Mohamed Mezouari


Mohamed Mezouari, better known as Hamicha, is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. In 2022, he was as the sixth best welterweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and eighth best by Beyond Kick.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Mezouari started to train kickboxing at the age of 8 on El Otmani Gym in the Netherlands, where he still training.
Mezouari fought Dzianis Zuev in the Kunlun 56 70 kg tournament reserve fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Mezouari fought in the Kunlun Fight Group 1 70 kg tournament. In the semifinals, he won a decision against Arman Hambaryan. In the group tournament finals, Mezouari defeated Danilo Zanolini through a first round KO.
Mezouari fought Thongchai Sitsongpeenong during Fight League 7 for the Fight League -76 kg World title. Mezouari knocked Thongchai out in the second round, with a right low kick.
Afterwards, Mezouari fought Artem Pashporin. Mezouari won the fight by a first round TKO, which earned him a place in the 2017 70 kg World Max Tournament Final 8. Mezouari lost a unanimous decision to Marat Grigorian in the quarterfinals.

Glory

Mezouari made his Glory debut during Glory 62, when he faced Miles Simson. He knocked Simson out in the first round. He won his second fight against Adam Hadfield at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019, by a first round technical knockout.
Mezouari was expected to face Dmitry Menshikov at Glory 78: Rotterdam. Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hödük. Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
Mezouari was expected to face Eyevan Danenberg at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021. Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew a from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili. Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
Mezouari was expected to face Sofiane Gelin in a middleweight bout at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023. He withdrew from the fight on May 13, for undisclosed reasons.
Mezouari faced Cédric Do at Glory 95 on September 21, 2024.

Titles and accomplishments

Fight record

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! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won Fight League -76 kg World Title.
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! style=background:white colspan=9 |Won BLADE -70 kg Title.