Elhem Mekhaled

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Elhem Mekhaled
Born (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33)
NationalityFrench
Other namesThe Diamond
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-featherweight
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights14
Wins14
Wins by KO2
Losses1

Elhem Mekhaled (born 7 February 1991) is a French professional boxer. She has held the European female super-featherweight title since 2018 and also held the WBC interim female super-featherweight title in 2019.

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Professional career

Mekhaled made her professional debut on 12 November 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Jacinthe Berenguer at the Palais des Sports René-Bougnol in Montpellier, France. [2]

She began 2017 with two PTS victories—Valentina Keri in January [3] and Bilitis Gaucher in February [4] —before defeating Wendy Vincent via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) for the vacant French female super-featherweight title on 17 March at the Salle La Cotonne in Saint-Étienne, France. [5]

After six more wins, including two defences of her French title, Mekhaled defeated Marina Sakharov via ninth-round TKO, capturing the vacant European female super-featherweight title on 22 December 2018 at the Palais des Sports Jean Capievic in her home town of Vaulx-en-Velin. [6]

In her next fight she faced Danila Ramos for the vacant WBC interim female super-featherweight title on 16 March 2019 at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Mekhaled captured her first world title, albeit an interim version, via ten-round unanimous decision (UD). Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and the third scored it 96–94. [7]

On 8 September 2020, it was announced that Mekhaled had signed a managerial contract with MTK Global. [8]

Professional boxing record

15 fights14 wins1 loss
By knockout20
By decision111
By disqualification10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Loss14-1 Flag of the United States.svg Alycia Baumgardner UD124 Feb 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
14Win14–0 Flag of Poland.svg Karina KopinskaUD628 Dec 2019 Flag of France.svg Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
13Win13–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Gabriella MezeiDQ615 Nov 2019 Flag of France.svg AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
12Win12–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Danila RamosUD1016 Mar 2019 Flag of Spain.svg W Hotel, Barcelona, SpainWon vacant WBC interim female super-featherweight title
11Win11–0 Flag of France.svg Marina SakharovTKO9 (10)22 Dec 2018 Flag of France.svg Palais des Sports Jean Capievic, Vaulx-en-Velin, FranceWon vacant European female super-featherweight title
10Win10–0 Flag of France.svg Elise BussierePTS69 Jul 2018 Flag of France.svg Salle Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
9Win9–0 Flag of Poland.svg Karina KopinskaPTS628 Apr 2018 Flag of Bahrain.svg Art Rotana Hotel, Manama, Bahrain
8Win8–0 Flag of Serbia.svg Nina PavlovicPTS631 Mar 2018 Flag of France.svg Salle Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
7Win7–0 Flag of France.svg Marion MontanariUD810 Feb 2018 Flag of France.svg Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, FranceRetained French female super-featherweight title
6Win6–0 Flag of France.svg Cindy DehouxUD812 Oct 2017 Flag of France.svg Sud de France Arena, Montpellier, FranceRetained French female super-featherweight title
5Win5–0 Flag of France.svg Pauline LecontePTS68 Apr 2017 Flag of France.svg Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
4Win4–0 Flag of France.svg Wendy VincentTKO4 (8)17 Mar 2017 Flag of France.svg Salle La Cotonne, Saint-Étienne, FranceWon vacant French female super-featherweight title
3Win3–0 Flag of France.svg Bilitis GaucherPTS617 Feb 2017 Flag of France.svg Gabriel Rouchon, L'Étrat, France
2Win2–0 Flag of Serbia.svg Valentina KeriPTS414 Jan 2017 Flag of France.svg COSEC Champ Fleuri, Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
1Win1–0 Flag of France.svg Jacinthe BerenguerPTS412 Nov 2016 Flag of France.svg Palais des Sports René-Bougnol, Montpellier, France

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References

  1. "Boxing record for Elhem Mekhaled". BoxRec .
  2. "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Jacinthe Berenguer". BoxRec . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Valentina Keri". BoxRec . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Bilitis Gaucher". BoxRec . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Wendy Vincent". BoxRec . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. "Le sacre de Mekhaled imagé". Fédération Française de Boxe (in French). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. Lourenço, Gerson (19 March 2019). "Danila Ramos perde luta no título mundial". O Diário de Mogi (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. "Elhem Mekhaled Aligns Herself With MTK Global". BoxingScene.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ségolène Lefebvre
French female super-featherweight champion
17 March 2017 – November 2018
Vacant
Title next held by
Cindy Dehoux
Vacant
Title last held by
Katharina Thanderz
European super-featherweight champion
22 December 2018 – present
Incumbent
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Myriam Chomaz
WBC female super-featherweight champion
Interim title

16 March 2019 – October 2019
Vacant
Title next held by
Katharina Thanderz