Zack Mwekassa

Zack Mwekassa (born 20 January 1984) is a Congolese-French boxer and kickboxer who fights in GLORY. He is a former Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.

As of 1 October 2017, he is ranked the #4 light-heavyweight in the world by CombatPress.com.

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 DR Congo during the Second Congo War that began in 1998. He moved to Paris in France with his family where he holds French citizenship.

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. 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 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. In what many considered a shocking upset, he knocked out Barry with an incredible 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 Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015. He lost the fight via majority decision.

He fought Mourad Bouzidi for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight title. He defeated Bouzidi by a first-round TKO. Mwekassa fought the reigning Glory champion Artem Vakhitov during Glory 35, losing by TKO in the third round.

Titles WBF International Cruiserweight Title ABU all Africa heavyweight title Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes19Win15–4 Bernard AdieTKO7 (12)28 Jun 201418Loss14–4 Dmitry KudryashovKO1 (10), 30 Nov 201317Win14–3 Mugabon MudimbaKO5 (6)31 May 201316Loss13–3 Danie VenterTKO4 (10), 22 Sep 201215Win13–2 Tshepang MohaleTKO1 (8), 16 Jun 201214Win12–2 Kizito RuhamnyeKO1 (8), 23 Nov 201113Win11–2 Thabiso MchunuTKO6 (8), 24 Sep 201112Win10–2 Alex MbayaTKO1 (6)10 May 201111Win9–2 Epiphanie PipiRTD3 (8), 1 Mar 201110Loss8–2 Paul JennetteSD810 Oct 20099Loss8–1 József NagyTKO6 (12), 5 Sep 20088Win8–0 Luzimar GonzagaKO1 (10), 1 Feb 20087Win7–0 Chamunorwa GonorendaTKO2 (6)2 Nov 20076Win6–0 Gino BetokoRTD2 (12)6 Jul 20075Win5–0 Moyoyo MensahTKO3 (6)11 May 20074Win4–0 Nsitu MbayaKO1 (6)16 Mar 20073Win3–0 Basil RayTKO2 (4)27 October 20062Win2–0 Mark StrydomDQ1 (?)5 Sep 20061Win1–0 Bully MuravhaKO3 (4), 12 May 2006

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-11-05 || Loss ||align=left| Artem Vakhitov || Glory 35: Nice || Nice, France || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 2 || 2:23 || 15–4–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-06-25 || Win ||align=left| Mourad Bouzidi || Glory 31: Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 1 || 1:47 || 15–3–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-04-16 || Win ||align=left| Zinedine Hameur-Lain || Glory 29: Copenhagen || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 14–3–0 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2015-09-19 || Loss ||align=left| Saulo Cavalari || Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 || San Jose, California, USA || Decision (majority) || 5 || 3:00 || 13–3–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-06-05 || Win ||align=left| Carlos Brooks || Glory 22: Lille || Lille, France || KO (left hook) || 1 || 1:58 || 13–2–0 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2014-11-07 || Loss ||align=left| Saulo Cavalari || Glory 18: Oklahoma, Final || Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA || KO (high kick) || 3 || 0:20 || 12–2–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-11-07 || Win ||align=left| Brian Collette || Glory 18: Oklahoma, Semi Finals || Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA || KO (left hook) || 2 || 0:45 || 12–1–0 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-05-03 || Win ||align=left| Pat Barry || Glory 16: Denver, Reserve Match || Broomfield, Colorado, USA || KO (left uppercut) || 1 || 2:33 || 11–1–0

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