Moroccan Kickboxer Arrested in Belgium for Alleged Ties to Organized Crime

The Moroccan kickboxer is in big trouble. His arrest took place during a large-scale operation. 47 other people who would be involved in the same case were also arrested. The police in the Netherlands and Belgium intercepted a total of 1 billion criminal messages that put them on the trail of these people who face serious charges. Ben Saddik will appear this Friday, March 12, before a judge in Mechelen, to find out if he will remain in detention or not, pending the trial that will allow him to defend himself.

Ben Saddik’s arrest is bad news for the Glory kickboxing organization, which was recovering from serious financial problems. Jamal Ben Saddik is one of the best known kickboxers in recent years after Rico Verhoeven and Badr Hari. The professional career of the athlete had been hit hard by cancer. Today he still has to put his career on hold and faces a much more formidable fight than the opponents he is used to. Succeeding in proving that he has no connection with a criminal organization. Ben Saddik was supposed to fight Rico Verhoeven on January 30, before the fight was canceled due to a back injury of the Moroccan kickboxer.