Faisal Zakaria

Faisal Zakaria (born 8 November 1973) is a Sudanese kickboxer, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand.

He started to train in karate and represented his country in international competition.

In 1990, he left Sudan after political unrest and created a karate school in Libya with other Sudanese expats and trained and tutored in Syria, Greece, Turkey and Lebanon.

Faisal Zakaria went to Thailand and within six months was fighting professionally and building a strong following with his entertaining style.

Zakaria holds notable victories over Eh Phoutong, Ricardo van den Bos and Saksit.