# Ibrahim El Bouni

Ibrahim El Bouni (born 9 December 1992) is a Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer who currently fights for Glory. El Bouni has formerly competed for ONE Championship, SUPERKOMBAT and K-1.
As of August 21, 2024, he is #5 in the GLORY light-heavyweight rankings.

## Kickboxing career
### Early career

He fought Denis Marjanović during FFC 13. El Bouni won the fight by a unanimous decision.

### SUPERKOMBAT

Ibrahim fought in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, facing Dawid Kasperski in the quarter-final. He lost a majority decision.
In November 2014, he scored a KO victory over Henry Brinkman.
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.
He also took part in the A1 World Combat Cup 86 kg tournament. 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.
El Bouni fought Bogdan Stoica for the first time in 2015. 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.
El Bouni fought for the Real Fighter World Heavyweight Championship against Redouan Cairo, but lost the fight by a late fifth-round knockout.
He fought the former WAKO World champion Dževad Poturak during W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague". Ibrahim won the fight by TKO.

### 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.
Ibrahim fought during the WFL Almere event, winning the fight in the third round by knockout.
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.
After his loss to Plazibat, he took part in the WFL Reserve Tournament. In the semi-finals he beat Bogdan Stoica by decision, and won a unanimous decision against Fred Sikking in the finals.

### ONE Championship

El Bouni signed for ONE Championship in June 2018, and fought Andre Meunir in his organizational debut. El Bouni won the fight by a first-round KO.
In his second fight with the organization, El Bouni fought Tarik Khbabez. Khabez won the fight in the third round, by a TKO.
El Bouni fought Andrei Stoica during ONE Championship: Roots of Honor. Stoica won the fight by a unanimous decision, although El Bouni complained of repeated fouls after the fight, as Stoica landed an inadvertent groin shot and eye poke during the bout.

### 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, before being booked to face Muhammed Balli in the main event of Glory Rivals 3 on November 5, 2022. He stopped Balli with a left hook at the 2:14 minute mark of the opening round.
El Bouni faced Ștefan Lătescu at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023. He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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.

## 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
** 2017 K-1 Heavyweight (-100 kg) Grand Prix Runner-up

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record :
| 42 Wins (22 (T)KO's), 12 Losses, 1 Draw ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 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 ||||||||
| 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 -100 kg. ||||||||
| 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 ||||||||