Anissa Meksen

Anissa Meksen (born 29 April 1988) is a French kickboxer who is currently signed with Glory. She is the reigning ISKA World K1 Bantamweight champion[3] and the reigning WAKO World K1 Bantamweight champion.[4]

Anissa Meksen
Born	(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 Nancy, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
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	105
Wins	100
By knockout	32
Losses	5
By knockout	1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

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].

Glory ranks her as the #1 Super Bantamweight as of June 2020, 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]

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.[16]

After winning her next two fights, Meksen challenged Sor Tawanrung Kwanjai for the WPMF World Muay Thai title. Meksen lost by decision.[17]

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.[18]

In 2014, she participated in the season five of Enfusion Reality: Victory of the Vixen.[19][20] Meksen won her first three fight and faced Iman Barlow in the finals. She won the fight with a stunning second round KO.[21]

Meksen went of 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.[22]

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.[23]

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.[24]

Meksen would win her next five fights before fighting Chiara Vincis for the ISKA World Bantamweight title. Meksen won a unanimous decision.[25]

Glory Kickboxing

In 2017 she fought Funda Diken Alkayis in the Glory Super Bantamweight Conteder Fight. Meksen won by TKO in the third round.[26]

In 2017 Anissa Meksen defeated Tiffany van Soest to win the Glory title.[27]

Her first title defense was scheduled to be against Amel Dehby. Meksen won the fight by a unanimous decision.[28]

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.[29] Meksen would regain the title in a rematch three months later by way of TKO.[30]

In the first title defense of her second reign, Meksen faced Tiffany van Soest.[31] Meksen won the fight by a split decision.[32] 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.[33]

During Glory 71: Chicago she rematched Tiffany van Soest. Meksen would lose a unanimous decision.[34]

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)
• 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

• 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
  • 2014 WBC European Muay Thai Championship (-53 kg/116.8 lb)

Savate

• Savate Championships
  • S1 World Champion
  • 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

Kickboxing & Muay Thai record

100 Wins (32 (T)KO's), 5 Losses , 0 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2020-02-29 Win Ji Waen Lee Glory 75: Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (Retirement) 2 3:00 2019-09-22 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 (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).[35][36] 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 World Muaythai Auspicious Celebration Bangkok, Thailand Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 Won S1 Savate 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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Goodbye Darling, I'm Off to Fight	Herself	[37]

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External links

• Anissa Meksen at Awakening Fighters