Zack Mwekassa

Zack Mwekassa
Born (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984
Kinshasa, Congo
Other names The Black Warrior
Nationality Congolese
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Division Cruiserweight (boxing)
Heavyweight (kickboxing)
Style Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Years active 2006 – present (boxing)
2003 - present (kickboxing)
Professional boxing record
Total 19
Wins 15
By knockout 14
Losses 4
By knockout 3
Draws 0
Kickboxing record
Total 19
Wins 15
By knockout 13
Losses 4
By knockout 2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: 19 September 2015

Zack Mwekassa (born 20 January 1984) is a Congolese boxer and kickboxer who fights in GLORY.

As of 28 September 2016, he is ranked the #3 light heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[1]

Biography

Mwekassa is the son of a chemist and his two brothers are lawyers. In addition to his fighting career, he is trained as a computer network engineer. He and his family were displaced from their native Congo during the Second Congo War that began in 1998.[2]

Career

Boxing

Mwekassa began his professional boxing career at the age of 22 in 2006 in South Africa. In the first 2 years of his career, he amassed an undefeated streak of 8-0 with all but one of the wins coming by way of TKO or KO. He experienced his first losses back-to-back in 2008 and 2009, before going on another 5-0 undefeated streak.

Kickboxing

Mwekassa began training in South Africa in 2003 with elite kickboxers, including the late Mike Bernardo.[2] His trainers intended him for the K-1 circuit but the opportunities were scarce, so he moved into professional boxing in 2006.

In 2014, Mwekassa resurrected his interest in kickboxing. He saw GLORY on television[2] and approached the company about fighting for them. He soon found himself scheduled to face popular MMA and kickboxing fighter Pat Barry at Glory 16: Denver.[2] In what many considered a shocking upset, he knocked out Barry with a vicious uppercut in the first round.

Mwekassa returned to the Glory ring on November 7, 2014 at Glory 18: Oklahoma. He was part of a four-man, one-night tournament to decide the next Light Heavyweight title contender. Mwekassa started in impressive fashion as he knocked out Brian Collette in the semifinals. In the finals, he faced Saulo Cavalari. After a competitive back-and-forth two rounds, Mwekassa lost in the third round due to a head kick.

Mwekassa had a rematch with Cavalari for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015.[3] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Titles

Boxing record

Boxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rankings". liverkick.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 John Joe O'Regan (2014-05-02). "Zack Mwekassa: 'I come from a land of war'". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  3. ↑ Michael Stets (2015-07-30). "Bellator 142: 'Dynamite' fight card gets Zack Mwekassa vs Saulo Cavalari rematch for vacant GLORY light heavyweight title". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.

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