Cyril Benzaquen
| Cyril Benzaquen | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 2 October 1989 Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12 st 11 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Paris, France |
| Team | Team Zeitoun[2] |
| Trainer | André Zeitoun |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 67 |
| Wins | 53 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| University | Paris Dauphine University |
| Website | http://www.cyrilbenzaquen.com/ |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Cyril Benzaquen (born 2 October 1989) is a French Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the current ISKA World Light Heavyweight Oriental Rules champion.[3]
He is the former WMF World champion, FFSCDA Muay Thai champion and the 2013 IFMA World Championship bronze medalist.[4]
Personal life[]
Cyril works as a model, and has achieved a BAC + 5 at the University of Paris Dauphine.[5] He is of Morrocan-Jewish origin[6] and of "traditionalist" Jewish faith.[7]
After obtaining a scientific baccalauréat, he continued his studies at the IUT of Sceaux where he obtained a DUT in marketing. He then joined Paris-Dauphine University in a management license adapted to high-level athletes, then in a traditional management license, from which he graduated respectively in 2011 and 2013. He obtained a master's degree in marketing in 2014 and a master's degree in entrepreneurship in 2015. For his end-of-studies project, supported by the It Agency, he organized the Dauphine Boxing Tour.
Martial arts career[]
Amateur sports debut[]
Cyril Benzaquen started boxing at the age of 14 in the Châtillon club alongside . He specializes in Thai boxing. Although he started boxing at 14, he will not be able to fight until he is 18, with his parents and his club opposed. Finally, at the age of 18, alongside Aurélien Duarte and Pascal Ducros, he began his career with the Junior championships which he won, thus becoming successively Regional Champion and then Junior French Champion. The same year, in 2009, he met Alexandre N'Gom Priso, who would become his trainer. After winning the French Amateur Thai Boxing Championships, Cyril participates in the WMF Amateur World Championships in Bangkok. He finished in second place in the Championship by winning the silver medal.
Professional sports career[]
In 2012, he made his first professional debut. He became French Champion in Kickboxing in 2012 and Thai Boxing in 2013. He participated in several international competitions and became European Champion in 2013 then WMF World Champion in Thai Boxing in 2014 in Pattaya.[8] On 27 November 2015, he became World Champion ISKA in Kickboxing (K-1).[9][10] On 12 March he will box for the first time at the Glory World Series at the AccorHotels Arena.[citation needed]
On 28 May 2016, Cyril successfully defended his title of ISKA World Champion[11] He made three additional title defenses against Mbamba Cauwenbergh,[12] Daniel Frigola,[13] and Sofokleous Ioannis.[14]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- World Muaythai Federation
- 2014 WMF Thai Boxing World Champion
- International Sport Karate Association
- 2015 ISKA Oriental Rules Kickboxing World Champion (One time, current)
- Four successful title defenses
- 2015 ISKA Oriental Rules Kickboxing World Champion (One time, current)
- World Kickboxing Federation
- 2013: European Kickboxing Champion WKF
- Fédération Française de Kick Boxing, Muaythaï et Disciplines Associées
- 2012 French Kickboxing Champion
- 2013 French Thai Boxing Champion
- 2014 French Thai Boxing Champion
- 2014 French Kickboxing Champion
Fight record[]
| 53 Wins, 11 Losses, 3 Draw, 0 No Contest | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-12 | Win |  Ioannis Sofokleous |
Championnat Du Monde Kickboxing | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the ISKA Light Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2019-6-13 | Win |  Daniel Frigola |
Triumph Fighting Tour | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the ISKA Light Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2018-11-30 | Loss |  Elijah Bokeli |
Championnat Du Monde K1 | France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| For the WAKO Light Heavyweight K-1 title. | ||||||||
| 2018-8-4 | Loss |  Giuseppe De Domenico |
Fight Night Saint-Tropez | Saint-Tropez, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fight Night ST Finals. | ||||||||
| 2018-8-4 | Win |  Erik Matejovsky |
Fight Night Saint-Tropez | Saint-Tropez, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fight Night ST Semi Finals. | ||||||||
| 2018-5-5 | Loss | Djibril Ehouo |
Capital Fights 3 | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-4-8 | Draw | Wendy Annonay |
Duel 3 | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-2-24 | Draw |  Darryl Sichtman |
ACB KB 13: From Paris with war | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-12-9 | Loss | Rémy Vectol |
Golden Fight | Levallois-Perret, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-11-17 | Loss | Malik Aliane |
Warriors Night | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-6-22 | Win |  Mbamba Cauwenbergh |
Triumph Fighting Tour | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the ISKA Light Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2017-3-25 | Win |  Alexander Stetsurenko |
ACB KB 9: Showdown in Paris | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-2-4 | Win |  Denis MuaythaiAcademy |
Super Muaythai | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-8-12 | Win |  Chase Walden |
Super Muaythai | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-5-28 | Win |  Kevin Ward |
Cavalaire Kickboxing Show | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the ISKA Light Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2016-3-12 | Loss | Cédric Tousch |
Glory 28 Paris | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-11-27 | Win |  Adelino Boa Morte |
Dauphine Boxing Tour | Paris, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the ISKA Light Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Cyril Benzaquen". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Cyril BENZAQUEN". muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Kickboxing Champions". iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Cyril Benzaquen". globalfightcenter.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Cyril Benzaquen, boxeur bac + 5". Le Monde.fr. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.ishanews.fr/interview-cyril-benzaken/
- ^ http://www.actuj.com/ 2015-12 / sport / 2685-cyril-benzaquen-often-before-entering-the-ring-I-ask-the-almighty-to-give-me-strength
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Cyril Benzaquen, student at Dauphine, champion of world of Kick Boxing". Le Parisien (in French). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Cyril Benzaquen, world champion in K1 in an amphitheater?". L'Equipe (in French). 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "CAVALAIRE - KICKBOXING SHOW: Cyril BENZAQUEN retains his world belt against the British Kev WARD". Press Agence Sport. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Kick boxing : Cyril Benzaquen conserve son titre mondial à Paris". vl-media.fr. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Multidiplômé, mannequin, producteur… Ce champion de kick-boxing frappe les esprits". leparisien.fr. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Défenses de titres réussies pour BENZAQUEN et GHAJJI". muaythaitv.fr. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- French male kickboxers
- 1989 births
- People from Clamart
- French Muay Thai practitioners
- Living people