Career
He began his training in Germany after emigrating from Kosovo and initially competed as a -79 kg/174 lb fighter before moving up through the weight classes until eventually reaching heavyweight. He died from an apparent drug overdose in December 2011. Kabashi was born as the youngest of seven children to Kosovar Albanian parents near Istok, KOSOVA in 1976 and moved to Munich, Germany at the age of fourteen.
He competed in athletics, football and swimming as a youngster before he began kickboxing when he was seventeen.
He then followed this up by taking the WKA German Super Light Heavyweight (-832 kg/183 lb) title the following year. Despite a promising start to his career, Kabashi would then retire from the sport in 2002 following a disagreement with his trainer.
He returned to the ring in 2006, weighing in at 102 kg/224 pounds Kabashi was found dead in his apartment in Munich, Germany on Sunday December 4, 2011.
While the first analyses show an overdose of drugs, it is unclear whether he committed suicide or not.
Kickboxing.
