Marc de Bonte (27 February 1990 â 5 November 2016) was a Belgian kickboxer who held the Glory Welterweight World Title.
De Bonte began practicing kickboxing and Muay Thai at six years old. As an amateur, he took a bronze medal at the 2010 IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. He followed this up with a silver at the 2012 games in Saint Petersburg, Russia where he lost to Artem Levin in the final.
In 2011, he signed with the Muaythai Premier League. Still, he was able to fight just once in the short-lived promotion, a split decision win over Jiri Zak at Muaythai Premier League: Strength and Honor in Padova, Italy on 8 October 2011.
He knocked out Michael Buxant via a fifth round knee at MaxPain in Genk, Belgium on 10 February 2012 to win the Belgian âÂÂ81 kg/181 lb Championship.
The following year, de Bonte was recruited by Glory, the world's premier kickboxing organization. He made his promotional debut at ' on 6 October 2012 in Brussels, Belgium where he lost to Murthel Groenhart by knockout from a knee in round two of their 79 kg/175 lb bout.
He returned at ' in Istanbul, Turkey on 6 April 2013, moving up to the 85 kg/187 lb division to face L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni. He won via a knee KO early in round one to move up to the #3 spot in Glory's middleweight rankings.
He was set to fight Nieky Holzken in the ' semi-finals in Tokyo, Japan on 21 December 2013. However, he was then replaced by Raymond Daniels in the tournament for undisclosed reasons.
He was set to fight against Nieky Holzken for the inaugural Glory Welterweight (-77.1 kg/170 lb) Championship at ' in Zagreb, Croatia on 8 March 2014 but the fight was cancelled when Holzken suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident. The match was rescheduled for ' in Broomfield, Colorado, US on 3 May 2014 but Holzken withdrew once again due to his recurring shoulder injury and was replaced by Karapet Karapetyan. De Bonte defeated Karapetyan via a split decision to take the title.
He lost his title against Joseph Valtellini at ' in Inglewood, California, US on 21 June 2014 when he dropped a unanimous decision. Both fighters scored knockdowns in the fight; Valtellini dropped de Bonte with a high kick in round three, while de Bonte floored Valtellini with a flying knee in round four.
On the night of 4 November 2016 De Bonte attended a party organized by the gym he worked at in Bladel, Netherlands. He left the party and texted his girlfriend, telling her he would stop by a friend for a drink in Turnhout, Belgium, before going to her place in Best, the Netherlands. De Bonte never arrived at his girlfriend's place and he was reported missing by his family. His car was found next to the Wilhelmina Canal, a canal which runs through Best, Netherlands. Extensive police searches in the Netherlands and Belgium did not lead to any clues on De Bonte's whereabouts. On 24 November De Bonte's body was discovered floating in the Wilhelmina Canal in Oirschot, not far from the place where his car was discovered. The cause of death has not been determined yet, with the autopsy having taken place on 26 November.
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|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-11-11 || Win ||align=left|Antonio Manuel || Sporthal Arena, Deurne || Antwerp, Belgium || Decision (unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 1-0 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-09-10|| Win ||align=left| Artur Gorlov|| Kunlun Fight 51 - 80 kg 2016 Tournament Quarter-Finals || Fuzhou, China || TKO || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2014-06-21 || Loss ||align=left| Joseph Valtellini || || Inglewood, California, USA || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-05-03 || Win ||align=left| Karapet Karapetyan || || Broomfield, Colorado, USA || Decision (split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-04-06 || Win ||align=left| L'houcine Ouzgni || || Istanbul, Turkey || KO (left knee) || 1 || 1:16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2012-10-06 || Loss ||align=left| Murthel Groenhart || || Brussels, Belgium || KO (knee) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-02-10 || Win ||align=left| Michael Buxant || MaxPain || Genk, Belgium || KO (knee) || 5 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-10-08 || Win ||align=left| Jiri Zak || Muaythai Premier League: Strength and Honor || Padova, Italy || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-04-09 || Win ||align=left| Fikri Demirci || A1 World Combat Cup || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-11-21 || Win ||align=left|Joep Beerepoot || || Zaandam, Netherlands || || || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-00-00 || Win ||align=left|Michael Smit || || Belgium || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-01-19 || Win ||align=left| Geronimo de Groot || Heat FC || Heesch, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2012-09-11 || Loss ||align=left| Artem Levin || IFMA 2012 World Championships, Final || Saint Petersburg, Russia || Decision || 4 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2012-09-11 || Win ||align=left| Kada Bouamama || 2012 IFMA World Championships, Semi Finals|| Saint Petersburg, Russia || || ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2012-09-10 || Win ||align=left| Kim Olsen || 2012 IFMA World Championships, Quarter Finals|| Saint Petersburg, Russia || || || |- | colspan=9 | Legend: