Faisal Zakaria

Faisal Zakaria (born 8 November 1973) is a Sudanese kickboxer, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. He was WBC International Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion.^[1]

Faisal Zakaria
Born	Faisal Zakaria 8 November 1973 Sudan
Other names	Diamond Flyer
Nationality	Sudanese
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb; 16.5 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Shotokan Karate
Team	Diamond Flyer Muay Thai
Last updated on: June 2, 2012

Biography and career

Faisal Zakaria was born and raised in Sudan. He started to train in karate and represented his country in international competition. In 1990, he left Sudan after political unrest and created a karate school in Libya with other Sudanese expats and trained and tutored in Syria, Greece, Turkey and Lebanon. It was in Lebanon that Zakaria was introduced to Muay Thai.

Faisal Zakaria went to Thailand and within six months was fighting professionally and building a strong following with his entertaining style. Zakaria holds notable victories over Eh Phoutong, Ricardo van den Bos and Saksit.

Titles

• 2010 WBC Muaythai International Heavyweight Champion
• 2002 CBA International Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

wins ( KO's), losses, draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2016-04-23	Loss	Asihati	Kunlun Fight 43	Zhoukou, China	TKO	2
2016-03-22	Win	Steve Banks	Super Muaythai	China	Decision	3	3:00
2015-11	Win	Yak Nonaskin	Super Muaythai	Bangkok, Thailand	KO
2013-11-11	Loss	Tafa Misipati	The King in the Ring 7	Auckland, New Zealand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-07-13	Loss	Antz Nansen	The King in the Ring 7	Auckland, New Zealand	TKO (corner stoppage)	3
2010-09-03	Loss	Andrew Peck	Universal Soldier	Auckland, New Zealand	KO	4	0:45
For WMC Super Heavyweight Intercontinental Championship.
2010-07-10	Loss	Ben Edwards	K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra, Quarter Final	Canberra, Australia	KO (Left hook)	1	1:03
2010-01-02	Win	Ricardo van den Bos	Battle at the Beach Show	Pattaya, Thailand	Decision (2-1)	5	3:00
Wins WBC Muay Thai International Heavyweight Championship.
2009-08-28	Loss	Andre Meunier	Knees of Fury 26	Adelaide, Australia	KO (Uppercut)	3
2009	Loss			Japan
2009	Win			Japan	TKO
2009-05-30	Loss	Mehmet Ozer	The Challenger 2009	Macau, China	KO (Spinning back high kick)
2009-05-30	Win	Eduardo Maiorino	The Challenger 2009	Macau, China	KO (Knee strike)
2009	Loss			China
2008	Win	Fred		Okinawa, Japan	Decision
2008	Loss			Tokyo, Japan
2007-09-16	Loss	Nobu Hayashi	TITANS NEOS II	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (2-0)	3	3:00
2007	Win	Abus		Iran	Decision	5	3:00
2007-07-28	Loss	Paul Slowinski	Fists of Fury	Singapore	TKO (Low kick)	4	0:08
For WMC Super Heavyweight World Championship.
2007-03-24	Win	Terry Tutere	Who's the man!	Auckland, New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
2006-12-04	Draw	Mohammed Oudris	King's Birthday 2006	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision Draw	5	3:00
2006	Win	Andreas		New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
2006	Win	John Gallia		New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
2005	Win	Simon Dome		New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
2005	Win	Simon Dome		New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
2005-11-18	Win	John Gallia	Lee Gar vs The World	Auckland, New Zealand	KO (Knee strike)	2
2005	Win	Vinnie Mahoney		New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
2004	Win	Saksit	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2004	Win	Alex Ricci		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
Wins WMC Super Middleweight World Championship.
2004	Win	Painiran Asani		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003-11-19	Loss	Magomed Magomedov	Golden Panther Cup, Semi Finals	Moscow, Russia	Decision
2003-11-19	Win		Golden Panther Cup, Quarter Finals	Moscow, Russia
2003	Win	Painiran Asan		Thailand	KO
2003	Loss	Rob	Chaweng Stadium	Chaweng, Thailand	Decision
2003	Win	Neils Elkand		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003	Loss	Mohammed	King's Birthday 2003, Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision
2003	Win	Andreas	King's Birthday 2003, Semi Finals	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision
2003-06-30	Loss	Lamsongkram Chuwattana	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003-05-26	Loss	Kaoklai Kaennorsing	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003	Loss	Eugene Ekleboom		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003	Win	Mraztyl		Abu Dhabi	KO
2003	Win			Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003	Loss	Mot Eck Muangsemaa		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2003-11	Loss	Eh Phoutong	Olympic Stadium	Cambodia	Decision	5	3:00
Loses CBA International Championship.
2003	Win	Payak Sochionto		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2002	Win	Saksit	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2002	Win			Hong Kong	Decision	5	3:00
2002-12-05	Loss	Ole Laursen	King's Birthday 2002, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2
For King's Cup 2002 Tournament -70 kg Championship.
2002-12-05	Win	Nuno Martin	King's Birthday 2002, Semi Finals	Bangkok, Thailand
2002	Loss	Saksit		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2002	Win	Noiya		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2002-10	Win	Eh Phoutong	Borei Keila Stadium	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5	3:00
Wins CBA International Championship.
2002	Win	Nokweed Devy	Chaweng Stadium	Chaweng, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2002	Win	Yoddecha Sityodthong		Thailand	KO
2001-12-23	Loss	Paul Slowinski		Bangkok, Thailand	TKO (Low kick)	3
For WMC Light Heavyweight World Championship.
2001-09-08	Loss	Sun Tao	China vs Thailand	Beijing, China	Decision	3	3:00
2001	Draw	Eh Phoutong		Cambodia	Decision Draw	5	3:00
2001	Loss	Yohan	Chaweng Stadium	Chaweng, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
For WMC Super Middleweight World Championship.
2001	Win	Mot Eck Muangsemaa		Pattaya, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2001	Win	Caulan	Rajadamnern Stadium	Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2000	Draw			China	Decision Draw	5	3:00
2000	Win	Sammat		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1998	Win			Libanon	KO
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

1. "Champions". wbcmuaythai.com.

External links

• http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/4684708/Champ-moves-to-Ranui