Lara Fernandez

Last updated

Lara Fernandez
Born1996 (age 2728)
Toledo, Spain
Nickname"Sekmeth", "Pizza Power"
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8 st 7 lb)
Division Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Style Kickboxing
Muay thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Coria del Rio, Spain
TeamLone Wolf Fight Team [2]
TrainerJaime Cantos
Kickboxing record
Total61
Wins41
Losses17
Draws3

Lara Fernandez (born 1996) is a Spanish Muay Thai kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. She is the reigning WBC Muaythai World Flyweight Champion [3] and the reigning ISKA World Super Featherweight champion. [4]

Contents

Biography

Early career

Fernadez began training in kickboxing when she was 14. She is a supporter of Real Betis, and she credits the club with helping raise her popularity. [5]

Fernandez faced Saskia D'Effremo for the vacant ISKA World Super Featherweight (−56.4 kg) championship at Fight Night III on November 5, 2016. [6] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [7]

Fernandez faced Gloria Peritore at War of Titans on September 23, 2017. [8] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [9]

Fernandez faced Maribel de Sousa at Masters Series V on November 11, 2017. [10] She won the fight by unanimous decision. [11]

At Enfusion 68, held on June 9, 2018, Fernandez challenged Iman Barlow for the Enfusion 54 kg title. Fernandez lost the fight by a unanimous decision. [12] During Enfusion 72, held on October 6, 2018, she lost a unanimous decision against Lizzie Largillière, despite rallying in the last two rounds. [13]

Fernandez faced Maite Botella for the FEKM Spanish (−53 kg) Championship at Xtreme Fight Show on June 23, 2018. [14] She won the fight by unanimous decision. [15]

Fernandez was booked to face Lilit Dallakyan at Mix Fight 42 on July 17, 2019. [16] She won the fight by a unanimous decision. [17]

Fernandez won the vacant ISKA World K-1 Rules Super Featherweight title on November 30, 2019, with a unanimous decision win over Kelly Denoiko. [18]

At WLF World Cup 2019-2020 Final, held on January 11, 2020, she faced Li Mingrui. She won the fight by a unanimous decision. [19]

Fernandez faced Grace Spicer for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Flyweight title at Combat Fight Series 4 on March 9, 2020. [20] Fernandez won the fight by a closely contested unanimous decision after five rounds. [21]

Fernandez was scheduled to fight Amy Pirnie for the Lion Fight super-flyweight Championship at Lion Fight 68 on August 22, 2021. [22] She lost the fight by split decision. [23]

ONE Championship

On May 4, 2022, it was announced that Fernandez signed with ONE Championship. [24]

Fernandez made her promotional debut against the ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World champion Janet Todd for the interim ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship on July 22, 2022, at ONE 159. [25] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [26]

Fernandez faced Dangkongfah Banchamek on December 3, 2022, at ONE 164. [27] She won the bout via split decision. [28]

Fernandez faced Supergirl Jaroonsak on August 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 13, losing the bout via unanimous decision. [29]

Fernandez faced Yu Yau Pui on March 9, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 20. [30] At weigh-ins, Pui failed hydration, with their bout negotiationed at a catchweight of 118.5 lbs. [31] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [32]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur

Professional

Awards

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai & Kickboxing record
41 wins, 17 losses, 3 draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2024-03-09Loss Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yu Yau Pui ONE Fight Night 20 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-08-05Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Supergirl Jaroonsak ONE Fight Night 13 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-07-15Loss Flag of Thailand.svg Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom ONE Fight Night 12 Bangkok, Thailand TKO (Referee stoppage/Punches)10:26
2022-12-03Win Flag of Thailand.svg Dangkongfah Banchamek ONE 164: Pacio vs. Brooks Pasay, Philippines Decision (Split)33:00
2022-07-22Loss Flag of the United States.svg Janet Todd ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous)53:00
For the interim ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship.
2021-08-22Loss Flag of Scotland.svg Amy Pirnie Lion Fight 68 Glasgow, Scotland Decision (Split)53:00
For the Lion Fight Super Flyweight Championship .
2020-03-09Win Flag of England.svg Grace Spicer Combat Fight Series 4 London, England Decision (Unanimous)52:00
Wins the vacant WBC Muaythai World Flyweight (112 lbs) Championship .
2020-01-11Win Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Mingrui WLF World Cup 2019-2020 Final Zhuhai, China Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-11-30Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kelly DaniokoK-1 ISKA Brussels, Belgium Decision (Unanimous)52:00
Wins the ISKA World Oriental rules Super Featherweight (−59 kg) Championship .
2019-07-17Win Flag of Armenia.svg Lilit DallakyanMix Fight 42 Yerevan, Armenia Decision (Unanimous)52:00
2018-06-23Win Flag of Spain.svg Maite BotellaXtreme Fight Show Mérida, Spain Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins the FEKM Spanish (−53 kg) Championship .
2018-10-06Loss Flag of France.svg Lizzie Largillière Enfusion 72 Madrid, Spain Decision (Unanimous)52:00
2018-06-09Loss Flag of England.svg Iman Barlow Enfusion 68 Newcastle, England Decision (Unanimous)52:00
For the Enfusion 54 kg Championship .
2017-11-11Win Flag of Spain.svg Maribel de SousaMasters Series V Bilbao, Spain Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2017-09-23Loss Flag of Italy.svg Gloria Peritore War Of Titans Barcelona, Spain Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2017-03-04Loss Flag of Portugal.svg Rita CarvalhoKryssing World Serie Seville, Spain Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2016-11-05Loss Flag of Germany.svg Saskia D'EffremoFight Night III Singen, Germany Decision (Unanimous)53:00
For the vacant ISKA World Super Featherweight (−56.4 kg) Title.
2015-11-06Loss Flag of Spain.svg Estela GarcíaHGH Promotions Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain Decision (Unanimous)53:00
2011-11-16Loss Flag of England.svg Sophie HawkswellHGH Promotions Leeds, England Decision (Unanimous)53:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Muay Thai & Kickboxing record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2022-02-18Loss Flag of Russia.svg Victoria Kuvikina2022 IFMA European Championship, Semi Final Bangkok, Thailand Decision (30:27)33:00
Wins 2022 IFMA European Championship -54kg Bronze Medal.
2021-12-10Loss Flag of Italy.svg Sveva Melillo2021 IFMA World Championship, Semi Final Bangkok, Thailand Decision (29:28)33:00
Wins 2021 IFMA World Championship -54kg Bronze Medal.
2021-12-09Win Flag of Poland.svg Gabriela Kuzawinska2021 IFMA World Championship, Quarter Final Bangkok, Thailand Decision (30:27)33:00
2021-12-08Win Flag of Belarus.svg Valeryia Novikava2021 IFMA World Championship, Round of 16 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (30:24)33:00
2016-03-09Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Natasha HingleyThe Prodigy Birmingham, England Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-12-06Loss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tamara FallonRising Up 5 Manchester, England Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2014-11-08Loss Flag of England.svg Lubena Jane IskeMuaythai Mayhem England
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

List of female kickboxers

Related Research Articles

Alexis Rufus is an English Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Having turned professional in 2005, Rufus is a two-time European and five-time world champion.

Superbon Singha Mawynn, also known as Superbon Banchamek, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Bangkok. He is currently signed to ONE Championship. Superbon is the 2016 Kunlun Fight World Max Tournament Champion and 2018 Enfusion Live 76 8-Man Tournament Champion. As of September 2022, Combat Press ranks him as the #1 lightweight and #2 pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world,. As of May, 2023, Beyond Kick ranks him as the second best lightweight and # 2 pound-for-pound kickboxer. As of October 20, 2022, he is ranked #1 in the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai rankings.

Iman Barlow is a professional English female kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter.

Meryem Uslu is a German female kickboxer who has fought for the Glory kickboxing title against Tiffany van Soest. She is the former Wu Lin Feng World 55 kg champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anissa Meksen</span> Algerian-French kickboxer

Anissa Meksen is an Algerian-French kickboxer, currently signed with ARES Fighting Championship, while most recently competing for ONE Championship. She is the reigning ISKA World K1 Bantamweight champion, reigning WAKO World K1 Bantamweight champion, former two-time Glory Super Bantamweight champion, former WPMF World Muay Thai Flyweight champion, and former French, European, and World Savate champion.

Amy Pirnie is a Scottish Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer, who has most recently competed with Yokkao and Enfusion. She is the reigning Lion Fight super-flyweight champion, and the reigning ISKA strawweight world champion.

Ruth Ashdown is an English retired muay thai fighter who competed professionally from 2007 to 2018. She is the former WBC Muaythai world flyweight and super-bantamweight champion, as well as the former WBC Muaythai International and Diamond champion. She is one of just five diamond belt holders in the world.

Franck Gross is a French kickboxer who has been professionally competing since 2011. He is the current WAKO Bantamweight World K1 Champion and the current ISKA Oriental Rules Featherweight champion.

Cristina Morales Martin is a Spanish kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA Atomweight K1 World Champion, and the former Enfusion 52 kg World Champion.

Bernise Alldis is an English kickboxer and mixed martial artist who has been professionally competing since 2003.

Lizzie Largillière is a French kickboxer. She is the current ISKA World Kickboxing Super Flyweight champion.

Chiara Vincis is an Italian kickboxer and the current ISKA World Featherweight Freestyle champion.

Martine Michieletto is an Italian muay thai kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA featherweight K-1 champion and the former WKU featherweight muay thai champion.

Akram Hamidi is a French-Algerian kickboxer and muay thai fighter. He is the current ISKA World K-1 rules flyweight champion and the former WKN European and WBC Muaythai International Bantamweight champion.

Anne Line Hogstad is a Norwegian kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter competing in the Atomweight and Strawweight divisions.

Diogo Calado is a Portuguese kickboxer and rapper who began practicing Shito-Ryu Karate at the age of 7. He is now a full-time Muay Thai kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2008. He is a former Enfusion -75 kg World champion.

Gloria Peritore is an Italian kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. She is the current ISKA World Flyweight Kickboxing and Oriental Rules champion. As of October 2022, she is ranked as the tenth best pound-for-pound women's kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.

Ryan Sheehan is an Irish Muay Thai fighter. He is the current WBC Muaythai World Super Bantamweight and ISKA Muay Thai World Bantamweight champion.

Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf is a French Muay thai kickboxer. As of May 2023, he is ranked as the sixth-best light heavyweight muay thai fighter in the world by Combat Press.

Antonia Prifti is a Greek kickboxer. She is the current K-1 Flyweight champion.

References

  1. "Lara Fernandez". fightrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "lonewolf_coriadelrio". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "WBC Female World Rankings - April 2020". wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Kickboxing Champions". iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "Lara Fernández, an almost invisible world champion". archyde.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "Nacht der Kämpfer im Singener Süden". suedkurier.de. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. "Triumph der Lokalmatadore bei Singener Fight Night". suedkurier.de. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. "Lara Fernández se enfrentará a Gloria Peritore el próximo 23 de septiembre en War Of Titans. ¿Te lo vas a perder?". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. "Lara Fernández y Gloria Peritore protagonizaron uno de los combates de la noche en War Of Titans". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. Ruperez, Borja (7 November 2017). "Noticias Kick Boxing: Lara Fernández: de War Of Titans a Masters Series V". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. Ruperez, Borja (20 November 2017). "El sueño de triunfar en Tailandia". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. "Enfusion 68 Results from Newcastle". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. "Enfusion 72 Results from Madrid". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. "La Campeona de España de Muay Thai Maite Botella competirá por el título profesional el próximo sábado en Mérida". noveldadeportes.es. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  15. "Maite Botella lucha por el título profesional femenino FEKM de Muay Thai". noveldadigital.es. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  16. "Mix Fight 42 Fight Card". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  17. "Una camiseta del Betis en un combate de Muay Thai en Armenia". eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  18. "La toledana Lara Fernández, campeona mundial de Muay Thai K1-ISKA". encastillalamancha.es. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  19. "World Champion Lara Fernandez Defends Title in China Debut". iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  20. Ruperez, Borja. "Lara Fernández prepares for WOT II: "I feel much stronger and more confident than ever"". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  21. "Lara Fernández gana en Londres el título mundial WBC Muay Thai". marca.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  22. "Four Title Bouts Confirmed For LION FIGHT 68 In Glasgow". fightrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  23. Tatum, Rob. "Lion Fight 68 Results: Pirnie, Peacock, Baars and Abdurahman Victorious". combatpress.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  24. Imperial, Ben (4 May 2022). "ONE Championship Signs WBC & ISKA Muay Thai Champion Lara Fernandez". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  25. Barrasso, Justin (26 May 2022). "Breaking: ONE 159 co-main event pits Janet Todd against Lara Fernandez for interim Atomweight Muay Thai title". si.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  26. Pekios, Craig (22 July 2022). "Janet Todd makes history as two-sport ONE world champion with unanimous decision over Lara Fernandez". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. Ben Coate (11 November 2022). "Full Card Revealed For ONE 164: Pacio Vs. Brooks On December 3". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  28. "Sangiao, Khalilov, Meng Score Finishes On ONE 164 Lead Card". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  29. Pekios, Craig (5 August 2023). "ONE Fight Night 13 results: Anna Jaroonsak displays technical mastery in dominant win over Lara Fernandez". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  30. "Jackie Buntan, Jihin Radzuan Among Stars Added To All-Women's ONE Fight Night 20 Card on March 8". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  31. "ONE Fight Night 20: Todd vs. Phetjeeja Weigh-In Results and Video". Combat Press. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  32. Goyder, James (9 March 2024). "Hongkonger Yu announces herself on world stage with dominant ONE Championship win". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  33. "Lara Fernández, Bronze In The Muay Thai World Championships". sportzshala.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  34. "World Championships 2021". ifmalive.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  35. Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press 2020 Kickboxing Awards: Female Fighter of the Year – Hinata Terayama". combatpress.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.