Cheick Sidibé is a French

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who has been professionally competing since 1997. He is the former two time

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MAD and FIBA light heavyweight champion.

Kickboxing career

Cheick Sidibe began

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in 1997, but changed disciplines to

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in 1999. He achieved his first major honor in 2004, when he became the national class B champion. After a second place finish in 2005 class B championship, he clinched the national class A title in 2005. In 2006, he participated, with the French Muay Thai Team, in the Amateur World Championship held in Thailand. He lost in the quarterfinals to

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. In 2011, he once again became the national class A champion. He also went on to become the FDMA champion, after defeating Kada Boumama. In 2012, he once again faced

, but would once again lose, this time through a 4th round doctor stoppage. In March 2013 Sidibe won his first world title. He won the WMF belt after defeating Marcelo Tenorio in the second round by a TKO. In September of the same year, he faced Moustapha Jamaa for the FIBA Light Heavyweight Title. He won through a 2nd round TKO. In 2014, he faced Diogo Calado for the WBC Muay Thai belt. He won the fight in after a second round doctor stoppage.

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

*Académie Française de Muay Thaï **2004 National Class C Championship **2005 National Class B Runner-up **2006 National Class A Championship **2011 National Class A Championship *Fédération de Muaythaï et Disciplines Associées **2011 FMDA Light Heavyweight Championship *

**2012 WBC Light Heavyweight Runner-up **2013 WBC Light Heavyweight Championship **2014 WBC Light Heavyweight Championship * World Muaythai Federation **2013 WMF Light Heavyweight Championship *

**2015 WMC MAD Light Heavyweight Championship *FIBA **2013 FIBA Light Heavyweight Championship

Kickboxing record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sidibé, Cheick 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne Martial artists from Val-de-Marne French male kickboxers Light heavyweight kickboxers French male Muay Thai practitioners 21st-century French sportsmen