Tarik Khbabez

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Tarik Khbabez
Born (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32)
Rabat, Morocco
Other names The Tank
Nationality Moroccan
Dutch
Height 184cm[1]
Weight 94.2 kg (208 lb; 15 st)
Division Heavyweight (2005–2018, 2020–2022)
Light heavyweight (2018–2019, 2022-Present)
Reach 74 in (190 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of The Hague, Netherlands
Team ARJ Trainingen
Trainer Maikel Polanen
Years active 2005 - present
Kickboxing record
Total 58
Wins 47
By knockout 27
Losses 10
By knockout 7
Draws 1
last updated on: November 2019

Tarik Khbabez (born 20 April 1992) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer currently signed to Glory, where he competes in the heavyweight division.[2] He formerly competed SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, having won the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament in 2015. Khbabez has also competed in ONE Championship is a former ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing world title challenger. In 2021, he was the runner up for the Glory 77: Rotterdam Heavyweight Tournament.

He is ranked as the ninth best heavyweight by Combat Press as of September 2022,[3] and sixth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.[4]

Career

SUPERKOMBAT

Khbabez took part in the 2014 SUPERKOMBAT Qualification tournament. In the semifinals he beat Gurhan Degirmenci through a first round TKO. He defeated Dexter Suisse in the finals by unanimous decision.[5]

He participated in the 2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix. In the semifinals he defeated Nicolas Wamba by decision. Tarik won the final bout against Roman Kryklia by decision as well.[6]

ONE Championship

Tarik Khbabez made his ONE Championship debut on June 23, 2018 at ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power, where he defeated Alain Ngalani by TKO at 1:43 of the third round.[7]

On August 27, 2018, Khbabez signed a multi-fight contract with ONE Championship, where he would compete in the organization's all-striking ONE Super Series.[8]

On October 26, 2018, he faced Ibrahim El Bouni at ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness. Khbabez won the fight by TKO via referee stoppage.[9] On March 9, 2019, he picked up a unanimous decision victory over Andrei Stoica at ONE Championship: Reign of Valor.[10] On June 15, 2019, he defeated Anderson Silva by unanimous decision at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest.[11] At this point, Khbabez was 4–0 in ONE Super Series.

On November 16, 2019, Tarik Khbabez faced Roman Kryklia for the inaugural ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship. Going into the fight as a favorite, Khbabez lost by TKO in the second round.[12]

Glory

On October 30, 2020, it was announced that Tarik Khbabez signed with Glory.[13][14] Khbabez will make his promotional debut at Glory 77, against Antonio Plazibat.[15] Khbabez was later rescheduled to face Levi Rigters in a four man heavyweight tournament.[16] He beat Rigters by split decision, but lost the final bout against Rico Verhoeven by TKO.[17] Three months prior to the tournament, Khbabez underwent hand surgery. He later revealed he had re-injured his hand during the final bout with Verhoeven.[18]

Khbabez was scheduled to fight the #6 ranked Glory heavyweight Antonio Plazibat at Glory 78: Arnhem.[19][20] The pair was originally scheduled to fight at GLORY 77, before Plazibat withdrew due to injuries sustained in training.[21]

Khbabaez was booked to face the Glory Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov in a catchweight non-title bout at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022.[22] Vakhitov withdrew from the bout on March 12.[23]

Khbabez fought a rematch with Antonio Plazibat at Glory 80 Studio on May 14, 2022.[24] He lost the fight by a third-round knockout.[25]

Khbabez faced Sergej Maslobojev for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[26] He lost the fight by split decision.[27]

Titles and accomplishments

  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • 2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Winner
    • 2014 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV Tournament Champion

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
47 Wins (27 (T)KOs), 10 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-10-08 Loss Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00
For the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
2022-05-14 Loss Croatia Antonio Plazibat Glory 80 Studio Netherlands KO (Punches) 3 0:52
2021-09-04 Loss Croatia Antonio Plazibat Glory 78: Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands KO (Punches) 2 2:14
2021-01-30 Loss Netherlands Rico Verhoeven Glory 77: Rotterdam, Final Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage/Injury) 1 3:00
For the Glory 77 Heavyweight Tournament.
2021-01-30 Win Netherlands Levi Rigters Glory 77: Rotterdam, Semi Final Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2019-11-16 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons Beijing, China TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) 2 0:43
For the ONE Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship.
2019-06-15 Win Brazil Anderson Silva ONE Championship: Legendary Quest Shanghai, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-09 Win Romania Andrei Stoica ONE Championship: Reign of Valor Yangon, Myanmar Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-10-26 Win Morocco Ibrahim El Bouni ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness Yangon, Myanmar TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 2:26
2018-06-23 Win Cameroon Alain Ngalani ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power Beijing, China TKO 3 1:49
2017-10-29 Win France Nordine Mahieddine World Fighting League Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2017-04-23 Win Turkey Gokhan Gedik World Fighting League 5 : Champions vs. Champions Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2016-12-03 Loss Netherlands Murat Aygun Mix Fight Gala 20 Frankfurt, Germany Ext R. Decision 4 3:00
2016-09-24 Win Turkey Bilal Abu Ali Mix Fight Gala Istanbul, Turkey TKO 2 2:05
2016-06-18 Loss Slovakia Martin Pacas W5 EUROPEAN LEAGUE XXXV Prievidza, Slovakia TKO 2 0:30
2016-02-16 Loss Russia Kirill Kornilov ACB KB 5: Let's Knock The Winter Out Orel, Russia TKO 2 1:35
2015-11-07 Win Ukraine Roman Kryklia SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Final 2015, Final Bucharest, Romania Decision 3 3:00
Wins the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015.
2015-11-07 Win France Nicolas Wamba SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Final 2015, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-16 Win Romania Sebastian Ciobanu ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final Sibiu, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2015-04-29 Win Serbia Sasha Polugic Tatneft Cup 2015 - 1st Selection Kazan, Russia TKO 2
2015-04-12 Loss Netherlands Brian Douwes World Fighting League Hoofddorp, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-09-27 Win Netherlands Dexter Suisse SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV, Qualification Tournament, Final Almere, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Wins the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV.
2014-09-27 Win Turkey Gurhan Degirmenci SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV, Qualification Tournament, Semi Finals Almere, Netherlands TKO 1 3:00
2013-06-01 Draw Morocco Ismael Lazaar Fight Fans - Kickboxer V Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ GLORY signs Heavyweight Tarik Khbabez
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Tarik_Khbabez&oldid=726692029"