Valérie Hénin

Valérie Wiet-Henin
BornValérie Hénin
(1967-11-15) November 15, 1967 (age 57)
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
DivisionLightweight (Kickboxing)
Welterweight (Boxing)
StyleMuay Thai, Boxing, Taekwondo
Rank  black belt in Taekwondo
Professional boxing record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout1
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total40
Wins36
By knockout21
Losses3
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Valérie Hénin French boxer, kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. She is a former ISKA World Kickboxing champion and the former WIBF Welterweight boxing champion.[1][2]

Boxing

On Valerie Henin boxing debut she fought Mary Ann Almager in order to become a WIBF world Welterweight champion.[3][4]

On June 16, 2001, Henin fought Patricia Demick in Anchorage, Alaska, for the WIBF world Welterweight title.[5] The fight ended in a draw.

Personal life

Valerie Henin was married to kickboxer Orlando Wiet and had a daughter called Magda Wiet-Hénin a taekwondo Olympian.[6][7][8]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing record

3 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1-0 United States Mary Ann Almager TKO 9(10) 3 Nov 1996 Japan Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu Won Women's International Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title

References

  1. ^ Walker, DeArbea (22 February 2019). "They bullied Fredia Gibbs, but she turned their taunts into motivation to become a kickboxing champion". Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Nancy / podcast. Valérie Hénin : les souvenirs de la pionnière nancéienne de la boxe". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
  3. ^ "Does Disease Win With Morrison?". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1996.
  4. ^ "Ageless Foreman plods his way to another victory". products.kitsapsun.com.
  5. ^ V, Rodrigo Retamal (September 16, 2013). "La historia de la chilena que peleó el título mundial de boxeo 12 años antes que la "Crespa" Rodríguez". La Tercera.
  6. ^ Cimiez, Alice (September 23, 2015). "Valérie Hénin : punch de famille".
  7. ^ "Wiet-Hénin et Da Costa, deux armes pour la Lorraine aux JO de Tokyo". France 3 Grand Est. 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "JO : Magda Wiet Henin, si maman si". Le Figaro. July 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "HIV-Infected Morrison Knocks Out Rhode in First Round". AP NEWS.
  10. ^ "Portrait. Valérie Hénin, championne du monde de kick-boxing, de full contact et de boxe anglaise, première femme au combat". www.estrepublicain.fr.


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