Youssef Assouik
| Youssef Assouik | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1994 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish Moroccan |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb; 11 st) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Team | Assouik Gym (2020-Present) Siam Athlete Nation (former) |
| Trainer | Philip Schmidt |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Youssef Assouik is a Danish-Moroccan Muay Thai kickboxer. 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.[1] He also is a social worker with the youth of his city.[2][3] Assouik turned professional in 2014 training out of the SIAM Athlete Nation gym in Copenhagen.[4] After a year of competition, he won the WKN Scandinavia K-1 64.4 kg title by stopping Jonas Berglund on October 17, 2015.[5] On December 19, 2015, Assouik travelled to Russia to face Aleksei Ulianov for the WKN Oriental rules International 66.7 kg title. He won the fight by doctor stoppage in the first round.[6] Assouik made his Glory promotion debut at Glory 29: Copenhagen against Nasim Kazem.[7] 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 Tie Yinghua at Glory of Heroes 4. He lost the bout by unanimous decision.[8] 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.[9] Assouik's Glory run came to an end on May 20, 2017, when he faced Tyjani Beztati at Glory: 41 Holland. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] The 2018 Tatneft Cup Finals happened on December 7 and saw Assouik defeat Vladislav Ukrainetshe by extension round decision and win the title.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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 Jimmy Vienot 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.[19]
ONE Championship
Assouik made his promotional debut against Sinsamut Klinmee on October 5, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 25.[20] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[21]
Titles and accomplishments
Amateur
- International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- 2011 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg File:Bronze medal icon.svg
- 2012 IFMA European Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg File:Silver medal icon.svg
- 2012 IFMA Nordic Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg File:Gold medal icon.svg
- 2012 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Junior -60 kg File:Gold medal icon.svg
- 2013 IFMA Nordic Muaythai Championships -63,5 kg File:Gold medal icon.svg
- 2022 IFMA World Muaythai Championships -75 kg File:Gold medal icon.svg[22]
- 2023 IFMA Arab Muaythai Championships -75 kg File:Gold medal icon.svg[23]
Professional
- Tatneft Cup
- 2018 Tatneft Cup -70 kg Champion
- International Sport Karate Association
- 2016 ISKA European Muay Thai 67 kg Champion
- 2017 ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5 kg) Champion (4 defenses)
- World Kickboxing Network
- 2015 WKN Scandinavia K-1 64.4 kg Champion
- 2015 WKN Oriental rules International 66.7 kg Champion
- World Muay Thai Council
- 2022 WMC European Super Middleweight (168 lbs) Champion
- 2023 WMC World Middleweight (160 lbs) Champion
Kickboxing and Muay Thai record
| 28 Wins (9 (T)KOs), 3 Losses | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-05 | Win | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Sinsamut Klinmee | ONE Fight Night 25 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-05-25 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Sjöqvist | Muay Thai For Life 8.0 | Gothenburg, Sweden | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2023-11-24 | Win | File:Flag of Spain.svg Ayoub Benadya | Assouik Fight Night | Copenhagen, Denmark | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2023-03-18 | Win | File:Flag of France.svg Jimmy Vienot | Nice Fight Night 10 | Nice, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the WMC World Middleweight (160 lbs) title. | ||||||||
| 2022-12-10 | Win | File:Flag of Spain.svg Nicolas Mendes | Muay Thai For Life 4.0 | Malmö, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the WMC European super-middleweight (168 lbs) title. | ||||||||
| 2022-10-15 | Win | File:Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Mitsinigkos | Assouik Fight Night 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | KO (Knee) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Defends ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2022-09-10 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Andersson | Muay Thai For Life 3.0 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-11-13 | Win | File:Flag of France.svg Karim Guettaf | Assouik Fight Night | Frederiksberg, Denmark | KO (High kick) | 1 | 2:50 | |
| Defends ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2019-10-26 | Win | File:Flag of France.svg Omar Samb | Le Choc des Guerriers | L'Isle-d'Espagnac, France | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-08-31 | Win | File:Flag of Thailand.svg | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | ||
| 2019-02-02 | Loss | File:Flag of France.svg Valentin Thibaut | Siam Warriors V | København, Denmark | TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) | 3 | ||
| For the WBC Muay Thai Intercontinental 154 lbs title. | ||||||||
| 2018-12-07 | Win | File:Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav Ukrainets | 2018 Tatneft Cup, Final | Kazan, Russia | Ext.R Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2018 Tatneft Cup -70kg title. | ||||||||
| 2018-10-27 | Win | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Oleg Likthorovich | 2018 Tatneft Cup, Semi Final | Kazan, Russia | Ext.R Decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-08-24 | Win | File:Flag of Russia.svg Rustam Bazarov | 2018 Tatneft Cup, Quarter Final | Kazan, Russia | Points (rd.3 knockdown) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-05-31 | Win | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Muslimbek Omonov | 2018 Tatneft Cup, 1/8 Final | Kazan, Russia | Points (rd.1 knockdown) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-05-05 | Win | File:Flag of Spain.svg Jose Bello | Enfusion Live 66 | Tenerife, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2017-11-25 | Win | File:Flag of Spain.svg Maikel Garcia | Siam Warriors IV | Frederiksberg, Denmark | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the ISKA World K-1 light-middleweight (72.5kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2017-05-20 | Loss | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Tyjani Beztati | Glory: 41 Holland | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-04-29 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Abdou Karim Chorr | Glory 40: Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-11-05 | Win | File:Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Skordilis | Honour of the Ring | Aarhus, Denmark | TKO (three knockdowns) | 3 | ||
| 2016-08-06 | Loss | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tie Yinghua | Glory of Heroes 4 | Changzhi, China | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-04-16 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Nasim Kazem | Glory 29: Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-02-20 | Win | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Luis Passos | Siam Warriors | Copenhagen, Denmark | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the ISKA European Muay Thai -67kg title. | ||||||||
| 2015-12-19 | Win | File:Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Ulianov | Muay Thai Moscow | Samara, Russia | TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Wins the WKN Oriental rules International 66.7kg title. | ||||||||
| 2015-10-17 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Berglund | Simply the Best 8 - WKN | Sweden | TKO (injury) | 3 | ||
| Wins the WKN Scandinavian K-1 64.4kg title. | ||||||||
| 2015-06-13 | Win | File:Flag of Germany.svg Maurice Lohner | Tag des Triumphes | Hamburg, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the W.F.C.A European title. | ||||||||
| 2015-03-28 | Win | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charafeddine Allioui | Golden Thaiboxing | Roskilde, Denmark | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2014-12-04 | Win | File:Flag of Thailand.svg | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Left cross) | 1 | |||
| 2014-10-11 | Win | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Lund | Honour of the Ring 2 | Aarhus, Denmark | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 4 | ||
| 2014-09-20 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kim Falk | Battle Of Lund 6 | Lund, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-06-07 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Berglund | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision | ||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | Loss | File:Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Magomedov | IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Quarter Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (29:28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2023-05-07 | Win | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Pavel Hryshanovich | IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Second Round | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2023-03-05 | Win | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Skik Souhaib | 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships, Final | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | TKO | 2 | ||
| Wins 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships -75kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2023-03-04 | Win | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Hicham Sarraj | 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships, Semi Final | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2023-03-03 | Win | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Hussien Alali | 2023 Arab Muaythai Championships, Quarter Final | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | TKO | 1 | ||
| 2022-06-02 | Win | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltan Nardelotti | IFMA World Championships 2022, Final | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Decision (30:27) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2022 IFMA World Championships -75kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2022-06-02 | Win | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Nolan | IFMA World Championships 2022, Semi Finals | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Decision (29:28) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-05-31 | Win | File:Flag of Germany.svg Andre Stephan | IFMA World Championships 2022, Quarter Finals | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Walk over | |||
| 2022-05-30 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Dalian Dawody | IFMA World Championships 2022, Second Round | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2013-08-24 | Win | File:Flag of Finland.svg Kari Viinikainen | IFMA Nordic Championships 2013, Final | Denmark | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins 2012 IFMA Nordic Championships -63,5kg title. | ||||||||
| 2013-08-23 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Bark | IFMA Nordic Championships 2013, Semi Final | Denmark | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-10 | Win | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carlton Lieu | Siam Warriors | Copenhagen, Denmark | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2012-09-12 | Win | File:Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Amirkhanov | IFMA World Championships 2012, Final | Saint-Petersburg, Russia | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins 2012 IFMA World Championships Junior -60kg Gold Medal. | ||||||||
| 2012-09-11 | Win | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sembek Raimbek | IFMA World Championships 2012, Semi Final | Saint-Petersburg, Russia | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| 2012-05-26 | Win | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kamran Salman | Battle of Lund | Sweden | TKO (corner stoppage) | |||
| 2012-04- | Loss | File:Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Amirkhanov | IFMA European Championships 2011, Final | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins 2012 IFMA European Championships Junior -60kg Silver Medal. | ||||||||
| 2011-09- | Loss | File:Flag of Russia.svg Zakorga Zubairov | 2011 IFMA World Championships, Semi Final | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins 2011 IFMA World Championships Junior -60kg Bronze Medal. | ||||||||
| 2011-09- | Win | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Vadim Vaskov | 2011 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Final | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
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See also
References
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