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Ulric Bokeme is a Swiss-Congolese kickboxer, currently signed with Glory. As of October 2022, he is ranked as the seventh best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kickboxing. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten middleweight between June 2018 and March 2022, peaking at #5.

Kickboxing career

Enfusion

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.

Bokeme fought during La Nuit De L'Impact III, with his opponent being Yassine Ahaggan. He won the fight by a third round knockout. Bokeme faced Jean Philippe Ghigo at Divonne Challenge 3 on April 15, 2017. He won the fight by decision.

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. 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.

Bokeme faced Mehdi Bouanane at Enfusion Live 41 on September 16, 2017. He won the fight by decision.

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. Upon review, the punch was deemed legal, with El Boustati pretending to be hit by an illegal punch. El Boustati would later apologize to Bokeme and congratulate him on his victory.

Bokeme faced Hicham El Gaoui at Enfusion Live 60 on February 10, 2018. 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.

Glory

Bokeme signed with Glory on August 23, 2019. He made his promotional debut against Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019. Bokeme lost the fight by a unanimous decision.

He achieved his first Glory victory at Glory Collision 2 on December 21, 2019, when he won a unanimous decision against Kevin Van Heeckeren.

Return

Bokeme was booked to face Romain Falendry at AMC Collision I on June 11, 2022, following an eighteen-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by decision.

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.

Bokeme made his Glory return against Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023. He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

Bokeme challenged the Glory Middleweight champion Donovan Wisse at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024. He lost the fight by split decision.

Bokeme faced Michael Boapeah at Glory 93 on July 20, 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record

32 Wins (17 (T)(KO's), 6 Losses (2 (T)KO's)
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-07-20	Loss	Michael Boapeah	Glory 93	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
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

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

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• Living people
• 1990 births
• Middleweight kickboxers
• Swiss male kickboxers
• Democratic Republic of the Congo male kickboxers
• Sportspeople from Geneva
• 21st-century Swiss sportsmen