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Zack Mwekassa

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

Combat Press and LiverKick.com rank Mwekassa as the #3 light-heavyweight in the world.

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 Congo during the Second Congo War that began in 1998.

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 a vicious 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 unanimous decision.

Titles

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

Boxing record

Professional record summary
19 fights15 wins4 losses
By knockout143
By decision01
By disqualification10
DateResultOpponentLocationTypeRoundTimeRecord
2014-06-28WinKenya Bernard AdieKinshasa, DR CongoTKO51:2015-4-0
2013-11-30LossRussia Dmitry KudryashovLyubertsy, RussiaKO10:5014-4-0
2013-05-31WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Mugabon MudimbaCape Town, South AfricaKO5N/A14-3-0
2012-9-22LossSouth Africa Danie VenterGauteng, South AfricaTKO42:2313-3-0
2012-06-16WinSouth Africa Tshepang MohaleGauteng, South AfricaTKO11:2113-2-0
2011-11-23WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kizito RuhamnyeGauteng, South AfricaKO12:5912-2-0
2011-09-24WinSouth Africa Thabiso MchunuGauteng, South AfricaTKO61:4511-2-0
2011-05-10WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Alex MbayaGauteng, South AfricaTKO1N/A10-2-0
2011-03-01WinGhana Epiphanie PipiGauteng, South AfricaTKO43:009-2-0
2009-10-10LossUnited States Paul JennetteGreensboro, North CarolinaSD83:008-2-0
2008-09-05LossHungary Jozsef NagyMpumalanga, South AfricaTKO61:558-1-0
2008-02-01WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Luzimar GonzagaMpumalanga, South AfricaKO12:468-0-0
2007-11-02WinZimbabwe Chamunorwa GonorendaKwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaTKO2N/A7-0-0
2007-07-06WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Gino BetokoNorth West, South AfricaRTD2N/A6-0-0
2007-05-11WinGhana Moyoyo MensahMpumalanga, South AfricaTKO3N/A5-0-0
2007-03-16WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Nsitu MbayaGauteng, South AfricaKO1N/A4-0-0
2006-10-27WinSouth Africa Basil RayGauteng, South AfricaTKO2N/A3-0-0
2006-09-05WinSouth Africa Mark StrydomGauteng, South AfricaDQ1N/A2-0-0
2006-05-12WinSouth Africa Bully MuravhaMpumalanga, South AfricaKO31:221-0-0

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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