Tyjani Beztati Explained

Tyjani Beztati
Birth Date:21 October 1997
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nickname:"The Wonderboy"[1]
Fighting Out Of:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height:[2]
Weight:700NaN0
Weight Class:Lightweight
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Days Gym
Colosseum Gym (former)[3]
Yearsactive:2014 - present
Kickboxingwins:27
Kickboxingkowins:9
Kickboxinglosses:5
Kickboxingkolosses:0
Kickboxingdraws:1
Url:https://tyjanibeztati.com/
Boxrec:880368

Tyjani Beztati (born October 21, 1997) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer currently competing in the Lightweight division of Glory. He is the current Glory Lightweight Champion and is a former two-time Glory Lightweight title challenger.

As of August 2021, he is the #8 lightweight kickboxer in the world according to Combat Press.[4]

Personal life

Beztati was born in Amsterdam to a Moroccan father and a Surinamese mother.[5]

Kickboxing career

Glory

Early promotional career

He challenged Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong for the Glory Lightweight Championship at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018.[6] Sitthichai won the fight by a unanimous decision.[7] [8]

Beztati faced Christian Baya, who was likewise coming back from a loss, at Glory 59: Amsterdam on September 29, 2018.[9] He won the fight by split decision.[10] After successfully rebounding from his failed title bid, Beztati faced Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory 62: Rotterdam on December 8, 2018. He won the fight by a unanimous decision.[11] Beztati next faced fellow one-time Glory lightweight title challenger Josh Jauncey at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Tyjani challenged Marat Grigorian for the Glory Lightweight Championship at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019.[14] Frigorian won the fight by a unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 50–44, two scorecards of 49–45 and once scorecard of 48–46.[15]

Following his second failed title bid, Beztati was booked to face Michaël Palandre at Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020.[16] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, as Palandre retired from the bout at the end of the round due to a broken arm.[17]

Glory Lightweight champion

Beztati was booked to face Elvis Gashi at Glory 78: Rotterdam for the vacant Glory Lightweight Championship.[18] Despite a poor start to the fight, which saw him get knocked down in the first round, Beztati controlled the remaining four rounds and won the bout by unanimous decision. One judge scored the fight 48–45 in his favor, while the remaining four judges awarded him a 48–44 scorecard.[19]

Beztati made his first Glory Lightweight championship defense against the one-time lightweight title challenger Josh Jauncey at Glory 80 Studio on May 14, 2022.[20] The title bout was part on a three-fight card, available exclusively to viewers who purchased the Glory 80 pay per view.[21] He won the fight by a second-round knockout, stopping Jauncey with a left hook at the 2:25 minute mark.[22]

Beztati made his second title defense against the #1 ranked Glory lightweight contender Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022.[23] Koprivlenski had earned his chance to challenge for the title with a unanimous decision win against Guerric Billet in a title eliminator at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuy 2.[24] Beztati retained the title by a split decision.[25]

Beztati made his third title defense against the reigning Glory Featherweight (-65 kg) and RISE Super Lightweight (-65 kg) World champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023.[26] He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout. Beztati was up 30–27 on all five of the judges scorecards at the time of the stoppage.[27]

Beztati made his fourth Glory Lightweight Championship defense against the SHOOT BOXING World Super Welterweight champion Kaito at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023.[28] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all judges scoring the bout 50–45 in his favor.[29]

Beztati made his fifth Glory Lightweight Championship defense against Enriko Kehl at Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on March 9, 2024.[30] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[31]

Move to welterweight

Beztati made his welterweight debut against the former Glory Welterweight champion Endy Semeleer at Glory 93 on July 20, 2024.[32] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Beztati challenged the Glory Welterweight champion Chico Kwasi at Glory 96 on October 12, 2024.[34]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| 2024-10-12|| Draw||align=left| Chico Kwasi || Glory 96 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2024-07-20 || Win ||align=left| Endy Semeleer || Glory 93|| Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2024-03-09|| Win ||align=left| Enriko Kehl || Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-08-19 || Win ||align=left| Kaito || Glory 87 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-03-11 || Win ||align=left| Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 || Glory 84 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || KO (Front kick) || 4 || 1:42|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-10-08 ||Win ||align=left| Stoyan Koprivlenski || Glory: Collision 4 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 5 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-05-14 || Win ||align=left| Josh Jauncey || Glory 80 Studio || Netherlands || KO (Left hook) || 2 || 2:25|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-09-04 || Win ||align=left| Elvis Gashi || Glory 78: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC"| 2020-02-29 || Win || align="left" | Michaël Palandre || Glory 75: Utrecht || Utrecht, Netherlands || TKO (Broken Arm) || 2 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2019-10-12 || Loss||align=left| Marat Grigorian || Glory 69: Düsseldorf || Düsseldorf, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC"| 2019-05-17|| Win ||align=left| Josh Jauncey || Glory 65: Utrecht || Utrecht, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-12-08 || Win||align=left| Stoyan Koprivlenski || Glory 62: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC"| 2018-09-29|| Win ||align=left| Christian Baya || Glory 59: Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2018-05-12 || Loss ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || Glory 53: Lille || Lille, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |[36] |- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-03-03 || Win ||align=left| Anil Cabri || Glory 51: Rotterdam || Rotterdam, Netherlands || KO (Head kick) || 1 || 2:17|- style="background:#FFBBBB"| 2017-12-09 || Loss ||align=left| Stoyan Koprivlenski || Glory 49: Rotterdam, Contender Tournament Final || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC"| 2017-12-09 || Win ||align=left| Niclas Larsen || Glory 49: Rotterdam, Contender Tournament Semi Final || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-09-30 || Win ||align=left| Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai || Glory 45: Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-05-20 || Win ||align=left| Youssef Assouik || Glory: 41 Holland || Den Bosch, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-03-25 || Win || align=left| Sabri Ben Henia || Glory 39: Brussels || Brussels, Belgium || TKO || 2 || 2:05|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-12-10 || Win || align=left| Andrej Bruhl || Glory 36: Collision || Oberhausen, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-10-16|| Win ||align=left| Nuri Kacar || ACB KB 8: Only The Braves || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-04-28 || Win || align=left| Ilyas Rustamov || Tatneft Cup || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-04-09 || Win || align=left| Melvin Wassing || Real Fighters AN2R & BOTE || Netherlands || KO (Flying knee) || 2 || 2:33|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-12-06 || Win || align=left| Rhassan Muhareb || Real Fighters A Night 2 || Netherlands || KO (Flying knee) || 1 || 2:50|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2015-08-22 || Loss|| align=left| Yang Zhuo || Wu Lin Feng 2015 || Xiamen, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2015-03-07 || Loss || align=left| Ismael Benali || Fight League - The Beginning || Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2014-12-28 || Win || align=left| Marcisio Souza || The Machine Is Back || Paramaribo, Suriname || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2014-11-30 || Win || align=left| Sidy Barry || Real Fighters || Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2014-05-25 || Win || align=left| Mohammed Didouh || Kickboxing Talents || Amsterdam, Netherlands || || |||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2014-02-22 || Win || align=left| Rafik Kassi || Enfusion Live - Sportmani Events V || Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2013 || Win || align=left| Vural Sen || FightFans 12 || Netherlands || KO (Right hook) || 2 |||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-06-29 || Win || align=left| Monir Tour || Death Before Dishonor III || Almere, Netherlands || Decision || || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013- || Win || align=left| Micheal Wagner || || Netherlands || Decision || 3|| 2:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013- || Win || align=left| Bart Pluyms || Fight Fans V || Netherlands || Decision || 3|| 2:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2011-12-18 || Win || align=left| Anass Ghalib || Raw Diamonds 2 || Almere, Netherlands || TKO (Elbows) || 3 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2011-11-26 || Win || align=left| Dylan Lesage || Mejiro Gym Event || Zaandam, Netherlands || KO (Knee) || 1 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2011-06-06 || Win || align=left| Ehjoup Karbach || Push It 2 The Limit || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 1:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2011-05-14 || Win || align=left| Asdin Azerkan || Get Ready to Rumble || Hoorn, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 1:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2011-03-28 || Win || align=left| Marcel Hadjali || DDFN 27 || Zaandam, Netherlands || DQ (Elbows) || 3 || 0:30|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2010-02-28 || Win || align=left| Roberto Spierings || Amsterdam Fightclub || Amsterdam, Netherlands || TKO || || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2009-06-28 || Win || align=left| Dylan Lesage || Slamm!! - "New Generation" || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 1:00 |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2009-05-31 || Win || align=left| Andy Oosterling || Next Generation Warriors III || Utrecht, Netherlands || Decision || || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2008-10-26 || Win || align=left| Asadolla Haydary || KKC gala 't Zonnehuis || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 2 || 2:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tyjani Beztati . glorykickboxing.com . 23 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Tyjani Beztati . boxrec.com . 23 September 2020.
  3. Web site: THE COLOSSEUM GYM Athletes . thecolosseum.nl . 23 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2021 . combatpress.com . 8 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Als er wat gepikt wordt, wordt altijd eerst naar de allochtoon gekeken. volkskrant.nl. 26 September 2017. nl.
  6. Web site: Team Mouv . Glory : le plus gros événement de kick-boxing le 12 mai au Zénith de Lille . radiofrance.fr . 9 April 2018 . 16 August 2022.
  7. Web site: GLORY 53 Results: Sitthichai and Meksen Retain, Adamchuk Wins Tournament . combatpress.com . 23 September 2020.
  8. Web site: News: Tyjani Beztati Pleased With Effort, KOK Champion Victorious . kickboxingz.com . 23 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Glory 62 za kraj godine donosi turnir najboljih teškaša! . fightchannel.hr . 23 September 2020.
  10. Web site: GLORY 59: Chris Baya vs. Tyjani Beztati - Full Fight . glorykickboxing.com . 16 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Stoyan Koprivlenski: We lost the battle, but the war goes on . boec.com . 13 December 2018 . 23 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Iskenderov . Parviz . Tyjani Beztati, Yousri Belgaroui, among others, added to GLORY 65 fight card . fightmag.com.au . 16 August 2022 . 11 April 2019.
  13. Web site: GLORY 65: Tyjani Beztati and Josh Jauncey Highlight . glorykickboxing.com . 23 September 2020.
  14. Web site: U subotu Glory 69: Plazibat u Düsseldorfu protiv petog teškaša svijeta, Grigorian brani titulu . fightsite.hr . 9 October 2019 . 23 September 2020.
  15. Web site: GLORY 69 Results: Grigorian Dominates Beztati, Retains Lightweight Title . combatpress.com . 23 September 2020.
  16. Web site: Glory : Mickael Palandre affrontera Tyjani Beztati en février prochain . headkicknews.com . 25 December 2019 . 16 August 2022.
  17. Web site: GLORY 75 : Tyjani Beztati surclasse le Français Mik Palandre ! . lionsdelatlas.ma . March 2020 . 16 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Henry . Blaine . Glory 78 Preview: Tyjani Beztati vs. Elvis Gashi . sherdog.com . 12 July 2022 . 2 September 2021.
  19. Web site: Becker . Valentin . Glory 78 : Badr Hari KO, Tyjani Beztati champion poids léger . yabiladi.com . 12 July 2022 . 5 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Angelini . Olivier . Tyjani Beztati vs Josh Jauncey le 14 mai au GLORY 80 Studio . boxemag.com . 12 July 2022 . 14 April 2022.
  21. Web site: Sportredactie . Na drama Hari en Wrzosek maakt Glory namen van vervangend evenement zonder publiek bekend . ad.nl . 7 April 2022 . 7 April 2022.
  22. Web site: Hartman . Tim . Tyjani Beztati (24) behoudt wereldtitel na clash met oude bekende: 'Zelfs in de ring had hij een grote mond' . ad.nl . 7 July 2022.
  23. Web site: Wheaton . Timothy . Tiffany van Soest and Tyjani Beztati Added to GLORY Collision 4 . mmasucka.com . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022.
  24. Web site: Angelini . Olivier . GLORY 81 – Guerric Billet mis en difficulté par Stoyan Koprivlenski . boxemag.com . 21 August 2022 . 20 August 2022.
  25. Web site: Tyjani Beztati bij GLORY Collision 4: 'Ik draag mijn lichtgewichttitel op aan vrouwen met borstkanker' . sportnieuws.nl . 9 October 2022.
  26. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . Champion Against Champion, Tyjani Beztati Will Defend His Lightweight Title Against Featherweight Champion Petchpanomrung at GLORY 84 . beyondkick.com . 24 January 2023 . 24 January 2023.
  27. Web site: Sportredactie . Tyjani Beztati is ook Petch de baas en verdedigt lichtgewichttitel bij Glory weer met succes . ad.nl . 11 March 2023 . 11 March 2023.
  28. Web site: Barry . Anthony . Kaito Ono Challenges Tyjani Beztati for the GLORY Lightweight Title at GLORY 87 on August 19 . beyondkick.com . 29 June 2023 . 29 June 2023.
  29. Web site: 【GLORY】海人、悲願の王座奪取ならず、圧倒的な手数差で絶対王者ベスタティに完封負け . efight.jp . 19 August 2023.
  30. Web site: Pico . Borna . Tyjani Beztati vs Enriko Kehl GLORY Title Match for March 9 . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 9 January 2024 . en.
  31. Web site: Auletta . Francesco . Tyjani Beztati ha sconfitto Enriko Kehl a GLORY Grand Prix . www.theshieldofsports.news . 10 March 2024 . it-IT . 9 March 2024.
  32. Web site: Collet . Bjarne . Tyjani Beztati Debuts at Welterweight Against Endy Semeleer . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 16 June 2024 . en.
  33. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . GLORY 93 Results . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . 6 August 2024 . en.
  34. Web site: East . Aaron . GLORY 96: Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati Champion vs Champion MMA UK . mmauk.net . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024.
  35. Web site: GLORY 87: Tyjani Beztati Post-Fight Interview . youtube.com . 19 August 2023.
  36. Web site: Sitthichai retains title, Beztati wins praise. Glory Kickboxing.

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