Faisal Zakaria (born 8 November 1973) is a Sudanese kickboxer, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. He was WBC International Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion. Biography and career Faisal Zakaria was born and raised in Sudan. He started to train in karate and represented his country in international competition. In 1990, he left Sudan after political unrest and created a karate school in Libya with other Sudanese expats and trained and tutored in Syria, Greece, Turkey and Lebanon. It was in Lebanon that Zakaria was introduced to Muay Thai. Faisal Zakaria went to Thailand and within six months was fighting professionally and building a strong following with his entertaining style. Zakaria holds notable victories over Eh Phoutong, Ricardo van den Bos and Saksit. Titles 2010 WBC Muaythai International Heavyweight Champion 2002 CBA International Champion Kickboxing record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-04-23 || Loss ||align=left| Asihati || Kunlun Fight 43 || Zhoukou, China || TKO || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-03-22 || Win ||align=left| Steve Banks || Super Muaythai || China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-11 || Win ||align=left| Yak Nonaskin || Super Muaythai || Bangkok, Thailand || KO || || |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2013-11-11 || Loss ||align=left| Tafa Misipati || The King in the Ring 7|| Auckland, New Zealand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2013-07-13 || Loss ||align=left| Antz Nansen || The King in the Ring 7|| Auckland, New Zealand || TKO (corner stoppage) || 3 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2010-09-03 || Loss ||align=left| Andrew Peck || Universal Soldier|| Auckland, New Zealand || KO || 4 || 0:45 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2010-07-10 || Loss ||align=left| Ben Edwards || K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra, Quarter Final || Canberra, Australia || KO (Left hook) || 1 || 1:03 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2010-01-02 || Win ||align=left| Ricardo van den Bos || Battle at the Beach Show || Pattaya, Thailand || Decision (2-1) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2009-08-28 || Loss ||align=left| Andre Meunier || Knees of Fury 26 || Adelaide, Australia || KO (Uppercut) || 3 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2009 || Loss ||align=left| || || Japan || || || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2009 || Win ||align=left| || || Japan || TKO || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2009-05-30 || Loss ||align=left| Mehmet Ozer || The