Ulric Bokeme | |
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Born | Geneva, Switzerland | June 27, 1990
Nickname | "Black Phantome"[1] |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
Division | Middleweight |
Style | Kickboxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Lancy, Switzerland |
Team | Singto Gym |
Years active | 2015 - present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 22 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 6 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Ulric Bokeme is a Swiss-Congolese kickboxer, currently signed with Glory.[2] As of October 2022, he is ranked as the seventh best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.[3] Combat Press ranked him as a top ten middleweight between June 2018 and March 2022, peaking at #5.[4][5][6]
Bokeme started on sports as a football player and played on the Swiss National team, due knee injuries he had to give up on his football career. He started training kickboxing as a treatment for his injuries and decided to become a kickboxer.[7]
Bokeme fought during La Nuit De L'Impact III, with his opponent being Yassine Ahaggan. He won the fight by a third round knockout.[8] Bokeme faced Jean Philippe Ghigo at Divonne Challenge 3 on April 15, 2017.[9] He won the fight by decision.[10]
Bokeme fought the former WBC Muaythai Light Heavyweight champion Cheick Sidibé in his Enfusion debut at Enfusion Live 33 on November 7, 2015. He won the fight by a unanimous decision.[11] Bokeme faced Ibrahim El Boustati at Enfusion Live 46 on February 18, 2017, in his second promotional appearance. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[12]
Bokeme faced Mehdi Bouanane at Enfusion Live 41 on September 16, 2017.[13] He won the fight by decision.[14][15]
Bokeme fought a rematch with the former Enfusion three weight world champion Ibrahim El Boustati at Enfusion 56 on November 18, 2017. The fight ended in a controversial fashion after the first round, as the referee disqualified Bokeme for what he deemed to be a punch after the round ended, and which resulted in a knockdown of El Boustati.[16] Upon review, the punch was deemed legal,[17] with El Boustati pretending to be hit by an illegal punch. El Boustati would later apologize to Bokeme and congratulate him on his victory.[18]
Bokeme faced Hicham El Gaoui at Enfusion Live 60 on February 10, 2018.[19] He lost the fight by decision. Bokeme next faced Khalid El Bakouri at Enfusion Live 66 on May 5, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]
Bokeme signed with Glory on August 23, 2019.[21] He made his promotional debut against Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019.[22] Bokeme lost the fight by a unanimous decision.[23]
He achieved his first Glory victory at Glory Collision 2 on December 21, 2019, when he won a unanimous decision against Kevin Van Heeckeren.[24]
Bokeme was booked to face Romain Falendry at AMC Collision I on June 11, 2022, following an eighteen-month absence from the sport.[25] He won the fight by decision.[26]
Bokeme was expected to face Serdar Yigit Eroglu at BKK World Kickboxing Championship on October 8, 2022, but he later withdrew from the bout due to visa issues.[27]
Bokeme made his Glory return against Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.[28] He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[29]
17 Wins (6 (T)(KO's), 5 Losses (2 (T)KO's) | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2024-07-20 | Michael Boapeah | Glory 93 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||
2024-05-18 | Loss | Donovan Wisse | Glory 92 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the Glory Middleweight Championship. | ||||||||
2023-11-04 | Win | Serkan Ozcaglayan | Glory: Collision 6 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2023-06-17 | Loss | Michael Boapeah | Glory: Collision 5 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 2:08 | |
2022-06-11 | Win | Romain Falendry | AMC Collision I | Saint-Brieuc, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-12-21 | Win | Kevin Van Heeckeren | Glory Collision 2 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-10-12 | Loss | Yousri Belgaroui | Glory 69: Düsseldorf | Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-03-30 | Loss | Lorenzo Javier Jorge | Enfusion 81 | Tenerife, Spain | KO (Right hook) | 1 | 0:20 | |
2018-12-07 | Win | Filip Verlinden | Enfusion Live 76/77 | United Arab Emirates | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-10-27 | Win | Selahattin Sahin | Enfusion Live 73 | Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-05-05 | Win | Khalid El Bakouri | Enfusion Live 66 | Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-02-10 | Loss | Hicham El Gaoui | Enfusion Live 60 | France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-11-18 | Win | Ibrahim El Boustati | Enfusion Live 56 | Netherlands | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 1 | ||
2017-09-16 | Win | Mehdi Bouanane | Enfusion Live 41 | Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-05-20 | Win | Yassine Ahaggan | La Nuit De L'Impact III | France | TKO (Referee Stoppage/Straight Right) | 3 | 2:18 | |
2017-04-15 | Win | Jean Philippe Ghigo | Divonne Challenge 3 | France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-02-18 | Win | Ibrahim El Boustati | Enfusion Live 46 | Netherlands | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | 2:51 | |
2016-11-19 | Win | Mehdi Bouanane | WLF Rise Of Heroes | Switzerland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-01-29 | Win | Mehdi Bouanane | Soul Of Fighting | Switzerland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-11-07 | Win | Cheick Sidibé | Enfusion Live 33 | Switzerland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014 | Win | Erio Kusci | Best of Leone IV | Switzerland | TKO (Retirement) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014 | Win | Erio Brunner | Best of Leone | Switzerland | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:23 | |
2014 | Win | Eric Butcher | Brunner Show | Switzerland | KO | 1 | 1:44 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |