Iman Barlow

Iman Barlow
Born (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31)
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Other namesPretty Killer[1]
NationalityEnglish
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Super Bantamweight
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamAssassins MuayThai Boxing Club[2]
TrainerMark Barlow
Years active2008 - 2024
Kickboxing record
Total107
Wins97
By knockout38
Losses6
Draws3
No contests1

Iman Barlow (born 14 April 1993) is a retired professional English female kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter.[3]

She is the former two time Enfusion 54 kg World champion with six successful title defenses, the former WRSA World champion, former Lion Fight Super Bantamweight champion.,[4] and the former WPMF World Bantamweight champion. She has fought Sofia Olofsson for the World Muaythai Council world title.[5][6]

In May 2020, Combat Press ranked her #3 female fighter in the world,[7] while WBC Muaythai ranked her #3 Super Bantamweight in the world in April 2020.[8]

In 2013 Awakening Fighters voted her Fighter of the Year, Inspirational Fighter of the Year and awarded her the Fight of the Year (vs. Filipa Correia).[9] In 2019 WBC Muaythai voted her the Female Fighter of the Year.[10]

Kickboxing career

Barlow began kickboxing at a young age, winning the IKF Junior British and European titles at just 9 years of age.

She made her professional debut in 2008, when she fought Evelina Adomulyte. She won the fight in the fourth round, by TKO due to punches. In the same year, she fought Denephar, and won a unanimous decision to clinch her first major honor, the S1 Bantamweight World title. She would later name Denephar as the best opponent she ever fought.[11]

Barlow fought Nathalie Visschers for the WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World title in 2009.[12] She won a unanimous decision.

Over the next four years she amassed a 12–1–1 record. Denephar would give Barlow her first professional loss, by a unanimous decision. During this time Barlow achieved notable wins over Meryem Uslu, Teresa Wintermyr, Amy Pirnie, and Mellony Geugjes.

This winning streak culminated in a chance to fight for the Enfusion 54 kg World title against Alexis Rufus. Barlow won a unanimous decision.[13] She would lose a split decision to Eva Naranjo in her first title defense.[14]

A year later she faced Maritzarda Hersisia for the Golden Belt Bantamweight World title. Barlow won the fight with a high kick knockout in the second round.[15] In the same year she defeated Linda Mancini to win the World Ring Sports Association Bantamweight belt, as well as winning a unanimous decision against Iman Ghbalou Chairi to once again win the Enfusion 54 kg World title.

She would subsequently enter the Enfusion K1 tournament.[16] After beating Simone van Dommelen, Samantha van Doorn and Marina Zueva, she faced Anissa Meksen in the finals. Meksen won the fight with a second-round knockout.

She defended her Enfusion title in a rematch with Samantha van Doorn, her second defense would be against Veronika Petríková, and the third against Ilsury Hendrikse.

She won a unanimous decision win over Jeri Sitzes to win the Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title,[17] and a unanimous decision win over Meryem Uslu to defend the Lion Fight title.[18]

In 2017 she scored a KO win over Therese Gunnarsson to win the Bantamweight Muay Thai Grand Prix.[19]

Barlow once against defended her Enfusion title, with a split decision win over Ashley Nichols.[20]

During Rumble of the Kings 18, she challenged Sofia Olofsson for the WMC Bantamweight World Championship. Olofsson won a unanimous decision.[21][22]

Barlow's next Enfusion 54 kg title defense came against Lara Fernandez. She won a unanimous decision.[23]

Barlow's eight Enfusion title defense came during Enfusion 82, when she fought Delphine Guénon. Barlow won a unanimous decision.[24]

In November 2019, Barlow fought Brooke Farrell for the WBC Muaythai International title[25] and won a unanimous decision.[26]

ONE Championship

Barlow was booked to face Daniela Lopez at ONE: Lights Out on March 11, 2022. She won the fight by doctor stoppage in the first round.[27]

Barlow faced Ekaterina Vandaryeva on March 25, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 8.[28] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[29]

Barlow announced her retirement from competition due to inactivity while contracted with the promotion.[30][31]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur titles

Professional titles

  • World Kickboxing Association
    • WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World Championship
  • World Ring Sports Association
    • WRSA 54 kg World Championship
  • World Professional MuayThai Federation
    • WPMF World Bantamweight Championship (One time, former)
  • Lion Fight
    • Lion Fight 54 kg World Championship (One time, current)
      • One successful title defense
  • Enfusion
    • Enfusion 54 kg World Championship (Two times, former)
      • Six successful title defenses
        • Record number of title defenses (6)
        • Most consecutive title defenses (6)
      • Longest serving Enfusion champion (1924 days)
  • World Boxing Council Muaythai
    • WBC International Muaythai 54 kg World Championship (One time, current)

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

Professional Kickboxing and Muay Thai record
97 wins (38 KOs), 6 losses, 3 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-03-25 Win Belarus Ekaterina Vandaryeva ONE Fight Night 8 Kallang, Singapore Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-12-03 Win Spain Atenea Flores Muay Thai Addict League 3 Leicester, England Decision 5 3:00
Won the Muay Thai Addict League World -55kg title.
2022-03-11 Win Argentina Daniela Lopez ONE: Lights Out Kallang, Singapore TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 1:39
2021-10-09 Win Italy Sveva Melillo Road to ONE: Muay Thai Grand Prix London, England Decision 5 3:00
Retained the MTGP Bantamweight World title.
2019-11-30 Win Australia Brooke Farrell Muay Thai Grand Prix 32 Melville, Australia Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Won the WBC Muaythai Bantamweight International title.
2019-10-12 Win France Cindy Silvestre A Night of Muay Thai VII Melton Mowbray, England TKO (doctor stoppage) 3
2019-04-13 Win France Delphine Guénon Eunfusion Live 82 Orchies, France Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2018-11-10 Win England Hannah Brady Muay Thai Grand Prix 21 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-09 Win Spain Lara Fernandez Eunfusion Live 69 Newcastle, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2018-04-14 Win Australia Yolanda Schmidt Dynamite Muay Thai - Dynamite NAKSOO Female Fight Tour: Melbourne 3.0 Melbourne, Australia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-03 Win Italy Jleana Valentino A Night Of Muay Thai V Melton Mowbray, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-25 Loss Sweden Sofia Olofsson Rumble of the Kings 18: Uprising Gothenburg, Sweden Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WMC Bantamweight World title.
2017-10-14 Win France Cindy Silvestre A Night Of Muay Thai III Melton Mowbray, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-08-26 Win Thailand Ranee Klinratree Ladies Fight Night 6 Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-07-08 Win Canada Ashley Nichols Enfusion Live 51 Halifax, Nova Scotia, United States Decision (split) 5 2:00
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2017-04-01 Win Sweden Therese Gunnarsson Muay Thai Grand Prix 7: Indigo at the O2 London, England TKO (knees to the body) 5 1:40
Won the MTGP Bantamweight World title.
2017-02-03 Win Germany Meryem Uslu Lion Fight 34 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retained the Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title.
2016-11-20 Win Colombia Ilsury Hendrikse Enfusion Live 43 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2016-09-02 Win United States Jeri Sitzes Lion Fight 31 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Won the vacant Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title.
2016-04-23 Win Slovakia Veronika Petríková Enfusion Live 39 Žilina, Slovakia Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2016-03-26 Win Portugal Maria Lobo Muay Thai Grand Prix 3 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-20 Win Spain Maribel de Sousa K-1 event in England Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-12-11 Win Australia Alicia Pestana Onyx Fight Promotions: Thunderdome XIII Perth, Australia Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
2015-11-07 Win Netherlands Samantha van Doorn Enfusion Live 30 Dublin, Ireland Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2015-10-24 Win Norway Fatima Pinto Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England TKO 1
2015-05-02 Win China Xu Zhurong K-1 event in China Zhengzhou, China Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-03-00 Win Sweden Therese Gunnarsson Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
2014-12-21 Win Indonesia Soraya Haurissa Enfusion Live 23 Antwerp, Belgium Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-09-23 Loss Algeria Anissa Meksen Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen, K-1 Tournament Final Ko Samui, Thailand KO (punch) 2
For the Enfusion Rezality K-1 Tournament title.
2014-09-23 Win Russia Marina Zueva Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the VixenK-1 Tournament Semifinal Ko Samui, Thailand TKO
2014-09-23 Win Netherlands Samantha van Doorn Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand Decision
2014-09-18 Win Netherlands Simone van Dommelen Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand Decision
2014-07-12 Win Spain Iman Ghbalou Chairi Enfusion Live 20 Mallorca, Spain Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Won the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2014-05-31 Win Italy Linda Mancini World Ring Sports Association Muay Thai Event Leicestershire, England Points 5 3:00
Won the WRSA Bantamweight World title.
2014-03-22 Win Netherlands Lorena Klijn Enfusion Live 15 Dublin, Ireland Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-02-22 Win Netherlands Maritzarda Hersisia Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England KO (high kick) 2 1:04
Won the Golden Belt Bantamweight World title.
2014-01-25 Win Israel Adi Rotem Enfusion Live 13 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-12-01 Win Russia Marina Zueva Enfusion Live 11 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-10-12 Win Portugal Filipa De Oliveira Correia Enfusion Live 8 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-07-13 Loss Spain Eva Naranjo Enfusion Live 7 Tenerife, Spain Decision (split) 4 3:00
Lost the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2013-06-29 Win Jersey Hayley-Jayne Houguez Lock in Muay Thai Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
2013-06-01 Win Greece Fani Peloumpi Team Assassins Event Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
2013-03-30 Win England Alexis Rufus Enfusion Live 3 London, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Won the Enfusion Bantamweight World title.
2013-03-09 Win Spain Maribel de Sousa Enfusion Live 2 Barcelona, Spain Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-11-24 Win France Marlene Caneva Cardiff City FC Cardiff, Wales TKO (retirement) 2 3:00
2012-10-00 Draw Thailand Sawsing Sor Sopit Muay Thai event in Thailand Pattaya, Thailand Draw 3 3:00
2012-05-20 Win South Africa Ferial Ameeroedien King of the Ring 17 Nottingham, England Points 3 3:00
2012-03-31 Win Netherlands Kelsey van de Poll Xplosion Fight Series London, England TKO (knee to the body) 2 1:00
2012-02-00 Win Netherlands Mellony Geugjes Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00
2011-11-26 Win France Lizzie Largillière Low Kick Muay Thai Paris, France Points 3 3:00
2011-11-12 Win England Lanchana Green Xplosion Fight Series Greenwich, England TKO (punches and high kick) 3
2011-10-15 Win Sweden Johanna Rydberg Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00
2011-09-17 Win Scotland Amy Pirnie Muay Thai event in Scotland Glasgow, Scotland TKO (body punch) 2
2011-08-28 Win Sweden Teresa Wintermyr Muay Thai event in Thailand Phuket, Thailand Decision 5 2:00
2011-05-07 Win Germany Meryem Uslu Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00
2011-02-00 Win Latvia Muay Thai Event in Latvia Latvia KO 1
2009-08-00 Loss Thailand Denephar Muay Thai Event in Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Points 3 3:00
2009-00-00 Win Belgium Nathalie Visschers Points
Won the WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World title.
2008-08-00 Win Thailand Denephar S1 Event Bangkok, Thailand Points 5 3:00
Won the S1 Bantamweight World title.
2008-00-00 Draw Scotland Amy Pirnie Muay Thai event in Scotland Glasgow, Scotland Draw 3 3:00
2008-00-00 Win Spain Maria Curriki Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points
2008-00-00 Win Venezuela Karla Benitez Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points
2008-00-00 Win Lithuania Silvija Morkanaite Muay Thai event in Lithuania Lithuania TKO (low kicks)
2008-00-00 Win Lithuania Evelina Adomulyte Muay Thai event in Lithuania Lithuania TKO (punches) 4
Amateur kickboxing, muay thai record (Incomplete)
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-07-17 Win United States Tierra Brandt 2022 World Games, Tournament Final Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Won the 2022 World Games Women's Muay thai (−57 kg) Gold Medal.
2022-07-16 Win Sweden Patricia Axling 2022 World Games, Tournament Semifinal Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-07-15 Win Portugal Matilde Rodrigues 2022 World Games, Tournament Quarterfinal Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-12-11 Win France Anaëlle Angerville 2021 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Final Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Won the 2021 IFMA World Championships (−57 kg) Gold Medal.
2021-12-10 Win Sweden Patricia Axling 2021 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Semifinal Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-12-07 Win India Priya Sharma 2021 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Quarterfinal Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Decision (Unanimous) 2 3:00
2009-00-00 Win Sweden Ingrid Stevenson WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship Spain Points
Won the WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship.
2009-00-00 Win Germany Lisa Hartman WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship Spain TKO (punches)
Won the WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship.
2006-00-00 Win England Sandra Team Assassins Event England KO (punches) 1
2002-11-16 Win Wales Donna Price IKF 2002 Junior European Championship Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous)
Won the IKF 2002 Junior European Championship.
2002-06-23 Win England Jessica Isaac IKF 2002 Junior British Championship Liverpool, England Decision (unanimous)
Won the IKF 2002 Junior British Championship.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

List of female kickboxers

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