Karim Bennoui also known as "Le Chirurgien", is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 kickboxer, famous for his technical and precise fighting style. He is a former It's Showtime

It's Showtime

It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...

 World Champion -61 kg.

Biography

Karim Bennoui was born on January 26, 1988. Bennoui resides in Lyon, France and trains at Gym boxing St Fons in Lyon, Saint-Fons. His trainer is Nasser Kacem.He is of Algerian descent.

He begins Muaythai at the age of 10, with Nasser Kacem who was educator in the suburbs of Lyon. His younger brother, Houcine Bennoui

Houcine Bennoui

Houcine Bennoui , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, younger brother of Karim Bennoui. He is the WFC World Muay Thai Champion.- Biography :...

, also practices in professional muaythai.

Early career

It counts 38 fights for 30 wins (including 13 by knockout), 6 defeats and 2 draws. Karim Bennoui fought in Muaythai and Kickboxing.

In 2009 he became French Muay Thai Champion FMDA Class A and in 2011 at only 23 years he won the It's Showtime

It's Showtime

It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...

 61MAX world title -61 kg.

Titles and achievements

• • 2011 I.S.K.A.
    International Sport Karate Association
    The International Sport Karate Association is one of the major international bodies regulating karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United States...
    
     World Kickboxing Champion (-62.300 kg)
  • 2011 It's Showtime
    It's Showtime
    It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
    
     World Champion -61 kg (0 title defences)
  • 2009 French Muaythai Champion FMDA Class A Champion -60 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
Legend:

External links

• Karim Bennoui Interview