News Badr Hari announces retirement from Kickboxing, wants to do one last farewell fight in 2024

[SuspectChin]

Hari has been talking about retirement for years now. Recall several years back when he mentioned wanting to pursue a career in boxing.

 

[LEWIS540]

Hoost retired in 2006. So they didnt have much of a chance to clash.

Well yeah, that's the point.

 

[HHJ]

Hari has been talking about retirement for years now. Recall several years back when he mentioned wanting to pursue a career in boxing.

He had been talking about that and MMA for yrs but it became way too late for it. Now its really too late,hes old and his chin aint what it used to be

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Badr Hari is back in the Netherlands to train at Mike’s Gym Amsterdam. It looks like he grew a head of hair, and slimmed down in the process..
Check out the video below:

 

[Blazeblack]

Hari has been talking about retirement for years now. Recall several years back when he mentioned wanting to pursue a career in boxing.

He ended up getting into some serious legal trouble and never ended up going to boxing. It wouldn't have worked out for him anyway.

 

[Icanseeu]

He should have retired years ago before he starting losing to garbage fighters he was losing to in the end.

 

[Tayski]

Badr Hari is back in the Netherlands to train at Mike’s Gym Amsterdam. It looks like he grew a head of hair, and slimmed down in the process..
Check out the video below:

That's some proper thread necromancy you did there. I even started reading and liking previous comments from 5 months ago until I realized

 

[DastardlyMass]

I guess its finally time for Badr vs Leko 3

 

[VinceF]

He just got wrecked by a c-level fighter. Who can they realistically get to lose to Badr? Someone who's 0-0?

Uku is not C-rank. Levi was on the floor as well.
That said i do hope they will find an old man for him that he can actually beat. Manhoef or Saki would be nice.

Or getting McSweeny Out of retirement seems like a legit thing to do. They were scheduled before.

 

[filthybliss]

not a kickboxing guy, but i remember his matches with reem and the one with that 7ft mutant fondly. a terrible person with a boundless level of talent....but yeah, i agree with the other commenters, he should retire

 

[LEWIS540]

I guess its finally time for Badr vs Leko 3

....happened already.

 

[DastardlyMass]

....happened already.

your right I completely forgot about those GFC fights Badr had

 

[trendnick]

So what do you think @BoxerMaurits , is he getting some beatable HW fighter as a last match, or are they going to give him a big name and try to sell out a football stadium? I think that would be a huge risk..

Badr wants MONEY i think. So a big name would be preferable.

 

[samuelsoncast]

Badr Hari is back in the Netherlands to train at Mike’s Gym Amsterdam. It looks like he grew a head of hair, and slimmed down in the process..
Check out the video below:

Slimmed down. To his natural PED free size.

 

[mkt]

Hari-Rockhold, baby!

Luke Rockhold clashes with kickboxing veteran Joe Schilling at Karate Combat 45

Former UFC champ Luke Rockhold will crossover into Karate Combat for a fight with kickboxing champion and MMA veteran Joe Schilling in April.

www.mmafighting.com

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Hari-Rockhold, baby!

Luke Rockhold clashes with kickboxing veteran Joe Schilling at Karate Combat 45

Former UFC champ Luke Rockhold will crossover into Karate Combat for a fight with kickboxing champion and MMA veteran Joe Schilling in April.

www.mmafighting.com

Jup, lol.
Former UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will fight GLORY veteran Joe Schilling in Karate Combat:

News - Luke Rockhold signs with Karate Combat, set to debut against former GLORY and Bellator veteran Joe Schilling on April 20

Luke Rockhold’s post-UFC journey continues with a foray into the Karate Combat pit. Former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion Rockhold has signed a contract with Karate Combat and will make his debut at Karate Combat 45 on April 20 in Dubai against former GLORY and Bellator veteran Joe...

forums.sherdog.com

 

[Trabaho]

If he's gonna have another fight, he needs to show more toughness and grit than what he showed in that last performance. That was pitiful

No he got beat down hard. He looked solid toughnes wise. Weird run. It's like everyone had their best performance vs him. Besides Rico, who he lost both fights to by injury. Especially the rematch with 2 knockdowns in Badrs favor.

 

[Blazeblack]

No he got beat down hard. Hs looked solid toughnes wise. Weird run. It's like everyone had their best performance vs him. Besides Rico, who he lost both fights to by injury. Especially the rematch with 2 knockdowns in Badrs favor.

I think Badr is a guy who got away without training seriously most of the time, going out partying and getting arrested, because his natural gifts and talent were always there to bail him out. He clearly took Rico very seriously for the second fight, but I think his lifestyle and his refusal to make his defence more of a priority caught up with him.