Marco Piqué

Marco Piqué
Born	January 9, 1980 (1980-01-09) (age 31) Paramaribo, Suriname
Other names	The Sniper
Nationality	Surinamese Dutch
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Almere, Netherlands
Team	Profighters Gym
Trainer	Michael Polanen Milton Felter
Years active	2001–present
Kickboxing record
Total	83
Wins	55
By knockout	27
Losses	27
By knockout	4
Draws	1
last updated on: April 11, 2011

Marco "The Sniper" Piqué (born January 9, 1980 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch-Surinamese welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Profighters Gym in Almere, Netherlands. He is the current W.F.C.A. Muay Thai middleweight world champion, W.M.C. intercontinental champion, and a two time K-1 MAX regional tournament finalist.^[1]

Biography and Career

Originally from Suriname, Piqué has fought the majority of his fights in the Netherlands. He won his first title in 2003 when he defeated Aalviar Lima via split decision to claim the W.P.K.L. Dutch national Muay Thai title. Over the next couple of years Piqué claimed the W.F.C.A. Benelux title and the W.P.K.L. European title as well as losing to legendary Thai fighter Jongsanan Fairtex in Las Vegas in a bid to win Fairtex's I.K.K.C. world title belt.^[2] Throughout 2006 Piqué started to regularly face some of the world's best middleweight kickboxers, losing to Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Şahin Yakut and Giorgio Petrosyan, the latter in the final of the annual Janus Fight tournament. His record was patchy by the end of 2006 but he had a terrific 2007, winning two preliminary tournaments and reaching the final of two more, winning thirteen out of fifteen fights and beating some top fighters such as Chaid Oulad El Hadj and Petr Polak.

In 2008 Piqué made his K-1 MAX debut at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 in Utrecht, making his way to the final in a tough tournament which included a victory over tournament favourite Joerie Mes in the quarter finals. In the final Piqué found Warren Stevelmans a step too far and was unable to make it to the K-1 MAX final 16 stage. He entered another K-1 MAX tournament in Sweden later in the year but could only reach the semi finals. Piqué returned to K-1 MAX the following year, again reaching the final at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe but once more failing to make the next step to the K-1 World MAX final by dropping a decision to up and comer Leroy Kaestner. Piqué made up somewhat for this defeat later in the year by winning the W.M.C. intercontinental title and then the W.F.C.A. world title in his native Suriname.

Titles

• 2009 W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world champion -72.5 kg
• 2009 W.M.C. Muay Thai Intercontinental title -72.5 kg
• 2009 K-1 MAX Europe tournament runner up -70 kg
• 2008 K-1 MAX Netherlands tournament runner up -70 kg
• 2007 Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Pforzheim preliminary tournament champion -75 kg
• 2007 Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II tournament champion -73 kg
• 2005 W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai champion -76 kg^[3]
• 2005 W.P.K.L. European Muay Thai champion -76 kg
• 2004 W.F.C.A. Benelux Muay Thai champion
• 2003 W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai champion -72.5 kg

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing Record

55 Wins (27 (T)KO's, 28 decisions), 27 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2011-09-02 Loss Nieky Holzken Muaythai Premier League 1st Round Long Beach, CA, USA Decision 2011-04-30 Loss Naruepol Fairtex Ring Rules Kickboxing Milan, Italy Ext.R Decision 4 3:00 2011-04-11 Win Yassin Lahmidi Almere's Finest Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2011-01-22 Win Bruno Franchi KnocKOut - Oktagon K-1 Rome, Italy Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2010-12-04 Win Paolo Bellini Janus Fight Night 2010 Padua, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-09-05 Loss Bakar Barakat Humans Fight Night IV, welterweight tournament semi final Hamburg, Germany Med. Int. 3 2010-09-05 Win Ulli Schick Humans Fight Night IV, welterweight tournament quarter final Hamburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-07-04 Win Mourad Ouchen SLAMM "Last fight before Summer" Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2010-06-26 Win Armen Petrosyan The Shock Palermo, Italy Decision 5 3:00 2009-12-23 Win Bruno Franchi Klaar Om Te Bosse!! Paramaribo, Suriname KO 3 Wins W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world title -72.5 kg. 2009-11-07 Loss Yodsanklai Fairtex Janus FightNight: Thai Boxe Last Challenge Padua, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-06-26 Win Sean Wright Champions of Champions 2 Montego Bay, Jamaica KO (Right Overhand) 1 1:22 Wins W.M.C. Muay Thai Intercontinental title -72.5 kg. 2009-05-31 Win Tarik Slimani Next Generation Warriors III Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2009-03-01 Loss Leroy Kaestner K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Final Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16. 2009-03-01 Win Hafid El Boustati K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Semi Finals Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 3 2009-03-01 Win Chris Ngimbi K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe, Quarter Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2008-11-30 Loss Nieky Holzken SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand V" Almere, Netherlands KO (Left Hook) 3 2:56 2008-10-31 Win Christian Klingenberg K-1 Scandinavia Rumble of the Kings 2008 Luleå, Sweden KO (Straight Right Punch) 2 0:32 2008-06-20 Loss Diesellek Rungroangyon International Muay Thai Fight Night Montego Bay, Jamaica Decision 5 3:00 2008-05-31 Loss Dzhabar Askerov K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Semi Finals Stockholm, Sweden Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2008-05-31 Win Bruce Macfie K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Quarter Finals Stockholm, Sweden KO (Right Knee Strike) 2 0:21 2008-05-03 Win Victor Dick New Generation Warriors Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Doc Stop) 3 2008-02-17 Loss Warren Stevelmans K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Final Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16. 2008-02-17 Win Imro Main K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Semi Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-02-17 Win Joerie Mes K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Quarter Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2007-11-24 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan Janus Fight Night 2007, Final Padova, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fight was for Janus Fight Night 2007 tournament title -72 kg. 2007-11-24 Win Yassine Benhadj Janus Fight Night 2007, Semi Finals Padova, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2007-11-24 Win Mark Vogel Janus Fight Night 2007, Quarter Finals Padova, Italy Ext.R Decision 4 3:00 2007-10-28 Win Takashi Ono Shootboxing Battle Summit Ground Zero 2007 Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00 2007-09-30 Loss Dennis Schneidmiller RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007, Final Ulm, Germany Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Fight was for RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007 tournament title -73 kg. 2007-09-30 Win Foad Sadeghi RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007, Semi Finals Ulm, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-09-30 Win Dennis Oliwka RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007, Quarter Finals Ulm, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2007-08-26 Win Yavuz Ozden Return of the King I Paramaribo, Suriname KO 2 2007-06-02 Win Chaid Oulad El Hadj Gentleman Fight Night IV Tilburg, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2007-05-04 Win Ali Gunyar Steko's Fight Night 24, Final Pforzheim, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Pforzheim preliminary tournament title -75 kg. Was meant to qualify for Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Final later that year but withdrew from event. 2007-04-05 Win Luis Reis Steko's Fight Night 24, Semi Finals Pforzheim, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-04-21 Win Ricardo Hernandez C.L.K Mucho Machismo Lisbon, Portugal KO 2 2007-04-07 Win Abraham Roqueni Balans Fight Night Tilburg, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 2007-01-27 Win Petr Polak Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II, Final Giengen, Germany Decision 3 3:00 Wins Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II tournament and qualifies for RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007. 2007-01-27 Win Pacco Koscielniak Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II, Semi Finals Giengen, Germany TKO 1 2006-12-02 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan Janus Fight Night 2006, Final Padova, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fight was for Janus Fight Night 2006 tournament title -72 kg. 2006-12-02 Win Samkor Keatmontep Janus Fight Night 2006, Semi Finals Padova, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2006-12-02 Win José Reis Janus Fight Night 2006, Quarter Finals Padova, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2006-11-12 Loss Aalviar Lima 2H2H Pride & Honor Ahoy 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2006-06-03 Loss Şahin Yakut Gentleman Fight Night III Tilburg, Netherlands KO 4 2006-03-19 Loss Buakaw Por. Pramuk SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand" Almere, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2005-12-21 Win Franklin Beuk The Night of Immortality Paramaribo, Suriname TKO 3 2005-10-30 Loss Najim Ettouhali It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Alkmaar, Pool A Semi Finals Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2005-09-04 Win Nadir Lahrech Muay Thai Champions League XIV Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Wins W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai title -76 kg. 2005-05-28 Loss Malaipet Sasiprapa Muay Thai World Championships Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision 5 3:00 Elimination fight to face Jongsanan Fairtex for his I.K.K.C. Junior Welterweight Muay Thai world title. 2005-04-30 Win Roy Jones Beatmasters Show Manchester, England, UK TKO 5 Wins W.P.K.L. European Muay Thai title -76 kg. 2005-02-05 Loss Jongsanan Fairtex Muay Thai World Championships Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (Ref Stop/Punch) 3 1:15 Fight was for Fairtex's I.K.K.C. Junior Welterweight Muay Thai world title -63 kg. 2004-11-14 Win Alain Dumas MT/MF Fight Gala Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2004-09-25 Win Rasit Biner Gala Schuttersveld Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Knee Strike) Wins W.F.C.A. Benelux Muay Thai title. 2004-04-21 Loss Younnes el Hamsani Profighters Gala in Almere Almere, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2004-02-22 Loss Aalviar Lima 2H2H Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2003-11-30 Loss Ali Gunyar Killerdome V Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2003-10-19 Win Ron Post Zaantheater Zaandam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2003-05-31 Win Aalviar Lima Muay Thai Express I Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 5 3:00 Wins W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai title -72.5 kg. 2003-04-12 Loss Nadir Larech Magic Duo Part 3 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2003-03-29 Loss Şahin Yakut Muaythai Champions League Rome, Pool B Final Rome, Italy TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 Fight was for W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Champion League Rome Pool B Final -72.5 kg. 2003-03-29 Win Maurizio Romita Muaythai Champions League Rome, Pool B Semi Finals Rome, Italy Ext.R Decision 4 3:00 2003-02-15 Loss William Diender Xena Sport Victory or Hell 8 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2002-07-07 Loss Gago Drago Bad Boys Day Part 1 Netherlands KO (Right High Kick) 4 - 2002-04-21 Loss Gago Drago Xena Sport Victory or Hell 7 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2002-02-17 Draw Benito Caupain W.P.K.L. Gala in Hogendorphal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision Draw 5 3:00 2001-11-03 Loss Faldir Chahbari Gala in Brediushal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• THE SHOCK - 26-06-2010 - PROMO
• List of K-1 Events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

References

1. ^ ""K-1 EUROPE MAX 2008 IN HOLLAND -Europe Tournament-"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
2. ^ "Verslag van partijen van main en pique in Amerika". www.mixfight.nl. http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/showthread.php?54904-Verslag-van-partijen-van-main-en-pique-in-Amerika. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
3. ^ "Muay Thai Champions League Xiv". message.axkickboxing.com. http://message.axkickboxing.com/index.phtml?action=dispthread&topic=15314&topicgroup=axmain&junk=2004. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 

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Name	Pique, Marco
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Date of birth	January 9, 1980
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Suriname
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