Biography H. Bennoui resides in
Lyon, France and trains at Gym boxing St Fons in Lyon, Saint-Fons. His trainer is Nasser Kacem. He is of Algerian heritage. He begins Muay Thai at the age of 11, with Nasser Kacem who was a teacher in the suburbs of Lyon. His older brother,
Karim Bennoui is the
It's Showtime 61MAX world Champion -61 kg.
Early career Bennoui has had 42 fights for 35 wins (including 25 by knockout) and 7 defeats. In 2008 he became WFC World Muay Thai Champion and in 2011 he won a Muay Thai tournament (65 kg) in
Brest,
France. He faced
Singmanee Kaewsamrit at
Thai Fight: Lyon on September 19, 2012 in
Lyon,
France, and won via decision after three rounds. He was scheduled to rematch
Damien Alamos at
Time Fight 2 in
Tours, France, on October 6, 2012 but the fight was cancelled in order for Alamos to face Diesellek Aoodonmuang. He lost to Adaylton Pareira De Freitas via decision in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Thai Fight 67 kg Tournament at
Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai in
Bangkok,
Thailand on October 23, 2012. Bennoui was scheduled to compete in the
Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg First Class Tournament~ on January 14, 2013 and fight
Yuta Kubo in the quarter-finals but he pulled out of the tournament and was replaced by Roman Mailov. He won by decision over Imwiset Pornnarai in a three-round affair at
Yokkao Extreme 2013 in Milan, Italy, on January 26, 2013. On March 9, 2013, Bennoui lost to
Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym on points at
Siam Warriors in Cork, Ireland. He will fight Kaoponlek in Trieste, Italy, on July 5, 2013. Bennoui competed at the -65 kg/143 lb
Thai Max tournament in Meyreul, France, on October 19, 2013, defeating Somsak by first-round KO in the quarter-finals and
Sergio Wielzen by unanimous decision in the semis before losing to
Damien Alamos via TKO due to a cut in the final. He defeated Mehdi Zatout via unanimous decision at
La Ligue des Gladiateurs in Paris, France, on January 25, 2014. Replacing
Damien Alamos who withdrew with a hand injury, Bennoui lost to
Liam Harrison on points in a five-round -65 kg Muay Thai bout at
Yokkao 8 in Bolton, England, on March 8, 2014. ==Titles and achievements==