Badr Hari

Badr Hari is a Dutch-Moroccan former kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, born on 8 December 1984 in Amsterdam to Moroccan parents of Berber descent. He began kickboxing at seven, trained at the Chakuriki Gym under Thom Harinck and made his professional debut in 2000. He became K-1 Heavyweight World Champion in 2007, reached the final of the K-1 World Grand Prix twice and became It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion in 2009. A suspension followed assault charges in 2012, and he later won the GFC Fight Series 1 Heavyweight tournament and lost to Rico Verhoeven on his Glory debut in 2016. He is credited with raising the profile of kickboxing in Morocco. This entry is written from the English Wikipedia article on Badr Hari.