Wang Kehan

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Wang Kehan
Born汪柯菡
15 November 1995
Mudanjiang, China
Nickname(s)Chaoqi
Nationality Chinese
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Division Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Lightweight
Style Sanda, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Barcelona, Spain
TeamKyshenko PRO Team [2] [3]
TrainerArtur Kyshenko
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total35
Wins33
By knockout14
Losses2
Other information
UniversityZhengzhou University [4]

Wang Kehan (born 15 November 1995) is a Chinese Sanda kickboxer, who has spent the majority of her career fighting under the banner of Kunlun Fight in her native China.

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Between July 2018 [5] and April 2019 [6] she was ranked #6 woman in the world and #5 between June 2019 [7] and March 2020 [8] by Combat Press. Combat Press has continually ranked her in the top ten since ranking her #4 in November 2016, [9] before dropping her from the rankings in April 2020 due to inactivity. [10]

She is the former IPCC Muay Thai World Champion, WCK Muay Thai and Wu Lin Feng Muay Thai Champion. [11]

Background

Kehan's martials arts career began in 2005, when she began training Wushu Sanda. In 2010 she began training with the national team, but suffered an injury in 2012, which sidelined her for the remainder of the year. After a successful recovery, she decided to transition to kickboxing.[ citation needed ]

Kickboxing career

In 2013, Wang Kehan fought against Ekaterina Vandaryeva during C3: King of Fighters. She won the fight in the third round by TKO. [12]

After dropping an extra round decision to Jemyma Betrian, she scored a decision win over Marloes Merza [13] [14] and a TKO win over Taina. [15] [16] [17] She would then enter the WCK Super Bantamweight tournament. Kehan TKO'd Lindsay Ball in the semi-finals, [18] and won a unanimous decision over Ciara Irvine to win her first major title. [19] [20]

In her next fight she faced Masha Valent during Kunlun Fight 10. She won by a tornado kick to clinch the IPCC Muay Thai title. [21]

In the following fight Kehan fought Emily Wahby for the WLF 60 kg World Title. She won a unanimous decision, to win her third title in a row. [22] [23]

Over the next two years, Kehan won her next 7 fights in a row, with notable wins over Irina Mazepa [24] and Vicky Church. She then entered the Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament. In the quarter-finals she beat Juliana Werner by a 2nd-round TKO. [25] In the semi-finals she beat Anke Van Gestel by a unanimous decision after an extra round. [26] [27] In the finals she fought Anissa Haddaoui, and lost a unanimous decision, after an extra round. [28] [29]

After losing in the finals of the tournament, Kehan went on a four fight winning streak, with notable wins over Laëtitia Madjene [30] [31] and Mallaury Kalachnikoff. [32]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
33 wins (14 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
22 Oct 2018Win Flag of France.svg Mallaury Kalachnikoff Kunlun Fight 78 Tongling, China Decision (Majority)33:0033-2
13 May 2018Win Flag of France.svg Aurélie Froment Kunlun Fight 74 Jinan, China Decision (Unanimous)33:0032-2
11 Mar 2018Win Flag of France.svg Laëtitia Madjene Kunlun Fight 70 Sanya, Hainan, China Decision (Unanimous)33:0031-2
17 Dec 2017Win Flag of Italy.svg Paola Cappucci Kunlun Fight 68 Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous)33:0030-2
15 May 2017Loss Flag of Morocco.svg Anissa Haddaoui Kunlun Fight 64 Chongqing, China Decision (Ext. Round)43:0029-2
Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament Final.
14 May 2017Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anke Van Gestel Kunlun Fight 61 Sanya, Hainan, China Decision (Ext. Round)43:0029-1
Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament Semi-final.
23 Apr 2017Win Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana Werner Kunlun Fight 60 Guizhou, China TKO2 ?28-1
Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament Quarter-final.
30 Oct 2016Win Flag of Greece.svg Korina Papachrysanthou Kunlun Fight 54 Wuhan, China TKO (Punches)1 ?27-1
10 Sep 2016Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nathalie Visschers Kunlun Fight 51 Fuzhou, China TKO (Punches)3 ?26-1
5 Jun 2016Win Flag of Indonesia.svg Shana Lammers Kunlun Fight 45 Chengdu, China TKO (Punches)2 ?25-1
26 Apr 2016Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rachel Adamus Kunlun Fight 43 Zhoukou, China TKO (Punches)3 ?24-1
23 Jan 2016Win Flag of Portugal.svg Marisa Pires Kunlun Fight 37 Sanya, China TKO (Punches)2 ?23-1
30 Nov 2015Win Flag of England.svg Vicky ChurchWCK Muay Thai: USA vs China Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesTKO (Punches)2 ?22-1
28 Oct 2015Win Flag of Germany.svg Michaela Michl Kunlun Fight 32 Dazhou, China Decision (Unanimous)33:0021-1
3 Jan 2015Win Flag of Russia.svg Irina Mazepa Kunlun Fight 15 Nanjing, China Decision (Unanimous)33:0020-1
4 Dec 2014Win Flag of Italy.svg Emily Wahby Kunlun Fight 14 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous)33:0019-1
For the WLF 60 kg World Title.
13 Sep 2014Win Flag of Belarus.svg Masha Valent Kunlun Fight 10 Minsk, Belarus KO (Tornado Kick)3 ?18-1
For the IPCC Muay Thai title.
7 Jun 2014Win Flag of the United States.svg Ciara IrvineWCK Muay Thai Temecula, California, United StatesDecision (Unanimous)3 ?17-1
WCK Super Bantamweight Tournament Final.
7 Jun 2014Win Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lindsay BallWCK Muay Thai Temecula, California, United StatesTKO22:5516-1
WCK Super Bantamweight Tournament Semi-final.
27 Apr 2014Win Flag of Brazil.svg Taina Kunlun Fight 4 Manila, Philippines TKO (Punches)3 ?15-1
30 Mar 2014Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marloes Merza Kunlun Fight 3 Harbin, China Decision (Unanimous)33:0014-1
18 Jan 2014Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jemyma Betrian Wu Lin Feng Hubei, China Decision (Etr. Round)43:0013-1
3 May 2013Win Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Vandaryeva C3: King of Fighters Xichang, China TKO (Punches)3 ?13-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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