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Chinese kickboxer

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • International Professional Combat Council
    • IPCC Muay Thai Bantamweight World Championship (59 kg)
  • World Championship Muay Thai
    • WCK Super Bantamweight World Championship
  • Wu Ling Fen
    • WLF Muay Thai Bantamweight World Championship
  • Kunlun Fight
    • Kunlun Fight Mulan 61.5 kg Mulan Tournament Runner up

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing record
33 wins (14 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
22 Oct 2018 Win France Mallaury Kalachnikoff Kunlun Fight 78 Tongling, China Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 33-2
13 May 2018 Win France Aurélie Froment Kunlun Fight 74 Jinan, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 32-2
11 Mar 2018 Win France Laëtitia Madjene Kunlun Fight 70 Sanya, Hainan, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 31-2
17 Dec 2017 Win Italy Paola Cappucci Kunlun Fight 68 Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 30-2
15 May 2017 Loss Morocco Anissa Haddaoui Kunlun Fight 64 Chongqing, China Decision (Ext. Round) 4 3:00 29-2
Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament Final.
14 May 2017 Win Belgium Anke Van Gestel Kunlun Fight 61 Sanya, Hainan, China Decision (Ext. Round) 4 3:00 29-1
Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament Semi Final.
23 Apr 2017 Win Brazil Juliana Werner Kunlun Fight 60 Guizhou, China TKO 2 ? 28-1
Mulan 51.5 kg Tournament Quarter Final.
30 Oct 2016 Win Greece Korina Papachrysanthou Kunlun Fight 54 Wuhan, China TKO (Punches) 1 ? 27-1
10 Sep 2016 Win Belgium Nathalie Visschers Kunlun Fight 51 Fuzhou, China TKO (Punches) 3 ? 26-1
5 Jun 2016 Win Indonesia Shana Lammers Kunlun Fight 45 Chengdu, China TKO (Punches) 2 ? 25-1
26 Apr 2016 Win Netherlands Rachel Adamus Kunlun Fight 43 Zhoukou, China TKO (Punches) 3 ? 24-1
23 Jan 2016 Win Portugal Marisa Pires Kunlun Fight 37 Sanya, China TKO (Punches) 2 ? 23-1
30 Nov 2015 Win England Vicky Church WCK Muay Thai: USA vs China Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TKO (Punches) 2 ? 22-1
28 Oct 2015 Win Germany Michaela Michl Kunlun Fight 32 Dazhou, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 21-1
3 Jan 2015 Win Russia Irina Mazepa Kunlun Fight 15 Nanjing, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 20-1
4 Dec 2014 Win Italy Emily Wahby Kunlun Fight 14 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 19-1
For the WLF 60 kg World Title.
13 Sep 2014 Win Belarus Masha Valent Kunlun Fight 10 Minsk, Belarus KO (Tornado Kick) 3 ? 18-1
For the IPCC Muay Thai title.
7 Jun 2014 Win United States Ciara Irvine WCK Muay Thai Temecula, California, United States Decision (Unanimous) 3 ? 17-1
WCK Super Bantamweight Tournament Final.
7 Jun 2014 Win Canada Lindsay Ball WCK Muay Thai Temecula, California, United States TKO 2 2:55 16-1
WCK Super Bantamweight Tournament Semi Final.
27 Apr 2014 Win Brazil Taina Kunlun Fight 4 Manila, Philippines TKO (Punches) 3 ? 15-1
30 Mar 2014 Win Netherlands Marloes Merza Kunlun Fight 3 Harbin, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-1
18 Jan 2014 Loss Netherlands Jemyma Betrian Wu Lin Feng Hubei, China Decision (Etr. Round) 4 3:00 13-1
3 May 2013 Win Belarus Ekaterina Vandaryeva C3: King of Fighters Xichang, China TKO (Punches) 3 ? 13-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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