Riyadh Al-Azzawi Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

On November 24, 2017 Al-Azzawi defeated Tanislav Tomashevkii of Poland in the main event at Kickboxing Grand Prix held in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Azzawi was keen on defending his title in his hometown of Baghdad, Iraq, to bring a story of success to an otherwise war-torn nation.

Al-Azzawi is notorious for having two gold vinyl wrapped cars. The first of his cars was a Ferrari 458 Spider. In 2017, Riyadh also acquired a second gold vinyl wrapped car, being a G7 Brabus Mercedes Benz. Aside from his two cars, he is often spotted wearing gold clothing and jewellery. His adoration for the colour is one of the reasons he has won the title of ‘Golden Champion’.

In 2009, after a one year hiatus, Riyadh Al-Azzawi returned to training in order to defend his WKN and WKA world championship titles. On March 4, 2016 he defended his World Kickboxing Network world title against American-English, Brian Connor, winning by knockout via spinning back kick.

Suzanne Tamim’s body was found on July 28, 2008 in Dubai. The courts later found she was murdered by an Egyptian former police officer Mohsen al-Sukkari in return for $2 million from the business tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa, according to statements made by the suspected murderer to the investigators in Cairo. Consequently, the parliamentary immunity was dropped from Mr. Moustafa and he was arrested and charged. Both el-Sukkari and Moustafa were found guilty and sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on May 21, 2009.

Riyadh Al-Azzawi had met Tamim, in Harrods in 2006. She was already receiving some threats to her life and he offered to help protect her. The couple became close and reportedly engaged in 2007. Al-Azzawi and Tamim stayed with each other for 18 months before she was murdered in Dubai.

Riyadh Al-Azzawi’s kickboxing career goes back to a very young age in Iraq. He started his sporting career in Iraq where he became champion, winning the gold medal when he was 15 years old. After winning the Arab Kickboxing Championships, Riyadh moved to London and continued his kickboxing career and was able to maintain his championship title and challenged for the British title. In 2003, Riyadh successfully defended his British title and won the European Championship. He then gained popularity in Britain, Iraq and the Arab World. Al-Azzawi has also worked in arts and promotions, appearing in advertising, sponsorship of athletic items and in a video clip as an athlete.

Riyadh Al-Azzawi (Arabic: رياض العزاوي) (born February 20, 1986, in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi-British kickboxer and the 2008 World Kickboxing Network (WKN) World Champion after a fight against 3-times world champion Tomasz Borowiec in the 91 kg category on February 12, 2008, becoming the first-ever Arab World Champion in heavyweight kickboxing with a record 34-0 at the time and is now known as “The Golden Champion”. Riyadh Al-Azzawi has a record of 51-0.