Stripped of his middleweight world title by Glory organization, kickboxer Tarik Khbabez is taking the matter to court. Blocked until 2026, the athlete is demanding contract termination to pursue his career elsewhere.
The Glory kickboxing organization removed the light heavyweight belt from Moroccan Tarik Khbabez on Monday, citing a refusal to fight. The vacant title will be contested in April between Bahram Rajabzadeh and Donovan Wisse, provoking the indignation of the Moroccan champion.
Moroccan champion Tarik Khbabez managed to regain the world kickboxing title in the light heavyweight category, defeating Azerbaijani Bahram Rajabzadeh after a fierce fight on Saturday at the RTM Stage in Rotterdam as part of the Glory 104 event.
Tarik Khbabez will face the Azerbaijani Rajabzadeh at Glory 104 which will take place on Saturday, October 11 in Rotterdam Ahoy. An opportunity for the Moroccan kickboxer to regain his world title, after his defeat against Maslobojev on June 14, during Glory 100.
Kickboxer Tarik Khbabez looks back on his journey, from his difficult beginnings to his world title. The Moroccan Glory champion also talks about his dream of representing Morocco at the 2028 Olympic Games.
The world kickboxing champion, Tarik Khbabez , and his challenger, Sergej Maslobojev, met on Wednesday in Rotterdam for a press conference preceding their fight for the light heavyweight title. The event, organized at the top of the Euromast, was marked by a face-to-face between the two opponents who will face each other on June 13 at the Glory 100 gala.
Moroccan kickboxer Tarik Khbabez , world champion in the light heavyweight division, will defend his title against Donegi Abena at Glory Collision 7, which will take place on Saturday, December 7 at the GelreDome Stadium. A match that has the makings of a rematch for the Surinamese fighter, defeated by the Moroccan in March.
More than a month after his defeat at the Gelredome, the Surinamese Donegi Abena wants to offer a rematch against the Glory heavyweight-light champion, the Moroccan kickboxer Tarik Khbabez.
Tarik Khbabez is the new heavyweight-light world champion of Glory. The Moroccan kickboxer won his duel against Donegi Abena last week at the Gelredome. A well-deserved victory and a dream come true, after ten years of hard training and perseverance.
Four Moroccans including Tarik Khbabez are participating in the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix this Saturday, March 9, 2024 in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Kickboxer Mo Touchassie , nicknamed "Baby Badr", faces this Saturday at the Gelmodrome, Donegi Abena, the reigning light heavyweight champion, in place of Tarik Khbabez, injured. The fighter has had only five days to prepare for this duel.
The new interim light heavyweight title of Glory was won yesterday, Saturday, by the Moroccan Tarik Khbabez, who defeated another Moroccan, Mohamed Amine.