wosik.[27][28] His six fight winning streak was snapped at Enfusion 60, during which he lost an extra round decision in a rematch with Hamza Essalih.[29]

In November 2018, Slimani fought Daniel Puertas Gallardo for the vacant La Nuit des Champions -65 kg title. He beat Gallardo by split decision.[30] In his next fight, he fought Yvan Naccari[31] and won by majority decision. Slimani defended his NDC title for the first time against Sergey Kulyaba in November 2019,[32] and won the fight by split decision.

Slimani was scheduled to fight Adam Noi, at Arena Fight Championship 2, for the inaugural Arena Fight K-1 -65 kg title. The entire event was later postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]

Nait Slimani was scheduled to face Hayat Khyzer at La Nuit Des Gladiateurs 12 on September 18, 2021.[34] He won the fight by decision.[35]

In the fall of 2021, Nait Slimani signed with the Superkombat Fighting Championship. He made his promotional debut at Superkombat Universe on November 1, 2021, against Mo Monteur for the world super lightweight title.[36] Slimani lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[37]

Slimani made his second Nuit des Champions -65kg title defense against Anass Ahmidouch at La Nuit Des Champions 29 on November 19, 2022.[38] He lost the fight by decision.[39]

Slimani faced Bayram Gashi at Fight Night One 15 on March 4, 2023.[40] He won the fight by decision.[41] Slimani faced Eduardo Del Prado at Fight Night One 16 on June 24, 2023.[42]

Slimani was expected to challenge Václav Sivák for the WAKO Pro World K-1 Light Welterweight (-64.5 kg) title at Yangames Fight Night on July 29, 2023.[43] Sivák withdrew from the fight on July 28, after suffering a hand injury in training.[44]

Slimani rematched Anass Ahmidouch on April 6, 2024, at La Nuit des Gladiateurs 15 for the promotion's -65kg title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[45]

Titles and achievements[edit]

Amateur[edit]

Professional[edit]

  • World GBC Tour
    • 2014 World GBC Tour 4-Man 65 kg Tournament Winner
    • 2015 World GBC Tour 4-Man 65 kg Tournament Winner
  • Simply The Boxe
    • 2014 Simply The Boxe 4-Man 65 kg Tournament Winner
    • 2015 Simply The Boxe 4-Man 65 kg Tournament Winner
  • World Kickboxing Network
    • 2014 WKN European -64.5 kg Champion (one defense)
    • 2015 WKN International -66.7 kg Champion
    • 2017 WKN World Oriental Rules -64.5 kg Champion[47]
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2017 WAKO Pro World -64.5 kg K-1 Champion[48]
  • La Nuit des Champions
    • 2018 La Nuit des Champions -65 kg Champion (one defence) [49]

Fight record[edit]

Professional Kickboxing record
41 Wins (8 (T)KO's), 7 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-04-06 Win Morocco Anass Ahmidouch La Nuit Des Gladiateurs 15 Marseille, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins La Nuit des Gladiateurs -65kg title.
2023-06-24 Win Spain Eduardo Del Prado Fight Night One 16 Chasse-sur-Rhône, France Decision 3 3:00
2023-04-29 Win Germany Bayram Gashi Fight Night One 15 Chalon-sur-Saône, France Decision 3 3:00
2022-11-19 Loss Morocco Anass Ahmidouch La Nuit Des Champions 29 Marseille, France Decision 5 3:00
Lost La Nuit des Champions -65kg title.
2022-05-21 Win Spain Nacho Menen Stars Night 2022 Vitrolles, France Decision 3 3:00
2022-04-22 Win Spain Mikel Sortino La Nuit Des Gladiateurs 13 Marseille, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-11-01 Loss Morocco Mohamed El Mesbahi Superkombat Universe Dubai, UAE KO (left head kick) 1 1:14
For the inaugural Superkombat World Super Lightweight Championship.
2021-09-18 Win Spain Khyzer Hayat La Nuit Des Gladiateurs 12 Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2019-11-16 Win Ukraine Sergey Kulyaba La Nuit Des Champions Marseille, France Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Defends La Nuit des Champions -65kg title.
2019-10-12 Win Italy Ivan Naccari World GBC Tour 14 Mazan, France Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2018-11-24 Win Spain Daniel Puertas Gallardo La Nuit Des Champions Marseille, France Decision (Split) 5 3:00
For the vacant La Nuit des Champions -65kg title.
2018-10-27 Loss Morocco Hamza Essalih Enfusion Talents #60 Oberhausen, Germany Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2018-10-13 Win Germany Denis Wosik World GBC Tour 13 Mazan, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-05-26 Win Spain Khyzer Hayat Nawaz Octogone 2 Marseille, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-01-13 Win United Kingdom Charlie Peters Nuit des Gladiateurs 9 Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2017-11-25 Win France Karim Bennoui Nuit Des Champions 2017 Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2017-10-14 Win Korea Dong-Su Kim World GBC Tour 12 Mazan, France KO (Right High Kick) 1
Wins WKN World -64.5kg title.
2017-06-30 Win Hungary Antoine Habash Monte-Carlo Fighting Trophy Monaco, France KO (Jumping back Kick) 2 2:03
Wins WAKO Pro World -64.5kg title.
2017-05-20 Loss France Yannick Reine Capital Fights 2 Paris, France Decision 5 3:00
For the ISKA K-1 World 63.5kg title[50]
2017-03-25 Win Spain David Mejia ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-02-11 Win France Modibo Diarra Stars Night Vitrolles, France Decision 3 3:00
2016-11-19 Loss Japan Masaaki Noiri Nuit Des Champions 2016 Marseille, France KO (Left Knee to The Body) 3 2:57
For the vacant NDC 66kg title.
2016-10-08 Win Belgium Mathieu Bernard World GBC Tour 11 Mazan, France Decision 3 3:00
2016-06-25 Loss Thailand Saenchai Glory 31: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-06 Win France Mehdi Berisha Fight Night 1 Saint-Étienne, France Decision 3 3:00
2016-03-26 Win Belgium Stephane Candel World GBC Tour 10 France Decision 3 3:00
2016-03-12 Win Brazil Maykol Yurk Glory 28: Paris Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-11-14 Win France Samir Mohamed Nuit des Champions 2015 Marseille, France KO (Punch) 1
2015-10-10 Win France Houcine Bennoui World GBC Tour 9, Final Mazan, France TKO (Punches) 2
Wins the GBC Tour 4-Man tournament.
2015-10-10 Win Romania Cosmin Podoriu World GBC Tour 9, Semi Final Mazan, France Decision 3 3:00
2015-09-12 Win Spain Antonio Campoy Battle of Saint-Raphael 3 Saint-Raphaël, Var, France KO 1
Wins WKN International -66.7kg title.
2015-06-26 Win France Cedric Castagna La Nuit des Gladiateurs Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2015-05-23 Loss France Cedric Castagna IXeme Tophée des Etoiles Aix-en-Provence, France Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-18 Win France Yohann Drai Simply The Boxe, Final France Decision (Split) 3 3:00
Wins the Simply The Boxe 4-Man tournament.
2015-04-18 Win France Franck Reoutzkoff Simply The Boxe, Semi Final France KO (Hook) 2
2015-02-07 Win Hungary Antoine Habash World GBC Tour 8 France TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3 3:00
Defends WKN European -64.5kg title.
2014-11-22 Win France Samir Mohamed Nuit des Champions 2014 Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2014-10-04 Win Belgium Allan Gozdzicki World GBC Tour 7 Mazan, France Decision 3 3:00
Wins WKN European -64.5kg title.
2014-06-27 Win Netherlands Edson Fortes La Nuit des Gladiateurs Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2014-04-12 Win France Vang Moua Simply The Boxe, Final La Penne-sur-Huveaune, France Decision 3 3:00
Wins the Simply The Boxe 4-Man tournament.
2014-04-12 Win France William Saidi Simply The Boxe, Semi Final La Penne-sur-Huveaune, France KO 1
2014-02-15 Win France Soufiane Hammani World GBC Tour 6 France Decision 3 3:00
2013-12-20 Win France Anthony Recio Fight Night Marseille, France Decision 3 3:00
2013-10-26 Win France Mehdi Traia Choc des guerriers 3 France Decision 3 3:00
2013-10-05 Win France Mohamed Galaoui World GBC Tour 5, Final France Decision 3 3:00
Wins the GBC Tour 4-Man tournament.
2013-10-05 Win Italy Alessandro Alias World GBC Tour 5, Semi Final France Decision 3 3:00
2013-03-30 Win Spain Jordi Fernaandez 10th Trophée de l'Ephèbe de Kick-Boxing France Decision 3 3:00
2013-01-26 Win Morocco Hamza Essalih Stars Night Vitrolles, France Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing record
39 Wins (11 (T)KO's), 0 Loss
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-06-08 Win Georgia (country) Giga Adamshvili WKN Tbilisi, Georgia KO 3
Wins WKN Amateur European K-1 -65kg title.
2012-06-03 Win Norway Milton Barrios Galarreta WAKO World Cup Bestfighter 2012, Final Rimini, Italy
Wins WAKO World Cup Bestfighter 2012 Full Contact -63.5kg Gold Medal.
2012-06-02 Win WAKO World Cup Bestfighter 2012, Semi Final Rimini, Italy
2012-05-19 Win Republic of Ireland Dylan Moran Ringside promotion - IKF Kickboxing Thurles, Ireland Decision
Wins IKF European Full Contact -64.5kg title.
2011-04-15 Win Republic of Ireland Dylan O'Connor Ringside promotion - IKF Kickboxing Thurles, Ireland KO 3
Wins IKF Junior European Full Contact -60kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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