Cédric Doumbé


Cédric Doumbé is a Cameroonian-French kickboxer. He competes in the welterweight division and is the current Glory welterweight champion, holding victories over Murthel Groenhart, Nieky Holzken, and a controversial loss against the Chinese kickboxing sensation Fang Bian.
As of May 2020, he is ranked the #1 welterweight in the world by Combat Press. He has been continually ranked in the welterweight top ten since April 2016. In 2016 Combat Press voted him the Fighter of the Year, while LiverKick.com also voted him the Fighter of the Year.
He was a contestant on the first season of the French version of The Circle.

Kickboxing career

Early career

In 2015 Doumbe participated in the A1 World Grand Prix, at 75 kg. In the semi finals he fought Djibril Ehouo, and won by a first-round KO. In the finals, he faced Vedat Hoduk. He won a unanimous decision, after an extra round.
In 2016, he once participated in the A1 WGP Part 1 Tournament, at 75 kg. In the semi finals he won a unanimous decision against Ben Hodge. In the finals, he fought a rematch against Djibril Ehouo. He once again won by knockout.
During the Monte Carlo Fighting Masters Series, he fought the Serbian Ljubo Jalovi for the WAKO Pro K1 World Middleweight title. Doumbe won the fight by a unanimous decision.
Doumbe once again entered the A1 WGP Final Tournament. In the semi finals he won a unanimous decision against Said Zahdi. In the finals, he fought a rematch against Vedat Hoduk. This time the fight didn't go to decision, as Doumbe won the fight by a third-round knockout.

Glory

Doumbé had his first fight with Glory in 2015, during, when he was scheduled to fight Yoann Kongolo as a short notice replacement for Karim Ghajji. Kongolo won a unanimous decision. Doumbé's second fight with Glory was more successful, as he achieved a unanimous decision win over Murthel Groenhart.
In December 2016, he faced Nieky Holzken for the Glory Welterweight title. Doumbe went into the fight as an underdog. He won the fight by a split decision, and became the first French champion in Glory history.
Doumbé made the first successful defense of his Glory welterweight title at Glory 39 on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. He defeated Yoann Kongolo by unanimous decision.
He made his second title defense against Nieky Holzken during. Doumbé entered the fight as a favorite to defend the title and successfully defended the title by a split decision.
His third title defense came during Glory 44: Chicago. Doumbé suffered a split decision loss to Murthel Groenhart.
After suffering the loss to Groenhart, Doumbé went on a 4–1 run. During this, he defeated Yohan Lidon, Thongchai Sitsongpeenong, Alan Scheinson, and Jimmy Vienot, with his lone loss during this run being a split decision loss to Alim Nabiev.
This run earned him a chance to fight for the Welterweight title, held at the time by Harut Grigorian. Doumbé won the fight by TKO, after knocking Grigorian down three times in the second round.
His first title defense of the second reign was a rematch against Alim Nabiev. Doumbé won the fight by a right cross knockout in the second round.
Doumbé was scheduled to fight Murthel Groenhart for the third time during. Doumbé was forced to withdraw from the fight, as he suffered an elbow injury. The trillogy was rescheduled for Glory 76, but the event was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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