ARES FC 37

HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH

JAN 09, 2026 • NICE, FRANCE
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VETERAN

SOFIANE
BOUKICHOU

"EL TORRO"
RECORD 12-9-1
AGE 33
HEIGHT 6'0" / 183cm
WEIGHT 235 lbs
REACH 201 cm
ODDS -250.00
GYM
Boxing Squad (Nice)
COACH
Aldric Cassata
ACCOLADES
Cage Warriors Veteran
STYLE
Heavy Hands / Brawler
EXP
Elite Opposition (UFC)
VS
PROSPECT

RONY
BOUZY

"THE TANK"
RECORD 5-4-0
AGE 36
HEIGHT 6'1" / 185cm
WEIGHT 240 lbs
REACH TBD
ODDS 175.00
GYM
ATCH Academy
TEAM
Stephane "Atch" Chaufourier
ACCOLADES
French Circuit Regular
STYLE
Power Striking
EXP
Regional Level

GYM & STYLE WAR

BOXING SQUAD

NICE, FRANCE (HOME TURF)
IDENTITY
AGGRESSION
KEY STRENGTHS
  • Home Crowd Advantage
  • Experienced Coaching (Cassata)
  • Heavyweight Sparring Partners
GYM QUALITY & STYLE

The Boxing Squad is a staple of the French south coast scene. Fighting in Nice, Boukichou acts as the local enforcer. The gym style is typically aggressive and physical, relying on imposing will rather than pure finesse. Boukichou has faced the highest level (Aspinall) and brings that "survival" grit.

ATCH ACADEMY

AUBERVILLIERS, FRANCE
IDENTITY
VETERAN SAVVY
KEY STRENGTHS
  • Historic French Gym (Parnasse Home)
  • Tough matchmaking culture
  • Raw Power focus
GYM QUALITY & STYLE

ATCH Academy is legendary in French MMA development (home of Salahdine Parnasse). However, their heavyweight stable is more about raw power and durability. Bouzy is older (36) and comes with less technical refinement but possesses the "puncher's chance" that ATCH fighters often rely on in heavier weight classes.

HEAVYWEIGHT GENEALOGY

BOUKICHOU HISTORY

ELITE LEVEL XP
DATE OPPONENT RESULT AGE WAR (B vs Opp)
Jan 18, 2025 K. Soares WIN (SUB) 33 vs 24
Sep 2019 T. Aspinall LOSS (SUB) 27 vs 26
Jun 2019 S. Struve (Trn) LOSS (DEC) 27 vs 31
May 2018 C. Gane LOSS (TKO) 26 vs 28

BOUZY HISTORY

REGIONAL FORM
DATE OPPONENT RESULT AGE WAR (B vs Opp)
Sep 13, 2025 D. Sokoudjou WIN (SUB) 36 vs 41
Nov 17, 2023 X. Lessou LOSS (KO) 34 vs 31
Jun 2023 A. Zhuravlev LOSS (DEC) 33 vs 28
Mar 2023 K. Dubreuil WIN (KO) 33 vs 25

AI PREDICTION

WINNER: SOFIANE BOUKICHOU

Method: Submission (Round 1)

"Levels to this." Boukichou has a deceptive record (12-9) because he has fought absolute killers like Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane early in their careers. He is fighting at home in Nice. Bouzy (5-4) lost by KO to Xavier Lessou, whom Boukichou has competed with in the French hierarchy. Boukichou's grappling edge should be decisive against a one-dimensional power puncher.