Melvin Manhoef entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 37-14-0 (27 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 16, 2016 when he was defeated by Alexandru Negrea (=Manhoef vs Negrea). His last victory in a kickboxing fight occurred in 2009, against Denes Racz, after this bout he has lost seven consecutive fights.
His opponent, the three times K-1 WGP champion Remy Bonjasky, has an official record of 77-19-0 (40 knockouts) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 8, 2014 when he beat Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (=Cro Cop vs Bonjasky II). Before this fight he had lost three consecutive bouts: with Jamal Ben Saddik, Tyrone Spong (=Bonjasky vs Spong) and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (controversial decision, Bonjasky vs Silva II). In their previous three fights Bonjasky had always beat Manhoef (in 2002, 2008 and 2009); this fourth bout is the eighth-final of the World Fighting League tournament – WFL Final 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!
WFL fight videos
2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Souwer vs Mohamed Khamal – full fight Video WFL
The former WMTA, ISKA and K-1 champion Andy Souwer entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 158-17-1 (98 knockouts) while his opponent, Mohamed Khamal, has an official record of 46-6-3 (10 knockouts). Souwer suffered his last loss in 2015, against Hinata Watanabe (=Souwer vs Hinata 2), but then he has won over Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Damian Segovia while Khamal lost to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong in 2014 (=Khamal vs Sitsongpeenong) and then he beat Kongfah Sitmonchai, Chahid Oulad El Hadj (4-stars-fight Khamal vs Chahid 2) and Erkan Varol. Souwer vs Khamal, main event of the “World Fighting League: Where Heroes meet Legends”, is valid for the WFL 70 Kg title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mohamed Khamal vs Chahid El Hadj 2 – full fight Video
Mohamed Khamal entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 44-6-3 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 super welterweight in the world. He fought twice in 2014 losing to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (=Khamal vs Sitthichai) and winning over Kongfah Sitmonchai.
His opponent, Chahid Oulad El Hadj, has an official record of 39-18-3 (12 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 10, 2014 when he defeated Edvin Kibus; before this fight he had lost four consecutive fights, the last one against Mike Zambidis in 2012 (=Zambidis vs Chahid 2). In their first bout Chahid defeated Khamal by unanimous decision (May 29, 2010); this second fight was the main event of “World Fighting League: Unfinished Business”. Watch the video and rate this fight!