Amir "The Sphinx" Zeyada (born February 15, 1984) is an Egyptian-Dutch cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he is trained by Thom Harinck. He is a former Dutch national champion who originally started fighting as a middleweight. Zeyada holds two notable knockout victories over the highly rated Tyrone Spong. He’s the former runner up for the Its Showtime 85MAX Championship.

Biography/Career

Amir started off fighting at C and B-Klass level in the Netherlands. He got his first major victory when he faced fellow prospect (and future multiple world champion) Tyrone Spong in 2002, defeating the young Spong in somewhat bizarre fashion, with Spong knocking himself out after slamming Zeyada to the floor after a clinch.[1] In 2005 Amir would win his first title, defeating Abder Bechiri in Zaandam to win the World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Dutch title by knockout in the first round.[2]

As Dutch champion, Zeyada was signed to the newly created SuperLeague, a European-based promotion which aimed to bring highly competitive fights to the continent, potentially rivaling K-1, which would give Amir the chance to fight some of the top kickboxers in the world.[3] He won his first match with the organization outclassing French champion Karim Aliouane on his debut at SuperLeague Portugal 2005 to win via decision.[4] Despite the promising opening, Zeyada would have limited success within SuperLeague, finishing with a losing record of two wins and three defeats by the time of the organizations demise in 2006.[5]

After the demise of SuperLeague, Amir made his debut with the blossoming It's Showtime organization at the start of 2007, taking part in an eight-man preliminary tournament in Zwolle, where he made the semi-finals only to lose to eventual winner Karapet Papijan.[6] The next month he had a long-awaited rematch against Tyrone Spong at a Rings event in Utrecht. Amir had defeated Spong back in 2002 at B-Klass level but Spong was now far more experienced fighter, and a European and world champion to boot. Tyrone dominated Amir for the first two rounds of their match getting a knockdown in the second and being far the superior fighter. However, Amir came back in the third knocking Spong down with a huge left hand and swarmed the pre-match favourite, knocking him down again en route to a TKO victory.[7]

Since the second Spong victory Amir's career has failed to really take off, losing a Dutch title fight on his K-1 debut and making an unsuccessful bid for the World Full Contact Association (W.F.C.A.) European title against holder Imro Main in 2008[8] as he has moved up through the divisions. In 2010 he had a shot at the vacant E.M.T.A. European title, losing to Murthel Groenhart by TKO.[9] In 2011 he had arguably his biggest fight to date, showing great heart but ultimately coming up short in a five round battle against Sahak Parparyan for the vacant It's Showtime 85MAX world title.

He lost to Bogdan Stoica by first round knockout at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013 in Giurgiu, Romania on October 12.[10][11][12]

Titles

  • 2005 World Kickboxing Network Dutch national champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
51 Wins (20 (T)KOs), 20 Losses, 2 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-10-12 Loss Romania Bogdan Stoica SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013 Giurgiu, Romania KO (left hook) 1
2011-11-12 Win Spain Moises Ruibal Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It’s Showtime 53 Tenerife, Spain TKO (referee stoppage) 3 2:53
2011-05-21 Loss Armenia Sahak Parparyan Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 5 3:00
Fight was for vacant It's Showtime 85MAX world title -85 kg.
2011-02-3 Win Mexico Hector Ortiz Spanish Combate Spain KO 2 1:33
2010-10-11 Win Spain Alejandro Puyol Spanish Kickboxing Federation Spain Decision 3 3:00
2010-08-5 Win Netherlands Niko Verhoeven Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 2 2:21
2010-06-10 Win Netherlands Cas Jansen Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1 1:44
2010-04-15 Win Netherlands James De Light Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 3 1:44
2010-02-27 Loss Suriname Murthel Groenhart Amsterdam Fight Club 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 1
Fight was for vacant E.M.T.A. K-1 rules European title -76 kg.
2010-01-09 Loss Netherlands Sem Braan Ring Sensation Championship: Uprising 12 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-10-25 Loss Morocco L'houcine Ouzgni Top Team Beverwijk Gala Beverwijk, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-05-31 Loss Morocco Khalid Bourdif Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-04-11 Win Netherlands Jamie de Vries Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-03-01 Loss Morocco Khalid Chabrani K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Title Fight Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Fight was for vacant N.K.B.B. Dutch title -76 kg.
2009 Win United States Elijah Williams Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009 Win Canada Sammy Bates Amsterdam Combat League Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008 Loss Netherlands Sem Braan It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2008 Win Portugal Florin Vintilla It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2008 Win Morocco Issaoui Halim It's Showtime Reality Show '08, Semi-final Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2008-07-05 Loss Suriname Imro Main Amsterdam Fight Club Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Knees) 2
Fight was for Main's W.F.C.A. light heavyweight European title -79.38 kg.
2007-06-02 Loss Turkey Yücel Fidan Gentleman Fight Night Tilburg Tilburg, Netherlands KO (Punches) 5
2007-04-29 Loss Thailand Pajonsuk Beatdown Gala Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
2007-03-25 Win Suriname Tyrone Spong Rings Gala, Vechtsenbanen Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Ref Stop/Punches) 3 1:49
2007-02-02 Loss Armenia Karapet Papijan It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Zwolle, Semi-final Zwolle, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2007-02-02 Win Netherlands Ruben van der Giessen It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Zwolle, Quarter-final Zwolle, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2006-05-13 Loss Portugal José Reis SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Semi-final Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00
2006-05-13 Win Morocco Hamid Boujaoub SuperLeague Elimination 2006, Quarter-final Vienna, Austria TKO (Corner Stop/Leg Injury) 2 3:00
2006-03-11 Loss New Zealand Jordan Tai SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006 Paris, France TKO (Ref Stop/Punches) 2
2006-01-28 Loss Hungary István Tóth SuperLeague Hungary 2006 Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-12-11 Loss Suriname Imro Main Rings Fight Gala, Semi-final Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2005-11-19 Win France Karim Aliouane SuperLeague Portugal 2005 Carcavelos, Portugal Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-06-26 Win Morocco Abder Bechiri Day of the Panther Zaandam, Netherlands KO 1
Wins W.K.N. Dutch national title.
2005-04-03 Loss Suriname Rayen Simson Rings Muay Thai Gala Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop/Towel) 5
2005-2-3 Win France Juan Benoit Amsterdam Fight Night Netherlands (KO) 1 0:11
2004-12-12 Win Netherlands Melvin Rozenblad Free Fight Event XX Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Low Kicks) 2
2004-10-10 Loss Armenia Gago Drago 2 Hot 2 Handle Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2004-8-1 Win Italy Silvio Cacciatore Amsterdam Fight Night Netherlands (KO) 1 0:20
2004-06-? Draw Morocco Youssef Aknikh Netherlands Decision Draw 5 3:00
2004-04-04 Loss Netherlands Benito Caupain Rings Gala Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands KO (Left Hook) 5
2003 Win Netherlands Van Dirk AFC Pro/ Amateur Netherlands KO 1 2:52
2003-11-30 Win Netherlands Cedric Bacuna Killerdome IV Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Ref Stop/2 Knockdowns) 1
2003-02-02 Win Netherlands Melvin Rozenblad Killerdome II Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Right Punch) 2
2002-06-21 Win Morocco Karim El Assati Zonnehuis Gala Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Low kick) 4
2002-05-19 Win Suriname Tyrone Spong Itai-Te Promotions, Thaiboksgala Predators III Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Slam) 4 0:47
2001-12-2 Win Netherlands Melvin Vries Amsterdam Street Combat 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 3 1:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "amir versus tyrone #1 (Fight Video)". www.youtube.com. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ "Amir Zeyada become Dutch Champion - Chakuriki Pancration". pancration.net. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "AMIR ZEYADA IN SUPERLEAQUE (Dutch language - also mentions early career fights)". www.kickbox.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ "Battlefield Portugal was paved with Land Mines! (Fight Report)". www.superleague.tv. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  5. ^ "Superleague Fighter details - Amir ZEYADA". www.superleague.tv. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ^ "Photo Report: It's Showtime Trophy 02/02/2007 Zwolle (Dutch Language)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  7. ^ "for Tyrone spong fans - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums". www.sherdog.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  8. ^ "Amir Zeyada vs Imro Main (European title fight - Dutch language)". www.kickbox.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  9. ^ "a.s. Zondag Murthel Groenhart vs Amir Zeyada (Dutch language)". www.mixfight.nl. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  10. ^ SUPERKOMBAT WGP IV in Giurgiu Card Announced
  11. ^ Super Kombat Giurgiu set for October 12 Archived 2013-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Giurgiu
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Zeyada
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