Youssef Assouik is a Danish-Moroccan

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. He is the reigning WMC World Middleweight Champion.

Biography and career

Early career

Assouik grew up in Copenhagen where he ran into troubles until the age of 15 when he discovered Muay Thai. With a new sense of discipline, he focused on training and became a multiple time Danish amateur champion as well as a Nordic, European and World champion in the Junior categories of the IFMA. He also is a social worker with the youth of his city. Assouik turned professional in 2014 training out of the SIAM Athlete Nation gym in Copenhagen. After a year of competition, he won the WKN Scandinavia K-1 64.4 kg title by stopping Jonas Berglund on October 17, 2015. On December 19, 2015, Assouik travelled to Russia to face

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for the WKN Oriental rules International 66.7 kg title. He won the fight by doctor stoppage in the first round. Assouik made his Glory promotion debut at Glory 29: Copenhagen against Nasim Kazem. He won the fight by decision. On August 6, 2016, Assouik suffered his first defeat as a professional when he travelled to Changzhi, China to face

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at Glory of Heroes 4. He lost the bout by unanimous decision. For his second fight with the Glory promotion Assouik faced Abdou Karim Chorr at Glory 40: Copenhagen on April 29, 2017. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Assouik's Glory run came to an end on May 20, 2017, when he faced

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at Glory: 41 Holland. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

World Champion

Assouik was scheduled to face Maikel Garcia for the vacant ISKA K-1 world -72.5 kg belt at Siam Warriors IV in Denmark. He won the fight by unanimous decision after five rounds to capture his first world title. He successfully defended his title on May 5, 2018, against Jose Bello at Enfusion 66 in Tenerife, winning the fight by unanimous decision. Throughout 2018 Assouik took part in the K-1 rules Tatneft Cup in the 70 kg division happening in Kazan, Russia. After winning his first two fights he faced Oleg Likthorovich in the semi-finals on October 27. He won by extension round decision to qualify for the final. The 2018 Tatneft Cup Finals happened on December 7 and saw Assouik defeat Vladislav Ukrainetshe by extension round decision and win the title. Assouik went back to muay thai rules on February 2, 2019, when he faced Valentin Thibaut for the vacant WBC Muay Thai intercontinental 154 lbs title at Siam Warriors V. He lost the fight by doctor stoppage due to a cut from an elbow strike. After two years without a fight due to the COVID-19 pandemic Assouik came back to competition now fighting out of his own gym. He defended his K-1 world title on his own promotion called Assouik Fight Night against Karim Guettaf on November 13, 2021. He won the fight by knockout in the first round. He made a third successful defense of his title when he knocked out Panagiotis Mitsinigkos in the first round with a knee on October 15, 2022. On December 10, 2022, Assouik faced Nicolas Mendes at Muay Thai For Life 4.0 in Sweden for the WMC European 168 lbs title. He won the fight by unanimous decision. This win allowed him to challenge for the world version of the title he just obtained. On March 18, 2023, in Nice, France he defeated

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by unanimous decision for the WMC World 160 lbs title, becoming a world champion in muay thai rules as a professional for the first time.

Titles and accomplishments

Amateur

International Federation of Muaythai Associations The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is the sole recognised sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consis ...

** 2011 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg ** 2012 IFMA European Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg ** 2012 IFMA Nordic Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg ** 2012 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg ** 2013 IFMA Nordic Muaythai Championships -63,5 kg ** 2022 IFMA World Muaythai Championships -75 kg ** 2023 IFMA Arab Muaythai Championships -75 kg

Professional

* Tatneft Cup ** 2018 Tatneft Cup -70 kg Champion *

International Sport Karate Association The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the Unite ...

** 2016 ISKA European Muay Thai 67 kg Champion ** 2017 ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5 kg) Champion (three defenses) *

World Kickboxing Network The World Kickboxing Network (WKN) is an international Kickboxing governing body established in 1994. History In 1994, the World Kickboxing Network was founded as a subsidiary of International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) to capture new mark ...

** 2015 WKN Scandinavia K-1 64.4 kg Champion ** 2015 WKN Oriental rules International 66.7 kg Champion *

World Muay Thai Council The World Muaythai Council (WMC) is one of the oldest and the largest professional sanctioning organizations of Muaythai in the world for the sport. The organization was set up in 1995 by parliament resolution, and is incorporated by the Royal ...

** 2022 WMC European Super Middleweight (168 lbs) Champion ** 2023 WMC World Middleweight (160 lbs) Champion

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

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References

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