Anissa Meksen
Anissa Meksen | |
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Born | Nancy, France |
29 April 1988
Nationality | French |
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Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st) |
Division | Bantamweight Super Bantamweight |
Style | Savate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
Team | Team OGB[2] |
Trainer | Benoit Zede |
Years active | 2001 - present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 2 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 0 |
Losses | 0 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 107 |
Wins | 102 |
By knockout | 33 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
Anissa Meksen (born 29 April 1988) is a French kickboxer who is currently signed with ONE Championship. She is the reigning ISKA World K1 Bantamweight champion[3] and the reigning WAKO World K1 Bantamweight champion.[4]
She is the former two time Glory Super Bantamweight champion,[5] and the former WPMF World Muay Thai Flyweight champion.[6] She is also the former French, European and World Savate Champion.[7]
WBC Muaythai as #1 Super Bantamweight as of April 2020,[8] Combat Press ranks her as the #1 pound for pound female fighter in the world as of May 2020.[9] Combat Press has ranked her in the top ten since November of 2016, when female rankings were introduced,[10] and has been ranked #1 almost continuously since July 2017.[11]
In 2014 she was the Muaythai TV Fighter of the year,[12] while Awakening Fighters awarded her the Fighter of the Year, Inspirational Fighter of the Year, as well as the KO of the Year (vs. Adi Rotem).[13] In 2017 Combat Press voted her the Fighter of the Year.[14] In the same year Glory Kickboxing voted her the Newcomer of the Year.[15]
Most recently Meksen has signed with ONE Championship, where she will compete in the Atomweight Muay Thai and kickboxing divisions.[16]
Contents
Martial arts career
Early career
In 2008 Meksen participated in the Nuit de Champions tournament. In the quarter final bout, she defeated Maiva Hamadouche. In the semi finals she defeated Jacqueline Beroud. In the final bout of the tournament, she fought and won a unanimous decision against Cyrielle Girodias.
During World Muaythai Auspicious Celebration, Meksen fought Monoprangroj Kampetch for the S1 Savante Bantamweight title. She won a unanimous decision.[17]
After winning her next two fights, Meksen challenged Sor Tawanrung Kwanjai for the WPMF World Muay Thai title. Meksen lost by decision.[18]
Meksen won her next two fights, before once against contesting the WPMF World Muay Thai title, this time against Hongthong Liangbrasert. Meksen won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]
In 2014, she participated in the season five of Enfusion Reality: Victory of the Vixen.[20][21] Meksen won her first three fight and faced Iman Barlow in the finals. She won the fight with a stunning second round KO.[22]
Meksen then had a five fight winning streak, before contesting the WFC European Bantamweight Muay Thai title against Yolande Alonso. She won the fight by a high kick KO in the second round.[23]
She then entered the 2015 Kunlun K-1 Bantamweight Tournament. After beating Kailin Ren in the quarter finals, and Xu Zhurong in the semi finals, she faced E Meidie in the finals. She would lose the final bout by decision, after two extra rounds.[24]
After another five fight winning streak, she was scheduled to fight Therese Gunnarsson for the WAKO World K1 Bantamweight title. She would win a unanimous decision.[25]
Meksen would win her next five fights before fighting Chiara Vincis for the ISKA World Bantamweight title. Meksen won a unanimous decision.[26]
Glory Kickboxing
In 2017 she fought Funda Diken Alkayis in the Glory Super Bantamweight Conteder Fight. Meksen won by TKO in the third round.[27]
In 2017 Anissa Meksen defeated Tiffany van Soest to win the Glory title.[28]
Her first title defense was scheduled to be against Amel Dehby. Meksen won the fight by a unanimous decision.[29]
During Glory 56: Denver she faced Jady Menezes in her second title defense. Meksen lost a highly controversial split decision, that would be dubbed the "Robbery of the Year" by Combat Press.[30] Meksen would regain the title in a rematch three months later by way of TKO.[31]
In the first title defense of her second reign, Meksen faced Tiffany van Soest.[32] Meksen won the fight by a split decision.[33] In her second title defense, she faced Sofia Olofsson. She won the fight by TKO, after the doctor stopped the fight after just two minutes.[34]
During Glory 71: Chicago she rematched Tiffany van Soest. Meksen would lose a unanimous decision.[35]
On August 23, 2020, it was reported that Meksen had signed with ONE Championship.[36]
ONE Championship
During ONE On TNT IV, Chatri Sityodtong announced that Meksen will make her promotional debut in a Women's Strawweight Kickboxing-bout against Italian Kickboxer and Nak Muay Featherweight Martine Michieletto, on May 28th 2021 at ONE Empower. The whole card will be female fighters only.[37] Meksen was later rescheduled to face fellow promotional newcomer Cristina Morales, on September 3, 2021.[38] She won the fight by a second-round knockout.[39]
Meksen is scheduled to face Marie Ruumet in a muay thai bout at ONE Championship: Eersel vs. Sadikovic on April 22, 2022.[40] She won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision. Meksen called out the reigning ONE atomweight kickboxing champion Janet Todd in her post-fight interview, saying: "I want Janet Todd next for the title shot in kick-boxing".[41]
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
- Glory
- Glory Women's Super Bantamweight (-55.38 kg/122 lb) Championship (two times; former)
- Three successful title defenses (across two reigns)
- Glory Women's Super Bantamweight (-55.38 kg/122 lb) Championship (two times; former)
- International Sport Karate Association
- 2017 ISKA K-1 Bantamweight (-54.5 kg/120 lb) World Championship
- All Fight System Organization
- 2017 AFSO World Super Bantamweight (-55.38 kg/122 lb) K-1 Rules Championship
- World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- 2016 WAKO PRO Flyweight (-52 kg/114.6 lb) World Championship
- Kunlun Fight
- 2015 Kunlun K-1 Tournament Runner-up (-52 kg/114.6 lb)
- Enfusion
- 2014 Enfusion Reality Season 5 K-1 Tournament Winner (-54 kg/119 lb)
Muay Thai
- ONESONGCHAI
- 2013 S1 World Champion
- World Fighting Championship
- 2015 WFC European Championship (-52 kg/114.6 lb)
- Venum Muay Thai
- 2015 Venum Championship (-54 kg/119 lb)
- World Professional Muaythai Federation
- 2014 WPMF Muay Thai World Championship (-54 kg/119 lb)
- World Boxing Council Muaythai
Savate
- Savate Championships
- Savate World Champion
- Savate European Champion
- Savate French Champion
Boxing
- Federation Francaise de Boxe (French Boxing Federation)
- France Female Super Bantamweight (55.34 kg/122 lb) Championship (one time; current)
Kickboxing record
102 Wins (33 (T)KO's), 5 Losses , 0 Draw | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2022-04-22 | Win | Marie Ruumet | ONE 156 | Kallang, Singapore | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-09-03 | Win | Cristina Morales | ONE Championship: Empower | Kallang, Singapore | KO (Left hook) | 2 | 2:27 | |
2020-02-29 | Win | Ji Waen Lee | Glory 75: Utrecht | Utrecht, Netherlands | TKO (Corner stoppage/Injury) | 2 | 3:00 | |
2019-11-22 | Loss | Tiffany van Soest | Glory 71: Chicago | Chicago, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Lost the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2019-06-22 | Win | Sofia Olofsson | Glory 66: Paris | Paris, France | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:06 | |
Retained the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2019-03-09 | Win | Tiffany van Soest | Glory 64: Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2018-11-02 | Win | Jady Menezes | Glory 61: New York | New York City, New York, United States | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:39 | |
Won the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2018-08-10 | Loss | Jady Menezes | Glory 56: Denver | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Lost the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2018-05-12 | Win | Amel Dehby | Glory 53: Lille | Lille, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2018-03-31 | Win | Ashley Nichols | Glory 52: Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Non-title Superfight. | ||||||||
2017-12-01 | Win | Tiffany van Soest | Glory 48: New York | New York City, New York, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2017-10-28 | Win | Funda Diken Alkayis | Glory 47: Lyon | Lyon, France | TKO (Foot injury) | 3 | 0:17 | |
Glory Women’s Super Bantamweight Contender Fight. | ||||||||
2017-07-14 | Win | Jady Menezes | Glory 43: New York | New York City, New York, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-06-03 | Win | Fadma Basrir | Fighters 3: The Way Of The Champions | Oberkorn, Luxembourg | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the AFSO World title (-53.5 kg). | ||||||||
2017-05-20 | Win | Gloria Peritore | La Nuit De L'Impact III | Saintes, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-04-08 | Win | Chiara Vincis | Victory World Series: Oktagon Torino | Torino, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the ISKA Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2017-03-18 | Win | Elena Mishchuk | La Nuit Des Titans 2017 | Tours, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-02-04 | Win | Maria Lobo | Muay Thai Emperor Chok Dee | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-11-19 | Win | Fani Peloumpi | Radikal Fight Night Gold | Charleville-Mézières, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-10-29 | Win | Dilara Yildiz | Best Of Siam IX | Paris, France | TKO | 5 | ||
2016-06-24 | Win | Therese Gunnarsson | Monte Carlo Fighting Masters | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the WAKO PRO Flyweight World title. | ||||||||
2016-04-30 | Win | Fatima Pinto | Kerner Thai | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-03-26 | Win | Meryem Uslu | Master Fight | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Won the vacant WBC World Muay Thai title (-53 kg).[42][43] | ||||||||
2016-03-12 | Win | Donatella Panu | La Nuit des Titans 2016 | Tours, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-01-16 | Win | Camilla Paiva Rosario | Muay Thai Attitude IV | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | ||
2015-11-28 | Win | Maria Lobo | K-1 Victory World Series | Levallois-Perret, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-10-28 | Loss | E Meidie | Kunlun Fight 32 | Foshan, China | TKO (retirement) | 5 | ||
Kunlun K-1 Tournament Finals. | ||||||||
2015-10-28 | Win | Xu Zhurong | Kunlun Fight 32 | Foshan, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Kunlun K-1 Tournament Semi-Finals. | ||||||||
2015-08-22 | Win | Sylwia Juśkiewicz | Venum Victory World Series 3 | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Venum K-1 title (-54 kg). | ||||||||
2015-07-18 | Win | Kailin Ren | Kunlun Fight 27 | Nanjing, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Kunlun K-1 Tournament Quarter-Finals. | ||||||||
2015-05-30 | Win | Yolande Alonso | Road to Bangkok III | Cernier, Switzerland | TKO (high kick) | 2 | ||
Won WFC European Muay Thai title (-52 kg). | ||||||||
2015-05-23 | Win | Feride Kirat | Radikal Fight Night 3 | Charleville-Mézières, France | TKO (3 knockdowns) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-04-18 | Win | Eva Naranjo | Enfusion Live 27 | Tenerife, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-03-14 | Win | Isis Verbeek | Enfusion Live 25: Fight Night 1st Edition | Turnhout, Belgium | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-02-07 | Win | Phet Yodying | La Nuit des Titans 2015 | Tours, France | KO (punches) | 3 | ||
2014-12-13 | Win | Yolande Alonso | Victory K-1 | Levallois Perret, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-09-23 | Win | Iman Barlow | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | KO (left hook) | 2 | 2:28 | |
Enfusion K-1 Tournament Final. | ||||||||
2014-09-23 | Win | Ashley Nichols | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Enfusion K-1 Tournament Semi-Finals. | ||||||||
2014-09-23 | Win | Johanna Rydberg | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | TKO (knee to the body) | 1 | 1:11 | |
Enfusion K-1 Tournament Quarter-Finals. | ||||||||
2014-09-18 | Win | Adi Rotem | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | KO (left hook) | 1 | 2:02 | |
Enfusion K-1 Tournament First Round. | ||||||||
2014-07-28 | Win | Hongthong Liangbrasert | WPMF Muay Thai Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
Won WPMF World Muay Thai title (-52 kg). | ||||||||
2014-04-12 | Win | Alicia Mermoux | Fight Night One | Saint-Étienne, France | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | ||
2014-03-08 | Win | Funda Diken Alkayis | Le Choc des Légendes | Vannes, France | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | ||
Won WBC European Muay Thai title (-53 kg). | ||||||||
2013-12-27 | Loss | Sor Tawanrung Kwanjai | Klongsarn Muay Thai | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
For WPMF World Muay Thai title. | ||||||||
2013-10-26 | Win | Ilaria Stivanello | Choc des guerriers 3 (K-1) | L'Isle-d'Espagnac, France | TKO (low kicks) | 3 | ||
2013-10-11 | Win | Soraya Bucherie | Warriors Night | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
2013-08-12 | Win | Monoprangroj Kampetch | Queen's Birthday Event | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
Won S1 World title. | ||||||||
2013-07-05 | Win | Clarissa Padua | Super Big Match - Muay Thai | Patong, Thailand | KO (left high kick and punch) | 3 | ||
2013-04-06 | Loss | Katia Semail | 7e Trophée Des Etoiles | Aix-en-Provence, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
For French National K-1 title. | ||||||||
2009-05-23 | Win | Jacqueline Beroud | France Elite 2009: Combats Féminin | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
2008-11-08 | Win | Cyrielle Girodias | Night of the Champions II / Nuit de Champions 2008 | Paris, France | Decision (majority) | 3 | 2:00 | |
Won the Night of Champions tournament. | ||||||||
2008-11-08 | Win | Jacqueline Beroud | Night of the Champions II / Nuit de Champions 2008 | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
2008-11-08 | Win | Maiva Hamadouche | Night of the Champions II / Nuit de Champions 2008 | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Professional boxing record
2 Wins (0 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Losses | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 2-0 | Fatima El Kabouss | UD | 8 | 2017-12-14 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, Paris, France | Won vacant France Female Super Bantamweight title. |
Win | 1-0 | Gabriella Mezei | PTS | 6 | 2017-04-22 | Astroballe, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Goodbye Darling, I'm Off to Fight | Herself | [44] |
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External links
- Articles with short description
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- French female kickboxers
- French Muay Thai practitioners
- Female Muay Thai practitioners
- French women boxers
- French savateurs
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Bantamweight kickboxers
- Sportspeople from Nancy, France
- Kunlun Fight kickboxers
- Glory kickboxers
- ONE Championship kickboxers