Zakaria Zouggary

Zakaria Zouggary (born June 6, 1995 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2013, he is currently signed with Glory, and has formerly competed for RISE, Shoot Boxing and Enfusion.

Zakaria Zouggary
Born22 June 1995
Rotterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Moroccan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[2]
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMorocco
TeamOude Westen Gym[3]
TrainerKhalid Chennouf
Years active2013-present
Kickboxing record
Total39
Wins32
By knockout18
Losses6
By knockout3
Draws1

He is the #1 ranked featherweight contender in Glory as of 4 May, 2020.[4]

Kickboxing career

Shoot Boxing

Zouggary made his professional debut in September of 2013, during Dangerzone, when he faced Noah Apituley. He won the bout by KO. His second fight was during GP EAGLES Fight, when we won a decision over Renita Stanislav.[5]

These two wins earned him the notice of Shoot Boxing. He fought Hiroaki Suzuki at his debut with the organization, and lost a unanimous decision. Zouggary would then enter the 2014 S-Cup World Featherweight Tournament and score KO wins over Bovy Sor Udomson and Houcine Bennoui. In the final match of the tournament he fought Hiroaki Suzuki in a rematch. He lost once more, this time by TKO.[6]

Zakaria bounced back with a decision wins over Hiroki Shishido, a TKO win over Yuki and a decision win over Chuchai Hadesworkout. These three wins led him to a third fight with Hiroaki Suzuki. Zakaria avenged his previous two losses with a decision win.[7]

Following that, Zakaria lost to Koji Yoshimoto by TKO. His TKO wins over Yosuke Mizuochi and UMA earned him the right to participate in the 2016 S-Cup World Featherweight Tournament. He beat Hiroto Yamaguchi in the quarterfinal and Taplon Hadesworkout in the semifinals, before defeating MASAYA by TKO to win the tournament.[8]

After his title win he faced Ilias Bulaid for the Enfusion -67 kg Championship, but suffered a decision loss. He would beat Kaito before being signed with Glory.

GLORY

In his debut with the organization Zakaria beat Yetkin Özkul.[9] In his second fight he defeated Massaro Glunder.

In his third fight with the organization he suffered a head kick KO to the future featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9.

Zouggary bounced back with a win over Bailey Sugden, before dropping a decision to Aleksei Ulianov. He has since gone on a two fight winning streak, with wins over Abdellah Ezbiri and Asa Ten Pow.

Titles

2016 S-Cup -65kg World Tournament Champion[10]

Professional kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. "Zakaria Zouggary". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Zakaria Zouggary". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Zakaria Zouggary | Oude westen gym". muaythai.nl. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. "Featherweights". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. "GP EAGLES Fight KOK rules 64kg Zakaria Zouggary (Morocco) vs Renita Stanislav (Moldova)". Youtube.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. "Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Zakaria Zouggary II". Tapology.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. "Shootboxing 30th Anniversary "Ground Zero Tokyo 2015″ Results". fight-madness.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. "Shoot Boxing World Tournament S-Cup 2016 Results". fight-madness.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. "Full fight between Zakaria Zougarry and Yetkin Ozkul for the "Fight of the Year 2017"". perfectkickboxing.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/shootboxing/161111shootboxing.html
  11. "Enfusion Live 46 Eindhoven Results: Bulaid Retains, Ben Moh and Risco Claim League Wins". Rob Tatum. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
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