Donegi Abena

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Donegi Abena
Born (1998-02-23) February 23, 1998 (age 23)
Paramaribo, Suriname
NationalitySurinamese
Dutch
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)[2]
DivisionLight Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamMike’s Gym
TrainerMike Passenier
Years active2015 - present
Kickboxing record
Total23
Wins15
By knockout3
Losses8
By knockout2

Donegi Abena (born February 23, 1998) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Glory. A professional competitor since 2015, Abena is a one-time Glory Light Heavyweight title challenger.[3]

As of November 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #4 light heavyweight kickboxer in the world.[4] He's been ranked in the top ten since November 2018,[5] peaking at #4 between May and October 2019.[6][7]

Kickboxing career[]

Early career[]

Abena made his professional debut against Elmir Mehić at WFL: Bosnia on September 25, 2015. He won the bout by split decision.[8]

Abena was scheduled to face Jan Soukup at Večer Bojovníků Thajského Boxu VII on December 19, 2015. Soukup won the fight by unanimous decision.[9] He was afterwards scheduled to face Petr Romankevich in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Tatneft Cup.[10] He lost the fight by an extra round decision, thus entering the first losing streak of his career.

Abena snapped the losing streak with a first-round knockout of Maurice Jackson at FFC 25: Mitchell vs Lopez on June 10, 2016. Over the next six months, Abena would furthermore notch a knockout victory over Andrey Ohotnik on July 22, as well as decision victories against Dzhobir Tashmatov on August 23, and Andress van Engelen on November 5. This five-fight winning streak earned the a place in the 2016 WLF Super Heavyweight Tournament, held on December 3, 2016. He won the rematch with Petr Romankevich in the quarterfinals by decision, but lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik by a first-round knockout in the finals.[11]

Abena was scheduled to fight Fabien Fouquet at FFC 29 on April 22, 2017. Abena won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[12]

A1 World Combat Cup[]

On May 13, 2017, Abena took part in the A1 WCC Heavyweight Qualification Tournament. He won the semifinal match against Wendell Roche and the final match against Brian Douwes in the same manner, by decision.[13]

Abena was scheduled to fight Clyde Brunswijk at Blood, Sweat and Tears on December 22, 2017. He won the fight by decision.[14]

On May 5, 2018, Abena participated in the 2018 A1WCC Champions League Tournament, with a €110 000.[15] Abena beat Luis Tavares by an extra round decision in the quarterfinal, Adnan Rezovic by decision in the semifinals and faced Mohamed Abdellah in the finals. Abdellah won the final bout by decision.[16]

Abena was scheduled to face Andrei Stoica at ACB KB 16 on July 13, 2018.He won the fight by decision.[17]

GLORY[]

Abena was scheduled to make his Glory debut against Stephane Susperregui at Glory 62: Rotterdam on December 8, 2018.[18] Abena won the fight by unanimous decision, with one of the judges scoring the bout 30-27 in his favor, while three of the judges scored it as 29-28 for Abena.[19]

Abena was scheduled to face the #4 ranked Glory light heavyweight Michael Duut at Glory 64: Strasbourg on March 9, 2019.[20] Abena won the fight by split decision, with three judges scoring the bout in his favor (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) and two judges scoring the bout in Duut's favor (30-27, 29-28).[21]

His two victories with the promotion left Abena as the top-ranked contender, earning him the right to challenge the reigning Glory Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019.[22] Vakhitov won the fight by a split decision, with four of the judges scoring the fight for him (49-46, 49-46, 48-47, 48-47), while the last judge scored the bout 48-47 for Abena.[3]

Abena was scheduled to face the reigning GLORY Middleweight champion Alex Pereira for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 68: Miami on September 28, 2019.[23] Pereira won the fight by a third-round knockout, landing a left hook in the last minute of the round.[24]

Abena returned from a 14-month layoff to face Luis Tavares at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021.[25] Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Abena was scheduled to face Sergej Maslobojev at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.[27] He lost the closely contested fight by split decision.[28]

Kickboxing record[]

Kickboxing record
15 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 8 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2021-10-23 Loss Lithuania Sergej Maslobojev Glory: Collision 3 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00 15-8
2021-01-30 Loss Netherlands Luis Tavares Glory 77: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 15-7
2019-09-28 Loss Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 68: Miami Miami, United States KO (Left Hook) 3 2:08 15-6
For the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
2019-06-22 Loss Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 66: Paris Paris, France Decision (Split) 5 3:00 15-5
For Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2019-03-09 Win Netherlands Michael Duut Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Decision (split) 3 3:00 15-4
2018-12-08 Win France Stephane Susperregui Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-4
2018-07-13 Win Romania Andrei Stoica ACB KB 16 Târgoviște, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00 13-4
2018-05-05 Loss Germany Mohamed Abdallah A1WCC Champions League, Final Hasselt, Belgium Decision 3 3:00 12-4
For the A1WCC Champions League Tournament.
2018-05-05 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Rezovic A1WCC Champions League, Semi Final Hasselt, Belgium Decision 3 3:00 12-3
2018-05-05 Win Cape Verde Luis Tavares A1WCC Champions League, Quarter Final Hasselt, Belgium Ext R. Decision 3 3:00 11-3
2017-12-22 Win Suriname Clyde Brunswijk Blood, Sweat and Tears Paramaribo, Suriname Decision 3 3:00 10-3
2017-05-13 Win Netherlands Brian Douwes A1 World Combat Cup, Final Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 9-3
Wins A1 WCC Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Title.
2017-05-13 Win Netherlands Wendell Roche A1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 8-3
2017-04-22 Win France Fabien Fouquet FFC 29 Ljubljana, Slovenia TKO (Liver Shot) 1 2:35 7-3
2016-12-03 Loss Suriname Jairzinho Rozenstruik Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan Zhengzhou, China KO 1 6-3
For The WLF Super Heavyweight Tournament.
2016-12-03 Win Belarus Petr Romankevich Wu Lin Feng 2016: WLF x Krush - China vs Japan Zhengzhou, China Decision 3 3:00 6-2
2016-11-05 Win Netherlands Andress van Engelen A1 World Combat Cup Germany Decision 3 3:00 5-2
2016-08-23 Win Uzbekistan Dzhobir Tashmatov Akhmat Fight Show Grozny, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4-2
2016-07-22 Win Ukraine Andrey Ohotnik Tatneft Cup 2016 - 1st selection 1/4 final Kazan, Russia KO 2 3-2
2016-06-10 Win United States Maurice Jackson FFC 25: Mitchell vs Lopez Springfield, Massachusetts, USA TKO (punches) 1 1:10 2-2
2016-03-06 Loss Belarus Petr Romankevich Tatneft Cup 2016 - 2nd selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia Decision 4 3:00 1-2
2015-12-19 Loss Czech Republic Jan Soukup Večer Bojovníků Thajského Boxu VII. Liberec, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1-1
2015-09-25 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmir Mehić WFL: Bosnia Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Split) 3 3:00 1-0
Switched to A Class.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record (Incomplete)
4 Wins (0 KO's), 0 Loss, 0 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2015-02-08 Win Netherlands Mohammed Balli Muay Thai Centre Clyde van Dams Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2014-12-14 Win Netherlands Mohamed Gabri Maxifit/Mejiro Wormer gala Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2014-10-18 Win Netherlands Marwin Gietmann MTBG Ruble Event 15 Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
2014-10-05 Win Netherlands Fabio Brent Go Hard Or Go Home 7 Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 3 1:30
N Class.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

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