Zack Mwekassa was born on 20 January 1984 and is a Congolese boxer and kickboxer who fights in GLORY.
12 Facts About Zack Mwekassa
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Zack Mwekassa is a former Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Zack Mwekassa began his professional boxing career at the age of 22 in 2006 in South Africa.
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Zack Mwekassa began training in South Africa in 2003 with elite kickboxers, including the late Mike Bernardo.
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Zack Mwekassa's trainers intended him for the K-1 circuit but the opportunities were scarce, so he moved into professional boxing in 2006.
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Zack Mwekassa saw GLORY on television and approached the company about fighting for them.
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Zack Mwekassa soon found himself scheduled to face popular MMA and kickboxing fighter Pat Barry at Glory 16: Denver.
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Zack Mwekassa returned to the Glory ring on November 7,2014 at Glory 18: Oklahoma.
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Zack Mwekassa was part of a four-man, one-night tournament to decide the next Light Heavyweight title contender.
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Zack Mwekassa started in impressive fashion as he knocked out Brian Collette in the semifinals.
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Zack Mwekassa fought Mourad Bouzidi for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight title.
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Zack Mwekassa fought the reigning Glory champion Artem Vakhitov during Glory 35, losing by TKO in the third round.