Yoann Bernard Kongolo is a Swiss-French boxer and Muay Thai kickboxer of DR Congo descent who competes in the welterweight division of Glory. He has also competed for SUPERKOMBAT.
He was ranked in the welterweight top 10 by Combat Press.
Kickboxing career
Early years Kongolo was scheduled to fight Miran Fabjan for the WKN European Super Middleweight title. Kongolo won the fight by decision. He made his first title defense against Peter Baumler, winning by a first round KO.
In 2014, he fought Roberto Cocco for the WKN Intercontinental Super Middleweight Championship. Kongolo won the fight by split decision.
SUPERKOMBAT At the end of 2014, after the victory over Cédric Doumbé in the regional circuit, Kongolo signed with the largest continental promotion SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship. He made his debut in native Switzerland on 25 October 2014 against Jamie Bates at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination, stopping him in the 3rd round in light-heavyweight title eliminator.KONGOLO S'IMPOSE PAR KO AU SUPERKOMBAT
GLORY Next year, Kongolo signed with the largest promotion in the world Glory and fought in the 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender tournament. He lost to Karim Ghajji in the semifinals.
During Glory 29, Kongolo challenged for the Glory Welterweight title, held at the time by Nieky Holzken. Holzken won the fight by unanimous decision.
He participated in the 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. He managed to win a split decision against Harut Grigorian in the semifinals, but lost a unanimous decision to Murthel Groenhart in the finals.
Kongolo took part in the 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament. In the semifinals, he won a unanimous decision against Konstantin Khuzin. In the finals, he prevailed against Karim Benmansour by a third round TKO.
Yoann was scheduled to fight a rematch with Cedric Doumbe during Glory 39, for the Glory Welterweight title. Kongolo was less successful then in their first fight, losing by unanimous decision.
Kongolo was scheduled to fight Yohan Lidon during Glory 42: Paris. Yoann won the fight by unanimous decision.
He fought Abdallah Mabel in November 2018. Kongolo won the fight by unanimous decision.
Kongolo fought Dmitry Menshikov during Glory 69: Düsseldorf. He lost the fight at the tail end of the second round, by TKO, as the ringside doctor stopped the fight.
Doping suspension On 11 September 2019, it was announced that Kongolo was sanctioned by the National Anti-Doping Agency of France with a 4-year ban and a fine of €5,000 due to the presence of methandrostenolone and stanozolol. The ban applies from 30 September 2019. Kongolo tested positive on 4 August 2018 at Fight Night in Saint-Tropez, France.Two Swiss athletes banned for four yearsRésumé de la décision relative à M. Yoann KONGOLO
Professional boxing career In 2017 Kongolo fought Salambek Baysangurov for the vacant World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavyweight title. He won the fight by majority decision. He successfully defended the title against Andrejs Pokumeiko, winning by unanimous decision.
He won the vacant EBU External Light Heavyweight title with a decision win against Enes Zecirevic.
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing Glory 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Champion 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Runner Up SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship 2014 Best Debut World Kickboxing Network WKN European Super Middleweight (-79.40 kg/175 lb) Championship (One time) Swiss Kickbox Federation (SKBF) 2010 Swiss Championship Class A 2009 Swiss Championship Class B
Muay Thai Swiss Muay Thai Federation 2010 Swiss (-81 kg) Championship Class A (SG) 2009 Swiss Championship Class B (SG) 2009 Swiss (-81 kg) Championship Class B (WH)
Boxing World Boxing Council 2017 World Boxing Council International Silver Light Heavy Title European Boxing Council 2017 EBU External Light Heavy Title
Karate World Koshiki Karatedo Federation (WKKF) 2009 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship Kumite Rules (Singles) 2009 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship Kata Kumite Bunkai Rules (Team) 2007 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship Kumite Rules (Heavyweight Singles) 2007 World Koshiki Karatedo Championship Kata Kumite Bunkai Rules (Heavyweight Team)
Professional Boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23 Mehmet Unal11 Jun 2026 For the WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight title22Loss18-3-1 Angel RoqueMD1020 Dec 2025 For the vacant WBC Francophone Super Middleweight title21Win18-2-1 Melbyn HernandezUD624 Oct 2025 20Loss17-2-1 Jose Luis Navarro jr.TKO11 (12)28 Feb 2025 For the vacant EBU Silver Super Middleweight title19Win17-1-1 Jonathan CotteretTKO3 (6)21 Sept 2024 18Win16-1-1 Edgard MoskvichevSD1029 June 2024 Won the vacant WBC CISBB Super Middleweight title17Win15-1-1 Alexandru CrasnitchiiTKO3 (6)7 March 2024 16Draw14-1-1 Facundo Nicolas GalovarD-MD826 December 2019 15Win14-1 Levan ShoniaUD628 June 2019 14Win13-1 Geard AjetovićUD626 December 2018 13Win12-1 Milosav SavicKO313 December 2018 12Loss11-1 Doudou NgumbuMD1225 May 2018 11Win11-0 Andrejs PokumeikoUD1027 January 2018 10Win10-0 Enes ZecirevicUD124 November 2017 9Win9-0 Salambek BaysangurovMD1026 August 2017 8Win8-0 Julio AcostaTKO2 (8)14 July 2017 7Win7-0 Nathan KingUD612 May 2017 6Win6-0 Inal RamonovTKO22 December 2016 5Win5-0 Zura MekereshviliUD62 December 2016 4Win4-0 Konstantin PiternovUD623 September 2016 3Win3-0 Sergey BeloshapkinTKO3 (6)26 August 2016 2Win2-0 Johnathon BlueTKO4 (4)13 March 2015 1Win1-0 Thomas NGassamMD4 21 November 2014
Kickboxing record
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-11-18 || Win ||align=left| Qendrim Bajrami || MJM 17: Kongolo vs Bajrami || Martigny, Switzerland || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2019-10-12 || Loss ||align=left| Dmitry Menshikov || Glory 69: Düsseldorf || Düsseldorf, Germany || TKO (Doctor Stoppage) || 2 || 2:59 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Abdallah Mabel || Fight Legend Geneva || Geneva, Switzerland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2018-08-04 || Loss||align=left| Yohan Lidon || Fight Night Saint Tropez 6 || Saint-Tropez, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-06-10 || Win ||align=left| Yohan Lidon || Glory 42: Paris|| Paris, France || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2017-03-25 || Loss ||align=left| Cedric Doumbe || Glory 39: Brussels || Brussels, Belgium || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-01-20 || Win ||align=left| Karim Benmansour || Glory 37: Los Angeles, Final || Los Angeles, California, US || TKO (punches) || 3 || 2:57
! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-01-20 || Win ||align=left| Konstantin Khuzin || Glory 37: Los Angeles, Semi Finals || Los Angeles, California, US || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-06-25 || Loss||align=left| Murthel Groenhart || Glory 31: Amsterdam, Final || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-06-25 || Win ||align=left| Harut Grigorian || Glory 31: Amsterdam, Semi Finals || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-04-16 || Loss ||align=left| Nieky Holzken || Glory 29: Copenhagen || Copenhagen, Denmark || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-12-04 || Win ||align=left| Karapet Karapetyan || Glory 26: Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2015-11-06 || Loss ||align=left| Karim Ghajji || Glory 25: Milan, Semi Finals || Monza, Italy || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-06-05 || Win ||align=left| Cedric Doumbe || Glory 22: Lille || Lille, France || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-10-25 || Win ||align=left| Jamie Bates || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination || Geneva, Switzerland || KO (spinning back fist/right flying knee) || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-09-27 || Win ||align=left| Cedric Doumbe || Jurafight || Delémont, Switzerland || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Nicola Gallo || Fight Night Saint-Tropez II || Saint-Tropez, France || Decision || 3 || |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2014-01-25 || Loss ||align=left| Roberto Cocco || Thai Boxe Mania || Turin, Italy || Decision (split) || 5 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-12-14 || Win ||align=left| Aidan Brooks || KickMas 2013 || Belfast, Northern Ireland || Decision || 3 ||
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2013-11-23 || Loss ||align=left| Karim Benmansour || La 20ème Nuit des Champions|| Marseilles, France || Decision || 3 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-05-25 || Win ||align=left| Peter Baumler || Nuit Des Sports De Combat || Geneva, Switzerland || KO || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-10-06 || Win ||align=left| Miran Fabjan || Kick Boxing || Villars, Switzerland || Decision || 5 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-08-18 || Win ||align=left| Miran Fabjan || Admiral Markets Fight Night || Portorož, Slovenia || Decision || 3 ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Sławomir Przypis || Nuit des Sports de Combat IX || Geneva, Switzerland || TKO || 4 ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-28 || Win ||align=left| Malik Aliane || Le Banner Series Acte 1 || Geneva, Switzerland || Decision || 4 ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-03-24 || Win ||align=left| Davide Mosca || Oktagon 2012|| Milan, Italy || TKO (corner stoppage) || 3 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2011-11-26 || Win ||align=left| Hicham Zentari || Fight Code: Rhinos Series|| Geneva, Switzerland || TKO (Body Kick) || 2 ||
| colspan=9 | Legend:
See also List of male kickboxers List of male boxers
References
External links Profile at GLORY Boxing Record at BoxRec