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“I want to protect my son”: Sofian Laïdouni, taking on the best kickboxers in the world

2024-03-09T08:28:21.194Z

Highlights: Sofian Laïdouni will participate in the Glory heavyweight tournament this Saturday. The Northerner's son was born premature after only six months of pregnancy. “If he managed to fight for his life, I can’t step back in the ring,” he says. ‘When I think about all that, I tell myself that I have no right to complain,’ says the Frenchman. ‘If I come to training, I have to give everything, because he had a much harder fight than me’


The Northerner, who will participate in the Glory heavyweight tournament this Saturday in the Netherlands, dreams of winning the $500,000 promised to the


“If he managed to fight for his life, I can’t step back in the ring.

» Sixteen months ago, Sofian Laïdouni faced the biggest fight of his career.

Her son, born premature after only six months of pregnancy, had to fight to stay alive.

The Northerner had just signed his contract with the legendary Glory organization, and was waiting to fight his first fight.

But the main thing lay elsewhere.

After two and a half months of suffering and fear for his parents, little Laïdouni won his first big victory, greatly inspiring his champion father.

“When I think about all that, I tell myself that I have no right to complain,” explains the Frenchman.

If I come to training, I have to give everything.

When I get in the ring, I can't complain.

Because he had a much harder fight than me.

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