Hamza Essalih

Hamza Essalih
Born (1992-05-22) May 22, 1992 (age 32)
Amesterdam, Netherlands
Native nameSoesie
Nationality
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
DivisionLightweight
StyleKickboxing
Kickboxing record
Total57
Wins51
By knockout5
Losses4
Draws2

Hamza Essalih (Arabic: حمزة الصاليح, born May 29, 1992, in Amesterdam, Netherlands), is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer. As of May 2019 he was the #10 ranked Bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.[1]

Biography and career

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On June 25, 2016, Hamza Essalih lost his third fight during Glory 31 in the Amsterdam Rai. In this fight, Paul Jansen, who Essalih had previously defeated, won the match by points (29-27) after delivering a knee to Essalih's head, resulting in an eight-count. This was only Essalih’s third loss in 61 fights.".[2]

In 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Enfusion under the training of Mosab Amrani.[3]

In 2006, he received the role of actor in the Dutch feature film Langer Licht released in 2006.[4] Hamza Essalih has only one MMA fight, which resulted in a loss.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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He is the brother of Omar Essalih, one of the figures of the Mocro Maffia. He strongly condemns and completely detaches himself from his brother's acts before the latter is shot on the evening of May 2, 2020 in Amsterdam.[8]

Titles and achievements

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  • 2016 Champion of the Netherlands
  • 2017 Champion of the Netherlands
  • International Professional Combat Council
    • 2019 IPCC K-1 World -65kg Champion

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-14 Win Netherlands Rhydel Vogelenzang Enfusion #145 Wuppertal, Germany Decision 5 3:00
Wins the vacant Enfusion World Featherweight title.
2022-09-24 Loss Turkey Deniz Demirkapu Enfusion 112 Eindhoven, Netherlands KO (Punches) 1 3:00
For the vacant Enfusion World Featherweight title.
2019-11-02 Loss Morocco Soufiane Kaddouri Enfusion 90 Antwerp, Belgium TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 2:52
For the Enfusion World Super Bantamweight title.
2019-05-04 Win Germany Andrej Bruhl Enfusion 84 Darmstadt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
Wins IPCC World -65kg title.
2019-06-29 Loss China Jia Aoqi Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 1st Group Stage Zhengzhou, China TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 0:17
2019-02-23 Win South Sudan Lofogo Sarour Enfusion 78 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2019-01-02 Loss China Wang Pengfei Wu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -65kg World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals Hengqin, China Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2018-10-27 Win France Eddy Nait Slimani Enfusion Talents #60 Oberhausen, Germany Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2018-05-12 Win Suriname Damencio Patty Enfusion Talents #52 The Hague, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2017-11-11 Win France Islem Hamech Enfusion Talents #40 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2017-09-30 Loss Morocco Soufiane Kaddouri Enfusion Talents #37 Antwerp, Belgium Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2017-03-24 Win Morocco Ayoub Ahmamou Enfusion Talents #30 Abu Dhabi TKO (Docto Stoppage) 2
2016-09-17 Win Belgium Nafi Bilalovski Enfusion Live Antwerp, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-06-25 Loss Netherlands Paul Jansen Glory 31: Amsterdam, Prelims Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-05-20 Loss Morocco Mohammed Didouh Enfusion Fighting Rookies Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2015-12-04 Win Morocco Redouane Boukerch Glory 26: Amsterdam, Prelims Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-08-08 Loss Thailand Saenchai Fight League Morocco Decision 5 3:00
2015-05-24 Win Netherlands Massaro Glunder Enfusion Kickboxing Talents Amsterdam, Netherlands Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2015-03-07 Win Netherlands Wilson Mendes Fight League - The Beginning Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-09-27 Draw Romania Cristian Spetcu SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2014 Almere, Netherlands Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2014-01-25 Win Suriname Sergio Wielzen Enfusion Fighting Rookies Antwerp, Belgium Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2013-09-17 Win Brazil Maykol Yurk Fight Fans Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2013-05-26 Win Netherlands Danny Moi Thuk Shung Enfusion Fighting Rookies Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2013-03-16 Draw Spain Javier Hernandez El Desafio k1 Málaga, Spain Decision 3 3:00
2013-01-26 Loss France Eddy Nait Slimani Stars Night Vitrolles, France Decision 3 3:00
2012-12-01 Win Turkey Idris Demirci Zaansation 2 Netherlands KO (Flying Knee) 3
2011-07-23 Loss Japan Kosuke Komiyama RISE 80 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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From French Wikipedia

  1. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2019".
  2. ^ Elibol, Jop van Kempen en Rasit (2016-06-25). "Amsterdamse kickbokser Hamza Essalih verliest in Rai". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ admin (2015-03-26). "Hamza Essalih | Team Amrani". MuayThai.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ^ "Hamza Essalih | FilmTotaal". www.filmtotaal.nl. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. ^ "Hamza Essalih vs. Lofogo Sarour | Enfusion Eindhoven, 23 feb, 2019". www.oozo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. ^ "Hamza Essalih : Official MMA Fight Record (0-1-0)". The Underground. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. ^ "Hamza Essalih". Enfusion. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  8. ^ Vugts, Paul (2020-05-03). "Crimineel Omar Essalih uit De Pijp geliquideerd in Oost". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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