De Bonte began practicing kickboxing and Muay Thai at six years old. As an amateur, he took a bronze medal at the 2010 IFMA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. He followed this up with a silver at the 2012 games in Saint Petersburg, Russia where he lost to Artem Levin in the final. In 2011, he signed with the Muaythai Premier League but was able to fight just once in the short-lived promotion, a split decision win over Jiri Zak at Muaythai Premier League: Strength and Honor in Padova, Italy on October 8, 2011. He knocked out Michael Buxant via a fifth round knee at MaxPain in Genk, Belgium on February 10, 2012 to win the Belgian −81 kg/181 lb Championship. The following year, de Bonte was recruited by Glory, the world's premier kickboxing organization, and he made his promotional debut at ' 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 ' in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013, moving up to the 85 kg/187 lb division to face L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni. He won via a knee KO early in round one to move up to the #3 spot in Glory's middleweight rankings. He was set to fight Nieky Holzken in the ' 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 Championship at ' 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 ' in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3, 2014 but Holzken withdrew once again due to his recurring shoulder injury and was replaced by Karapet Karapetyan. De Bonte defeated Karapetyan via a split decision to take the title. He lost his title against Joseph Valtellini at ' in Inglewood, California, US 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 knee in round four.
On the night of November 4, 2016, De Bonte attended a party organized by the gym he worked at in Bladel, Netherlands. He left the party and texted his girlfriend, telling her he would stop by a friend for a drink in Turnhout, Belgium, before going to her place in Best, the Netherlands. De Bonte never arrived at his girlfriend's place and he was reported missing by his family. His car was found next to the Wilhelminakanaal, a canal which runs through Best, Netherlands. Extensive police searches in the Netherlands and Belgium did not lead to any clues on De Bonte's whereabouts. On the 24th of November, De Bonte's body was discovered floating in the Wilhelminakanaal in Oirschot, not far from the place where his car was discovered. The cause of death has not been determined yet, with the autopsy having taken place on November 26.
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
Glory
* Glory Welterweight Championship
Belgian Kickboxing
*Belgian −81 kg/181 lb Championship
International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
*2010 IFMA World Championships −81 kg/178 lb Bronze Medalist
*2012 IFMA World Championships −81 kg/178 lb Silver Medalist
