Hamza Essalih

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]

Hamza Essalih
Born (1992-05-22) May 22, 1992
Amesterdam, Netherlands
Native nameSoesie
Nationality
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
DivisionLightweight
StyleKickboxing
Kickboxing record
Total56
Wins50
By knockout5
Losses4
Draws2
last updated on: May 26, 2020

Biography and career

Hamza Essalih grew up in his hometown in Amsterdam, in the De Pijp district. Coming from a Moroccan family of eight children, he is interested in football and kickboxing which he practices outside in the neighborhood with his friends. His father worked at the time in a factory. Having started karate at the age of ten, he very quickly changed his combat sport by focusing on kickboxing. He was quickly registered by his father in a kickboxing room in the neighborhood. When Hamza was eleven, his father stopped working because of cancer. Meanwhile, Hamza Essalih is finishing high school and studying administration. When he was fourteen, he found himself in several problems with the justice system for thefts and carjackings.[2]

Released from prison at the age of seventeen, he focuses on kickboxing and aims to become a professional. His friends adopted the nickname Soesie for his origins in a region in southern Morocco.

On June 25, 2016, he lost his third fight in the GLORY organization during the edition 31 in Amsterdam. In total, he fights 61 times under GLORY.[3]

In 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Enfusion under the training of Mosab Amrani.[4]

On February 23, 2019, he won his fight against Lofogo Sarour on points, after several altercations outside of sport and messages inciting hatred on social networks.

In 2006, he received the role of actor in the Dutch feature film Langer Licht released in 2006.[5] Hamza Essalih has only one MMA fight, which resulted in a loss.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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.[9]

Titles and achievements
  • 2016: Champion of the Netherlands
  • 2017: Champion of the Netherlands
  • 2019: IPCC World Champion

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2019-11-02Loss Soufiane KaddouriEnfusion 90Antwerp, BelgiumTKO (Doctor Stoppage)32:52
For the Enfusion World -63kg title.
2019-05-04Win Andrej BruhlEnfusion 84Darmstadt, GermanyDecision33:00
Wins IPCC World -65kg title.
2019-06-29Loss Jia AoqiWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 1st Group StageZhengzhou, ChinaTKO (Doctor Stoppage)20:17
2019-02-23Win Lofogo SarourEnfusion 78Eindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2019-01-02Loss Wang PengfeiWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -65kg World Championship Tournament Quarter FinalsHengqin, ChinaExt.R Decision43:00
2018-10-27Win Eddy Nait SlimaniEnfusion Talents #60Oberhausen, Germany Ext.R Decision43:00
2018-05-12Win Damencio PattyEnfusion Talents #52The Hague, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2017-11-11Win Islem HamechEnfusion Talents #40Amsterdam, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2017-09-30Loss Soufiane KaddouriEnfusion Talents #37Antwerp, BelgiumExt.R Decision43:00
2017-03-24Win Ayoub AhmamouEnfusion Talents #30Abu DhabiTKO (Docto Stoppage)2
2016-09-17Win Nafi BilalovskiEnfusion LiveAntwerp, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-06-25Loss Paul JansenGlory 31: Amsterdam, PrelimsAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-05-20Loss Mohammed DidouhEnfusion Fighting RookiesAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2015-12-04Win Redouane BoukerchGlory 26: Amsterdam, PrelimsAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-08-08Loss SaenchaiFight LeagueMoroccoDecision53:00
2015-05-24Win Massaro GlunderEnfusion Kickboxing TalentsAmsterdam, NetherlandsExt.R Decision43:00
2015-03-07Win Wilson MendesFight League - The BginningHoofddorp, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2014-09-27Draw Cristian SpetcuSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2014Almere, NetherlandsExt.R Decision43:00
2014-01-25Win Sergio WielzenEnfusion Fighting RookiesAntwerp, BelgiumExt.R Decision43:00
2013-09-17Win Maykol YurkFight FansNetherlandsDecision33:00
2013-05-26Win Danny Moi Thuk ShungEnfusion Fighting RookiesAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision53:00
2013-03-16Draw Javier HernandezEl Desafio k1Málaga, SpainDecision33:00
2013-01-26Loss Eddy Nait SlimaniStars NightVitrolles, FranceDecision33:00
2012-12-01Win Idris DemirciZaansation 2NetherlandsKO (Flying Knee)3
2011-07-23Loss Kosuke KomiyamaRISE 80Tokyo, JapanDecision (Majority)33:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

From French Wikipedia

  1. https://combatpress.com/2019/05/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-may-2019/
  2. Aalbers, Dave (2019-03-14). "Het leven van kickbokser Hamza 'Soesi' Essalih in De Pijp". Vice (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. Elibol, Jop van Kempen en Rasit (2016-06-25). "Amsterdamse kickbokser Hamza Essalih verliest in Rai". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. admin (2015-03-26). "Hamza Essalih | Team Amrani". MuayThai.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. "Hamza Essalih | FilmTotaal". www.filmtotaal.nl. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. "Hamza Essalih vs. Lofogo Sarour | Enfusion Eindhoven, 23 feb, 2019". www.oozo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. "Hamza Essalih : Official MMA Fight Record (0-1-0)". The Underground. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  8. "Hamza Essalih". Enfusion. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  9. 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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