Iman Barlow

Iman Barlow (born 14 April 1993) is a professional English female kickboxer and muay thai fighter.[3] She is the current International WBC Muaythai Super Bantamweight Champion and the reigning Lion Fight Super Bantamweight champion.[4]

Iman Barlow
Born	(1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Other names	Pretty Killer[1]
Nationality	English
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)
Division	Bantamweight Super Bantamweight
Style	Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Assassins MuayThai Boxing Club[2]
Trainer	Mark Barlow
Years active	2008 - present
Kickboxing record
Total	103
Wins	93
By knockout	37
Losses	6
Draws	3
No contests	1

She is the former two time Enfusion 54 kg World champion with six successful title defenses, the former WRSA World champion, 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 Figter 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]

In October of 2019, Barlow signed multi fight deal with ONE Championship for the next 24 months.[11]

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.[12]

Barlow fought Nathalie Visschers for the WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World title in 2009.[13] 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.[14] She would lose a split decision to Eva Naranjo in her first title defense.[15]

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.[16] 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[17]. 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[18], and a unanimous decision win over Meryem Uslu to defend the Lion Fight title[19].

In 2017 she scored a KO win over Therese Gunnarsson to win the Bantamweight Muay Thai Grand Prix.[20]

Barlow once against defended her Enfusion title, with a split decision win over Ashley Nichols.[21]

During Rumble of the Kings 18, she challenged Sofia Olofsson for the WMC Bantamweight World Championship. Olofsson won a unanimous decision.[22][23]

Barlow's next Enfusion 54 kg title defense came against Lara Fernandez. She won a unanimous decision.[24]

Barlow's eight Enfusion title defense came during Enfusion 82, when she fought Delphine Guénon. Barlow won a unanimous decision.[25]

In November of 2019, Barlow fought Brooke Farrell for the WBC Muaythai International title[26] and won a unanimous decision.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur titles

• International Kickboxing Federation
  • IKF 2002 Junior British Championship
  • IKF 2002 Junior European Championship
• World Kickboxing Association
  • WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship
  • WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship

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

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record (incomplete)

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record 93 wins (37 KOs), 6 losses, 3 draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2019-11-30 Win 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 Cindy Silvestre A Night of Muay Thai VII Melton Mowbray, England TKO (doctor stoppage) 3 2019-04-13 Win Delphine Guénon Eunfusion Live 82 Orchies, France Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2018-11-10 Win Hannah Brady Muay Thai Grand Prix 21 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2018-06-09 Win Lara Fernandez Eunfusion Live 69 Newcastle, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2018-04-14 Win Yolanda Schmidt Naksoo Female Fight Tour: Melbourne 3.0 Melbourne, Australia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2018-03-03 Win Jleana Valentino A Night Of Muay Thai V Melton Mowbray, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2017-11-25 Loss 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 Cindy Silvestre A Night Of Muay Thai III Melton Mowbray, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2017-08-26 Win Ranee Klinratree Ladies Fight Night 6 Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2017-07-08 Win 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 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 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 Ilsury Hendrikse Enfusion Live 43 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2016-09-02 Win 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 Veronika Petríková Enfusion Live 39 Zilina, Slovakia Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2016-03-26 Win Maria Lobo Muay Thai Grand Prix 3 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2016-02-20 Win Maribel de Sousa K-1 event in England Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-12-11 Win Alicia Pestana Onyx Fight Promotions: Thunderdome XIII Perth, Australia Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 2015-11-07 Win Samantha van Doorn Enfusion Live 30 Dublin, Ireland Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2015-10-24 Win Fatima Pinto Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England TKO 1 2015-05-02 Win Xu Zhurong K-1 event in China Zhengzhou, China Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-03-00 Win Therese Gunnarsson Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 2014-12-21 Win Soraya Haurissa Enfusion Live 23 Antwerp, Belgium Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Non-title fight. 2014-09-23 Loss Anissa Meksen Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand KO (punch) 2 Enfusion K-1 Tournament Final. 2014-09-23 Win Marina Zueva Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand TKO Enfusion K-1 Tournament Semi-Finals. 2014-09-23 Win Samantha van Doorn Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand Decision Enfusion K-1 Tournament Quarter-Finals. 2014-09-18 Win Simone van Dommelen Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen Ko Samui, Thailand Decision Enfusion K-1 Tournament First Round. 2014-07-12 Win Iman Ghbalou Chairi Enfusion Live 20 Mallorca, Spain Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Won the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2014-05-31 Win 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 Lorena Klijn Enfusion Live 15 Dublin, Ireland Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2014-02-22 Win 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 Adi Rotem Enfusion Live 13 Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-12-01 Win Marina Zueva Enfusion Live 11 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-10-12 Win Filipa De Oliveira Correia Enfusion Live 8 London, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2013-07-13 Loss Eva Naranjo Enfusion Live 7 Tenerife, Spain Decision (split) 4 3:00 Lost the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2013-06-29 Win Hayley-Jayne Houguez Lock in Muay Thai Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 2013-06-01 Win Fani Peloumpi Team Assassins Event Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 2013-03-30 Win Alexis Rufus Enfusion Live 3 London, England Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Won the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. 2013-03-09 Win Maribel de Sousa Enfusion Live 2 Barcelona, Spain Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-11-24 Win Marlene Caneva Cardiff City FC Cardiff, Wales TKO (retirement) 2 3:00 2012-10-00 Draw Sawsing Sor Sopit Muay Thai event in Thailand Pattaya, Thailand Draw 3 3:00 2012-05-20 Win Ferial Ameeroedien King of the Ring 17 Nottingham, England Points 3 3:00 2012-03-31 Win Kelsey van de Poll Xplosion Fight Series London, England TKO (knee to the body) 2 1:00 2012-02-00 Win Mellony Geugjes Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00 2011-11-26 Win Lizzie Largillière Low Kick Muay Thai Paris, France Points 3 3:00 2011-11-12 Win Lanchana Green Xplosion Fight Series Greenwich, England TKO (punches and high kick) 3 2011-10-15 Win Johanna Rydberg Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00 2011-09-17 Win Amy Pirnie Muay Thai event in Scotland Glasgow, Scotland TKO (body punch) 2 2011-08-28 Win Teresa Wintermyr Muay Thai event in Thailand Phuket, Thailand Decision 5 2:00 2011-05-07 Win Meryem Uslu Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 3 3:00 2011-02-00 Win Muay Thai Event in Latvia Latvia KO 1 2009-08-00 Loss Denephar Muay Thai Event in Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Points 3 3:00 2009-00-00 Win Nathalie Visschers Points Won the WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World title. 2008-08-00 Win Denephar S1 Event Bangkok, Thailand Points 5 3:00 Won the S1 Bantamweight World title. 2008-00-00 Draw Amy Pirnie Muay Thai event in Scotland Glasgow, Scotland Draw 3 3:00 2008-00-00 Win Maria Curriki Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 2008-00-00 Win Karla Benitez Muay Thai event in England Leicestershire, England Points 2008-00-00 Win Silvija Morkanaite Muay Thai event in Lithuania Lithuania TKO (low kicks) 2008-00-00 Win 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 2009-00-00 Win Ingrid Stevenson WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship Spain Points Won the WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship. 2009-00-00 Win Lisa Hartman WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship Spain TKO (punches) Won the WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship. 2006-00-00 Win Sandra Team Assassins Event England KO (punches) 1 2002-11-16 Win Donna Price IKF 2002 Junior European Championship Leicestershire, England Decision (unanimous) Won the IKF 2002 Junior European Championship. 2002-06-23 Win 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

References

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External links

• Iman Barlow at Awakening Fighters