Hamza Essalih (Arabic: حمزة الصاليح, born May 29, 1992, in Amesterdam, Netherlands), is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer. As of May 2019 he was the #10 ranked Bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.
Biography and career
On June 25, 2016, Hamza Essalih lost his third fight during Glory 31 in the Amsterdam Rai. In this fight, Paul Jansen, who Essalih had previously defeated, won the match by points (29-27) after delivering a knee to Essalih's head, resulting in an eight-count. This was only Essalih’s third loss in 61 fights.".
In 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Enfusion under the training of Mosab Amrani.
In 2006, he received the role of actor in the Dutch feature film Langer Licht released in 2006. Hamza Essalih has only one MMA fight, which resulted in a loss.
Personal life
He is the brother of Omar Essalih, one of the figures of the Mocro Maffia. He strongly condemns and completely detaches himself from his brother's acts before the latter is shot on the evening of May 2, 2020 in Amsterdam.
Titles and achievements
- 2016 Champion of the Netherlands
- 2017 Champion of the Netherlands
- International Professional Combat Council
- 2019 IPCC K-1 World -65kg Champion
- Enfusion
- 2024 Enfusion World Featherweight (-65kg) Champion
Kickboxing record
References
From French Wikipedia
External links
- Hamza Essalih at IMDb
- Hamza Essalih in globalfightcenter.com Archived 2022-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
