Cyril Benzaquen

Cyril Benzaquen started boxing at the age of 14 in the Châtillon club alongside Aurélien Duarte. He specializes in Thai boxing. Although he started boxing at 14, he will not be able to fight until he is 18, with his parents and his club opposed. Finally, at the age of 18, alongside Aurélien Duarte and Pascal Ducros, he began his career with the Junior championships which he won, thus becoming successively Regional Champion and then Junior French Champion. The same year, in 2009, he met Alexandre N'Gom Priso, who would become his trainer. After winning the French Amateur Thai Boxing Championships, Cyril participates in the WMF Amateur World Championships in Bangkok. He finished in second place in the Championship by winning the silver medal.

In 2012, he made his first professional debut. He became French Champion in Kickboxing in 2012 and Thai Boxing in 2013. He participated in several international competitions and became European Champion in 2013 then WMF World Champion in Thai Boxing in 2014 in Pattaya.[8] On 27 November 2015, he became World Champion ISKA in Kickboxing (K-1).[9][10] On 12 March he will box for the first time at the Glory World Series at the AccorHotels Arena.

On 28 May 2016, Cyril successfully defended his title of ISKA World Champion[11] He made three additional title defenses against Mbamba Cauwenbergh,[12] Daniel Frigola,[13] and Sofokleous Ioannis.[14]