Marco Piqué

Marco "The Sniper" Piqué (born January 9, 1980 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch-Surinamese welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Profighters Gym in Almere, Netherlands. He is the current W.F.C.A. Muay Thai middleweight world champion, W.M.C. intercontinental champion, and a two time K-1 MAX regional tournament finalist.^[1]

Biography and Career

Originally from Suriname, Piqué has fought the majority of his fights in the Netherlands. He won his first title in 2003 when he defeated Aalviar Lima via split decision to claim the W.P.K.L. Dutch national Muay Thai title. Over the next couple of years Piqué claimed the W.F.C.A. Benelux title and the W.P.K.L. European title as well as losing to legendary Thai fighter Jongsanan Fairtex in Las Vegas in a bid to win Fairtex’s I.K.K.C. world title belt. Throughout 2006 Piqué started to regularly face some of the world's best middleweight kickboxers, losing to Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Şahin Yakut and Giorgio Petrosyan, the latter in the final of the annual Janus Fight tournament. His record was patchy by the end of 2006 but he had a terrific 2007, winning two preliminary tournaments and reaching the final of two more, winning thirteen out of fifteen fights and beating some top fighters such as Chaid Oulad El Hadj and Petr Polak.
In 2008 Piqué made his K-1 MAX debut at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 in Utrecht, making his way to the final in a tough tournament which included a victory over tournament favourite Joerie Mes in the quarter finals. In the final Piqué found Warren Stevelmans a step too far and was unable to make it to the K-1 MAX final 16 stage. He entered another K-1 MAX tournament in Sweden later in the year but could only reach the semi finals. Piqué returned to K-1 MAX the following year, again reaching the final at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe but once more failing to make the next step to the K-1 World MAX final by dropping a decision to up and comer Leroy Kaestner. Piqué made up somewhat for this defeat later in the year by winning the W.M.C. intercontinental title and then the W.F.C.A. world title in his native Suriname.

Titles

• 2009 W.F.C.A. Muay Thai world champion -72.5 kg
• 2009 W.M.C. Muay Thai Intercontinental title -72.5 kg
• 2009 K-1 MAX Europe tournament runner up -70 kg
• 2008 K-1 MAX Netherlands tournament runner up -70 kg
• 2007 Janus Fight Night tournament runner up -72 kg
• 2007 RDF Dodge Trophy Final 2007 tournament runner up -73 kg
• 2007 Kings of Kickboxing 2007 Pforzheim preliminary tournament champion -75 kg
• 2007 Rayong-Dreamfights GP Part II tournament champion -73 kg
• 2006 Janus Fight Night tournament runner up -72 kg
• 2005 W.P.K.L. European Muay Thai champion -76 kg
• 2004 W.F.C.A. Benelux Muay Thai champion
• 2003 W.P.K.L. Dutch Muay Thai champion -72.5 kg
• 2003 W.P.K.L. Muay Thai Champions League Rome Pool B runner up -72.5 kg

Kickboxing record
Total	77
Wins	52
By knockout	27
Losses	24
By knockout	4
Draws	1