David Mejia (kickboxer)

David Mejía is a Colombian-born English-Spanish kickboxer.

David Mejia
BornJuan David Londoño Mejía
(1995-10-10) October 10, 1995
Medellin, Colombia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofLondon, England
TeamJames Toomey

As of July 2023 he was the #1 ranked -67.5 kg kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and #7 according to Beyond Kick.[1][2]

Career

On September 6, 2014, Mejia faced Adrian Maxim at the Fight Dreams event in Albacete Spain. He won the fight by decision.[3]

Titles and accomplishments
  • Kombat League
    • 2012 Kombat League K-1 Pro-Am Spain -64 kg Champion[4]
  • International Sport Karate Association
    • 2015 ISKA K-1 rules World -67 kg Champion[5][6]
    • 2015 ISKA Low Kick rules World -67 kg Champion[7]
  • Kickboxing Grand Prix
    • 2022 KGP World 63.5 kg Champion[8]

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing Record
61 Wins (18 (T)KO's), 16 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-10-07LossThailand Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9Glory 89Burgas, BulgariaDecision (Split)53:00
For the Glory Featherweight Championship.
2023-06-24WinChina Jia AoqiWu Lin Feng 539Tangshan, ChinaDecision33:00
2022-11-20WinGermany Dennis HaddadCombat Fight Series 10London, EnglandTKO (retirement)13:00
2022-04-03WinSlovakia Lukas MandinecKickboxing Grand PrixLondon, EnglandKO (Flying knee)22:41
Wins the KGP World -63.5kg title.
2021-06-11WinUnited Kingdom Andy TurlandCombat Fight Series 6London, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2020-03-22LossJapan Masaaki NoiriK-1 World GP 2020: K’Festa 3Saitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2020-02-08DrawSpain Mikel SortinoK-1 SLAMBilbao, SpainDecision33:00
2019-11-30LossThailand Tawanchai PK SaenchaimuaythaigymWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 6th Group StageZhengzhou, ChinaExt.R Decision (Split)43:00
2019-09-28WinChina Zhang WenshengWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 4th Group StageZhengzhou, ChinaTKO (Doctor Stoppage)20:30
2019-08-24WinNorway Simón SantanaFEA World GP OdessaOdesa, UkraineDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-07-27WinChina Li XingWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF -67kg World Cup 2019-2020 2nd Group StageZhengzhou, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-04-27WinSpain Khyzer HayatFight Dreams 6SpainDecision53:00
2019-01-19WinChina Ji XiangWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF World Cup FinalHaikou, ChinaDecision33:00
2018-12-01WinChina Liu YaningWu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup 2018-2019 6th RoundZhengzhou, ChinaDecision33:00
2018-10-06LossPortugal Diego FreitasWu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup 2018-2019 4th RoundShangqiu, ChinaExt.R Decision43:00
2018-09-06WinSpain Julian AriasFight Dreams 5Spain
2018-08-04LossTurkey Hasan ToyWu Lin Feng 2018: WLF -67kg World Cup 2018-2019 2nd RoundZhengzhou, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-06-02WinChina Xie LeiWu Lin Feng 2018: Yi Long VS SaiyokChongqing, ChinaExt.R Decision43:00
2018-03-10LossFrance Aiman Al RadhiFight Stadium 3, -67 kg Semi FinalFranceDecision33:00
2018-02-03WinArmenia Razmik GhulinyanK1 SLAMSpainDecision33:00
2017-11-12LossChina Yang ZhuoKunlun Fight 67 -66 kg World Championship, Semi FinalsSanya, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-11-12WinChina Sun ZhixiangKunlun Fight 67 -66 kg World Championship, Quarter FinalsSanya, ChinaKO
2017-09-06WinThailand Mac RakkongFight Dreams 4SpainKO (High Knee)
2017-08-27WinFrance Mohamed GalaouiKunlun Fight 65Qingdao, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-03-25LossFrance Eddy Nait SlimaniACB KB 9: Showdown in ParisParis, FranceDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-10-16WinMorocco Zakaria TijartiACB KB 8: Only The BravesHoofddorp, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-09-03WinMorocco Younes CheriffFight Dreams 3Spain
2016-07-22LossRussia Ilya SokolovTatneft CupKazan, RussiaExt.R Decision43:00
2016-05-21LossChina Lu JianboWu Lin fengChinaDecision33:00
2016-01-30LossFrance Cedrick PeynaudChampionnat du Monde de K1Paris, FranceDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Lost the ISKA K-1 rules World -67kg title.
2015-10-10LossMorocco Ilias BulaidEnfusion Live 32BelgiumDecision33:00
2015-09-06WinPortugal Carlos CorreiaFight Dreams 2SpainDecision33:00
2015-07-09WinRussia Dmitrii GrafovRussiaDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins the ISKA Low Kick rules World -67kg title.
2015-04-05WinGermany Lom-Ali EeskievTime FightBrussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-03-21WinFrance Kichima YattabareMeaux Fight IVFranceDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins the ISKA K-1 rules World -67kg title.
2014-12-06WinSpain Alejandro BonillaIron Kick Fight NightSpainDecision33:00
2014-09-06WinRomania Adrian MaximFight DreamsAlbacete, SpainDecision (split)33:00
2014-04WinBelgium Mathieu BernardBelgiumDecision33:00
2013-10-12WinSpain Avelino MolinaMAD FIGHTSpainDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-WinSpain Adam Martin AsaltoSpainDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-04-13WinSpain Gabi GinuSpainDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2012-11-17WinSpain Abdo TabakiHeroes IVSpainDecision32:00
2012-09-01WinSpain Jesus CabelloKombat LeagueSpainTKO4
Wins Kombat League Spain K-1 rules Pro-Am -64kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
  1. Kuhl, Dan. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2023". combatpress.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "Beyond Kick Rankings July 2023". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. "David Mejía superó a Adrian Maxim en un duelo igualado y espectacular". latribunadealbacete.es. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. "SPAIN - REPORT OF THE EVENT IN ALBACETE, September 1st. NATIONAL TITLE PRO-AM - Kombat League - Kickboxing - Muay Thai - MMA - Sanda - Karate - World Federation - FIOS - FMTI - Fight Sport - Fight Sport Channel".
  5. "Título Mundial ISKA Para David Mejía | SpaceBoxing".
  6. "Ceinture pour Gagny BARADJI mais pas pour Kichima YATTABARE".
  7. "David Mejia Vence en Rusia".
  8. "VIDEO Šialené KO z Londýna obletelo svet: Na akcii nechýbal ani slovenský borec!". sportky.zoznam.sk. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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