Yoann Kongolo

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Yoann Kongolo
BornYoann Bernard Kongolo
(1987-09-11) September 11, 1987 (age 36)
Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Reach69.5 in (177 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out ofLausanne, Switzerland
TeamFight District Lausanne
Professional boxing record
Total16
Wins14
By knockout5
Losses1
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total76
Wins67
By knockout47
Losses9
Draws0
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Yoann Bernard Kongolo is a Swiss boxer and Muay Thai kickboxer of DR Congo descent who competes in the welterweight division of Glory. He has also competed for SUPERKOMBAT.[1]

He was ranked in the welterweight top 10 by Combat Press.[2][3][4]

Kickboxing career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Kongolo was scheduled to fight Miran Fabjan for the WKN European Super Middleweight title.[5] Kongolo won the fight by decision.[6] He made his first title defense against Peter Baumler, winning by a first round KO.[7]

In 2014, he fought Roberto Cocco for the WKN Intercontinental Super Middleweight Championship.[8] Kongolo won the fight by split decision.[9]

SUPERKOMBAT[edit]

At the end of 2014, after the victory over Cédric Doumbé in the regional circuit, Kongolo signed with the largest continental promotion SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship. He made his debut in native Switzerland on 25 October 2014 against Jamie Bates at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination, stopping him in the 3rd round in light-heavyweight title eliminator.[10]

GLORY[edit]

Next year, Kongolo signed with the largest promotion in the world Glory and fought in the 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender tournament. He lost to Karim Ghajji in the semifinals.[11]

During Glory 29, Kongolo challenged for the Glory Welterweight title, held at the time by Nieky Holzken. Holzken won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

He participated in the 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. He managed to win a split decision against Harut Grigorian in the semifinals, but lost a unanimous decision to Murthel Groenhart in the finals.[13]

Kongolo took part in the 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. In the semifinals, he won a unanimous decision against Konstantin Khuzin. In the finals, he prevailed against Karim Benmansour by a third round TKO.[14]

Yoann was scheduled to fight a rematch with Cedric Doumbe during Glory 39, for the Glory Welterweight title. Kongolo was less successful then in their first fight, losing by unanimous decision.[15][16]

Kongolo was scheduled to fight Yohan Lidon during Glory 42: Paris.[17] Yoann won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

He fought Abdallah Mabel in November 2018. Kongolo won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]

Kongolo fought Dmitry Menshikov during Glory 69: Düsseldorf. He lost the fight at the tail end of the second round, by TKO, as the ringside doctor stopped the fight.[20]

Doping suspension[edit]

On 11 September 2019, it was announced that Kongolo was sanctioned by the National Anti-Doping Agency of France with a 4-year ban and a fine of €5,000 due to the presence of methandrostenolone and stanozolol. The ban applies from 30 September 2019. Kongolo tested positive on 4 August 2018 at Fight Night in Saint-Tropez, France.[21][22]

Professional boxing career[edit]

In 2017 Kongolo fought Salambek Baysangurov for the vacant World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavyweight title. He won the fight by majority decision.[23] He successfully defended the title against Andrejs Pokumeiko, winning by unanimous decision.[24]

He won the vacant EBU External Light Heavyweight title with a decision win against Enes Zecirevic.[25]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Kickboxing[edit]

  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
  • World Kickboxing Network
    • WKN European Super Middleweight (-79.40 kg/175 lb) Championship (One time)
  • Swiss Kickbox Federation (SKBF)
    • 2010 Swiss Championship Class A
    • 2009 Swiss Championship Class B

Muay Thai[edit]

  • Swiss Muay Thai Federation
    • 2010 Swiss (-81 kg) Championship Class A (SG)
    • 2009 Swiss Championship Class B (SG)
    • 2009 Swiss (-81 kg) Championship Class B (WH)

Boxing[edit]

  • World Boxing Council
    • 2017 World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavy Title
  • European Boxing Council
    • 2017 EBU External Light Heavy Title

Karate[edit]

  • World Koshiki Karatedo Federation (WKKF)
    • 2009 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship in Tokyo, Japan on Kumite Rules (Singles) Bronze Medalist
    • 2009 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship in Tokyo, Japan on Kata Kumite Bunkai Rules (Team) Bronze Medalist
    • 2007 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship in Montreal, Canada on Kumite Rules (Heavyweight Singles) Silver Medalist
    • 2007 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship in Montreal, Canada on Kata Kumite Bunkai Rules (Heavyweight Team) Silver Medalist

Boxing record[edit]

16 fights 14 wins 1 loss
By knockout 5 0
By decision 9 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Draw 14-1-1 Argentina Facundo Nicolas Galovar Draw (Majority) 8 26 December 2019 Switzerland Kursaal Arena, Berne, Switzerland
15 Win 14-1 Georgia (country) Levan Shonia Decision (Unanimous) 6 28 June 2019 Switzerland Theatre du Leman, Geneva, Switzerland
14 Win 13-1 Serbia Geard Ajetović Decision (Unanimous) 6 26 December 2018 Switzerland Kursaal Arena, Berne, Switzerland
13 Win 12-1 Serbia Milosav Savic KO 3 13 December 2018 Switzerland Cirque de Noel, Geneva, Switzerland
12 Loss 11-1 France Doudou Ngumbu Decision (Majority) 12 25 May 2018 France Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France For the World Boxing Council Francophone Light Heavy Title
11 Win 11-0 Latvia Andrejs Pokumeiko Decision (Unanimous) 10 27 January 2018 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia For the World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavy Title
10 Win 10-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Enes Zecirevic Decision (Unanimous) 12 4 November 2017 Switzerland Hotel Ramada, Geneva, Switzerland For the vacant EBU External Light Heavy Title
9 Win 9-0 Russia Salambek Baysangurov Decision (Majority) 10 26 August 2017 Lithuania Club Loftas, Vilnius, Lithuania For the vacant World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavy Title
8 Win 8-0 Cuba Julio Acosta TKO 2 (8) 14 July 2017 Spain Palacio de los Deportes, Valencia, Spain
7 Win 7-0 United Kingdom Nathan King Decision (Unanimous) 6 12 May 2017 United Kingdom Guildhall, Southampton, England
6 Win 6-0 Russia Inal Ramonov TKO 2 2 December 2016 Russia Tough Fight Gym, Moscow, Russia
5 Win 5-0 Georgia (country) Zura Mekereshvili Decision (Unanimous) 6 2 December 2016 Latvia Studio 69, Riga, Latvia
4 Win 4-0 Russia Konstantin Piternov Decision (Unanimous) 6 23 September 2016 Russia Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia
3 Win 3-0 Russia Sergey Beloshapkin TKO 3 (6) 26 August 2016 Russia Tough Fight Gym, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1-0 United States Johnathon Blue TKO 4 (4) 13 March 2015 United States We Ko Pa Casino, Fort McDowell, Arizona
2 Win 2-0 France Thomas NGassam Decision (Majority) 4 21 November 2014 Switzerland Salle des Fetes, Carouge, Switzerland

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing record
67 wins (47 KOs), 9 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-11-18 Win Albania Qendrim Bajrami MJM 17: Kongolo vs Bajrami Martigny, Switzerland Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the IPCC World Welterweight (-77 kg) Championship.
2019-10-12 Loss Russia Dmitry Menshikov Glory 69: Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 2:59
2018-10-27 Win France Abdallah Mabel Fight Legend Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-08-04 Loss France Yohan Lidon Fight Night Saint Tropez 6 Saint-Tropez, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WKN Oriental Rules Super Middleweight (-79.4 kg) World Championship.
2017-06-10 Win France Yohan Lidon Glory 42: Paris Paris, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-03-25 Loss France Cedric Doumbe Glory 39: Brussels Brussels, Belgium Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2017-01-20 Win France Karim Benmansour Glory 37: Los Angeles, Final Los Angeles, California, US TKO (punches) 3 2:57
Wins the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament.
2017-01-20 Win Russia Konstantin Khuzin Glory 37: Los Angeles, Semi Finals Los Angeles, California, US Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-06-25 Loss Suriname Murthel Groenhart Glory 31: Amsterdam, Final Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament.
2016-06-25 Win Armenia Harut Grigorian Glory 31: Amsterdam, Semi Finals Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2016-04-16 Loss Netherlands Nieky Holzken Glory 29: Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2015-12-04 Win Armenia Karapet Karapetyan Glory 26: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-11-06 Loss France Karim Ghajji Glory 25: Milan, Semi Finals Monza, Italy Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2015-06-05 Win France Cedric Doumbe Glory 22: Lille Lille, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-10-25 Win England Jamie Bates SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination Geneva, Switzerland KO (spinning back fist/right flying knee) 3
SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Championship Eliminator
2014-09-27 Win France Cedric Doumbe Jurafight Delémont, Switzerland Decision (unanimous) 5
2014-08-04 Win Italy Nicola Gallo Fight Night Saint-Tropez II Saint-Tropez, France Decision 3
2014-01-25 Loss Italy Roberto Cocco Thai Boxe Mania Turin, Italy Decision (split) 5
For the WKN Intercontinental Super Middleweight Championship.
2013-12-14 Win Republic of Ireland Aidan Brooks KickMas 2013 Belfast, Northern Ireland Decision 3
2013-11-23 Loss France Karim Benmansour La 20ème Nuit des Champions[27] Marseilles, France Decision 3
2013-05-25 Win Germany Peter Baumler Nuit Des Sports De Combat Geneva, Switzerland KO 1
Defends the WKN European Super Middleweight (-79.40 kg/175 lb) Championship.
2012-10-06 Win Slovenia Miran Fabjan Kick Boxing Villars, Switzerland Decision 5
Wins the WKN European Super Middleweight (-79.40 kg/175 lb) Championship.
2012-08-18 Win Slovenia Miran Fabjan Admiral Markets Fight Night Portorož, Slovenia Decision 3
2012-06-02 Win Poland Sławomir Przypis Nuit des Sports de Combat IX Geneva, Switzerland TKO 4
2012-04-28 Win France Malik Aliane Le Banner Series Acte 1 Geneva, Switzerland Decision 4
2012-03-24 Win Italy Davide Mosca Oktagon 2012[28] Milan, Italy TKO (corner stoppage) 3
2011-11-26 Win Italy Hicham Zentari Fight Code: Rhinos Series[29] Geneva, Switzerland TKO (Body Kick) 2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: October 2019". combatpress.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: February 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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  6. ^ "Gallery". zurnal24.si. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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  10. ^ KONGOLO S'IMPOSE PAR KO AU SUPERKOMBAT
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  12. ^ "(VIDEO) Fantastična borba za Gloryjev naslov: Nieky Holzken vs. Yoann Kongolo". croring.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. ^ "GLORY 31 - Video et résultats de la pesée avec NAIT SLIMANI, BENMANSOUR et KONGOLO". boxemag.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ^ "(VIDEO) Glory 37: Wilnis obranio pojas, Kongolo nokautom osvojio turnir". croring.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  15. ^ "GLORY 39 recap: Cedric Doumbe gets revenge on Yoann Kongolo, Sittichai Sitsongpeenong scores TKO to retain title". mmamania.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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  17. ^ "Kickboxing: Yohan Lidon faces off Yoann Kongolo at Glory 42". fightmag.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  18. ^ "GLORY 42 VIDEO! Cedric Doumbe porazio Holzkena i obranio velteraški pojas". profightstore.hr. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Abdallah MABEL - Retour sur son combat face à Yoann KONGOLO - DOUMBE vs VIENOT". sports-addict.net. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. ^ "GLORY 69 Results: Grigorian Dominates Beztati, Retains Lightweight Title". combatpress.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  21. ^ Two Swiss athletes banned for four years
  22. ^ Résumé de la décision relative à M. Yoann KONGOLO
  23. ^ "Yoann Kongolo Wins Silver International Title Lithuania". fightnewsasia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Yoann Kongolo vs. Andrejs Pokumeiko". ranfighting.de. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Kongolo punktet in sensationellem EBU-Titelkampf Zecirevic aus". swissboxing.ch. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Superlatives of Superkombat 2014". SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  27. ^ "NDC 2013 : les résultats complets". lesinfosdufight.com.
  28. ^ "Results and Recap: Giorgio Petrosyan defeats Artur Kyshenko at Fight Code ~ Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.com.
  29. ^ Dave Walsh. "Fight Code Rhinos Final Live Resul". liverkick.com.

External links[edit]

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