Meryem Uslu

Meryem Uslu
Born (1987-02-13) February 13, 1987 (age 37)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Other namesMergen
NationalityGerman
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofStuttgart, Germany
TeamKwan Gym[2]
Kickboxing record
Total57
Wins43
By knockout15
Losses13
By knockout2
Draws1
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.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7] Later in the year, she fought Caley Reece for the WMC Women's World Featherweight Championship. Reece won the fight by unanimous decision.[8] 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.[9] In her next fight she fought Carol Earl for the WKF World 54.5 kg title.[10] Uslu won the fight by unanimous decision. Uslu entered the Enfusion Season 5 Tournament, but lost to Marina Zueva in the first round.[11]

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.[12]

Uslu fought Anissa Meksen for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Bantamweight championship, but failed to win title.[13]

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,[14] but lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15] Her second title challenge was for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship,[16] but lost in the fourth round by TKO.[17]

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)
43 wins (15 KOs), 13 loss, 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2018-03-11 Loss Norway Anne Line Hogstad Get in the Ring 18 Hamburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-08-25 Loss United States 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 Poland Malgorzata Dymus Ladies Fight Night: Five Points Poznan, Poland Decision (split) 3 3:00
2017-03-03 Loss France Soraya Bucherie Muay Thai Spirit Paris, France Decision (majority) 3 3:00
2017-02-03 Loss England 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 Italy Patrizia Gibelli Get in the Ring 2016 Hamburg, Germany Points 3 3:00
2016-11-07 Win Poland Malgorzata Dymus K-1 event in Germany Hamburg, Germany KO 3
2016-10-08 Win France Soraya Bucherie Day Of The Fight XIV Rostock, Germany Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
2016-09-03 Loss Sweden Sofia Olofsson West Coast Battle 8 Varberg, Sweden TKO 4
For the WMC European Bantamweight title.
2016-06-17 Win China Li Huang Muay Thai Event in China Zhengzhou, China Points 3 2:00
2016-03-26 Loss France Anissa Meksen Master Fight Chalon-sur-Saône, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
For the vacant WBC World Muay Thai title (-53 kg).[18][19]
2015-10-03 Draw Portugal Maria Lobo Day of the Fight XII Cologne, Germany Draw (majority) 5 2:00
2015-04-18 Win China Xu Zhurong Day of Destruction 10 Hamburg, Germany Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
Retained the WLF 55 kg World title.
2015-03-07 Win Poland Malgorzata Dymus Get in the Ring 2015 Hamburg, Germany KO (knee) 3
2014-10-18 Win Netherlands Kelsey van de Poll Muay Thai event in Germany Berlin, Germany Points 3 2:00
2014-09-18 Loss Russia Marina Zueva EnfusionReality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand Decision 5 2:00
Tournament First Round.
2014-05-30 Win Australia Carol Earl Thunder Downunder Sydney, Australia Decision (split) 5 3:00
Won the WKF 54.5 kg World title.
2014-05-10 Win China Yang Yang Day of Destruction 8 Hamburg, Germany Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
Won the WLF 55 kg World title.
2013-09-14 Win Germany Lisa Schewe Day of Destruction 7 Hamburg, Germany Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
2013-06-01 Loss Greece Marianna Kalergi Muay Thai event in Greece Greece Points 3 2:00
2012-12-08 Win Belgium Kim Dewulf Kickmas Fight Night 2012 Hamburg, Germany Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00
Won the IMC Muay Thai World title.
2012-10-13 Loss Australia 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 Turkey Dilara Yildiz Mix Fight Gala 13 Frankfurt, Germany Points 3 2:00
2012-06-09 Win Netherlands Daisy Breinburg Muay Thai Event in Germany Rostock, Germany Points 3 3:00
2012-04-28 Win China Jin Tang Day of Destruction 5 Hamburg, Germany Points 3 3:00
2012-04-13 Win Czech Republic Anna Plavanova K-1 event in Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-03-24 Loss England Lucy Payne KORE MMA Cornwall, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the KORE MMA Bantamweight Muay Thai title.
2012-02-09 Win Netherlands Gezina Arets Muay Thai event in Holland Netherlands Points 3 2:00
2011-06-11 Win Canada Jessica Gladstone Journey Fight Series III Calgary, Alberta, Canada Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-05-07 Loss England Iman Barlow Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00
2011-02-13 Win Netherlands Allison Klok Girl Fights Only VI Wormer, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-11-13 Win Netherlands Maritzarda Hersisia Gala te Puurs Netherlands Points 3 3:00
2010-09-05 Win Netherlands Samantha Middeljans Humans Fight Night IV Hamburg, Germany Points 3 3:00
2010-05-12 Win Indonesia Soraya Haurissa K-1 event TKO 4
2010-03-27 Win Netherlands Maritzarda Hersisia Battle of the South 8 Hoensbroeck, Netherlands TKO 1
2010-03-06 Win Germany Sibel Fischer WKN Germany: Fight Night in Kiel Kiel, Germany TKO 1
2007-12-01 Win Greece Marianna Kalergi Muay Thai event in Germany Hamburg, Germany Points 3 2:00
Won European Muay Thai title.
2007-03-25 Loss Lithuania 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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  4. ^ "Meryem Uslu IMC World Champion from Germany". 27 February 2013.
  5. ^ "GLORY 44 Chicago results: Murthel Groenhart overthrows Cedric Doumbe, Van Soest stops Uslu". 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "GLORY 44 Results: Tiffany Van Soest defends her belt, dominates Meryem Uslu - WMMA Rankings". 26 August 2017.
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