Danyo Ilunga

Danyo Ilunga's story gives me chills. Born in Kinshasa, he moved to Germany and became a five-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion, most famously the It's Showtime 95MAX titleholder, fighting at the top in GLORY at 189 cm. The ring name Dibuba suits him. Crossing from Africa to Europe and claiming the summit on foreign soil takes more than ordinary grit. I am drawn to fighters who punch straight through the walls of where they came from, and the weight he carried while staying on his feet earns nothing but my respect.

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Name (English)

Danyo Ilunga

Name (Japanese)

ダニョ・イルンガ

Reading

だにょ・いるんが

Born

January 31, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Height

189 cm

Occupation

kickboxer / Thai boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danyo%20Ilunga
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5221443

Tags

• kickboxer
• Thai boxer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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