Youssef Assouik Explained

Youssef Assouik
Nationality:	Danish Moroccan
Birth Date:	December 4, 1994
Birth Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Fighting Out Of:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Weight:	72.50NaN0
Style:	Muay Thai
Team:	Assouik Gym (2020-Present) Siam Athlete Nation (former)
Trainer:	Philip Schmidt
Years Active:	2009-present
Kickbox Win:	28
Kickbox Kowin:	9
Kickbox Loss:	3
Kickbox Koloss:	1
Kickbox Draw:	0

Youssef Assouik is a Danish-Moroccan Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the reigning WMC World Middleweight Champion.

Biography and career

Early career

Assouik grew up in Copenhagen where he ran into troubles until the age of 15 when he discovered Muay Thai. With a new sense of discipline, he focused on training and became a multiple time Danish amateur champion as well as a Nordic, European and World champion in the Junior categories of the IFMA.^[1] He also is a social worker with the youth of his city.^{[2] [3]}

Assouik turned professional in 2014 training out of the SIAM Athlete Nation gym in Copenhagen.^[4] After a year of competition, he won the WKN Scandinavia K-1 64.4 kg title by stopping Jonas Berglund on October 17, 2015.^[5]

On December 19, 2015, Assouik travelled to Russia to face Aleksei Ulianov for the WKN Oriental rules International 66.7 kg title. He won the fight by doctor stoppage in the first round.^[6]

Assouik made his Glory promotion debut at against Nasim Kazem.^[7] He won the fight by decision.

On August 6, 2016, Assouik suffered his first defeat as a professional when he travelled to Changzhi, China to face Tie Yinghua at Glory of Heroes 4. He lost the bout by unanimous decision.^[8]

For his second fight with the Glory promotion Assouik faced Abdou Karim Chorr at Glory 40: Copenhagen on April 29, 2017. He won the bout by unanimous decision.^[9] Assouik's Glory run came to an end on May 20, 2017, when he faced Tyjani Beztati at Glory: 41 Holland. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[10]

World Champion

Assouik was scheduled to face Maikel Garcia for the vacant ISKA K-1 world -72.5 kg belt at Siam Warriors IV in Denmark.^[11] He won the fight by unanimous decision after five rounds to capture his first world title. He successfully defended his title on May 5, 2018, against Jose Bello at Enfusion 66 in Tenerife, winning the fight by unanimous decision.^[12]

Throughout 2018 Assouik took part in the K-1 rules Tatneft Cup in the 70 kg division happening in Kazan, Russia. After winning his first two fights he faced Oleg Likthorovich in the semi-finals on October 27. He won by extension round decision to qualify for the final.^[13] The 2018 Tatneft Cup Finals happened on December 7 and saw Assouik defeat Vladislav Ukrainetshe by extension round decision and win the title.^[14]

Assouik went back to muay thai rules on February 2, 2019, when he faced Valentin Thibaut for the vacant WBC Muay Thai intercontinental 154 lbs title at Siam Warriors V. He lost the fight by doctor stoppage due to a cut from an elbow strike.^[15]

After two years without a fight due to the COVID-19 pandemic Assouik came back to competition now fighting out of his own gym. He defended his K-1 world title on his own promotion called Assouik Fight Night against Karim Guettaf on November 13, 2021. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.^[16] He made a third successful defense of his title when he knocked out Panagiotis Mitsinigkos in the first round with a knee on October 15, 2022.^[17]

On December 10, 2022, Assouik faced Nicolas Mendes at Muay Thai For Life 4.0 in Sweden for the WMC European 168 lbs title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[18]

This win allowed him to challenge for the world version of the title he just obtained. On March 18, 2023, in Nice, France he defeated Jimmy Vienot by unanimous decision for the WMC World 160 lbs title, becoming a world champion in muay thai rules as a professional for the first time.^[19]

ONE Championship

Assouik made his promotional debut against Sinsamut Klinmee on October 5, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 25.^[20] He won the fight via unanimous decision.^[21]

Titles and accomplishments

Amateur

• International Federation of Muaythai Associations
  • 2011 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg
  • 2012 IFMA European Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg
  • 2012 IFMA Nordic Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg
  • 2012 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg
  • 2013 IFMA Nordic Muaythai Championships -63,5 kg
  • 2022 IFMA World Muaythai Championships -75 kg ^[22]
  • 2023 IFMA Arab Muaythai Championships -75 kg ^[23]

Professional

• Tatneft Cup
  • 2018 Tatneft Cup -70 kg Champion
• International Sport Karate Association
  • 2016 ISKA European Muay Thai 67 kg Champion
  • 2017 ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5 kg) Champion (4 defenses)
• World Kickboxing Network
  • 2015 WKN Scandinavia K-1 64.4 kg Champion
  • 2015 WKN Oriental rules International 66.7 kg Champion
• World Muay Thai Council
  • 2022 WMC European Super Middleweight (168 lbs) Champion
  • 2023 WMC World Middleweight (160 lbs) Champion

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2024-10-05 || Win || align="left" | Sinsamut Klinmee || ONE Fight Night 25|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous ||3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2024-05-25 || Win || align="left" | Anton Sjöqvist || Muay Thai For Life 8.0|| Gothenburg, Sweden || TKO || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-11-24 ||Win || align="left" | Ayoub Benadya || Assouik Fight Night || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-03-18 || Win || align="left" | Jimmy Vienot || Nice Fight Night 10 || Nice, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-12-10 || Win || align="left" | Nicolas Mendes || Muay Thai For Life 4.0|| Malmö, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-10-15 || Win || align="left" | Panagiotis Mitsinigkos || Assouik Fight Night 2|| Copenhagen, Denmark || KO (Knee) || 1 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-09-10 || Win || align="left" | Magnus Andersson || Muay Thai For Life 3.0|| Gothenburg, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-11-13 || Win || align="left" | Karim Guettaf || Assouik Fight Night || Frederiksberg, Denmark || KO (High kick) || 1 || 2:50 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-10-26 || Win || align="left" | Omar Samb || Le Choc des Guerriers || L'Isle-d'Espagnac, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-08-31 || Win || align="left" | || || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2019-02-02 || Loss || align="left" | Valentin Thibaut || Siam Warriors V || København, Denmark || TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2018-12-07|| Win ||align=left| Vladislav Ukrainets || 2018 Tatneft Cup, Final || Kazan, Russia || Ext.R Decision|| 4 || 3:00|- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2018-10-27|| Win ||align=left| Oleg Likthorovich || 2018 Tatneft Cup, Semi Final || Kazan, Russia || Ext.R Decision|| 4 || 3:00

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2018-08-24|| Win ||align=left| Rustam Bazarov || 2018 Tatneft Cup, Quarter Final || Kazan, Russia || Points (rd.3 knockdown) || 3 || 3:00

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2018-05-31|| Win ||align=left| Muslimbek Omonov || 2018 Tatneft Cup, 1/8 Final || Kazan, Russia || Points (rd.1 knockdown) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-05-05 || Win ||align=left| Jose Bello || Enfusion Live 66 || Tenerife, Spain || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-25 || Win || align="left" | Maikel Garcia || Siam Warriors IV || Frederiksberg, Denmark || Decision (Unanimous) ||5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-05-20 || Loss ||align=left| Tyjani Beztati || Glory: 41 Holland || Den Bosch, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-04-29 || Win ||align=left| Abdou Karim Chorr || Glory 40: Copenhagen || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-11-05 || Win ||align=left| Giannis Skordilis || Honour of the Ring || Aarhus, Denmark || TKO (three knockdowns) || 3 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2016-08-06|| Loss ||align=left| Tie Yinghua || Glory of Heroes 4 || Changzhi, China || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-04-16 || Win ||align=left| Nasim Kazem || || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-02-20 || Win || align="left" | Luis Passos || Siam Warriors|| Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-12-19|| Win ||align=left| Aleksei Ulianov || Muay Thai Moscow || Samara, Russia || TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut)|| 1 ||2:10|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-17 || Win || align="left" | Jonas Berglund || Simply the Best 8 - WKN|| Sweden || TKO (injury) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-06-13 || Win || align="left" | Maurice Lohner || Tag des Triumphes|| Hamburg, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-03-28 || Win || align="left" | Charafeddine Allioui || Golden Thaiboxing|| Roskilde, Denmark || TKO || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-12-04 || Win || align="left" | || || Bangkok, Thailand || KO (Left cross) || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-10-11 || Win || align="left" | Mikkel Lund || Honour of the Ring 2|| Aarhus, Denmark || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || 4 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-09-20 || Win || align="left" | Kim Falk||Battle Of Lund 6|| Lund, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-06-07 || Win || align="left" | Jonas Berglund || || Stockholm, Sweden || Decision || || |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2023-05-08|| Loss ||align=left| Magomed Magomedov || IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Quarter Final|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (29:28) || 3||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-05-07|| Win ||align=left| Pavel Hryshanovich || IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Second Round|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (30:27) ||3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-03-05|| Win||align=left| Skik Souhaib|| 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships, Final|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || TKO|| 2 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-03-04|| Win||align=left| Hicham Sarraj|| 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships, Semi Final|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || TKO|| 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-03-03|| Win||align=left| Hussien Alali|| 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships, Quarter Final|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || TKO|| 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-02|| Win||align=left| Zoltan Nardelotti|| IFMA World Championships 2022, Final|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (30:27)|| 3 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-02|| Win||align=left| Liam Nolan|| IFMA World Championships 2022, Semi Finals|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (29:28)|| 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-05-31|| Win||align=left| Andre Stephan || IFMA World Championships 2022, Quarter Finals|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Walk over|| ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-05-30|| Win||align=left| Dalian Dawody || IFMA World Championships 2022, Second Round|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || TKO|| 2 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-08-24|| Win||align=left| Kari Viinikainen|| IFMA Nordic Championships 2013, Final|| Denmark || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-08-23|| Win||align=left| Samuel Bark|| IFMA Nordic Championships 2013, Semi Final|| Denmark || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2012-11-10 || Win || align="left" | Carlton Lieu || Siam Warriors|| Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision || 5 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2012-09-12|| Win||align=left| Magomed Amirkhanov|| IFMA World Championships 2012, Final|| Saint-Petersburg, Russia || Decision || 4 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2012-09-11|| Win||align=left| Sembek Raimbek|| IFMA World Championships 2012, Semi Final|| Saint-Petersburg, Russia || Decision || 4 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2012-05-26|| Win||align=left| Kamran Salman || Battle of Lund|| Sweden || TKO (corner stoppage) || ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2012-04-|| Loss||align=left| Magomed Amirkhanov|| IFMA European Championships 2011, Final|| Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 4 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2011-09-|| Loss||align=left| Zakorga Zubairov || 2011 IFMA World Championships, Semi Final|| Tashkent, Uzbekistan || Decision || 4 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2011-09-|| Win||align=left| Vadim Vaskov || 2011 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final|| Tashkent, Uzbekistan || Decision || 4 || 2:00

|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

• List of male kickboxers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kampsport: Dansk verdensmester klar til titelkamp i Rusland . bt.dk . 7 December 2018 . 20 March 2023.
2. Web site: Nygaard . Mikkel . Dansk kickbokser er verdensmester igen: Bæltet var kun ude af Youssefs hænder i halvandet minut . dr.dk . 14 November 2021 . 20 March 2023.
3. Web site: Nordic Champion reigns in Denmark! . wmcmuaythai.org . 21 March 2023.
4. Web site: Thaiboksklubben fra Nørrebro skaber verdensmestre: "Det sammenhold unge drenge får på gaden, kan de få her i stedet" . euroman.dk . 24 January 2019 . 21 March 2023.
5. Web site: Ringfight Borlänge – Simply The Best 8: Resultat . fightermag.se . 18 October 2015 . 20 March 2023.
6. Web site: Albuestød sikrer dansk VM-titel i thaiboksning . dr.dk . 23 December 2015 . 20 March 2023.
7. Web site: GLORY 29: Invägningsresultat & bilder . fightermag.se . 15 April 2016 . 21 March 2023.
8. Web site: Aittama . Zach . WLF Glory of Heroes 4 Results: Doumbe Stops Yawei, Adesanya Hands Belgaroui His First Defeat . combatpress.com . 21 March 2023.
9. Web site: GLORY 40 Köpenhamn: Resultat (LIVE) . askarifighter.com . 29 April 2017 . 21 March 2023.
10. Web site: Beztati bests Assouik in comeback thriller . glorykickboxing.com . 21 March 2023.
11. Web site: Maikel García, a por el título mundial ISKA en tierra hostil . diariodeavisos.elespanol.com . 24 November 2017 . 21 March 2023.
12. Web site: El Recinto Ferial vibra con la velada Enfusion Tenerife, en la que Jonay Risco retuvo el título Mundial . diariodetenerife.info . 7 May 2018 . 21 March 2023.
13. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Tatneft Cup 2018 Semifinals Video and Results . combatpress.com . 21 March 2023.
14. Web site: 2018 Tatneft Cup Finals Results. kickboxingz.com.
15. Web site: Lanchais . Julien . Thibaut VALENTIN champion intercontinental WBC . muaythaitv.fr . 21 March 2023.
16. Web site: Results from ISKA Denmark Assouik Fight Night . iskaworldhq.com . 21 March 2023.
17. Web site: Παναγιώτης Μιτσινίγκος : Στάθηκε επάξια απέναντι στον Youssef Assouik μέσα στη Δανία ο μαχητής του 'Zen Fighting Club' . ufight.gr . 15 October 2022 . 21 March 2023.
18. Web site: Youssef Assouik Becomes the New European Champion . wmcmuaythai.org . 21 March 2023.
19. Web site: Youssif Brings Glory to Morocco . muaythai.sport . 21 March 2023.
20. Web site: 2024-09-24 . Sinsamut, Thongpoon kick off road to redemption at ONE Fight Night 25 . 2024-10-06 . BJPenn.com . en.
21. Web site: Joseph . Mike . 2024-10-05 . ONE Fight Night 25 Results: Regian Eersel Gets Revenge Over Alexis Nicolas; John Lineker Stops Alexey Balyko . 2024-10-06 . myKhel.com . en-US.
22. Web site: Muay Thai: belle consécration pour Youssef Assouik . snrtnews.com . 20 March 2023.
23. Web site: Abou Dhabi: le Maroc remporte le Championnat arabe de Muay Thai avec 9 médailles . snrtnews.com . 20 March 2023.