Seduced by the strong measures taken by King Mohammed VI to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom, Moroccan kickboxer Badr Hari addressed a message of support to the sovereign on his Instagram account.
In this atmosphere of suspension and cancellation of sporting events, Soufiane Taaouati managed to offer Morocco the title of the TNA Fight kickboxing competition in the 70 kg category. On Sunday, he faced the Russian, Ergali Urbulatov, in Kazan, Russia.
While he was supposed to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 200 in April, the Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has declined the offer due to his religious beliefs and his health.
Fans of Moroccan kickboxer Badr Hari are demanding a third fight between their champion and Dutchman Rico Verhoeven.
The integrity of the match that opposed the Moroccan champion Badr Hari to his opponent Rico Verhoven has been called into question by the American channel CNN. It accuses the Moroccan athlete of having manipulated the fight, with the complicity of the organizer of this great sporting event, Glory, by agreeing to be defeated by injury.
Glory confirms the possibility of a third duel between the two best kickboxers Badr Hari and Rico Verhoeven. But before this fight, the current world heavyweight champion will have to face the Belgo-Moroccan, Jamal Ben Saddik.
King Mohammed VI has saluted the performances of Moroccan kickboxers Zakaria Zouggary and Mohammed Jaraya. They respectively won the world titles in the featherweight and welterweight categories on Saturday, December 21 in Arnhem, the Netherlands, at the Glory Collision 2 event.
Mustapha Lakhsem, former world champion in full-contact and kickboxing, is asking King Mohammed VI to help former Moroccan champions living abroad and practicing kickboxing.
Another great performance for the Belgian kickboxer of Moroccan origin Nordine Ben Moh . He knocked out his Spanish opponent Maikel García on Friday, December 6, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Moroccan kickboxers are strongly represented at the world championships taking place in Sarajevo until October 28, according to a statement from the Royal Moroccan Federation of Kickboxing-Muay Thai-Savate and related sports.
A video has provoked a strong reaction from Internet users and the Royal Moroccan Federation of Kick-boxing . It shows an instructor who unleashed himself on his student, inflicting violent punches to the face and head.
Mohamed Mezouari , better known by his nickname, Hamicha, won his second fight as part of the "Kickboxing glory" organization on Saturday, June 22, 2019, in the evening, in Paris.