Jamal Ben Saddik

Jamal Ben Saddik (born October 3, 1990) is a Belgian-Moroccan Super heavyweight kickboxer, signed to the GLORY promotion.[1]

Jamal Ben Saddik
Born (1990-10-03) October 3, 1990
Antwerp, Belgium
Other namesGoliath
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
Reach80.0 in (203 cm)
StyleKickboxing
TeamGolden Glory
TrainerCor Hemmers
Nicky Hemmers
Years active2011 – present
Kickboxing record
Total45
Wins36
By knockout29
Losses8
By knockout4
No contests1
Other information
Websitehttps://bensaddikjamal.com/
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: October 16, 2020

As of January 2020, he is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by Glory.[2]

Personal life

Born and raised in Antwerp, Ben Saddik is Muslim. His parents, emigrated to Belgium from the village of Aith Hadifa in northern Morocco. He was taken to a kickboxing gym at the age of 9 by his father, who feared life in the streets would have a negative impact on his son. As a teen, Jamal was shot and grazed with a bullet after a street fight. In 2012, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which would emerge again around a year later. Ben Saddik has since been cancer-free.[3] He is currently a student of Cor Hemmers.[4]

Career

Early years

He made his debut in the It's Showtime promotion on March 6, 2011 at Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid and beat Rico Verhoeven. He was then scheduled to fight Anderson Silva at Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 on May 21, 2011,[5] but the bout was scrapped when Silva was instead moved to the It's Showtime 2011 Lyon card to fight Daniel Ghiță.[5]

He TKO'd Vitaly Oparin in round one at United Glory 15 on March 23, 2012,[5] and followed this up with a fourth round KO of Nikolaj Falin on June 2, 2012.[5]

Glory

Ben Saddik lost a decision to Jahfarr Wilnis at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012.[6]

But, despite this setback, he was invited to compete at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam, the biggest heavyweight tournament in kickboxing history, on December 31, 2012. He upset world #4 Errol Zimmerman at the opening stage, taking a decision. In the quarter-finals, he beat Remy Bonjasky on points, but lost via a quick body kick from Daniel Ghiță in the semis.[7] Despite coming back from the tournament empty-handed, Ben Saddik's stock rose greatly by beating two much higher-rated fighters.[5]

Ben Saddik fought Peter Aerts at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam on May 3, 2013 in Tokyo.[8][9][10] He started well and floored Aerts in round one, but the Dutchman rallied back and dropped him three times in the second, forcing a referee stoppage.[11][12][13]

He was knocked out late in round three by Ben Edwards in a slugfest at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on November 23, 2013.[14][15][16][17]

He was expected to fight Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014. However he broke his hand while training so he was replaced with Dmytro Bezus.[5][18]

He knocked out Nicolas Wamba in round two at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014.[19][20]

He lost via disqualification when he attacked a downed Hesdy Gerges just seconds into their bout at Qabala Fight Series #1 in Qabala, Azerbaijan on June 29, 2014.[21][22] Following this incident, Glory suspended him for six months. Ben Saddik would later issue a public apology to both Gerges and fans of the sport.[23]

Ben Saddik rebounded from his DQ loss to Gerges with a first round knockout win over Mamoudou Keta, during Glory 22.[24] Ben Saddik won his next outing with Glory as well, defeating Anderson Silva by a third round TKO.[25]

His next two fights were outside of Glory in the regional circuits. He was first scheduled to fight Brian Douwes during A1 WCC 20.[26] Douwes won the fight by decision. His next fight was against Andre Schmeling during A1 WCC 21.[27]

He also had one with ACB Kickboxing, against Gordon Haupt. Ben Saddik won by a first round KO.[28]

Returning to Glory, Ben Saddik won decision against Ismael Londt and Guto Inocente.[29]

He was given a chance to fight Rico Verhoeven for the Glory Heavyweight title.[30] Jamal lost to Rico Verhoeven by TKO for the Glory World Championship 49 after his won fight in 2011. He was seen spitting in the face of Rico Verhoeven in a prefight press conference for which he was fined after the incident.[31]

On December 8, 2018, he won the Glory 62 Heavyweight Contender tournament[32] by knocking out Benjamin Adegbuyi in the first round of the final, after winning his fights against Junior Tafa and Guto Inocente in the quarter and semi-final respectively.[33]

He signed a new, long term, contract with Glory in January 2020.[34]

In October 2020, Glory announced Ben Saddik would fight a rubber match with Rico Verhoeven for the Glory Heavyweight title, although they didn't announce a date for the fight.[35][36] The fight was later scheduled for Glory 77.[37] He withdrew from the bout, 11 days before the event, due to a back injury.[38]

Failed drug test

GLORY 23

On August 7, 2015, it was announced that Ben Saddik not failed a drug test prior to Glory 23: Las Vegas. He was suspended and fined $6,650 by Nevada State Athletic Commission until 8 August 2016. Ben Saddik must also submit clean drugs tests for steroids and diuretics at 30, 10 and 3 days before next fight in Nevada. As a result, his TKO win against Anderson Silva was changed to a no contest.[39]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Glory
    • 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix (+95 kg/209.4 lb) Winner
  • CombatPress.com
    • 2015 "Comeback of the Year"[40]
    • 2018 "Comeback Fighter of the Year"[41]

Kickboxing record
Professional Kickboxing record
36 Wins (29 (T)KO's), 8 Losses, 1 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2018-12-08Win Benjamin AdegbuyiGlory 62: Rotterdam FinalRotterdam, NetherlandsKO (Left hook)11:52
Wins the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix (+95 kg/209.4 lb) Title.
2018-12-08Win Guto InocenteGlory 62: Rotterdam Semi FinalRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-12-08Win Junior TafaGlory 62: Rotterdam Quarter FinalRotterdam, NetherlandsTKO (2 Knockdowns Rule)12:55
2018-09-29Win D'Angelo MarshallGlory 59: AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)10:57
2018-05-12Loss Jahfarr WilnisGlory 53: LilleLille, FranceDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-12-10Loss Rico VerhoevenGlory 49: RotterdamRotterdam, NetherlandsTKO (Head kick and Punches)51:10
For the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2017-03-25Win Guto InocenteGlory 39: BrusselsBrussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-12-10Win Ismael LondtGlory: CollisionOberhausen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-10-16Win Gordon HauptACB KB 8: Only The BravesHoofddorp, NetherlandsKO (Right hook)11:24
2016-05-28Win Andre SchmelingA1 World Combat Cup 21Eindhoven, NetherlandsKO (Right uppercut)1
2015-11-28Loss Brian DouwesA1 World Combat Cup 20 [42]Eindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2015-08-07NC Anderson SilvaGlory 23: Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada, USANC (Overturned)32:55
Originally a TKO win for Ben Saddik; overturned after he tested positive for at least one prohibited substance.
2015-06-05Win Mamoudou KetaGlory 22: LilleLille, France,KO (Punches)11:59
2014-06-29Loss Hesdy GergesQabala Fight Series #1Qabala, AzerbaijanDQ (Attack on a downed opponent)10:20
2014-05-03Win Nicolas WambaGlory 16: DenverBroomfield, Colorado, USATKO (Left Hook)21:24
2013-11-23Loss Ben EdwardsGlory 12: New YorkNew York City, New York, USAKO (Right Hook)32:52
2013-05-03Loss Peter AertsGlory 8: TokyoTokyo, JapanTKO (Referee Stoppage)2
2012-12-31Loss Daniel GhițăGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, Semi FinalsSaitama, JapanKO (Liver kick)10:35
2012-12-31Win Remy BonjaskyGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, Quarter FinalsSaitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)22:00
2012-12-31Win Errol ZimmermanGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, First 16Saitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)22:00
2012-10-06Loss Jahfarr WilnisGlory 2: BrusselsBrussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-06-02Win Nikolaj FalinThe NetherlandsKO (Punches)2
2012-03-23Win Vitaliy OparinUnited Glory 15Moscow, RussiaTKO1
2011-03-06Win Rico VerhoevenIt's Showtime Sporthallen ZuidAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (Corner Stoppage)21:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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