Jamal Ben Saddik

Jamal Ben Saddik (born October 3, 1990) is a Moroccan-Belgian Super heavyweight kickboxer, signed to the GLORY promotion. Nicknamed the Goliath, Ben Saddik represents Morocco when he participates in the sport.[1]

Jamal Ben Saddik
Born (1990-10-03) October 3, 1990
Antwerp, Belgium
Other namesGoliath
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
Reach80.0 in (203 cm)
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofMorocco
TeamGolden Glory
TrainerCor Hemmers
Nicky Hemmers
Years active2011 – present
Kickboxing record
Total44
Wins36
By knockout29
Losses8
By knockout4
last updated on: December 10, 2017

As of 1 February 2019, he is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Background

Born and raised in Antwerp, Ben Saddik was taken to a kickboxing gym at the age of nine by his father, who feared life in the streets would have a negative impact on his son. As a teen, Ben Saddik was shot and grazed with a bullet after a street fight. In 2012, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which would emerge again around a year later. Ben Saddik has since been cancer-free.[3]

Career

Ben Saddik is a product of the Golden Glory gym and is a student of Cor Hemmers.[4]

He made his debut in the It's Showtime promotion on March 6, 2011 at Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid and beat Rico Verhoeven. He was then scheduled to fight Anderson Silva at Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 on May 21, 2011,[5] but the bout was scrapped when Silva was instead moved to the It's Showtime 2011 Lyon card to fight Daniel Ghiță.[6]

He TKO'd Vitaly Oparin in round one at United Glory 15 on March 23, 2012,[7] and followed this up with a fourth round KO of Nikolaj Falin on June 2, 2012.[8]

Ben Saddik lost a decision to Jahfarr Wilnis at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012.[9]

But, despite this setback, he was invited to compete at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam, the biggest heavyweight tournament in kickboxing history, on December 31, 2012. He upset world #4 Errol Zimmerman at the opening stage, taking a decision. In the quarter-finals, he beat Remy Bonjasky on points, but lost via a quick body kick from Daniel Ghiță in the semis.[10] Despite coming back from the tournament empty-handed, Ben Saddik's stock rose greatly by beating two much higher-rated fighters.[11][12]

Ben Saddik fought Peter Aerts at Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam on May 3, 2013 in Tokyo.[13][14][15] He started well and floored Aerts in round one, but the Dutchman rallied back and dropped him three times in the second, forcing a referee stoppage.[16][17][18]

He was knocked out late in round three by Ben Edwards in a slugfest at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on November 23, 2013.[19][20][21][22]

He was expected to fight Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014. However he broke his hand while training so he was replaced with Dmytro Bezus.[23][24]

He knocked out Nicolas Wamba in round two at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014.[25][26]

He lost via disqualification when he attacked a downed Hesdy Gerges just seconds into their bout at Qabala Fight Series #1 in Qabala, Azerbaijan on June 29, 2014.[27][28]

Jamal lost to Rico Verhoeven by TKO for the Glory World Championship 49 after his won fight in 2011. He was seen spitting in the face of Rico Verhoeven in a prefight press conference for which he was fined after the incident.[29]

On December 8, 2018, he won the Glory 62 8 man tournament by knocking out Benjamin Adegbuyi in the first round of the final, after winning his fights against Junior Tafa and Guto Inocente in the quarter and semi-final respectively.

Championships and accomplishments
  • 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix (+95 kg/209.4 lb) Winner
  • CombatPress.com
    • 2018 Comeback Fighter of the Year[30]

Kickboxing record
Professional Kickboxing record
36 Wins (29 (T)KO's), 8 Losses, 0 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2018-12-08Win Benjamin AdegbuyiGlory 62: Rotterdam FinalRotterdam, NetherlandsKO11:52
Wins the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix (+95 kg/209.4 lb) Title.
2018-12-08Win Guto InocenteGlory 62: Rotterdam Semi FinalsRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-12-08Win Junior TafaGlory 62: Rotterdam Quarter FinalsRotterdam, NetherlandsTKO12:55
2018-09-29Win D'Angelo MarshallGlory 59: AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (3 Knockdowns Rules)10:57
2018-05-12Loss Jahfarr WilnisGlory 53: LilleLille, FranceDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-12-10Loss Rico VerhoevenGlory 49: RotterdamRotterdam, NetherlandsTKO (head kick and punches)51:10
For the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2017-03-25Win Guto InocenteGlory 39: BrusselsBrussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-12-10Win Ismael LondtGlory: CollisionOberhausen, GermanyDecision (unanimous)33:00
2016-10-16Win Gordon HauptACB KB 8: Only The BravesHoofddorp, NetherlandsKO (Right Hook)1
2016-05-28Win Andre SchmelingA1 World Combat Cup 21Eindhoven, NetherlandsKO (Uppercut)1
2015-11-28Loss Brian DouwesA1 World Combat Cup 20 [31]Eindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2015-08-07Win Anderson SilvaGlory 23: Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada, USATKO32:55
2015-06-05Win Mamoudou KetaGlory 22: LilleLille, France,KO11:59
2014-06-29Loss Hesdy GergesQabala Fight Series #1Qabala, AzerbaijanDQ (attack on a downed opponent)10:20
2014-05-03Win Nicolas WambaGlory 16: DenverBroomfield, Colorado, USATKO (left hook)21:24
2013-11-23Loss Ben EdwardsGlory 12: New YorkNew York City, New York, USAKO (right hook)32:52
2013-05-03Loss Peter AertsGlory 8: TokyoTokyo, JapanTKO (referee stoppage)2
2012-12-31Loss Daniel GhițăGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, Semi FinalsSaitama, JapanKO (Liver kick)10:35
2012-12-31Win Remy BonjaskyGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, Quarter FinalsSaitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)22:00
2012-12-31Win Errol ZimmermanGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam, First 16Saitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)22:00
2012-10-06Loss Jahfarr WilnisGlory 2: BrusselsBrussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-06-02Win Nikolaj FalinThe NetherlandsKO (punches)2
2012-03-23Win Vitaliy OparinUnited Glory 15Moscow, RussiaTKO1
2011-03-06Win Rico VerhoevenIt's Showtime Sporthallen ZuidAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (Corner Stop)21:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References
  1. http://www.glorykickboxing.com/fighters/jamal-ben-saddik:bd9a07c1-dac5-487c-be65-38250869d032
  2. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: February 2019". combatpress.com.
  3. https://bensaddikjamal.com/bio/
  4. Official Glory profile
  5. It's Showtime Announces New May Show
  6. It's Showtime Lyon: Anderson Silva Replaces Slowinski Against Daniel Ghita
  7. Glory World Series Live Results
  8. Weekend Results: Lidon, H. Bennoui, Kulebin, Ben Saddik Win, Bessmertny Draws
  9. GLORY 2 Brussels Live Results
  10. DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 Tokyo Live Results
  11. Whose stock went up at GLORY 4
  12. 2012's Breakout Fighters in Kickboxing
  13. Peter Aerts vs. Jamal Ben Saddik Set for Glory 8 Tokyo
  14. GLORY 8 Tokyo: 65kg Tournament Field Complete, More Fights Added
  15. GLORY 8 Tokyo 65kg Tournament Matches Announced
  16. GLORY 8 Tokyo Live Results
  17. GLORY 8 Tokyo Results and Review: Yuta Kubo Proves Why He is the Number One Japanese Fighter in the World Archived 2013-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  18. Glory 8 Results: Yuta Kubo wins featherweight tournament Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri and Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards official for Glory 12 Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  20. Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  21. GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates
  22. GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Jamal Ben Saddik Set for GLORY 14
  25. UFC Veteran Pat Barry Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss to Zack Mwekassa at Glory 16
  26. Glory 16 Results Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  27. Qabala Fight Series #1 Results Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  28. Qabala Fight Series #1 Videos Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  29. https://www.round1network.com/news/78769/jamal-ben-saddik-krijgt-boete-voor-spugen.html
  30. Rob Tatum. "Ben Saddik's stunning reversal of fortune in the second half of the year, including his impressive tournament win, not only earned him a title shot in 2019, but also the 2018 Comeback Fighter of the Year award". CombatPress.com. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  31. A1 World Combat Cup 20(in Dutch)
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