Meryem Uslu | |
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Born | (1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37) Stuttgart, West Germany |
Other names | Mergen |
Nationality | German |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight |
Style | Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Stuttgart, Germany |
Team | Kwan Gym |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 57 |
Wins | 43 |
By knockout | 15 |
Losses | 13 |
By knockout | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
Meryem Uslu (born 13 February 1987) is a German female kickboxer who has fought for the Glory kickboxing title against Tiffany van Soest. She is the former Wu Lin Feng World 55 kg champion.
Kickboxing career
In 2012 Uslu fought Lucy Payne for the KORE MMA Bantamweight Muay thai title. Payne defended the title by a unanimous decision. Later in the year, she fought Caley Reece for the WMC Women's World Featherweight Championship. Reece won the fight by unanimous decision. She also challenged Kim Dewulf for the IMC Muay Thai World title. Uslu won by unanimous decision.
In 2014 she fought Yang Yang for the Wu Lin Feng 55 kg title. Uslu won the title by a unanimous decision. In her next fight she fought Carol Earl for the WKF World 54.5 kg title. Uslu won the fight by unanimous decision. Uslu entered the Enfusion Season 5 Tournament, but lost to Marina Zueva in the first round.
Uslu made her first title defense of the Wu Lin Feng title against Xu Zhurong during Day of Destruction 10, and won a unanimous decision.
Uslu fought Anissa Meksen for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Bantamweight championship, but failed to win title.
In 2017 Uslu fought for two world titles. She first challenged Iman Barlow during Lion Fight 34 for the Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title, but lost the fight by unanimous decision. Her second title challenge was for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship, but lost in the fourth round by TKO.
Championships and accomplishments
Professional
- World Kickboxing Federation
- WKF Kickboxing World Champion (-54.5 kg)
- Wu Lin Feng
- WLF Kickboxing World Champion (-55 kg)
- International Muaythai Council
- IMC Muay Thai World Champion
Amateur
- World Kickboxing Association
- 2010 WKA German Kickboxing Champion
- International Phetjan Thaiboxing Association
- 2006 IPTA German Amateur Muay Thai Champion
- 2007 IPTA European Muay Thai Champion (-56.7 kg)
- Regional titles
- 2007 European Amateur Muay Thai Champion
- 2008 German National Muay Thai Champion
Kickboxing record
Professional kickboxing record (incomplete) | ||||||||
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43 wins (15 KOs), 13 loss, 1 draw | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
2018-03-11 | Loss | Anne Line Hogstad | Get in the Ring 18 | Hamburg, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-08-25 | Loss | Tiffany van Soest | Glory 44: Chicago | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | TKO (punches) | 4 | 0:36 | |
For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship. | ||||||||
2017-04-08 | Loss | Malgorzata Dymus | Ladies Fight Night: Five Points | Poznan, Poland | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-03-03 | Loss | Soraya Bucherie | Muay Thai Spirit | Paris, France | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-02-03 | Loss | Iman Barlow | Lion Fight 34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2016-11-19 | Win | Patrizia Gibelli | Get in the Ring 2016 | Hamburg, Germany | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-11-07 | Win | Malgorzata Dymus | K-1 event in Germany | Hamburg, Germany | KO | 3 | ||
2016-10-08 | Win | Soraya Bucherie | Day Of The Fight XIV | Rostock, Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
2016-09-03 | Loss | Sofia Olofsson | West Coast Battle 8 | Varberg, Sweden | TKO | 4 | ||
For the WMC European Bantamweight title. | ||||||||
2016-06-17 | Win | Li Huang | Muay Thai Event in China | Zhengzhou, China | Points | 3 | 2:00 | |
2016-03-26 | Loss | Anissa Meksen | Master Fight | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
For the vacant WBC World Muay Thai title (-53 kg). | ||||||||
2015-10-03 | Draw | Maria Lobo | Day of the Fight XII | Cologne, Germany | Draw (majority) | 5 | 2:00 | |
2015-04-18 | Win | Xu Zhurong | Day of Destruction 10 | Hamburg, Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
Retained the WLF 55 kg World title. | ||||||||
2015-03-07 | Win | Malgorzata Dymus | Get in the Ring 2015 | Hamburg, Germany | KO (knee) | 3 | ||
2014-10-18 | Win | Kelsey van de Poll | Muay Thai event in Germany | Berlin, Germany | Points | 3 | 2:00 | |
2014-09-18 | Loss | Marina Zueva | EnfusionReality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
Tournament First Round. | ||||||||
2014-05-30 | Win | Carol Earl | Thunder Downunder | Sydney, Australia | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the WKF 54.5 kg World title. | ||||||||
2014-05-10 | Win | Yang Yang | Day of Destruction 8 | Hamburg, Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
Won the WLF 55 kg World title. | ||||||||
2013-09-14 | Win | Lisa Schewe | Day of Destruction 7 | Hamburg, Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
2013-06-01 | Loss | Marianna Kalergi | Muay Thai event in Greece | Greece | Points | 3 | 2:00 | |
2012-12-08 | Win | Kim Dewulf | Kickmas Fight Night 2012 | Hamburg, Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
Won the IMC Muay Thai World title. | ||||||||
2012-10-13 | Loss | Caley Reece | Epic Fight Promotions 7: Staunch | Perth, Australia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
For the WMC Women's World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship. | ||||||||
2012-09-01 | Loss | Dilara Yildiz | Mix Fight Gala 13 | Frankfurt, Germany | Points | 3 | 2:00 | |
2012-06-09 | Win | Daisy Breinburg | Muay Thai Event in Germany | Rostock, Germany | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-04-28 | Win | Jin Tang | Day of Destruction 5 | Hamburg, Germany | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-04-13 | Win | Anna Plavanova | K-1 event in Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-03-24 | Loss | Lucy Payne | KORE MMA | Cornwall, England | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the KORE MMA Bantamweight Muay Thai title. | ||||||||
2012-02-09 | Win | Gezina Arets | Muay Thai event in Holland | Netherlands | Points | 3 | 2:00 | |
2011-06-11 | Win | Jessica Gladstone | Journey Fight Series III | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-05-07 | Loss | Iman Barlow | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-02-13 | Win | Allison Klok | Girl Fights Only VI | Wormer, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2010-11-13 | Win | Maritzarda Hersisia | Gala te Puurs | Netherlands | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2010-09-05 | Win | Samantha Middeljans | Humans Fight Night IV | Hamburg, Germany | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2010-05-12 | Win | Soraya Haurissa | K-1 event | TKO | 4 | |||
2010-03-27 | Win | Maritzarda Hersisia | Battle of the South 8 | Hoensbroeck, Netherlands | TKO | 1 | ||
2010-03-06 | Win | Sibel Fischer | WKN Germany: Fight Night in Kiel | Kiel, Germany | TKO | 1 | ||
2007-12-01 | Win | Marianna Kalergi | Muay Thai event in Germany | Hamburg, Germany | Points | 3 | 2:00 | |
Won European Muay Thai title. | ||||||||
2007-03-25 | Loss | Akvile Vitkauskaite | Muay Thai event in Northern Ireland | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
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