Souleimane Konate

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name = Souleimane Konaté


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placeofbirth = Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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style = Kickboxing
stance = Orthodox
team = Faucon Gym [http://www.faucongymboxing.com/]
trainer = Richard Roudy
yearsactive = 3 (2005-present)
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Souleimane "Black Grizzly" Konate (born February 4, 1984) is a French heavyweight kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Villepinte, France. He is former French Heavyweight kickboxing champion, currently competing in K-1.

Biography & career

Souleimane Konate joined Faucon Gym in 2005.

His first success in K-1 came in August 19, 2007 at K-1 2007 Hungary, when he defeated Ferencz József and Jánosi László and reached the tournament finals, where he was stopped by Dániel Török by unanimous decision.

On December 8, 2007 at K-1 World GP Final in Yokohama, Japan, Konate was scheduled to fight on a Superfight against Musashi but was forced to pull out due to injuries and was replaced by David Dancrade.

Titles

* 2007 K-1 Hungary Grand Prix in Debrecen Finalist
* 2006 Winner of "Urban Trip" Full Contact Tournament, Montelimar, France
* 2006 Winner of Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules”, Tournai, Belgium
* 2005 French Kickboxing champion

External links

* [http://www.faucongymboxing.com/ Faucon Gym]

References