Dajenka Meijer

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Dajenka Meijer
Born (2001-10-24) October 24, 2001 (age 23)
Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Division Openweight
Style Kickboxing
TeamTeam van der Giessen
TrainerDenis van der Giessen

Dajenka Meijer (born October 24, 2001) is a Dutch kickboxer. She competed in Enfusion, where was the inaugural Enfusion Women's Openweight champion.

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As of May 2024, she is ranked as the second best women's openweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing. [2]

Kickboxing career

Meijer faced Aleksandra Krstić on June 11, 2021, at Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2. She won the fight by split decision. [3]

Meijer faced Gina Weerdenburg on July 10, 2021, at Enfusion 101. She won the bout by unanimous decision. [4]

Meijer became WAKO World Champion in 2021 in the B-division. [5] This enabled her to qualify for the 2022 World Games. [6] Ahead of the 2022 World Games, she competed at the Enfusion Gala at the MartiniPlaza. [6] At the aforementioned World Games, in the bronze medal match, she lost to Virve Vanhakoski. [7]

Enfusion bantamweight champion

Meijer faced Anique Hilgerink for the women's openweight title, at Enfusion 116 on November 19, 2022. She won the title by unanimous decision to become the inaugural openweight champion. [8]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional

Amateur

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing Record
7 Wins (0 (T)KOs), 0 Loss, 0 Draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2023-06-17Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charon PurperhartEnfusion 124 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-05-16Win Flag of Morocco.svg Ibtissam Kassrioui Enfusion 122 Wuppertal, Germany Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Defends the Enfusion Women's Openweight Championship.
2022-12-16Win Flag of Morocco.svg Ibtissam Kassrioui Enfusion 117 Dubai, UAE Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-11-19Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anique HilgerinkEnfusion 116 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins the inaugural Enfusion Women's Openweight Championship.
2021-07-10Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gina WeerdenburgEnfusion 101 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2021-06-11Win Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krstić Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2 Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Split)33:00
2020-10-09Win Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marian ScheideggerEnfusion Cage Events 4 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2022-07-14Loss Flag of Finland.svg Virve VanhakoskiWorld Games 2022, Bronze Medal Fight Birmingham, Alabama, USA Decision (3:0)32:00
2022-07-13Loss Flag of Slovakia.svg Alexandra FilipovaWorld Games 2022, Semifinals Birmingham, Alabama, USA Decision (3:0)32:00
2022-07-13Win Flag of the United States.svg Amanda GinskiWorld Games 2022, Quarterfinals Birmingham, Alabama, USA Decision (2:1)32:00
2021-10-Win Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra KrstićWAKO World Championships 2021, Final Jesolo, Italy Decision (3:0)32:00
Wins the 2021 WAKO World Championship -70kg Gold Medal.
2021-10-Win Flag of Finland.svg Virve VanhakoskiWAKO World Championships 2021, Semifinals Jesolo, Italy Decision (2:1)32:00
2021-10-Win Flag of Italy.svg Nicole CarassitiWAKO World Championships 2021, Quarterfinals Jesolo, Italy Decision (3:0)32:00
2021-09-Loss Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra KrstićWAKO 26th Hungarian World Cup, Semifinals Budapest, Hungary Decision (2:1)32:00
Wins the 26th WAKO Hungarian World Cup -70kg Silver Medal.
2021-09-Win Flag of Israel.svg Polina GrossmanWAKO 26th Hungarian World Cup, Semifinals Budapest, Hungary Decision (3:0)32:00
2021-04-Win Flag of Turkey.svg Guluzar KaraWAKO 6th Turkish Open European Cup, Final Ankara, Turkey Decision (2:1)32:00
2021-04-Win Flag of Turkey.svg Nursefa BahramWAKO 6th Turkish Open European Cup, Semifinals Ankara, Turkey Decision (3:0)32:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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