Martine_Michieletto

Martine Michieletto

Martine Michieletto

Italian kickboxer (born 1992)


Martine Michieletto (born 21 September 1992) is an Italian muay thai kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA featherweight K-1 champion and the former WKU featherweight muay thai champion.[3][4]

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As of October 2022, she is ranked as the sixth best pound-for-pound women's kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[5]

Martial arts career

ISKA and WKU champion

During Steko's Fight Night, Michieletto fought in a ten-round bout against Julia Irmen for the WKU Full Contact World title. Irmen won the fight and title by a unanimous decision.[6]

Michieletto faced Maribel de Sousa for the ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title at Muay Thai Time Vol. 2 on June 13, 2015. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[3][7] Michieletto then faced Estela Garcia for the WKU Featherweight title at Thai Boxe Mania on January 30, 2016. She once again won the fight by unanimous decision.[4]

Michieletto took part in the Iron Fight muay thai tournament, held at Iron Fight Vol3: Muay Thai Time on March 13, 2016.[8] Although she was able to overcome Chiara Vincis by unanimous decision in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, she lost to Veronica Vernocchi by a third-round technical knockout in the finals.[9] She rebounded from this loss with a unanimous decision over Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee at Muay Real Thai Fight on August 8, 2016.[10] After suffering a split decision loss to Saifah Sor Suparat on August 29, Michieletto won her next two fights against Nana Tsang on October 8, 2016 and Angelina Panza on January 28, 2017.[11]

Her two-fight win streak earned Michieletto the chance to challenge Denise Kielholtz for the Bellator Flyweight Kickboxing title at Bellator Kickboxing 5 on April 8, 2017.[12] Kielholtz retained her title by unanimous decision.[13]

Michieletto faced Alessia Greco at Evolution Fight on July 29, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[14][15] After she beat Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee by unanimous decision on August 8, 2017, Michieletto was booked to face Federica Sbaraglia at Petrosyan Mania on October 14, 2017. She won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[16]

Michieletto made her first WKU featherweight title defense against Elna Nilsson at Battle of Lund IX on November 18, 2017. She managed to win the fight by a split decision.[17]

Michieletto faced Irene Martens at Aspettando Petrosyan Mania on February 17, 2018, in her first fight of the year.[18] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[19] Michieletto then took part in the 2018 Fight Challenge featherweight tournament, held on March 10, 2018. She captured the tournament title after winning both her semifinal bout against Lorena Signetto and her final bout against Erika Vesan by unanimous decision.[20]

Martine Michieletto participated in the 2018 IFMA World Championships. She scored knockout wins over Lucia Krajčovič in the quarter-finals and Patricia Axling in the semifinals, both in the third round. In the finals of the 57 kg tournament she faced Anaëlle Angerville and won by a unanimous decision.[21][22]

Michieletto faced Gloria Peritore at Bellator Kickboxing 10 on July 14, 2018. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[23] Michieletto next faced Delphine Guénon at Petrosyanmania: Gold Edition on February 16, 2019.[24] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Michieletto made her first ISKA K-1 featherweight title defense against Veronica Vernocchi on the May 25, 2019, Oktagon event.[26] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[27] After retaining her championship, Michieletto faced Shanelle Dyer for the WMF Featherweight title at Evolution Fight on December 21, 2019.[28] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[29]

Michieletto made her second ISKA K-1 title defense against Patricia Axling at Road to Lion Fight: Sofokleus vs. Carrara on August 29, 2020.[30] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[31] Michieletto made her third ISKA K-1 title defense against Ella Maria Grapperhaus at Antares Fight Night 2 on July 9, 2022.[32] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

ONE Championship

During ONE on TNT 4, Chatri Sityodtong announced that Michieletto would face former GLORY Super Bantamweight Champion Anissa Meksen in a strawweight kickboxing bout on May 28, 2021 at ONE Championship: Empower. The event featured the first ever all-female fight card in ONE Championship.[34] Michieletto was later replaced by Cristina Morales.[35]

Michieletto made her third ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title defense against Ella Maria Grapperhaus at Antares Fight Night on July 9, 2022.[36] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[37]

Michieletto faced Amber Kitchen at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 10, 2023.[38] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[39]

Michieletto was expected to make her fourth ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title defense against Anta Sanchez at OKTAGON on November 18, 2023.[40] She withdrew from the bout on November 2, after suffering an injury in training.[41]

Michieletto faced Jackie Buntan on March 9, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 20.[42] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[43]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur

Professional

  • International Sport Karate Association
    • ISKA World K-1 Featherweight Championship (One time, current)[3]
  • World Kickboxing and Karate Union
    • WKU World Featherweight Muay Thai Championship (One time, former)[4]
      • One successful title defense[17]
  • World MuayThai Federation
    • WMF World Featherweight Muay Thai Championship (One time, current)[29]

Fight record

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See also


References

  1. "Martine Michieletto". awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Allenamento Atleti PRO". fightingclub.org. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. "Arti Marziali: Martine Michieletto vince anche in Svezia". aostasports.it. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. "Kickbox-Weltmeisterin Julia Irmen: Die letzte Klappe". abendzeitung-muenchen.de. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. "Michieletto sogna l'Oktagon"Vado a Genova per vincere"". lastampa.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. "Michieletto conquistala patria della thai boxe". lastampa.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. "Arti marziali: Thai Boxe, Martine Michiletto". aostasports.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. "Michieletto senza rivali, Sbaraglia cede per KO". lastampa.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. di Orlando, Bonserio. "Vittoria ai punti per Martine Michieletto in "Aspettando PetrosyanMania 2018"". aostasera.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. "Petrosyan Mania : Delphine Guénon à l'affiche". headkicknews.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. "Martine Michieletto illumina Petrosyan Mania". aostasera.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  12. Giovagnoli, Fabrizio. "Martine Michieletto ha battuto Ella Maria Grapperhaus". theshieldofsports.news. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. Colombo, Guido. "Anissa Meksen to Face Martine Michieletto at ONE Championship: Empower". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  14. "Martine Michieletto Vince L'antares Fight Night Ed È Imbattuta Dal 2017". sportbusinessmanagement.it. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  15. Reese, James (6 April 2023). "Exclusive | Amber Kitchen Vs. Martine Michieletto Scheduled for ONE Fight Night 11". combatsportsuk.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  16. "A Bangkok Martine Michieletto centra l'impresa". rainews.it. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  17. Belli, Alessio (17 October 2023). "Martine Michieletto: il ritorno sul ring nell'evento Oktagon 2023". TAG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  18. Auletta, Francesco (2 November 2023). "Martine Michieletto salterà Oktagon Torino il 18 novembre". www.theshieldofsports.news (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  19. "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.
  20. "Thai boxe: La valdostana Michieletto oro ai Tafisa World 2016". aostasports.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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