Houcine Bennoui
| Houcine Bennoui | |
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| Born |
6 July 1989 Lyon, France |
| Nationality | French Algerian |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 63.5 kg (140 lb; 10.00 st) |
| Division | Light Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Lyon - Saint-Fons, France |
| Team | Gym boxing St Fons - Team Nasser K. |
| Trainer | Nasser Kacem |
| Years active | 12 (2001–present) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 55 |
| Wins | 43 |
| By knockout | 26 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives |
Karim Bennoui, brother Abdallah Mabel, Yohan Lidon, Fabio Pinca, Team Nasser K. partners |
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Houcine Bennoui (born c. 1989) is a French-Algerian Muay Thai kickboxer, younger brother of Karim Bennoui. He is the WFC World Muay Thai Champion.
H. 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 heritage.
He begins Muay Thai at the age of 11, with Nasser Kacem who was a teacher in the suburbs of Lyon. His older brother, Karim Bennoui is the It's Showtime 61MAX world Champion -61 kg.
Bennoui has had 42 fights for 35 wins (including 25 by knockout) and 7 defeats. In 2008 he became WFC World Muay Thai Champion and in 2011 he won a Muay Thai tournament (65 kg) in Brest, France.
He faced Singmanee Kaewsamrit at Thai Fight: Lyon on September 19, 2012 in Lyon, France and won via decision after three rounds.
He was scheduled to rematch Damien Alamos at Time Fight 2 in Tours, France on October 6, 2012 but the fight was cancelled in order for Alamos to face Diesellek Aoodonmuang.
He lost to Adaylton Pareira De Freitas via decision in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Thai Fight 67 kg Tournament at Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand on October 23, 2012.
Bennoui was scheduled to compete in the Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg First Class Tournament~ on January 14, 2013 and fight Yuta Kubo in the quarter-finals but he pulled out of the tournament and was replaced by Roman Mailov.
He won by decision over Imwiset Pornnarai in a three round affair at Yokkao Extreme 2013 in Milan, Italy on January 26, 2013.
On March 9, 2013, Bennoui lost to Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym on points at Siam Warriors in Cork, Ireland.
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