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Jorina Baars (born 18 October 1988) is a Dutch female Muay Thai kickboxer, based in Den Helder, Netherlands.She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current ISKA Welterweight World Muay Thai champion, Lion Fight Women's World Welterweight Champion and the Enfusion Women's Featherweight Champion.
In 2005, Nakamoto was the Female Lead in the music video Tired of Being Sorry directed by Joaquin Phoenix and performed by indie rock band Ringside. [17] In 2007, Miriam was on the hit reality TV show, Fight Girls, which aired on the Oxygen Channel.
In boxing, she has won a bronze medal at the 2021 SEA Games. She currently competes as a Muay Thai fighter under contract with ONE Championship, where she is the current ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion. [1] As of January 2024, Beyond Kickboxing ranks her as the best Flyweight and pound-for-pound kickboxer in the World.
Naoko Kumagai (born 8 August 1971) is a Japanese female kickboxer and 3-time World Champion in three different weight classes. [1] She also had two amateur boxing matches with Russian Elena Karpachova, and one pro boxing match.
In 2014, Rijker was part of the inaugural class of the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [11] In 2019, Rijker became one of the first three women boxers (and the first Dutch woman boxer) elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame; 2019 was the first year that women were on the ballot. [12] [13] [14]
Buntan was expected to face Anissa Meksen for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship on July 6, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 23. [21] Buntan withdrew with an undisclosed injury on June 20. [22] The bout was rescheduled on November 9, 2024, at ONE 169. [23] She won the fight by unanimous decision. [24]
Kira Matsutani (Japanese: 松谷綺, Matsutani Kira, born 1 June 2003) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the atomweight division of K-1, where she is the current Krush Atomweight champion.
In the 1970s women in the United States took up kickboxing as they were prevented from taking part in women's boxing. [8] In the UK kickboxing has a growing following according to the WMC. [9] In May 2016 the kickboxing organisation Glory announced the creation of a women's division built around Tiffany van Soest. [10]