Moroccan champion Jamal Ben Saddik is trading the rings for a cell. The Antwerp court sentenced him to four years in prison for his central role in the kidnapping of a dockworker, a heavy sentence that adds to a series of legal and sporting setbacks.
The Moroccan fighters did not shine at Glory 103 this Saturday, August 23 in Rotterdam. Jamal Ben Saddik was knocked out by the Dutchman Levi Rigters, while Mehdi Ait El Hadj lost his fight against champion Chico Kwasi.
Recovered from his spectacular injury sustained at Glory 100 last June, Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik is preparing to return to the ring for Glory 103, scheduled for August at the Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam), in the Netherlands. His compatriots Nabil Khachab and Mehdi Ait El Hadj are also on the program.
The Antwerp Court of Appeal has confirmed the sentence of 40 months in prison, half of which is suspended, against the Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik , accused of money laundering.
Moroccan kickboxing champion Jamal Ben Saddik recently revealed that he is no longer interested in the Glory heavyweight world title, which has been held by his eternal rival Rico Verhoeven since 2014.
The Belgian-Moroccan kickboxing champion, Jamal Ben Saddik , painfully won his fight against the Romanian Christian Ristea at Ahoy, thus qualifying for the second Last Heavyweight Standing tournament.
After two and a half years of absence, due to doping suspensions and various ancillary affairs, the Belgian-Moroccan kickboxing champion, Jamal Ben Saddik , succeeded in his comeback by breaking the arm of his opponent, the Estonian Uku Jürjendal, before knocking him out during Glory 98 at the Ahoy in Rotterdam on Saturday evening.
The Belgian-Moroccan kickboxing champion, Jamal Ben Saddik , is preparing to step back into the ring. On February 22 in Rotterdam, the 34-year-old fighter will make his comeback, after more than two years of suspension by Glory.
Jamal Ben Saddik is back in the ring! The Belgian-Moroccan kickboxer, 34, will face Estonian Uku Jürjendal at Glory 98, to be held on February 22 at the RTM hall in Rotterdam, as announced by the kickboxing organization.
Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik is preparing to return to the ring next February. After a year 2024 marked by both sporting and legal trials, the 34-year-old fighter is determined to resume his career within Glory.
The Belgian-Moroccan Jamal Ben Saddik was sentenced last March to a ten-month suspension, after a positive doping test, the Glory kickboxing organization announced at the beginning of this October.
The Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik has been released on parole following his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a 29-year-old Antwerp resident. This decision was handed down this week by the Antwerp indictment chamber, according to the public prosecutor’s office.