Souleimane Konaté

Souleimane Konate (born February 4, 1984) is a French heavyweight kickboxer.

Biography and career

Souleimane Konate joined Faucon Gym in 2005.

His first success in K-1 came on 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, Konaté 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 2012 K-1 rules French Cup Heavyweight Champion 2012 Kickboxing French Cup Heavyweight Champion 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Hungary runner up 2006 "Urban Trip" Full Contact tournament Champion, Montelimar, France 2006 Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules” Champion, Tournai, Belgium 2005 French Kickboxing Champion

Kickboxing record Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2013-07-04 Win Yassine Boughanem Thailand SuperFight Thepprasit Pattaya, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2013-05-10 Loss Gaetan Sautron French Muay Thai Championships Finals Saint-Denis, Réunion TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 02:18 2013-03-16 Win Jeremy Damon French K-1 rules Championships Semi Finals L'Île-Rousse, Corsica KO (Right Cross) 5 00:38 2012-12-02 Win Aissam Bouallem French K-1 rules Cup Évreux, France TKO 3 2012-10-28 Win Jerome Biancamaria French Kickboxing Cup Paris, France Decision 3 2010-11-20 Win Antz Nansen Philip Lam Promotions "NZ vs Australia & France" Auckland, New Zealand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2010-07-17 Win Daniel Tai Philip Lam Promotions "NZ vs Australia & France" Auckland, New Zealand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-11-21 Loss Daniel Tai Philip Lam Promotions Auckland, New Zealand Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00 2009-08-29 Loss Daniel Tai Clash of the Norths Whangārei, New Zealand KO 2 2007-10-26 Win Luboš Raušer Klash III "Show no mercy" Sibiu, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-08-19 Loss Dániel Török K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007, Final Debrecen, Hungary Decision 3 3:00 2007-08-19 Win Jánosi László K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007, Semi Finals Debrecen, Hungary Decision 3 3:00 2007-08-19 Win Ferencz József K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007, Quarter Finals Debrecen, Hungary Decision 3 3:00 2007-02-24 Loss Rustemi Kreshnik K-1 Rules Heavy Weights Academy 2007 Tournai, Belgium TKO (doctor stoppage) 2007-01-26 Win Jean Marrie Capdevilla K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2007 in Marseilles Marseilles, France KO (Right High Kick) 2 2006-12-16 Loss Roman Kleibl K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07, Reserve Fight Prague, Czech Republic TKO 2006-11-04 Win Giedrius Pranckevicius K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 Riga, Latvia Decision (Split) 3 3:00 2006-08-18 Loss Benjamin Petit K-1 Hungary 2006 Debrecen, Hungary Decision (Split) 2006-05-20 Win Karl Dubus Urban Trip Tournament 2006, Finals Montélimar, France Decision 3 3:00 2006-05-20 Win Farsi Urban Trip Tournament 2006, Semi Finals Montélimar, France KO (Right Cross) 1 0:19 2006-02-25 Win Benjey Zimmerman Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules” 2006, Final Tournai, Belgium Ext. R. Decision 4 2:00 2006-02-25 Win Benjamin Petit Heavy Weights Academy “K-1 rules” 2006, Semi Finals Tournai, Belgium Decision 3 2:00