Ibrahim El Bouni
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December 9, 1992
Amsterdam, Netherlands
| Ibrahim El Bouni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ibrahim El Bouni December 9, 1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Other names | Mr. Cool |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight Cruiserweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Team | Gym Haarlem |
| Trainer | Ridouan El Assrouti |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 56 |
| Wins | 42 |
| By knockout | 22 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | https://www.ibrahimelbouni.com/ |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Ibrahim El Bouni (born 9 December 1992) is a Dutch-Moroccan[2] kickboxer who currently fights for Glory. El Bouni has formerly competed for ONE Championship, SUPERKOMBAT and K-1.[3]
As of August 21, 2024, he is #5 in the GLORY light-heavyweight rankings.[4]
Early career
He fought Denis Marjanović during FFC 13. El Bouni won the fight by a unanimous decision.[5]
SUPERKOMBAT
Ibrahim fought in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, facing Dawid Kasperski in the quarter-final. He lost a majority decision.[6]
In November 2014, he scored a KO victory over Henry Brinkman.[7]
El Bouni fought in the 2015 WFL 84 kg tournament. Despite defeating Clyde Brunswijk by decision in the semi-final, he in turn lost a decision to Hicham El Gaoui in the final.[8]
He also took part in the A1 World Combat Cup 86 kg tournament.[9] He won decision against Xheyal Ehmedov in the quarter-final, Boubaker El Bakouri in the semi-final, and knocked Ertugrul Bayrak out in the first round to win the tournament.[10]
El Bouni fought Bogdan Stoica for the first time in 2015.[11] He won the fight by a technical knockout, as Stoica suffered a leg injury in the first round, later deemed to be a knee ligament injury.[12]
El Bouni fought for the Real Fighter World Heavyweight Championship against Redouan Cairo, but lost the fight by a late fifth-round knockout.[13]
He fought the former WAKO World champion Dževad Poturak during W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague".[14] Ibrahim won the fight by TKO.[15]
K-1
El Bouni had his first fight at heavyweight against Makoto Uehara. He won the fight in the second round, with a left hook KO.[16]
Ibrahim fought during the WFL Almere event,[17] winning the fight in the third round by knockout.[18][19]
El Bouni participated in the 2017 K-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix. After winning the first two bouts against Koichi and Roel Mannaart by first-round knockout, he faced Antonio Plazibat in the tournament finals. Plazibat won the fight by a unanimous decision.[20][21]
After his loss to Plazibat, he took part in the WFL Reserve Tournament.[22][23] In the semi-finals he beat Bogdan Stoica by decision, and won a unanimous decision against Fred Sikking in the finals.[24]
ONE Championship
El Bouni signed for ONE Championship in June 2018,[25] and fought Andre Meunir in his organizational debut.[26] El Bouni won the fight by a first-round KO.[27]
In his second fight with the organization, El Bouni fought Tarik Khbabez.[28] Khabez won the fight in the third round, by a TKO.[29]
El Bouni fought Andrei Stoica during ONE Championship: Roots of Honor.[30] Stoica won the fight by a unanimous decision,[31] although El Bouni complained of repeated fouls after the fight, as Stoica landed an inadvertent groin shot and eye poke during the bout.[32]
Glory
In early 2021, El Bouni signed with Glory. He notched two unanimous decision victories, against Clyde Brunswijk at Glory Rivals 1 and Badr Ferdaous at Glory Rivals 2,[33] before being booked to face Muhammed Balli in the main event of Glory Rivals 3 on November 5, 2022.[34] He stopped Balli with a left hook at the 2:14 minute mark of the opening round.[35]
El Bouni faced Ștefan Lătescu at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023.[36] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[37]
El Bouni faced Bogdan Stoica at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[38]
El Bouni faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 98 on February 22, 2025. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round, being knocked down 4 times, twice in round 2, and twice in round 3.[39]
K-1
El Bouni faced Marco Black Diamond in the quarterfinals of the 2026 K-1 World Cruiserweight Grand Prix at K-1 World GP 2026 - 90kg World Championship Tournament on February 8, 2026. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with three scorecards of 29—25 in his favor.[40] El Bouni was eliminated in the tournament semifinals however, as he suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Nikita Kozlov, with scores of 30—26, 30—26 and 30—27.[41]
Championships and accomplishments
- World Fighting League
- 2015 World Fighting League -84 kg Tournament Runner-up
- 2015 World Fighting League -86 kg Tournament Winner
- A1 WCC
- 2015 A1 World Combat Cup -86 kg Tournament Winner
- K-1
Kickboxing record
| 43 Wins (22 (T)KO's), 13 Losses, 1 Draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Loss |  Nikita Kozlov | K-1 World GP 2026 - 90kg World Championship Tournament, Semifinals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2026-02-08 | Win |  Marco Black Diamond | K-1 World GP 2026 - 90kg World Championship Tournament, Quarterfinals | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2025-02-22 | Loss |  Michael Boapeah | Glory 98 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (4 Knockdowns) | 3 | 2:04 | |
| 2024-10-12 | Win |  Bogdan Stoica | Glory 96 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-06-08 | Loss |  Bahram Rajabzadeh | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Quarterfinals | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (Flying knee) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| 2023-11-04 | Loss | Ștefan Lătescu | Glory: Collision 6 | Arnhem, Netherlands | TKO (Three knockdowns) | 2 | 1:00 | |
| Glory Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator[42] | ||||||||
| 2023-06-17 | Win | Felipe Micheletti | Glory: Collision 5 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-11-05 | Win |  Muhammed Balli | Glory Rivals 3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| 2022-09-17 | Win |  Badr Ferdaous | Glory Rivals 2 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-06-11 | Win |  Clyde Brunswijk | Glory Rivals 1 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2021-05-28 | Win | Marciano Bhugwandass | World Fighting League | Netherlands | Disqualification | 2 | ||
| 2019-04-12 | Loss | Andrei Stoica | ONE Championship: Roots of Honor | Manila, Philippines | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-10-26 | Loss | Tarik Khbabez | ONE Championship: Pursuit of Greatness | Myanmar | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 2018-07-07 | Win |  Andre Meunier | ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens | Guangzhou, China | KO | 1 | ||
| 2018-03-25 | Win |  Fred Sikking | WFL: Final 16 | Almere, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-03-25 | Win | Bogdan Stoica | WFL: El Bouni vs. Stoica, Final 16 | Almere, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-11-23 | Loss |  Antonio Plazibat | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final | Saitama, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For The K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament | ||||||||
| 2017-11-23 | Win | Roel Mannaart | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi-finals | Saitama, Japan | KO | 1 | ||
| 2017-11-23 | Win |  Koichi | K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter-finals | Saitama, Japan | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | ||
| 2017-04-23 | Win | Fabio Kwasi | WFL - Champion vs. Champion, Semi-finals | Almere, Netherlands | KO | 3 | ||
| 2017-03-19 | Win | Tomoslav Malencia | Fight Time Haarlem | Haarlem, Netherlands | KO | 3 | ||
| 2017-02-26 | Win | Makoto Uehara | K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | KO (Left hook) | 2 | ||
| 2016-12-23 | Win |  Davor Matarugic | EM Legend End of Year | Emei, China | KO | |||
| 2016-11-19 | Win |  Xing Wenxiu | EM Legend 14 | Emei, China | KO (Left hook to the body) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| 2016-10-08 | Win |  Dževad Poturak | W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" | Prague, The Czech Republic | TKO (strikes) | 1 | ||
| 2016-03-04 | Win | Fred Sikking | WFL - Where Heroes Meet Legends | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-12-06 | Loss | Redouan Cairo | Real Fighters: A Night 2 Remember | Hilversum, Netherlands | KO | 5 | ||
| For The Real Fighter World Championship -95 kg. | ||||||||
| 2015-10-18 | Win | Bogdan Stoica | WFL "Unfinished Business" | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | TKO (knee ligament injury) | 1 | ||
| 2015-05-16 | Win | Ertugrul Bayrak | A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Final | Eindhoven, Netherlands | KO | 1 | ||
| Wins the A1 WCC 86 kg Tournament. | ||||||||
| 2015-05-16 | Win | Boubaker El Bakouri | A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Semi-final | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-05-16 | Win | Xheyal Ehmedov | A1WCC -86 kg 8 Men Tournament Quarter-final | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-04-19 | Loss | Khalid El Bakouri | The Best of all Elements | Almere, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-04-12 | Loss | Hicham El Gaoui | World Fighting League, Final | Hoofddorp | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For The World Fighting League -84 kg Tournament Title. | ||||||||
| 2015-04-12 | Win | Clyde Brunswijk | World Fighting League, Semi-finals | Hoofddorp | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-11-25 | Win | Henry Brinkman | Fight Night IJmuiden | IJmuiden | KO | |||
| 2014-10-25 | Loss |  Dawid Kasperski | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination, Quarter-finals | Geneva, Switzerland | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-06-08 | Win | Samir Boukhidous | Fight Fans 10 | Amsterdam | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-06-06 | Win | Denis Marjanović | FFC13: Jurković vs. Tavares | Zadar, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-04-12 | Win |  Uroš Bogojević | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2014, Reserve Fight | Reșița, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-03-22 | Loss |  Igor Lyapin | KOK World GP 2014, Quarter-finals | Chișinău, Moldova | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-02-23 | Win | Iwan Pang | Haarlem Fight Night V | Haarlem | TKO | 3 | ||
| 2013-12-14 | Win |  Constantin Țuțu | KOK World Series - Eagles 12 | Chișinău, Moldova | KO (punches) | 1 | ||
| 2013-12-01 | Win | Sem Braan | Fight Fans 7 | Amsterdam | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-11-15 | Win |  Miran Fabjan | FFC09: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller | Ljubljana, Slovenia | KO (left hook) | 2 | ||
| 2013-08-30 | Win | Ciprian Șchiopu | SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 5 | Târgoviște, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-06-14 | Win | Igor Emkić | FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak | Poreč, Croatia | KO (right cross) | 1 | ||
| 2013-05-11 | Win | Martin Reemeijer | Mejiro Gym Gala | Zaandam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-04-14 | Loss | Toni Milanović | FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș | Split, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-03-24 | Win | Ronnie Roomeijer | Haarlem Fight Night IV | Haarlem | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Makes His A-class debut. | ||||||||
| 2012-09-01 | Win | Geronimo de Groot | Fight For Victory | Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands | KO | |||
| 2011-10-16 | Draw | Tom Van Duivenvoorde | Top Team Gala | Beverwijk, Netherlands | Decision (draw) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||