Faldir Chahbari
Born (1979-08-30) August 30, 1979
Ijarmauas, Morocco
Native nameⴼⴰⵍⴷⵉⵔ ⵛⴰⵀⴱⴰⵔⵉ
Other namesFast
NationalityMorocco Moroccan
Netherlands Dutch
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofBrummen, Netherlands
TeamKB Brummen
Team Beast of the East
TrainerKenneth Macnack/Wim Scharrenberg
Years active1997–present
Kickboxing record
Total117
Wins101
By knockout24
Losses12
Draws4
Last updated on: December 15, 2013

"Fast" Faldir Chahbari (Riffian-Berber: ⴼⴰⵍⴷⵉⵔ ⵛⴰⵀⴱⴰⵔⵉ; born August 30, 1979) is Moroccan-Dutch former welterweight kickboxer who fought out of Morocco. He a x2 Muay Thai amateur world champion and is the former (and first ever) World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) Thai-boxing junior middleweight world champion.

Biography

Faldir Chahbari began boxing at the Kickboxing brummen gym in 1994, and started in youth matches 2 years later. Trained at the time by Kenneth Macnack, he now has his own gym giving training sessions in Zutphen and Apeldoorn. He has only one functioning eye, after losing the use of the other eye in an accident as a child.

Career

Chahbari spent most of his early career fighting in the Netherlands. He won his first major title at the Battle of Arnhem II event in 2001 where he won the I.K.B.O. European title.[1] He followed up this victory by winning the W.P.K.L. Dutch national title the very next year. In 2004 he added another national title to his resume, this time with the W.F.C.A., following up with the European version in 2005 with a win against the talented knockout specialist Murat Direkçi.[2] Between the years 2000 and 2006 he picked up some decent wins, defeating the likes of Marco Piqué and Gago Drago and retained his W.P.K.L. and W.F.C.A. national and European titles in other bouts. He also had a successful amateur career, winning two gold medals at the W.M.F. world championships held in Bangkok, Thailand and a silver at the W.A.K.O world championships held in Agadir, Morocco.

In 2006 Chahbari entered the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 in a bid to qualify for a reserve fight at the K-1 World MAX 2006 Final, He made his way through to the K-1 MAX Netherlands final in Utrecht but had his dreams of a flight to Yokohama scuppered by the experienced Rayen Simson who defeated him after an extension round.[3] The following year he retained his W.F.C.A. European title by knocking out Chris Venrooij with a knee after just 15 seconds.[4] Although he had missed out on a place at the K-1 MAX final the previous year, Chahbari did make his way to Japan where he took part in a number of Shoot Boxing events in Tokyo, winning one and losing one. In 2008, as W.F.C.A. European champion he met multiple world champion Albert Kraus, defeating him over five rounds to become the first ever W.F.C.A. world title holder at junior middleweight (under 70 kg). He held on to the belt until early 2010 when he lost to the highly decorated Andy Souwer who became the new champion.[5] Since 2006 he has suffered more defeats as the competition has got tougher, losing to the likes of Buakaw Por. Pramuk and Giorgio Petrosyan, but has still shown himself to be a contender winning a KlasH tournament late in 2010 by defeating Shemsi Beqiri.[6]

Titles

Professional[7]

  • Mix Fight Championship
    • 2010 Mix Fight Gala 11 - KlasH tournament champion -72.5 kg
  • World Full Contact Association
    • 2008-10 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing world champion -69.85 kg (1 title defence)
    • 2006 K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 runner up -70 kg
    • 2004-07 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing European champion -69.85 kg
    • 2004-07 W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing Dutch champion -69.85 kg
  • World Professional Kickboxing League
    • 2002-03 W.P.K.L. Thai-boxing Dutch champion -67 kg
  • International Kickboxing Organization
    • 2001 I.K.B.O. Thai-boxing European champion -67 kg

Amateur[8]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record[9]
80 Wins (23 (T)KO's), 12 Losses, 3 Draws, 1 No Contest
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2013-04-13WinCroatia Goran BorovićBeast of the EastZutphen, NetherlandsDecision53:00
Wins King of the Ring Muay Thai rules world title -72.5 kg.
2013-02-17WinSpain Antonio Gomez[10]Arnhem, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2012-05-27WinThailand Bovy Sor UdomsonSLAMM: Nederland vs. Thailand VIIAlmere, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2011-11-19WinGermany Omar AmraniSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 FinalDarmstadt, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2011-04-23WinRepublic of Ireland Anthony KaneBeast of the East 2011 ZutphenZutphen, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2010-11-27WinAlbania Shemsi BeqiriMix Fight Gala 11, FinalSindelfingen, GermanyDecision (Split)33:00
Wins KlasH 8-man tournament -72.5 kg.
2010-11-27WinAlbania Arian VatnikajMix Fight Gala 11, Semi FinalsSindelfingen, GermanyKO (Knee strike)3
2010-11-27WinGermany Omar AmraniMix Fight Gala 11, Quarter FinalsSindelfingen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2010-06-12LossSweden Marcus ÖbergBeast of the East 2010 PolandGdynia, PolandExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2010-01-30LossNetherlands Andy SouwerBeast of the East 2010 ZutphenZutphen, NetherlandsDecision53:00
Loses W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight world title -69.85 kg.
2009-11-08DrawNetherlands Leroy KaestnerHeroes Fight EventApeldoorn, NetherlandsDecision Draw33:00
2009-10-17LossNetherlands Nieky HolzkenUltimate Glory 11: A Decade of FightsAmsterdam, NetherlandsExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2009-07-25WinPortugal Ricardo FernandesNight of the StarsTetouan, MoroccoDecision33:00
2009-06-13WinMorocco Hafid el BoustatiGentlemen Fight Night 6Tilburg, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-05-16LossItaly Giorgio PetrosyanIt's Showtime 2009 AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-01-24WinGermany Mohammed GurBeast of the East 2009Zutphen, NetherlandsDecision33:00
Retains W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight world title -69.85 kg.
2008-11-29WinThailand Orono Wor PetchpunIt's Showtime 2008 EindhovenEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision (Majority)33:00
2008-07-06WinGeorgia (country) Davit KiriaUltimate Glory 8Nijmegen, NetherlandsTKO (Doc Stop/Cut)2
2008-04-26LossThailand Buakaw Por. PramukK-1 World GP 2008 Amsterdam, Super FightAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Split)33:00
2008-03-15DrawTurkey Murat DirekçiIt's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008, Super Fight's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsDecision Draw53:00
2008-01-26WinNetherlands Albert KrausBeast of the East 2008Zutphen, NetherlandsDecision53:00
Wins vacant W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight world title -69.85 kg.
2007-11-24NCTurkey Ali GunyarShootboxing in the AutotronRosmalen, NetherlandsNo Contest33:00
2007-10-28LossJapan Kazunori YokotaShootboxing Battle Summit Ground ZeroTokyo, JapanDecision33:00
2007-06-02WinBelgium Jan van DenderenGentlemen Fight Night 2007Tilburg, NetherlandsDecision53:00
2007-02-25WinJapan Taiga YamaguchiShoot Boxing Warriors 2007 MU-SO 1Tokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-01-27WinNetherlands Chris van VenrooijBeast of the East 2007Zutphen, NetherlandsKO (Knee)10:15
Retains W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight European title -69.85 kg.
2006-12-09WinSuriname Rayen SimsonRoosendaal, NetherlandsTKO (Corner Stoppage)3
2006-11-12WinTurkey Ali Gunyar2H2H: Pride & HonorRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2006-06-04WinMorocco Chahid Oulad El HadjGentleman Fightnight IIITilburg, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2006-04-08WinCroatia Frane RadnicBeast of the East 2006Zutphen, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2006-03-26LossSuriname Rayen SimsonK-1 MAX Netherlands 2006, FinalUtrecht, NetherlandsExt.R Decision43:00
Fight was for K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 tournament -70 kg. Fails to qualify for reserve fight at K-1 World MAX 2006 Final.
2006-03-26WinNetherlands William DienderK-1 MAX Netherlands 2006, Semi FinalsUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2006-03-26WinNetherlands Menno DijkstraK-1 MAX Netherlands 2006, Quarter FinalsUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2006-02-25WinJapan Hisayuki KanazawaRising Sun 7Beilen, NetherlandsKO1
2006-02-04WinArmenia Gago DragoWFCA GalaRoosendaal, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2006-01-31WinMorocco Hamid El CaidTime For ActionNijmegen, NetherlandsTKO2
Retains W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight Dutch title -69.85 kg.
2005-11-13WinTurkey Murat DirekçiWFCA Thai-Kickbox GalaNijmegen, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight European title -69.85 kg.
2005-10-02WinNetherlands Melvin RozenbladThe Battle of Arnhem IVArnhem, NetherlandsDecision53:00
2005-04-09WinNetherlands Roel RinkBeast of the East 2005Zutphen, NetherlandsKO3
2005-01-31WinMorocco Hamid el CaidTime for actionNijmegen, NetherlandsTKO
2004-04-10WinTurkey Coskun DağBeast of the EastZutphen, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Retains W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight Dutch title -69.85 kg.
2004-02-22WinEngland Kieran KeddleThunder & Lightning IX[11]London, England, UKDecision53:00
2003-09-28WinEngland Kieran KeddleW.P.K.L. Muay Thai Champions League XIRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision53:00
2003-06-08LossMorocco Fikri TijartiIt's Showtime 2003 AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision53:00
2003-04-19WinMorocco Rachied el HaddadBeast of the EastZutphen, NetherlandsTKO (Knockdown/leaving the ring)3
Wins W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight Dutch title -69.85 kg.
2002-10-27WinCape Verde Noel SoaresBeast of the East, Sporthal ElderveldArnhem, NetherlandsKO (Knee strike)3
2002-03-04WinMorocco Adil BoukhariW.P.K.L. Champions League VIRotterdam, NetherlandsDecision53:00
2001-11-03WinSuriname Marco PiquéGala in BrediushalAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision52:00
2001-01-30LossSwitzerland Marino DeflorinK-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem, Super FightArnhem, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2000-09-03WinNetherlands Marcel DoomernikThe Battle for Arnhem IIArnhem, NetherlandsDecision53:00
Wins I.K.B.O. Thai-boxing European title -67 kg.
2000-05-20WinNetherlands Chris van VenrooijShowdown 2NetherlandsDecision53:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Battle of Arnhem II (Fight Card)" (PDF). www.nikko-sportsvideo.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Faldir Chahbari vs Murat Direcki in Nijmegen!". www.kickbox.nl. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  3. ↑ "SPOILER! results K-1 MAX Holland". www.sherdog.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Website Kickboxing Zutphen - Faldir CHAHBARI wint van Chris van (Dutch Language)". www.kbzutphen.nl. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Souwer vs. Chahbari - Beast of the East *SPOILERS* : K1 Kickboxing ..." www.mmalinker.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Mix Fight Gala XI: K-1 Ergebnisse . Veranstaltungsberichte ... (German Language)". www.groundandpound.de. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Profile page Faldir Chahbari". www.fightingball.tv. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Profile page Faldir Chahbari". www.fightingball.tv. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  9. ↑ "Faldir Chahbari (Profile & Record)". www.k-1fans.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  10. ↑ 2013-02-17 Arnhem
  11. ↑ "Line Up Thunder & Lighting in Londen (Results)". www.kickbox.nl. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
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