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Cyril "Marseille Bad Boy" Abidi (born on February 25, 1976) is a French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

former super heavyweight

Super heavyweight

In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...

kickboxer. His road to fame started in 2000 when he entered K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

and created a huge upset with a first round knockout win over legendary Peter Aerts

Peter Aerts

Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...

Biography and career

Abidi grew up in the north quartiers of Marseille

Marseille

Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

(Consolat), in a modest Moroccan

Moroccan people

The Moroccan people are a people that share a common Moroccan culture, ancestry and speak the Moroccan variant of the Arabic language or a Berber language as a mother tongue....

family. When he was 6, his mother took him to judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

classes to keep him off the streets. He practiced judo for four years until he was inspired by Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

, his childhood idol, and started taking karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

lessons.

When he was 18, he discovered Thaiboxing and became French champion at the age of 20.
A year later he entered K-1

K-1

, fighting against Petar Majstorovic in Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, and winning by a unanimous decision. Later that year, he won two back to back fights in the first round against Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

fighter Peter Aerts

Peter Aerts

. At their third meeting at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Finals

K-1 World Grand Prix 2000

K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. It was the eighth K-1 Grand Prix final, involving eight of the world's top fighters, with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules...

in the Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, Aerts beat Abidi in a three round unanimous decision.

In his short foray into mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

, Abidi lost to Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n comedian Bobby Ologun

Bobby Ologun

Bobby Ologun is a Nigerian-born TV personality in Japan, and a mixed martial artist. In Japan, he is known simply as . He speaks English, Yoruba and Japanese. He currently lives in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture...

in his first fight in MMA. Abidi was a last minute replacement for Mike Bernardo

Mike Bernardo

Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994...

who was injured. The events surrounding the outcome raised suspicion of a fixed fight

Match fixing

In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...

and Abidi seemed to lend credence to this in a post match interview.

"I didn’t have enough time to prepare for this fight, but I think I did do a good job for my first time. It was really good that my opponent is not so strong…..If he was a really strong fighter, I would have had had a hell of a time."

"Why I am smiling a lot? Even though I lost this fight, I don’t have any feelings that I really lost a realistic fight. Maybe this was as expected."

His fight against fellow Frenchman and rival Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

at K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris, on May 27, 2005, is considered to be one of the greatest battles in K-1

K-1

history. Abidi lost by a technical knockout.

Titles

2003 K-1 World GP 3rd place
2003 K-1 World Grand Prix in Paris runner up
2000 K-1 World GP 3rd place
2000 K-1 World GP in Yokohama runner up
2000 Thai Boxing World champion
2000 French Heavyweight Amateur Boxing champion
1996 French Kickboxing champion

Kickboxing record

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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|25 Wins (17 (T)KOs, 8 Decisions), 16 losses (10 (T)KOs, 6 Decisions)
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"| Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"| Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"| Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"| Event
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"| Time
|-
| 03/04/2007
| Loss
|

Mitsugu Noda
| K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 05/03/2006
| Loss
|

Hiraku Hori

Hiraku Hori is a Japanese super heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.-Titles:*2005 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place*2004 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place*2003 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place-Kickboxing record:- See also :*List of kickboxing organizations...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| 2
| 3:00
|-
| 10/15/2005
| Win
|

Stephane Reveillon
| TK2 World MAX 4ever Edition, Paris
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 0:11
|-
| 05/27/2005
| Loss
|

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris, France
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 5
| 2:53
|-
| 12/04/2004
| Loss
|

Gary Goodridge

Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004

K-1 World Grand Prix 2004

K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. It was the twelfth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving twelve of the world's best K-1 fighters from eight countries, with all bouts fought under K-1 Rules...

, Japan
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 3:00
|-
| 09/25/2004
| Loss
|

Musashi

Musashi (kickboxer)

is a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination, Japan
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 04/02/2004
| Win
|

Hocine Boutrek
| TK2 Kickboxing, Marseilles, France
| Decision
| 5
| 2:00
|-
| 03/27/2004
| Win
|

Hiraku Hori

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama, Japan
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 3
| 2:58
|-
| 12/16/2003
| Loss
|

Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 organization. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday,December 6, 2003 in front of 67,320 spectators. It was the eleventh K-1 World Grand Prix final involving ten of the world's best fighters...

, Japan
| KO (Flying knee strike)
| 1
| 1:46
|-
| 12/16/2003
| Win
|

Francois Botha

Francois Botha , also known as Frans Botha, is a South African boxer, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". Botha won the vacant IBF heavyweight title in 1995 when he outpointed Axel Schulz in Germany...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

K-1 World Grand Prix 2003

, Japan
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 10/11/2003
| Win
|

Francois Botha

Francois Botha , also known as Frans Botha, is a South African boxer, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". Botha won the vacant IBF heavyweight title in 1995 when he outpointed Axel Schulz in Germany...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination, Japan
| Disqualification
| 1
|
|-
| 07/13/2003
| Loss
|

Ernesto Hoost

Ernesto Fritz "Mr. Perfect" Hoost is a Dutch former kickboxer and four-time K-1 World Champion. He made his debut in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993, where he came just one win short of the world title...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka, Japan
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 3:00
|-
| 06/14/2003
| Loss
|

Alexey Ignashov

Alexey "The Red Scorpion" Ignashov is a Belarusian Super Heavyweight kickboxer. He is a four-time Muay Thai World champion, K-1 World GP 2003 in Paris and K-1 World GP 2001 in Nagoya tournament champion...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris, France
| TKO (Corner stoppage)
| 3
| 0:20
|-
| 06/14/2003
| Win
|

Chalid Arrab

Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab is a German kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Moroccan descent. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.-Biography and career:...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris, France
| KO (Punch)
| 2
| 1:32
|-
| 06/14/2003
| Win
|

Aziz Khattou
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris, France
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 05/17/2003
| Win
|

Daniel Lentie
| TK2 Kickboxing, Marseilles, France
| KO
| 3
|
|-
| 04/06/2003
| Win
|

Shingo Koyasu
| K-1 Beast 2003, Japan
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 12/31/2002
| Loss
|

Quinton Jackson

Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...

| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002: K-1 vs. Inoki was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event promoted by Antonio Inoki and K-1 on December 31, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...

, Japan
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 09/22/2002
| Loss
|

Bob Sapp

Robert Malcolm "Bob" Sapp is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor, comedian and former professional American football player. Sapp currently has a combined fight record of 21–21–0, mostly fighting in Japan...

| K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final, Japan
| TKO (Referee Stoppage)
| 1
| 1:17
|-
| 07/14/2002
| Loss
|

Quinton Jackson

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka, Japan
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 1:55
|-
| 05/22/2002
| Win
|

Nick Murray
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Paris, France
| KO
| 1
| 2:05
|-
| 10/08/2001
| Win
|

Tatsufumi Tomihira
| K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 4
| 2:30
|-
| 07/20/2001
| Loss
|

Andrew Thomson

Andrew Thomson may refer to:*Andrew Thomson , South African kickboxer*Andrew Thomson , Canadian NDP politician and minister...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya, Japan
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 1
| 1:15
|-
| 03/17/2001
| Win
|

Great Kusatsu
| K-1 Gladiators 2001, Japan
| Decision (Split)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 12/10/2000
| Loss
|

Ray Sefo

"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2000

K-1 World Grand Prix 2000

, Japan
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 1
| 1:45
|-
| 12/10/2000
| Loss
|

Peter Aerts

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2000

K-1 World Grand Prix 2000

, Japan
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 11/10/2000
| Win
|

Francisco Filho

Francisco Filho may refer to:* Francisco Filho , martial artist born in Bahia* Francisco Filho , football coach born in São Paulo...

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama, Japan
| TKO (Corner stoppage)
| 2
| 0:25
|-
| 08/20/2000
| Win
|

Ray Sefo

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama, Japan
| TKO (Corner stoppage)
| 2
| 3:00
|-
| 08/20/2000
| Win
|

Peter Aerts

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama, Japan
| TKO (Corner stoppage)
| 1
| 2:42
|-
| 07/07/2000
| Win
|

Peter Aerts

| K-1 Spirits 2000, Japan
| KO (Punch)
| 1
| 2:13
|-
| 03/19/2000
| Win
|

Nobu Hayashi

Nobu Hayashi is a professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka and kickboxer. He is a 2 time K-1 Japan tournament runner up and holds notable wins over Ben Edwards, Sander Thonhauser and Faisal Zakaria. Hayashi fights out of Dojo Chakuriki Japan in Tokyo, Japan....

| K-1 Burning 2000, Japan
| TKO
| 2
| 1:52
|-
| 11/20/1999
| Win
|

Jean-Claude Leuyer

Jean-Claude Leuyer is an American former kickboxer who competed in the super heavyweight division.-Biography and career:...

| Kickboxing Gala, Marseilles, France
| KO
|
|
|-
| 07/18/1999
| Loss
|

Stefan Leko

Stefan "Blitz" Leko is a German-Croatian heavyweight kickboxer. He is former Muay Thai world heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, K-1 European Grand Prix 1998 champion, 1999 K-1 Dream champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion...

| K-1 Dream '99 Semi Finals, Nagoya, Japan
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 07/18/1999
| Win
|

Kirkwood Walker
| K-1 Dream '99 Quarter Finals, Nagoya, Japan
| KO (Low kicks)
| 1
| 0:33
|-
| 06/05/1999
| Win
|

Petar Majstorovic

Petar Majstorovic is a Swiss-Croatian heavyweight karateka and kickboxer, fighting out of Durante's Box Gym. He is WKN former World Champion and two times K-1 preliminary tournaments champion in Croatia and Germany....

| K-1 Fight Night '99, Zurich, Switzerland
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 02/27/1999
| Win
|

Nash Urladzic
| Le Nuit des Champions, Marseilles, France
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 00/11/1998
| Win
|

Gardois de Tholomese
| Le Nuit des Champions, Marseilles, France
| KO
| 4
|
|-
| 00/09/1998
| Win
|

Alexandre Chvarev
| Le Nuit des Champions, Marseilles, France
| KO
| 1
|
|-

Mixed martial arts record

|-
| Loss
| 0-2
|

Bobby Ologun

| Decision
| K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! 2004

K-1 Premium Dynamite!!

K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! is an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held in Japan by the Fighting and Entertainment Group. It began as a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002...

, Japan
| 12/31/2004
| 3
| 3:00
|
|
|-
| Loss
| 0-1
|

Don Frye

Donald Frye is a retired American mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Frye rose to fame fighting in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments...

| Submission (Rear naked choke)
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001: K-1 vs. Inoki was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Antonio Inoki on December 31, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan....

, Japan
| 12/31/2001
| 2
| 0:33
|
|

External links

Cyril Abidi's website
Profile at K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

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