Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani (born 25 October 1987 in

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), is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-

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Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam for Team Amrani.

Biography/Career

Born in

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, Mosab began most of his early career fighting at around the 61 kg mark on the local scene in the

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and became one of the countries top prospects in the lower weight classes. He made the transition up in weight to 63.5 kg and made his first impact on the international Muay Thai scene by defeating the legendary

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via

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at a SLAMM!! event in 2008 to win his first major honour - the W.M.C. world title. He held on to his W.M.C. world belt for just seven months when he lost his first title defence against the highly decorated

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at the Champions of Champions II event in Jamaica. Mosab made up for this disappointment in the Autumn of 2009 when he beat one of the world's top Muay Thai fighters,

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, to win the W.M.C. intercontinental title, stopping him in the first round in an extremely impressive victory. Recently Mosab has made the move up to the 70 kg division where the competition is tougher but the riches are greater. He has so far shown himself to be a decent acquisition at this level with the It's Showtime organization, having beaten the experienced Chris van Venrooij and dropping a decision in what was a contender for 'fight of the year' against close friend

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at the end of 2010. Amrani knocked out Liam Harrison with a

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in round one at '' Glory 5: London'' on March 23, 2012. He fought in the eight-man, 65 kg tournament at '' Glory 8: Tokyo - 2013 65kg Slam'' in Tokyo, Japan on May 3, 2013. After outpointing Marcus Vinicius in the quarter-finals, he was defeated by

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via unanimous decision in the semis. He defeated

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by unanimous decision at '' Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013. He defeated Lim Chi-bin at ''Qabala Fight Series #1'' in

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on June 29, 2014, dropping the Korean with a knee to the body before finishing him a kick to the same spot shortly after.Qabala Fight Series #1 Videos

Titles

*2009 W.M.C. featherweight intercontinental champion -63.5 kg *2009 W.M.C. featherweight world champion -63 kg (0 title defences) *2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament winner

Kickboxing Record

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References

External links

MOSAB - THE JAGUAR - AMRANI (Dutch Language)

mousidgym (Dutch Language)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amrani, Mosab 1987 births Living people Dutch male kickboxers Moroccan male kickboxers Welterweight kickboxers Featherweight kickboxers Dutch Muay Thai practitioners Moroccan Muay Thai practitioners Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Glory kickboxers Sportspeople from Amsterdam

Biography/Career

Titles

Kickboxing Record

See also

References

External links