Hamicha Explained

Hamicha
Birth Name:Mohamed Mezouari
Birth Date:January 6, 1996
Other Names:Wonderboy
Fighting Out Of:Utrecht, Netherlands
Height:188cm
Weight:77kg (170lb)
Weight Class:Welterweight
Stance:Orthodox
Team:SB Gym
Trainer:Said El Badaoui
Kickboxingwins:41
Kickboxingkowins:30
Kickboxinglosses:3
Kickboxingkolosses:0
Kickboxingdraws:0

Mohamed Mezouari, better known as Hamicha, is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Morocco. He is ranked the #1 welterweight in Glory.[1]

He is ranked as the sixth best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[2] and the eighth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[3]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Mezouari started to train kickboxing at the age of 8 on El Otmani Gym in the Netherlands, where he still training.[4]

Mezouari fought Dzianis Zuev in the Kunlun 56 70 kg tournament reserve fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[5]

Mezouari fought in the Kunlun Fight Group 1 70 kg tournament. In the semifinals, he won a decision against Arman Hambaryan. In the group tournament finals, Mezouari defeated Danilo Zanolini through a first round KO.[6] [7]

Mezouari fought Thongchai Sitsongpeenong during Fight League 7 for the Fight League -76 kg World title.[8] Mezouari knocked Thongchai out in the second round, with a right low kick.[9]

Afterwards, Mezouari fought Artem Pashporin. Mezouari won the fight by a first round TKO, which earned him a place in the 2017 70 kg World Max Tournament Final 8.[10] Mezouari lost a unanimous decision to Marat Grigorian in the quarterfinals.[11]

Glory

Mezouari made his Glory debut during Glory 62, when he faced Miles Simson. He knocked Simson out in the first round.[12] He won his second fight against Adam Hadfield at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019,[13] by a first round technical knockout.[14]

Mezouari was expected to face Dmitry Menshikov at Glory 78: Rotterdam.[15] [16] Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hoduk.[17] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[18]

Mezouari was expected to face Eyevan Danenberg at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.[19] Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew a from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili.[20] Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[21]

Mezouari was expected to face Sofiane Gelin in a middleweight bout at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.[22] He withdrew from the fight on May 13, for undisclosed reasons.[23]

Mezouari faced Cédric Do at Glory 95 on September 21, 2024.[24]

Titles and accomplishments

Fight record

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2023-11-04 || Win ||align=left| Diaguely Camara || Glory: Collision 6 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-10-23 || Win ||align=left| Samuel Dbili || Glory: Collision 3 || Arnhem, Netherlands || TKO (3 Knockdowns/body punch) || 1 || 2:28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-09-04 || Win ||align=left| Vedat Hoduk || Glory 78: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (Punch to the body) || 1 || 1:20

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-06-22 || Win ||align=left| Adam Hadfield || Glory 66: Paris || Paris, France || TKO (Left body shot) || 1 || 1:35

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-12-08|| Win ||align=left| Miles Simson || Glory 62: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || KO (Head kick) || 1 || 1:53|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-11-12 || Loss ||align=left| Marat Grigorian || Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-08-27 || Win ||align=left| Artem Pashporin || Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 || Qingdao, China || TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) || 1 || 2:28|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |[27] |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-08-05 || Win ||align=left| Thongchai Sitsongpeenong || Fight League 7 || Tangier, Morocco || KO (Right low kick) || 2 || 1:15|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won Fight League -76 kg World Title.|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-02-26 || Win ||align=left| Danilo Zanolini || Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final || Sanya, China || KO (Left body kick) || 1 || 0:21|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |[28] |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-02-26 || Win ||align=left| Arman Hambaryan || Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Semi Finals || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-01-01 || Win||align=left| Dzianis Zuev || | Kunlun Fight 56 – 70 kg 2016 Tournament Reserve Fight || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-08-28|| Win ||align=left| Arthit Hanchana || Super Muaythai - Kunlun Fight World MAX 2016 Final 16 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-08-07|| Win ||align=left| David Ruiz || Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45|| Tokyo, Japan || KO (Head kick) || 2 || 1:25|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won BLADE -70 kg Title.|-|- style="background:#Fbb;"| 2016-04-23 || Loss ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong[29] || Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Final || Zhoukou, China || Ext. R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-04-23 || Win ||align=left| Yussef Boulahtari || Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Semi Finals || Zhoukou, China || KO (Right cross) || 1 || 2:30|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-04-02 || Win||align=left| Abdel Fak || Enfusion Live Gold Edition || Netherlands ||TKO || 2 |||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-03-09 || Win||align=left| Hinata Watanabe || Rebels. 41 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-01-23|| Win||align=left| Brown Pinas || Sportmani Events VIII || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-12-06 || Win||align=left| Brahim Kallah || Real Fighters AN2R || Netherlands || KO (Right hook) || 2 || 0:25|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-31|| Win||align=left| Nikos Papadimitriou|| Scorpion X-Treme Stores || Greece || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#Fbb;"| 2015-05-16|| Loss ||align=left| Vedat Hoduk [30] || A1 World Combat Cup Platinium || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-02-07|| Win||align=left| Melvin Wassing || Enfusion Live || Netherlands || KO || 1 |||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-20-09|| Win||align=left| Sem Aipassa || A1 World Combat Cup || United Kingdom || KO || 1 || 00:25|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-03-30|| Win||align=left| Luke Whelan || Chok Muay || Netherlands || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-03-15|| Win||align=left| Chakir Abdelaoui || Fight For Victory V|| Netherlands || Decision|| 5 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-02-22|| Win||align=left| Oussama Attadlaoui || Enfusion Live || Netherlands || KO || |||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-12-01|| Win||align=left| Craig Jose || Masac Masters || United Kingdom || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-09-22|| Win||align=left| Joost Mulder || Students of the Game || Netherlands || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021 . combatpress.com . 18 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2022 . Combat Press . 7 September 2022 . 1 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight . beyondkick.com . 1 October 2022 . 1 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Mohamed Mezouari wants Buakaw, previews fighting David Ruiz at Kunlun Fight 49. K1ANOOP. 2016-08-05. 2017-10-07.
  5. Web site: Mohamed Mezouari upbeat with win over 'slow' Dzianis Zuev at Kunlun Fight 56. Anoop Hothi. 2017-01-02. 2017-10-07.
  6. Web site: Kunlun Fight 57 Results: Yodsanklai Makes Successful Return; Mezouari, Kulebin Claim Tournaments . combatpress.com . 19 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Kunlun Fight 57 – Fight Results . perfectkickboxing.com . 19 October 2020.
  8. Web site: THONGCHAI Sitsongpeenong au Maroc . muaythaitv.fr . 19 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Fight League 7 Results: Mezouari Stops Thongchai, Ozcan and Ertugrul Victorious . combatpress.com . 19 October 2020.
  10. Web site: (VIDEO) Mohamed Mezouari vs. Artem Pashporin . croring.com . 19 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Marat Grigorian wins over Mohamed Mezouari in Kulun . hemmersgym.nl . 19 October 2020.
  12. Web site: GLORY 62 Results . fight-madness.com . 19 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Nederlandse bokser Hamicha naar Glory 66 in Parijs . tubantia.nl . 20 September 2022.
  14. Web site: Glory collision : Mohamed Hammicha, la consolation marocaine après la défaite de Ben Saddik . msport.ma . 20 September 2022.
  15. Web site: GLORY 78: Hamicha Faces Menshikov . kickboxingz.com . 3 May 2021 . 25 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025163534/https://kickboxingz.com/glory-78-hamicha-faces-menshikov/ . dead .
  16. News: Nieuwe datum Badr vs Wrzosek Glory keert terug naar Gelredome. 24 June 2021 . vechtsportinfo.nl. Dutch.
  17. Web site: Exclusief: nieuwe tegenstander voor Hamicha op Glory 78, heerlijk revanchegevecht tegen Hoduk . sportnieuws.nl . 27 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Pande . Faras . Mohamed 'Hamicha' Mezouari Sets GLORY 78 Ablaze With Incredible First Round KO . essentiallysports.com . 5 September 2021.
  19. Web site: Onze Telesportredactie . GLORY heeft vechtkaart Collision 3 rond: partij Hamicha toegevoegd . telegraaf.nl . 28 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Samo Dbili at Collision 3! . headkicknews.com . 19 October 2021.
  21. Web site: WEER Hamicha! Fenomeen KO't Samuel Dbili in 1e ronde met leipe bodyshots . sportnieuws.nl . 20 September 2022.
  22. Web site: Kowalski . Alex . Hamicha makes comeback at Glory! 'The title must be mine soon' . vechtsportinfo.nl . 21 April 2023 . 17 April 2023.
  23. Web site: Ketel . Harry . Hamicha zegt af voor Glory 86! Tavares tegen Rajabzadeh toegevoegd . vechtsportinfo.nl . 13 May 2023 . 13 May 2023.
  24. Web site: Wheaton . Timothy . Hamicha’s Next Fight Booked: GLORY 95 on Sep. 21 . Combat Press . 11 August 2024 . 9 August 2024.
  25. Web site: Mohammed "HAMISCHA" Mezouari vs Tongchai - FIGHTLEAGUE TANGER 2017. FIGHTNEWS. 2017-08-20. 2017-10-06.
  26. Web site: Kunlun Fight 49 Results: Hinata Cruises Past Kraus, Nasukawa Scores Big Knockout Win. Zach Aittama. 2016-08-06. 2017-10-06.
  27. Web site: Kunlun Fight 65 Results: Superbon, Grigorian, Kiria, Mezouari Advance in Tournament. Rob Tatum. 2016-08-27. 2017-10-06.
  28. Web site: Kunlun Fight 57 Results: Yodsanklai Makes Successful Return; Mezouari, Kulebin Claim Tournaments. Zach Aittama. 2017-02-26. 2017-10-07.
  29. Web site: Kunlun Fight 43 Results. Luis Torres. 2016-04-25. 2017-10-06.
  30. Web site: Vedat Hoduk vs Mohamed Mezouri. Marek K. 2015-07-26. 2017-10-07.

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