Dida Diafat
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{{short description|Algerian-French Muay Thai kickboxer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|birth_name =Dida Diafat
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|weight =63-67 kg
|nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} France
{{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1970|4|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = {{flagicon|ALG}} Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria
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|style =Muay Thai
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| years_active = 1988–1998
| kickbox_win =76
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| kickbox_loss =10
| kickbox_draw =1
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Dida Diafat (born 24 April 1970) is an Algerian-French Muay Thai kickboxer who became a world champion in Thai kickboxing or Muay Thai at age 21.{{cite web|url=http://artsetspectacles.nouvelobs.com/p2102/a263035.html |title=Arts - Spectacles, Boxe office, Dida, victoire au poing |publisher=Artsetspectacles.nouvelobs.com |date=17 February 2005 }} A fictionalised version of his life is depicted in the 2005 movie Chok-Dee, in which he plays himself.{{cite web | url=http://www.muaythaitv.com/pages/news/news.php?s_id=551 | title=Diafat Bio | publisher=muaythaitv.com | access-date=1 March 2006 | archive-date=6 September 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906143543/http://www.muaythaitv.com/pages/news/news.php?s_id=551 | url-status=dead }}
Biography
At the age of 18, Dida Diafat left the town of Villiers le Bel (Val d'Oise) to join the Muay Thai training camps of Thailand and became 3 years later the first Algerian and Frenchman to be a Muay Thai world champion. He became the first Thai kickboxing fighter to win a contract with a French television channel - specifically, Canal+ in 1994. Following the release of Chok Dee he retired from kickboxing and decided to pursue a career in acting and in the clothing business. He had a role in the 2009 horror film Mutants.
Titles and achievements
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Awards
- 1997 "Songh Shaï" vase
- 1995 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
- 1994 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
- 1993 Best Foot & Fist Fighter of the Year
- 2015 Hall of Fame WKL WORLD KICKBOXING LEAGUE
Fight Record
{{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Professional Kickboxing record|record=87 fights, 76 wins, 10 Losses, 1 Draw}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1996-06-01 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Cunningham || || Paris, France || Decision || 12||2:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|For the ISKA Oriental rules World Light-welterweight (-64.5kg) title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| ? || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Tanongsuk Sor.Prantalay || ISKA Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1995- || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Saimai Chor Suananan || World Muaythai Championship || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| For World Muay Thai title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1994-11-12 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Saimai Chor Suananan || World Muaythai Championship || Marseilles, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Lost his World Muay Thai title.}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1994-06- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} David Cummings || || Levallois-Perret, France|| KO ||1 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Defends ISKA Oriental rules Light Welterweight World title.}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1994- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Noël Van Den Heuvel || ISKA Kikcboxing || Paris, France|| KO (Punches)|| 5 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Wins ISKA Oriental rules Light Welterweight World title.}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1994-02-05 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Dekkers || Muay Thai Gala in Bercy|| Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Defends Muay Thai World title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1993- || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Noël Van Den Heuvel || World Championship || Marbella, Spain|| TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 7 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Loses the ISKA Oriental rules Light Welterweight World title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1993-|| Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Chandet Sor Prantalay || Crocodile Farm || Samut Prakan, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1993-06- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Muangphet || Muay Thai Gala in Stade Pierre de Coubertin || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Wins the ISKA Oriental rules Light Welterweight World title.}}
|-
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1993-03-26 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Dekkers || Muay Thai Gala in Paris || Paris, France || TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) || 3 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Wins Muay Thai World title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1993-02-14 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Coban Lookchaomaesaitong || Thai Boxing World Championship || Brest, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"
| 1992-11-21 || Draw||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Cunningham || || Paris, France || Decision || 12||2:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|For the ISKA Oriental rules and WKA World Light-welterweight title.}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1992 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Vadim Chemiakin || Gala in Palais des sports || Levallois, France || TKO (Retirement) || 6 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Wins Kickboxing World title.}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1991-12-20 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Daris Sor Thanikul || Gala in Palais des sports de Bercy || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Retains Muay Thai World title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1991- || Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Stewart Ballantine|| || France || KO (Left hooks) || 5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1991- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Chumpong || || France || TKO (Doctor stoppage)|| ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1991-06- || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Sorn Areen || Gala in Palais des sports || Nanterre, France || KO (Punches)|| 4 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Wins World Muay Thai title (-63 kg).}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1991 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Coban Lookchaomaesaitong || World Muaythai Championship || || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Fight was for World Muay Thai title.}}
|- bgcolor="#fbb"
| 1990-12-02 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Kongtoranee Payakaroon || || England || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|For WMTC World 140 lbs title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1990 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Payen || European Muaythai Championship || || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Fight was for European Muay Thai title.}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1990 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Daris Sor Thanikul || Muaythai Gala in Lyon || Lyon, France || || ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1989 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} || French Championship Class A, Final || France || KO || 4 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| Wins French Muay Thai Championship 1989 Class A title.}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1989 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} || French Championship Class A, Semi Final || France || || ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1989 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} || French Championship Class A, Quarter Final || France || || ||
|-
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1988 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} || || Stains, France || KO || ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1988-06-18|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Benlabed || French Thai || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1988-04-27|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} James Wick || French Thai || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1988-02-12 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Jami || French Thai || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1988-01-13|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Benlabed || French Thai || France || Decision || 5 || 3:00
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| colspan=9 | Legend: {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0402102|title=Chok-Dee}}
- {{IMDb title|id=1146320|title=Mutants}}
- [http://www.muaythaitv.com/pages/news/news.php?s_id=551/ 2006 Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205154631/http://www.muaythaitv.com/pages/news/news.php?s_id=551%2F |date=5 February 2012 }}
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Category:People from Bab El Oued
Category:French male kickboxers
Category:French male Muay Thai practitioners