Badr Hari (born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch
kickboxer
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. He is a former
K-1 Heavyweight World Champion (2007–2008),
It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion (2009–2010) and
''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 and 2009'' finalist. Born and raised in the Netherlands, Hari fights under the Moroccan flag.
Hari has been officially praised by the
King of Morocco
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,
Mohammed VI, since 2009 for his outstanding accomplishments in the sport.
Early life
Badr Hari, born and raised in
Amsterdam
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in the Netherlands, is of Moroccan
Berber descent. His parents are Moroccans from the
Houara
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tribe of the
Sous
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region who moved to the Netherlands. Hari began practicing
kickboxing
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at the age of seven, under the guidance of former World Champion Mousid Akamrane. As a teenager he trained at the Sitan Gym of Mohammed Aït Hassou. When the Sitan Gym moved to
Rotterdam
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, he joined the famous
Chakuriki Gym
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ran by
Thom Harinck. Hari was fighting under the
Dutch flag until a loss against Stefan Leko in 2005. It was the first time his parents attended one of his fights so he asked to address the Dutch audience. Hari could not be understood as the audience proceeded to boo him, after which Hari was quoted saying "I thought to myself, I have never witnessed such ungratefulness". From then on Hari has represented
Morocco
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and stopped working with Thom Harinck.
Mike Passenier
Michael Passenier (born 9 April 1969) is a Dutch kickboxing trainer who owns Mike's Gym in Oostzaan, Netherlands. He is also known by the nickname "Big Mike".
Biography
Passenier was born and raised in Amsterdam. He played football in his youth ...
became his new coach.
Kickboxing career
Early career
At the age of seven, Hari was sent by his father to the kickboxing gym to learn how to defend himself from bullies in the neighborhood. People quickly realized he was a natural talent and from the age of 11 he was fighting regularly as a junior. In his teenage years he worked with the legendary trainer Thom Harinck at Chakuriki Gym and it was at this time he started to become well known on the Amsterdam scene.
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At the age of 18 he had 50 amateur fights on his record and was ready to fight at a professional level. A year later he was fighting in front of an audience of thousands at the Johan Cruijf Arena, the biggest soccer stadium in the Netherlands. His opponent was
Alexey Ignashov
Alexey Victoravich Ignashov ( be, Аляксей Ігнашоў; born 18 January 1978) is a Belarusian 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 champ ...
. Hari took the fight on short notice and lost, but won respect from the crowd and from Ignashov for his display of heart.
In January 2005, Hari left the Chakuriki Gym and joined Simon Rutz's It's Showtime team. After a few months' training at the
Mejiro Gym he returned to Harinck's, but left again a couple of weeks later. Since then he has been coached by Mike Passenier, who has also trained
Joerie Mes,
Bjorn Bregy and
Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...
.
Road to K-1
Hari's road to fame began with a pair of matches against
Stefan Leko in 2005. The first took place at an ''
It's Showtime 2005'' event in June 2005. Hari had started trash talk between him and his opponent before the fight but Hari's unusually long ring entrance ended up being longer than the fight itself, where Hari was knocked out by Leko's trademark spinning back kick.
Hari got his opportunity for revenge in November 2005 when he entered the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005'' tournament as a reserve fighter against Leko, making his
K-1 World GP debut at the age of 20. Hari knocked out Leko by a spinning back high kick to the jaw at 1:30 in the second round. After the bad blood between both fighters, Hari helped his opponent up and escorted the dazed German to the corner.
''K-1 New Zealand 2006''
In 2006 Badr Hari was scheduled to participate in the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam'' on 13 May 2006, but fought in the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland
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'', in New Zealand, instead as a last minute replacement. His opponent in the first round was Australian
Peter "The Chief" Graham. Hari once again showed his bad boy reputation by abusing Graham and starting a street fight at the press conference. In the actual fight Hari was knocked out by Graham's trademark "Rolling Thunder". The heel hit Hari hard on the head and knocked him out cold. Graham's kick broke Hari's jaw in multiple places and sidelined Hari for twelve months.
Return to K-1
Hari returned to the ring at the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Final Elimination'' in
Osaka, Japan
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against
Ruslan Karaev
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. Karaev hurt Badr with a straight right that left Hari slouching over in the corner, then Karaev delivered a kick to Hari's face: Hari was counted out by the referee but immediately he and his corner protested, claiming the kick was a foul. When the referee did not respond, Hari and his corner men caused a commotion and refused to leave the ring until they were escorted out by K-1 officials. Hari left in anger and trashed his changing room. Six months later, Hari would get a rematch.
Despite being knocked out, Hari was once again picked as a reserve fighter in the ''
K-1 Grand Prix 2006 Finals'' against
Paul Slowinski. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Hari then fought the
Danish Nicholas Pettas
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at the ''
K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!!'' event and broke Pettas's left shoulder in the second round with a right high kick.
Hari got his revenge against Karaev at the ''
K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama
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''. Karaev and Hari's matchup was one of two bouts to qualify for the first K-1 heavyweight title match, scheduled on 28 April 2007 in
Hawaii
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. Hari was knocked down in the second round and was just able to make it back to his feet when Karaev intended to finish the fight with a swinging punch which Hari ducked, and landed a right cross to score a KO.
K-1 Heavyweight champion
On 28 April, at ''
K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii'', Badr Hari and
Yusuke Fujimoto fought for the newly introduced Heavyweight belt. Hari won the fight in 56 seconds with a kick to the chin. With the knockout Hari became the first ever K-1 Heavyweight champion.
Hari got his chance for revenge against
Peter Graham, whose
turning kick had broken his jaw in 2006, in
Hong Kong
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at the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong''. He dropped Graham with a body punch and won by unanimous decision. After the bout, Hari and Graham seemed to bury the hatchet, hugging each other, although the two started taunting each other again at the post-fight press conference.
In September 2007 at the ''
K-1 World GP 2007 Final Elimination
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'', Badr Hari beat the ''K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas'' tournament champion,
Doug Viney, by a second-round KO and qualified for his first K-1 World GP Final, held on 8 December in
Yokohama
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,
Japan. His winning streak came to an end with a decision loss to
Remy Bonjasky, in the quarter finals.
2008
''K-1 World GP 2008''
All of Hari's wins in 2008 were by knockouts, by beating
Ray Sefo
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in
Yokohama
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,
Glaube Feitosa (whom he defended his heavyweight title) in
Fukuoka
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and Domagoj Ostojic in Hawaii. On his next fight in
Seoul
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he qualified for the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final'' by TKO win over the Korean
Hong Man Choi.

In the quarterfinals on 6 December, Hari defeated three time K-1 World champion
Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts (born 25 October 1970) is a Dutch semi-retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all tim ...
by TKO in the second round. In the semi final he knocked out
Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan- Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former G ...
and advanced to his first K-1 Final against
Remy Bonjasky. After suffering a knockdown in the first, Hari was disqualified in the second round for unsportsmanlike conduct by having stomped and punched an already downed Bonjasky. First the referee
Nobuaki Kakuda
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issued a yellow card and one point deduction. Meanwhile, Hari proceeded to Bonjasky's corner shouting, and quarreled with his opponent's trainer
Ivan Hippolyte who then also approached Hari aggressively, but the officials prevented any further physical contact between them.
[Murphy, Jim (6 December 2008]
Wild finish gives Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP championship
thesavagescience.com After the five-minute recovery time elapsed, the doctor reported Bonjasky was seeing double and could not continue. Hari was issued a red card and Bonjasky was declared the K-1 World GP 2008 champion.
, 6 December 2008, ''K-1
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''
In later interviews Hari claimed Bonjasky was acting, and that "Remy's corner was screaming at him to stay down". At a press conference before the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Yokohama'', where
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...
attended along with Bonjasky, Overeem handed Bonjasky a statue which looked exactly like the
statue of Oscar, implying Bonjasky was acting.
Although numerous Japanese media sources assumed that K-1 would suspend Hari indefinitely, he was not suspended, but he received the most severe punishment in the history of K-1. K-1 stripped him of his heavyweight title, his runner-up title in the tournament, his prize money from the tournament and the full amount of his fee for participation in the tournament.
''Dynamite!! 2008''
While there were many rumours of his and his opponent's participation, it was finally announced that Hari would face
MMA Heavyweight
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...
in a K-1 rules match on K-1's
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extravaganza ''
Dynamite!! 2008''. Hari lost the fight by a left hook KO at 2:02 in the first round.
["K-1 2008 Dynamite!! results : Badr Hari vs. Alistair Overeem"](_blank)
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'' After the match, Hari commented that this would be the last time he would participate in the ''Dynamite!!'' series, and that he would stick to
stand-up fighting
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so he would never have an MMA rules match with Overeem.
2009
In May 2009 at the ''
It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam'', Hari fought
Semmy Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...
in a bout for the newly introduced It's Showtime World Heavyweight title. Hari came out very aggressively and knocked Schilt down twice in the first round. The fight was stopped after the second knockdown and Hari took the heavyweight title in 45 seconds.
["Badr wins dramatically!! May 16 It's Showtime results"](_blank)
18 May 2009, ''K-1
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'' Simon Rutz, the president of It's Showtime, has referred to this as one of his favorite bouts in the history of It's Showtime.
In September 2009 at the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16'', Hari again used his right body shot to score a first-round knockout over
Zabit Samedov.
At the selection for the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
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'' Hari chose to fight
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev) (russian: Русла́н Саве́льевич Кара́ев, Ruslan Savelyevich Karayev; os, Хъараты Савелийы фырт Руслан, Qaraty Savelijy fyrt Ruslan; born May 19, 1983) is a Rus ...
for the third time. He made quick work of his first 2 opponents in the tournament with first-round knockouts over Ruslan Karaev and
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...
. Then in the final of the World Grand Prix Hari lost in a rematch against
Semmy Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...
by KO after being knocked down 3 times in the first round.
2010
His first fight in 2010 was at the ''
It's Showtime 2010 Prague
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'' in the
Czech Republic
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, where Hari defended his Showtime heavyweight title with a second-round knockout over
Mourad Bouzidi. In April Hari defeated
Alexey Ignashov
Alexey Victoravich Ignashov ( be, Аляксей Ігнашоў; born 18 January 1978) is a Belarusian 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 champ ...
in the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama
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''. The fight went to decision, Hari's first non-knockout win in 3 years.
''It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam''
Hari's Showtime title was again on the line against his former Chakuriki fellow
Hesdy Gerges in Amsterdam in May.
Before the match, he claimed in a press interview that his opponent at the event was originally planned to be
Remy Bonjasky but Bonjasky refused to fight Hari, stating Bonjasky was afraid to lose.

The ''
It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam'' event took place at the
Amsterdam Arena
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in May 2010. Hari dominated most of the first round, hitting Gerges many times and having him on the ropes. Hesdy surprised everyone on the night for taking the punishment. In the second round, Hari knocked down Gerges, and when Gerges was standing up, Badr Hari kicked him in the face. Badr was again disqualified and did not speak in the ring after Gerges was announced the winner. Instead, training partner Melvin Manhoef apologized to the fans on Badr's behalf but was booed by the crowd. Gerges became the new "Its Showtime" Heavyweight champion.
2011
After the Gerges fight, Hari took a year off from kickboxing.
He stated that it was his own choice. He made his return to the ring at
It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
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against French Kickboxer,
Gregory Tony
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. Rather than using the catwalks for his entrance he decided to walk through the crowd. The fight was actually delayed because of Hari being unable to get to the ring without security keeping the crowd away. What was expected to be a warm up fight for Hari, it turned out to be one-sided as Hari won by TKO in round one with 3 quick knockdowns.
Though the biggest interest was for Badr to rematch
Hesdy Gerges for the Showtime heavyweight title it was announced that he would fight Romanian
Daniel Ghita
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in September. Ghita had been ranked as one of the best 5 kickboxers in the world. Ghita had lost a decision against Gerges earlier in the year, but many felt he had been robbed and viewed him as a tough opponent for Hari.
[Walsh, Dave ]
"Badr Hari to Return to Action in May"
21 January 2011, ''LiverKick.com''
The fight never materialised. Hari stated that he will compete in the 2011
K-1 World Grand Prix in October and December, and then face
Gökhan Saki in the Netherlands on 28 January 2012 as his final match. However the K-1 World Grand Prix was cancelled due to financial difficulties.
2012
Hari faced
Gökhan Saki at ''
It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden
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'' on 28 January 2012 in a kickboxing match. He defeated Saki by scoring three knockdowns in the first round before the referee stopped the fight, which earned him a TKO victory. He dropped Saki for the first time with a right uppercut. The second knockdown came from a right hook. Finally, he landed a right uppercut which dropped Saki and ended the fight.
In April 2012 new K-1 Global President Mike Kim announced that Hari would make his comeback under the organization's banner. Hari's first fight was on 27 May 2012 in Madrid, Spain against Anderson "Braddock" Silva. Hari won the bout via unanimous decision. Badr Hari was scheduled to participate in K-1's final qualifications in October in Asia and the K-1 World Grand Prix Final in New York in December however he was unable to participate due to uncertainty over his availability following allegations of two separate incidents of serious assault.
[Saunders, Andrew]
"Kickboxing Star Badr Hari Could Face Attempted Manslaughter Charge"
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2013
Having been released from detention, Hari was given the chance to fight in the ''
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final
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'' in Zagreb, Croatia on 15 March 2013 when
Ben Edwards withdrew. He rematched
Zabit Samedov in the quarter-finals. Hari scored a knockdown early in round one and forced a standing eight count in three, after which he simply jogged away from Samedov for the rest of the fight while the Azerbaijani taunted him. He won by unanimous decision but injured his foot in the bout and was forced to bow out of the tournament.
A third fight with Zabit Samedov took place at the ''Legend Fighting Show'' in Moscow, Russia on 25 May 2013. After being dropped late in round one, he was sent to the canvas again with a left hook in the second. Although he seemed lucid, he stayed on his knees and did not beat the count.
Hari had his rubber match with
Alexey Ignashov
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at ''Legend Fighting Show 2'' in Moscow on 9 November 2013, taking a unanimous decision win in a rather lackluster fight.
2014
Hari was expected to fight
Ismael Londt at the ''A1 World Combat Cup'' in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 17 May 2014 but the match was cancelled when the promoters had issues acquiring a license to promote the event. Hari won a four-man (Tammam Majzoub was supposed to be in this fight but cancelled due to busy schedule) tournament at
GFC Series 1 in
Dubai
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,
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on 29 May 2014, having his rubber match with two former foes; he knocked out Stefan Leko in the semi-finals and scored a TKO over Peter Graham in the final. He reportedly earned 1,000,000
Emirati dirham in prize money for the tournament win.
On 6 July 2014, Hari announced via social media his intention to take an indefinite leave from kickboxing in order to find himself. The following day, however, he denied ever making such a statement and disavowed his "official" Facebook account.
Hari was expected to fight
Patrice Quarteron at
GFC Series 2 in Dubai, UAE on 16 October 2014. Eventually, he refused the fight, and fought a Lithuanian fighter instead, saying Quarteron did not behave sportingly.
2016 – Present
Hari made his
Glory debut against the reigning Heavyweight Champion
Rico Verhoeven at
Glory: Collision on October 12, 2016. Hari appeared to have won the first round, opening a cut on Verhoeven's nose. Verhoeven was more aggressive in the second round and landed knee in the clinch which broke Hari's arm. As Hari was unable to continue fighting, Verhoeven was awarded the technical knockout victory.
On 3 March 2018, Hari fought Gerges. Hari won the fight by unanimous decision, but a year after the fight it was revealed that both fighters had used sports supplements that contained prohibited substances; as a result, both fighters were suspended. Hari failed a drug test prior to
Glory 51: Rotterdam, and was issued with a 19-month suspension after tests on samples provided indicated a violation of Netherlands rules regarding prohibited substances for competitive athletes. Gerges, who faced Hari at the event, was also issued with an official reprimand.
Hari challenged
Rico Verhoeven for the
Glory Heavyweight Championship in his first post-suspension fight. The bout took place at
Glory 74: Arnhem on 21 December 2019. In the sold-out
GelreDome
The GelreDome () is a football stadium in the city of Arnhem, Netherlands. It is one of the largest and most modern stadiums in the country, built from 1996 to 1998 at a cost equivalent to €75 million, that opened on 25 March 1998. The stadium ...
, in front of 30 000 fans, Verhoeven won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Hari once again found early success, knocking Verhoeven down in both the first and third rounds. Early on in the third round however, Hari suffered a broken ankle from a missed kick, once again rendering him unable to continue competing.
Aside from selling out the arena, the rematch also drew 3.5 million viewers, an estimated 53% of the live television audience in the Netherlands, which was the second highest viewership of a live sports broadcast, in Dutch television history.
On 19 December 2020, Hari fought the #2 ranked Glory heavyweight contender,
Benjamin Adegbuyi in a
Glory Heavyweight Championship Eliminator at
Glory 76. The fight was originally planned to take place on 20 June, but was postponed multiple times due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...
. On 13 September, Glory announced the event would take place on 7 November, only for it be postponed again to 19 December 2020, when Hari announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on 19 October. At the fight, Hari lost the fight by KO in the third round after being kicked by Adegbuyi. Glory vice-chairman Scott Rudmann revealed the following day that Hari suffered a double break in his nose on knockout.
It was announced on 31 May 2021, that Hari would face the #8 ranked Glory heavyweight contender Arkadiusz Wrzosek. The bout was scheduled as the main event of
Glory 78: Arnhem, held on 4 September 2021. Hari had a great start to the bout and managed to knock Wrzosek down three times with body shots before the midway point of the fight. Halfway through the second round however, Wrzosek landed a head kick which knocked Hari out, extending his winless streak to five fights.
The two of them were scheduled to face each other in an immediate rematch at
Glory 80 on March 19, 2022. The fight was declared a no contest, as the bout had to be stopped after the second round due to rioiting.
Hari faced
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...
on October 8, 2022 at
Glory: Collision 4. Hari lost the fight to Overeem and stated that this was his last match and officially retired from kickboxing.
Personal life
Hari is married to Daphne Romani and has four daughters and one son.
In 2007, Hari released a hip-hop song with Dutch-Moroccan rapper
Appa entitled "Stap Maar In De Ring" ("Just Step Into The Ring").
Legal issues
Aside from the sport, he has been arrested multiple times since 2006 on various
assault
An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in cri ...
charges.
Hari has been the subject of a number of police investigations for charges of assault and has gained a reputation for violent behavior.
[Overzicht aanklacht Badr Hari – Telegraaf](_blank)
telegraaf.nl, Sunday 19 January 2014. A psychologist who spoke to Hari in relation to one of his trials concluded that his success as an athlete and celebrity status, combined with a lack of personal guidance, has resulted in
narcissistic
Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive interest in one's physical appearance or image and an excessive preoccupation with one's own needs, often at the expense of others.
Narcissism exists on a co ...
personality traits.
['Badr Hari: Kort lontje, losse handjes, goede voornemens'](_blank)
(Dutch) '' Eindhovens Dagblad''. 21 February 2014. About his violent eruptions, Hari has said: "I am able to explode at any moment.
..When my brakes are off, it's just one big clump of explosion, chaos and noise, and I become blind to it all.
..A storm, a hurricane, a disaster.
..There just is a certain aggression inside of me, of which I don't know what to do with and neither where it comes from." At his conviction on 21 February 2014, the district attorney described Hari as an individual who is very short-tempered, indulges in vulgar power display, and demonstrates aggressive and intimidating behavior which is characterized by a high "do-you-even-know-who-I-am caliber".
Late October 2012, an
indictment
An indictment ( ) is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use the felonies concept often use that of an ...
was handed to Hari in his holding cell, which contained nine criminal charges against Hari: eight
crimes of violence and one
moving violation.
The moving violation relates to an incident in March 2010, where a pedestrian sustained injuries. The eight crimes of violence were: attempted
manslaughter
Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th ...
of Koen Everink (who was later murdered in 2016, however without link to Badr Hari), two assaults in night club Club Air, the assault of the brother of an ex-partner in bar Cooldown, an assault in club Jimmy Woo, an assault of two people including a woman in July 2011, and the assault of a doorman in 2010.
An investigation is on going. If convicted he could face up to four years in prison.
* ''20 February 2010 Club Blinq.'' The bouncer of Club Blinq is assaulted by several perpetrators one of which is said to be Hari.
* ''6 March 2010 Albert Cuyp Market.'' Hari drives his car into the Albert Cuyp Street, which was closed to vehicle traffic, and has an accident with a pedestrian severely injuring her leg.
* ''1–29 July 2011 Spuistraat.'' Hari is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rosa in her apartment in Spuistraat and the destruction of her property.
* ''17 July 2011 Club Air''. Jeroen van de Berg, the owner of the Club Air and an Italian guest are assaulted. Jeroen suffers serious damage to his teeth due to a kick to the head.
* ''2 December 2011 Cooldown Cafe''. Hari is caught on camera in "The Cooldown Cafe" assaulting Olivier, the stepbrother of his ex-girlfriend.
* ''8 July 2012
Sensation White
Sensation is an indoor electronic dance music event which originated in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and organized by ID&T. The original event, which ran exclusively in the Amsterdam Arena for a period of five years until 2005, is now located throughou ...
'', Dutch millionaire entrepreneur Koen Everink is severely assaulted at a dance event in the
Amsterdam Arena
The Johan Cruyff Arena ( nl, Johan Cruijff Arena ; officially stylised as Johan Cruijff ArenA) is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 ...
. Everink suffered a broken nose and eye socket and a broken ankle, which required several surgical procedures.
[Spits, Nieuws & Entertainment, Newspaper, Page 3, Thursday 23 January 2014.] The public prosecutor stated that numerous witnesses had pointed the finger at Hari.
* ''On 25 July 2012, Taken Into Custody.'' Hari turned himself in to the police in Amsterdam. He was taken into custody as a suspect for six cases; later his detainment was prolonged for 90 days.
In July 2012 Hari handed himself into police as he feared "being arrested by a
SWAT
In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
team".
[Fighters Only Staff]
"Badr Hari Arrested Following Assault Charge"
, '' Fighters Only Magazine'', 25 July 2012. Retrieved on 18 February 2013. Having come forth to deny his involvement in an alleged assault on businessman Koen Everink, who claimed Hari was responsible for inflicting his face and leg injuries including a broken ankle,
further allegations of assault were made by an Amsterdam nightclub owner.
The latter alleged that he had also been attacked by Hari, saying that he 'suffered a broken jaw and lost teeth after being kicked in the head' during an altercation at his nightclub and that in light of Everink's seeking to press charges, he would also seek to press charges.
As is procedure in the Netherlands for crimes that carry a statutory minimum four-year prison sentence or more, Hari was detained in prison whilst awaiting trial. On 9 November 2012 a court in Amsterdam decided to allow Hari to return home until his trial on the condition that he not visit any '
horeca' establishments (hotels, restaurants and café establishments), or contact witnesses, with the exception of his girlfriend
Estelle Cruijff.
[KooraGoal]
"Badr Hari – Released & Arrested Again"
''YouTube
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'', 12 November 2012. Retrieved on 18 February 2013. The day following his release he was spotted violating this condition by eating out at a deli with his girlfriend
Estelle Cruijff. He also made contact with two witnesses of the incident.
[Julen, Jeannine]
"Badr Hari Gets Stuck Due To Violating Release Conditions"
''NRC Handelsblad
''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands.
History
''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
'', 13 November 2012. Retrieved on 18 February 2013. As a result, three days after being released Hari was arrested again by police in Amsterdam and was sentenced to be detained once more, this time for three months, with his eventual release coming in January 2013.
On 21 January 2013 a court in Amsterdam determined that Hari should again be released from his pre-trial detention, this time with the condition that he could not visit catering establishments between the hours of 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
[Scalia, Rian]
"Badr Hari To Be Released From Prison Tomorrow, Still Awaiting Trial"
''LiverKick.com'', 21 January 2013. Retrieved on 18 February 2013. By this point the main witnesses in the case had been heard; consequently the court deemed it unnecessary to further detain Hari.
Following Hari's release he resumed training with the intention of returning to the ring. His trial was reportedly set to take place in March 2013;
''bruno.nl'' 13 February 2013. Retrieved on 18 February 2013. he faced nine charges including aggravated assault and attempted manslaughter.
On 21 February 2014 the district court in Amsterdam sentenced him to prison for 1½ years.
His legal team filed an immediate appeal, as did the prosecution. However, the Court of Appeal found him guilty of aggravated assault, noting in particular that each of his assaults was preceded by a relatively mild quarrel and that to his victims his violent behaviour came as a complete surprise, leaving them no chance to defend themselves. He was sentenced to two years in prison, of which ten months suspended. Since he had already spent eight months in pre-arrest, he still had to serve half a year in prison. In addition, he has to pay his victims compensation of €45,000 in total.
This judgement was upheld by the
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ( nl, Hoge Raad der Nederlanden or simply ''Hoge Raad''), officially the High Council of the Netherlands, is the final court of appeal in civil, criminal and tax cases in the Netherlands, including Curaçao ...
in 2017.
Hari is friends with the President of Chechnya (Russia),
Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ce, КъадаргӀеран Ахьмат-кӏант Рамзан, translit= (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the ...
.
Hari was reportedly arrested in Dubai following his tournament win at ''Global FC 3'' on 29 May 2014, and he was detained and questioned by police over an alleged incident from late 2011/early 2012 before being released, according to his lawyer. Hari himself refuted the reports.
Championships and accomplishments
*
K-1
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**
2007-2008 K-1 Heavyweight Champion
**
2008 K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up
**
2009 K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up
*
It's Showtime
**
2009-2010 It's Showtime Heavyweight Champion
*
GLORY
**2020 Fight of the Year
vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 76: Rotterdam
*
GFC
** 2014 Fight Series 1 Heavyweight Tournament Champion
*Muay Thai
** 2002 WPKL Dutch Muay Thai Champion
** 2002 ''The Eight Tournament'' Winner
** 2003
M-1 M1, M01 or M-1 may refer to:
Arts, entertainment & media
* WD-M01 Turn A Gundam, a mecha from the anime ''Turn A Gundam''
* M-1 (rapper), one half of hip hop duo Dead Prez
* Korg M1, a keyboard synthesizer
* Leica M1, a 1959 35 mm camera mo ...
Heavyweight Tournament runner-up
Kickboxing Record
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Arnhem
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Glory 80 , , Hasselt, Belgium , , No Contest , , 2 , , 3:00 , , 80-16-2
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Benjamin Adegbuyi , ,
Glory 76: Rotterdam , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 3 , , 0:50 , , 80-15-1
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 ,
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, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2019-12-21 , , Loss , , align=left,
Rico Verhoeven , , 2019 in Glory#Glory 74: Arnhem, Glory: Collision 2 , , Arnhem, Netherlands , , TKO (Leg injury) , , 3 , , 0:59 , , 80-14-1
, -
, - style="background:#c5d2ea;"
, 2018-03-03 , , NC , , align="left" ,
Hesdy Gerges , ,
Glory 51: Rotterdam , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , No Contest , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 80-13-1
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! style=background:white colspan=9 ,
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, 2016-12-10 , , Loss , , align=left,
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Glory: Collision , , Oberhausen, Germany , , TKO (Arm injury) , , 2 , , 1:22 , , 80-13
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, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2015-08-22 , , Win , , align=left,
Ismael Londt , , Akhmat Fight Show , , Grozny, Russia , , TKO (Straight right) , , 3 , , 0:42 , , 80-12
, -
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2014-10-16 , , Win , , align=left, Arnold Oborotov , ,
GFC Fight Series 2 , , Dubai, UAE , , KO (Right body shot) , , 1 , , 2:06 , , 79-12
, -
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2014-05-29 , , Win , , align=left,
Peter Graham , ,
GFC Fight Series 1 – Heavyweight Tournament, Final , , Dubai, UAE , , TKO (Punches) , , 1 , , 1:34 , , 78-12
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! style=background:white colspan=9 ,
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Stefan Leko , ,
GFC Fight Series 1 – Heavyweight Tournament, Semi Finals , , Dubai, UAE , , KO (Right cross) , , 1 , , 1:38 , , 77-12
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, 2013-11-09 , , Win , , align=left,
Alexey Ignashov
Alexey Victoravich Ignashov ( be, Аляксей Ігнашоў; born 18 January 1978) is a Belarusian 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 champ ...
, , Legend Fighting Show 2 , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 76-12
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Zabit Samedov , , Legend Fighting Show 1 , , Moscow, Russia , , KO (Left hook) , , 2 , , 2:16 , , 75-12
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2013-03-15 , , Win , , align=left,
Zabit Samedov , ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final
''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final'' was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 promotion. It took place on March 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia. It was the 19th annual K-1 World GP Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global ...
, Quarter Finals , , Zagreb, Croatia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 75-11
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2012-05-27 , , Win , , align=left, Anderson Silva (kickboxer), Anderson Silva , , K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16,Super Fight, , Madrid, Spain, , Decision (Unanimous), , 3 , , 3:00, , 74-11
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, 2012-01-28 , , Win , , align=left,
Gökhan Saki , ,
It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden
''It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden'' or ''It's Showtime 54 & 55'' was a kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, a ...
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, , Lyon, France , , TKO (Ref. stop/5 knockdowns) , , 1 , , 2:43 , , 72-11
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It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam , ,
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Alexey Ignashov
Alexey Victoravich Ignashov ( be, Аляксей Ігнашоў; born 18 January 1978) is a Belarusian 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 champ ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama
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Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 71-10
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, 2010-02-13 , , Win , , align=left,
Mourad Bouzidi , ,
It's Showtime 2010 Prague
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Semmy Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final'' was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tourna ...
, , Yokohama, Japan , , TKO (Ref. stop/3 knockdowns), , 1 , , 1:48 , , 69-10
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Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final'' was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tourna ...
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K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final
''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final'' was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tourna ...
, , Yokohama, Japan , , KO (Right hook) , , 1 , , 0:38 , , 68-9
, - style="background:#cfc;"
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Zabit Samedov , ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 , , Seoul, South Korea , , KO (Right body shot) , , 1 , , 2:15 , , 67-9
, - style="background:#cfc;"
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Semmy Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...
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It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam , , Amsterdam, Netherlands , , KO (Right cross) , , 1 , , 0:45 , , 66-9
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, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2008-12-31 , , Loss , , align=left,
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Cha ...
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Remy Bonjasky , , K-1 World GP 2008 Final , ,
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Japan , , DQ (Illegal kick) , , 2 , , 0:53 , , 64-8
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Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan- Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former G ...
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Japan , , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 2 , , 1:39 , , 63-7
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, 2008-08-09 , , Win , , align=left, Domagoj Ostojic , , K-1 World GP 2008 in Hawaii , , Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, United States , , KO (Left cross) , , 1 , , 0:19 , , 61-7
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2008-06-29 , , Win , , align=left,
Glaube Feitosa , , K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka , , Fukuoka,
Japan , , KO (Right cross) , , 1 , , 2:26 , , 60-7
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 ,
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2008-04-13 , , Win , , align=left,
Ray Sefo
Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion, and was an eig ...
, , K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama , ,
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of ...
,
Japan , , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 1 , , 2:43 , , 59-7
, - style="background:#fbb;
, 2007-12-08 , , Loss , , align=left,
Remy Bonjasky , , K-1 World GP 2007 Final , ,
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of ...
,
Japan , , Decision (Majority) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 58-7
, - style="background:#cfc;
, 2007-09-29 , , Win , , align=left,
Doug Viney , , K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 , , Seoul, Korea , , KO (Right cross) , , 2 , , 1:23 , , 58-6
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2007-08-05 , , Win , , align=left,
Peter Graham , , K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong , ,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 57-6
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2007-04-28 , , Win , , align=left,
Yusuke Fujimoto , ,
K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii , , Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu, United States , , KO (High kick) , , 1 , , 0:56 , , 56-6
, -
! style=background:white colspan=9 ,
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2007-03-04 , , Win , , align=left,
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev) (russian: Русла́н Саве́льевич Кара́ев, Ruslan Savelyevich Karayev; os, Хъараты Савелийы фырт Руслан, Qaraty Savelijy fyrt Ruslan; born May 19, 1983) is a Rus ...
, ,
K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Yokohama, Japan , , KO (Right cross) , , 2 , , 2:46 , , 55-6
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2006-12-31 , , Win , , align=left,
Nicholas Pettas
Nicholas Pettas (born January 23, 1973, in Mykonos) is a Greek- Danish karateka, former heavyweight kickboxer and actor, who fought out of Team Spirit AE in Tokyo, Japan. Pettas mainly competed in the promotion K-1 between 1998 and 2007, and w ...
, , K-1 Premium Dynamite!!, K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!! , , Tokyo, Japan , , TKO (Arm injury) , , 2 , , 1:28 , , 54-6
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2006-12-06 , , Win , , align=left,
Paul Slowinski , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 , , Tokyo, Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 53-6
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2006-09-30 , , Loss , , align=left,
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev) (russian: Русла́н Саве́льевич Кара́ев, Ruslan Savelyevich Karayev; os, Хъараты Савелийы фырт Руслан, Qaraty Savelijy fyrt Ruslan; born May 19, 1983) is a Rus ...
, , K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round , ,
Osaka, Japan
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, , KO (Right punch) , , 1 , , 0:52 , , 52-6
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2006-03-05 , , Loss , , align=left,
Peter Graham , ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a kickboxing promotion based in Hong Kong. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993 at Korakuen Hall, Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Auckland, New Zealand , , KO (Rolling thunder) , , 3 , , 2:54 , , 52-5
, - style="background:#cfc;
, 2005-11-19 , , Win , , align=left,
Stefan Leko , ,
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 , , Tokyo, Japan , , KO (Spinning right high heel kick) , , 2 , , 1:30 , , 52-4
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2005-06-12 , , Loss , , align=left,
Stefan Leko , , It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam, It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam , , Amsterdam, Netherlands , , KO (Spinning back mid kick) , , 1 , , 1:44 , , 51-4
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2005-04-16 , , Win , , align=left, Vitali Akhramenko , , K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon , , Milan, Italy , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 51-3
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2005-03-11 , , Win , , align=left, Domagoj Ostojic , , Ultimate Nokaut 1 , , Karlovac, Croatia , , KO (Right hook) , , 2 , , 0:10 , , 50-3
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2004-12-12 , , Win , , align=left, Gary Turner (fighter), Gary Turner , , Rings Fightgala "Born Invincible" , , Utrecht,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 49-3
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2004-10-10 , , Win , , align=left,
Gökhan Saki , , 2 Hot 2 Handle , ,
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
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, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , TKO (Corner stoppage) , , 2 , , 3:00 , , 48-3
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2004-05-20 , , Win , , align=left, Aziz Khattou , , It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam , ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , KO (Knees) , , 2 , , 1:45 , , 47-3
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2004-03-21 , , Win , , align=left, Errol Parris , , Profighters Gala in Almere , , Almere,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , KO (Right hook) , , 5 , , N/A , , 46-3
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2003-09-27 , , Win , , align=left, Antoni Hardonk , , Rings Fightgala , , Utrecht, Netherlands , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 45-3
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2003-06-08 , , Loss , , align=left,
Alexey Ignashov
Alexey Victoravich Ignashov ( be, Аляксей Ігнашоў; born 18 January 1978) is a Belarusian 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 champ ...
, , It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam , ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , KO (Right cross) , , 3 , , 2:55 , , 44-3
, - style="background:#fbb;"
, 2003-05-16 , , Loss , , align=left, Ivan Rudan , ,
M-1 M1, M01 or M-1 may refer to:
Arts, entertainment & media
* WD-M01 Turn A Gundam, a mecha from the anime ''Turn A Gundam''
* M-1 (rapper), one half of hip hop duo Dead Prez
* Korg M1, a keyboard synthesizer
* Leica M1, a 1959 35 mm camera mo ...
(First World Selection) , , Mestre, Italy , , (T)KO (Injury) , , N/A , , N/A , , 44-2
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2003-05-16 , , Win , , align=left, Mindaugas Kulikauskas , ,
M-1 M1, M01 or M-1 may refer to:
Arts, entertainment & media
* WD-M01 Turn A Gundam, a mecha from the anime ''Turn A Gundam''
* M-1 (rapper), one half of hip hop duo Dead Prez
* Korg M1, a keyboard synthesizer
* Leica M1, a 1959 35 mm camera mo ...
(First World Selection) , , Mestre, Italy , , KO , , 2 , , N/A , , 44-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2003-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Dennis Strijbis , , Rings Fightgala , , Utrecht,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , , 43-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2003-02-02 , , Win , , align=left, Ahmet Lakus , , Killerdome II , ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , TKO , , 4 , , N/A , , 42-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2002-12-14 , , Win , , align=left, Mutlu Karabulut , , The Eight Tournament Final , ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , KO , , 2 , , N/A , , 41-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2002-12-14 , , Win , , align=left, Makhloufi, , The Eight Tournament Semi-final, ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , KO , , 1 , , N/A , , 40-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2002-12-14 , , Win , , align=left, Ed Schaper , , The Eight Tournament Quarter-final , ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , KO , , 1 , , N/A , , 39-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2002-11-24 , , Win , , align="left" , Karim Mrabet , , Xena Sports Victory or Hell , , Netherlands , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , , 38-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2002-10-20 , , Win , , align=left, Ahmet Lakus , , Warriors Fight Night , , Dordrecht,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , TKO (Doctor stoppage) , , 5 , , N/A , , 37-1
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 2002-02-17 , , Win , , align=left, Willy Schneider , , WPKL Gala in Hogendorphal , ,
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
,
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, , TKO (Doctor stoppage) , , 3 , , N/A , , 36-1
See also
* List of K-1 events
* List of K-1 champions
* List of It's Showtime champions
* List of male kickboxers
References
External links
Badr Hari Official websiteProfileat
Glory
Extensive Resource on Badr Hari
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hari, Badr
1984 births
Doping cases in kickboxing
Dutch Muay Thai practitioners
Dutch male kickboxers
Dutch male mixed martial artists
Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Dutch sportspeople in doping cases
Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Living people
Moroccan Muay Thai practitioners
Moroccan male kickboxers
Moroccan male mixed martial artists
Moroccan sportspeople in doping cases
Sportspeople from Amsterdam
Heavyweight kickboxers