Career
De Bonte starting practicing kickboxing and Muay Thai at six years old. As an amateur, he took a bronze medal at the 2010 International Facility Management Association World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. He followed this up with a silver at the 2012 games in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia where he lost to Artem Levin in the final.
The following year, de Bonte was recruited by Glory, the world"s premier kickboxing organization, and he made his promotional debut at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 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 Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013, moving up to the 85 kg/187 lb division to face L"houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni. He was set to fight Nieky Holzken in the Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament semi-finals in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 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 (-771 kg/170 lb) Championship at Glory 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014 but the fight was cancelled when Holzken suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident.
The match was rescheduled for Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, United States on May 3, 2014 but Holzken withdrew again due to his recurring shoulder injury and was replaced by Karapet Karapetyan.
He defeated Karapetyan via split decision to take the title. He lost his title against Joseph Valtellini at Glory 17: Los Angeles in Inglewood, California, United States on June 21, 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#flying knee in round four.
Kickboxing
Glory
Glory Welterweight (-77kg/170lb) Championship (one time. First)
Belgian Kickboxing
Belgian −81 kg/181 lb Championship
International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
2010 International Facility Management Association World Championships −81 kg/178 lb Bronze Medalist
2012 International Facility Management Association World Championships −81 kg/178 lb Silver Medalist
Legend: Win Loss Draw/Number contest Notes.
