Dajenka Meijer

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Dajenka Meijer
Born (2001-10-24) October 24, 2001 (age 22)
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 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]

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