{{Short description|Moroccan athlete}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Mohamed Mezouari | image = | birth_name = Mohamed Mezouari | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands | other_names = Wonderboy | fighting_out_of = Utrecht, Netherlands | height = 188cm | weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | weight_class = Welterweight | style = | rank = | stance = Muslim | team = SB Gym | trainer = Said El Badaoui | promotor = | yearsactive = | kickboxingwins = 43 | kickboxingkowins = 31 | kickboxinglosses = 2 | kickboxingkolosses = 0 | kickboxingdraws = 0 | kickboxingncs =| | other = | occupation = | spouse = | relatives = | students = | university = | url = | boxrec = | sherdog = | updated = }}

'''Mohamed Mezouari''', better known as '''Hamicha''', is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021 |url=https://combatpress.com/2021/07/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-july-2021/ |website=combatpress.com |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> In 2022, he was as the sixth best welterweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2022 |url=https://combatpress.com/2022/09/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-september-2022/ |website=Combat Press |date=7 September 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> and eighth best by Beyond Kick.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strobel |first1=Kevin |title=Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight |url=https://beyondkick.com/opinion/kickboxing-rankings-october-2022-leona-pettas-wins-k-1-world-grand-prix-and-takes-top-spot-at-super-bantamweight/ |website=beyondkick.com |access-date=1 October 2022 |date=1 October 2022}}</ref>

==Kickboxing career== ===Early career=== Mezouari started to train kickboxing at the age of 8 on El Otmani Gym in the Netherlands, where he still training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzYIYniGWg0|title=Mohamed Mezouari wants Buakaw, previews fighting David Ruiz at Kunlun Fight 49|publisher= K1ANOOP|date= 2016-08-05|accessdate=2017-10-07}}</ref>

Mezouari fought Dzianis Zuev in the Kunlun 56 70&nbsp;kg tournament reserve fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaplus.co.uk/kickboxing/mohamed-mezouari-upbeat-win-slow-dzianis-zuev-kunlun-fight-56/|title= Mohamed Mezouari upbeat with win over 'slow' Dzianis Zuev at Kunlun Fight 56|publisher= Anoop Hothi|date= 2017-01-02|accessdate=2017-10-07}}</ref>

Mezouari fought in the Kunlun Fight Group 1 70&nbsp;kg tournament. In the semifinals, he won a decision against Arman Hambaryan. In the group tournament finals, Mezouari defeated Danilo Zanolini through a first round KO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kunlun Fight 57 Results: Yodsanklai Makes Successful Return; Mezouari, Kulebin Claim Tournaments |url=https://combatpress.com/2017/02/kunlun-fight-57-results-yodsanklai-makes-successful-return-mezouari-kulebin-claim-tournaments/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kunlun Fight 57 – Fight Results |url=https://www.perfectkickboxing.com/kunlun-fight-57-fight-results/ |website=perfectkickboxing.com |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref>

Mezouari fought Thongchai Sitsongpeenong during Fight League 7 for the Fight League -76&nbsp;kg World title.<ref>{{cite web |title=THONGCHAI Sitsongpeenong au Maroc |url=https://muaythaitv.fr/news/thongchai-sitsongpeenong-au-maroc-n5866.html |website=muaythaitv.fr |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref> Mezouari knocked Thongchai out in the second round, with a right low kick.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fight League 7 Results: Mezouari Stops Thongchai, Ozcan and Ertugrul Victorious |url=https://combatpress.com/2017/08/fight-league-7-live-stream-and-results/ |website=combatpress.com |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref>

Afterwards, Mezouari fought Artem Pashporin. Mezouari won the fight by a first round TKO, which earned him a place in the 2017 70&nbsp;kg World Max Tournament Final 8.<ref>{{cite web |title=(VIDEO) Mohamed Mezouari vs. Artem Pashporin |url=http://www.croring.com/news/video-mohamed-mezouari-vs-artem-pashporin/19795.aspx |website=croring.com |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref> Mezouari lost a unanimous decision to Marat Grigorian in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marat Grigorian wins over Mohamed Mezouari in Kulun |url=http://hemmersgym.nl/en/nieuws/marat-kunlun |website=hemmersgym.nl |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref>

===Glory=== Mezouari made his Glory debut during Glory 62, when he faced Miles Simson. He knocked Simson out in the first round.<ref>{{cite web |title=GLORY 62 Results |url=https://fight-madness.com/glory-62-results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022053409/https://fight-madness.com/glory-62-results/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |website=fight-madness.com |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref> He won his second fight against Adam Hadfield at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nederlandse bokser Hamicha naar Glory 66 in Parijs |url=https://www.tubantia.nl/videos/serie/glory-66-1940/productie/nederlandse-bokser-hamicha-naar-glory-66-in-parijs-87226?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |website=tubantia.nl |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref> by a first round technical knockout.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glory collision : Mohamed Hammicha, la consolation marocaine après la défaite de Ben Saddik |url=https://www.msport.ma/2021/10/glory-collision-mohamed-hammicha-la-consolation-marocaine-apres-la-defaite-de-ben-saddik/ |website=msport.ma |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

Mezouari was expected to face Dmitry Menshikov at Glory 78: Rotterdam.<ref>{{cite web |title=GLORY 78: Hamicha Faces Menshikov |url=https://kickboxingz.com/glory-78-hamicha-faces-menshikov/ |website=kickboxingz.com |access-date=3 May 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025163534/https://kickboxingz.com/glory-78-hamicha-faces-menshikov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nieuwe datum Badr vs Wrzosek Glory keert terug naar Gelredome|url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/nieuws/nieuwe-datum-badr-vs-wrzosek-glory-keert-terug-naar-gelredome/ |date=24 June 2021 |work=vechtsportinfo.nl|language=Dutch}}</ref> Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hödük.<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusief: nieuwe tegenstander voor Hamicha op Glory 78, heerlijk revanchegevecht tegen Hoduk |url=https://sportnieuws.nl/vechtsport/exclusief-nieuwe-tegenstander-voor-hamicha-op-glory-78-heerlijk-revanchegevecht-tegen-hoduk/ |website=sportnieuws.nl |access-date=27 August 2021}}</ref> Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pande |first1=Faras |title=Mohamed 'Hamicha' Mezouari Sets GLORY 78 Ablaze With Incredible First Round KO |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/mma-news-mohamed-hamicha-mezouari-sets-glory-78-ablaze-with-incredible-first-round-ko/ |website=essentiallysports.com |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>

Mezouari was expected to face Eyevan Danenberg at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Onze Telesportredactie |title=GLORY heeft vechtkaart Collision 3 rond: partij Hamicha toegevoegd |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1154900853/glory-heeft-vechtkaart-collision-3-rond-partij-hamicha-toegevoegd |website=telegraaf.nl |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew a from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samo Dbili at Collision 3! |url=https://headkicknews.com/samo-dbili-au-collision-3/ |website=headkicknews.com |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> Mezouari won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.<ref>{{cite web |title=🎥 {{!}} WEER Hamicha! Fenomeen KO't Samuel Dbili in 1e ronde met leipe bodyshots |url=https://sportnieuws.nl/vechtsport/glory-collision-3-hamicha-mohamed-mezouari-ko-tko-samuel-dbili-body-shots-lever/ |website=sportnieuws.nl |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

Mezouari was expected to face Sofiane Gelin in a middleweight bout at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kowalski |first1=Alex |title=Hamicha makes comeback at Glory! 'The title must be mine soon' |url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/kickboks-amp-muay-thai-nieuws/hamicha-maakt-rentree-bij-glory-de-titel-moet-snel-van-mij-zijn |website=vechtsportinfo.nl |access-date=21 April 2023 |date=17 April 2023}}</ref> He withdrew from the fight on May 13, for undisclosed reasons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ketel |first1=Harry |title=Hamicha zegt af voor Glory 86! Tavares tegen Rajabzadeh toegevoegd |url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/kickboks-amp-muay-thai-nieuws/hamicha-zegt-af-voor-glory-86-tavares-tegen-rajabzadeh-toegevoegd |website=vechtsportinfo.nl |access-date=13 May 2023 |date=13 May 2023}}</ref>

Mezouari faced Cédric Do at Glory 95 on September 21, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wheaton |first1=Timothy |title=Hamicha's Next Fight Booked: GLORY 95 on Sep. 21 |url=https://combatpress.com/2024/07/hamichas-next-fight-booked-glory-95-on-sep-21/ |website=Combat Press |access-date=11 August 2024 |date=9 August 2024}}</ref>

==Titles and accomplishments== *'''Fight League''' **2017 Fight League -76&nbsp;kg Champion<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfsvQOFvS6Y|title=Mohammed "HAMISCHA" Mezouari vs Tongchai - FIGHTLEAGUE TANGER 2017|publisher= FIGHTNEWS|date= 2017-08-20|accessdate=2017-10-06}}</ref> *'''Kunlun Fight''' **2016 BLADE Lightweight (-70&nbsp;kg) Champion<ref>{{cite web|url= http://combatpress.com/2016/08/kunlun-fight-49-results/|title=Kunlun Fight 49 Results: Hinata Cruises Past Kraus, Nasukawa Scores Big Knockout Win|publisher= Zach Aittama|date= 2016-08-06|accessdate=2017-10-06}}</ref> **2016 Kunlun Fight Lightweight (-70&nbsp;kg) Qualifier Tournament Winner **2017 Kunlun Fight Lightweight (-70&nbsp;kg) Qualifier Tournament Winner

==Fight record== {{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Professional Kickboxing Record|record='''43 Wins''' (31 (T)KO's), 3 '''Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest'''}} |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2026-02-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Brice Kombou || Glory 105 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2025-02-22 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|SPA}} Calmente Mendes || Glory 98 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (low kicks) || 3 || 0:37 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2023-11-04 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Diaguely Camara || Glory: Collision 6 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-10-23 || Win ||align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Samuel Dbili || Glory: Collision 3 || Arnhem, Netherlands || TKO (3 Knockdowns/body punch) || 1 || 2:28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-09-04 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Vedat Hödük || Glory 78: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (Punch to the body) || 1 || 1:20

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2019-06-22 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Adam Hadfield || Glory 66: Paris || Paris, France || TKO (Left body shot) || 1 || 1:35

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-12-08|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Suriname}} Miles Simson || Glory 62: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || KO (Head kick) || 1 || 1:53 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-11-12 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Armenia}} Marat Grigorian || Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-08-27 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Pashporin || Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 || Qingdao, China || TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) || 1 || 2:28 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://combatpress.com/2017/08/kunlun-fight-65-results/|title=Kunlun Fight 65 Results: Superbon, Grigorian, Kiria, Mezouari Advance in Tournament|publisher= Rob Tatum|date= 2016-08-27|accessdate=2017-10-06}}</ref> |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-08-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Sitsongpeenong || Fight League 7 || Tangier, Morocco || KO (Right low kick) || 2 || 1:15 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |<small>Won Fight League -76&nbsp;kg World Title.</small> |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-02-26 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Danilo Zanolini || Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Final || Sanya, China || KO (Left body kick) || 1 || 0:21 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2017 70kg World Max Tournament Final 16.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://combatpress.com/2017/02/kunlun-fight-57-results-yodsanklai-makes-successful-return-mezouari-kulebin-claim-tournaments/|title=Kunlun Fight 57 Results: Yodsanklai Makes Successful Return; Mezouari, Kulebin Claim Tournaments|publisher=Zach Aittama|date= 2017-02-26|accessdate=2017-10-07}}</ref> |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-02-26 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Arman Hambaryan || Kunlun Fight 57 - World MAX 2017 Group 1 Tournament Semi Finals || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-01-01 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Dzianis Zuev || | Kunlun Fight 56 – 70 kg 2016 Tournament Reserve Fight || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-08-28|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Arthit Hanchana || Super Muaythai - Kunlun Fight World MAX 2016 Final 16 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Qualified to Kunlun Fight 2016 70kg World Max Tournament Final 8.}} |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-08-07|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} David Ruiz || Kunlun Fight 49 / Rebels 45|| Tokyo, Japan || KO (Head kick) || 2 || 1:25 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |<small>Won BLADE -70&nbsp;kg Title.</small> |- |- style="background:#Fbb;" | 2016-04-23 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong<ref>{{cite web|url= http://muaythaiauthority.com/kunlun-fight-43-results//|title=Kunlun Fight 43 Results|publisher= Luis Torres|date= 2016-04-25|accessdate=2017-10-06}}</ref> || Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Final || Zhoukou, China || Ext. R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-04-23 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Yussef Boulahtari || Kunlun Fight 43 – World MAX 2016 Group I Tournament Semi Finals || Zhoukou, China || KO (Right cross) || 1 || 2:30 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-04-02 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdel Fak || Enfusion Live Gold Edition || Netherlands ||TKO || 2 || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-03-09 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hinata Watanabe || Rebels. 41 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-01-23|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Brown Pinas || Sportmani Events VIII || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-12-06 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Brahim Kallah || Real Fighters AN2R || Netherlands || KO (Right hook) || 2 || 0:25 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-10-31|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Papadimitriou|| Scorpion X-Treme Stores || Greece || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#Fbb;" | 2015-05-16|| Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Vedat Hödük<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bZdyj9llUw|title=Vedat Hoduk vs Mohamed Mezouri|publisher=Marek K|date= 2015-07-26|accessdate=2017-10-07}}</ref> || A1 World Combat Cup Platinium || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-02-07|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Melvin Wassing || Enfusion Live || Netherlands || KO || 1 || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-20-09|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Sem Aipassa || A1 World Combat Cup || United Kingdom || KO || 1 || 00:25 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-03-30|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Luke Whelan || Chok Muay || Netherlands || Decision|| 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-03-15|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Chakir Abdelaoui || Fight For Victory V|| Netherlands || Decision|| 5 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-02-22|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Oussama Attadlaoui || Enfusion Live || Netherlands || KO || || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-12-01|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Craig Jose || Masac Masters || United Kingdom || Decision|| 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-09-22|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Joost Mulder || Students of the Game || Netherlands || Decision|| 3 || 3:00 |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}

==See also== *List of male kickboxers

==External links== *[https://www.glorykickboxing.com/fighters/hamicha Profile at GLORY]

==References== {{reflist}}

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