1. Chris Ngimbi is the two times It's Showtime 70MAX world champion fighting primarily within the It's Showtime and the K-1 Global Holding organizations.
11 Facts About Chris Ngimbi
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Chris Ngimbi was born with a weak heart which doctors felt would make it hard for him to survive his first year.
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Chris Ngimbi spent his childhood in the African country but his family was forced to leave when he was 11 years old due to the civil war and the fact that his father had served in the political party of the recently ousted president Mobutu Sese Seko.
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Chris Ngimbi relocated to the Netherlands and was a keen footballer in his teenage years and tipped to do well but decided to focus on kickboxing after making his amateur debut at 18 in Eindhoven representing the Duran Gym.
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Chris Ngimbi made his debut with the It's Showtime organization defeating English fighter Rick Barnhill in Alkmaar.
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In February 2009 Chris Ngimbi had another attempt to qualify for the K-1 MAX via a regional event in Utrecht but lost at the quarter-final stage to Marco Pique.
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Chris Ngimbi retained his It's Showtime 70MAX world title at the It's Showtime 2011 Lyon event, outclassing local fighter Willy Borrel on way to a trademark flying knee KO victory.
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In December 2011, Chris Ngimbi shocked the kickboxing world when he stated that he will make one more defence of his belt, against Andy Souwer in June 2012, and then retire.
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Chris Ngimbi lost the fight, but came back to his decision to retire so he can participate on the K-1 World Max.
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Chris Ngimbi was stopped by Artur Kyshenko in round two at the quarter-finals of the K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final in Athens, Greece on December 15,2012.
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Chris Ngimbi Took a break from kickboxing in 2013 and came back stronger in 2014 fighting for the biggest organisations in Asia like Kunlun Fight, W5 Professional Kickboxing and the current number 1 biggest media property in martial arts, ONE Championship.