Sabriye Şengül
Sabriye Şengül (born 12 November 1988) is a Turkish female professional boxer and world champion kickboxer. She competes also in mixed martial arts event.[1]
| Sabriye Şengül | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1988 Şalpazarı, Trabzon, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 57.0 kg (125.7 lb; 8.98 st) |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA |
| Fighting out of | Trabzon, Turkey |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
Last updated on: 19 June 2022 | |
Martial Arts career
Sabriye Şengül was born in Trabzon, northern Turkey on 12 November 1988. Her sports career began with playing handball. Upon her coach's advice, she switched over to boxing in 2006. She won three Turkish Boxing Championship titles.[1]
In 2016, she became world champion in 57 kg kickboxing winning over Belgian Vanessa de Waelle by points at the WKU World Title Fight in Kickboxing with Knie held in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] She won the world champion title for the second time defeating Austrian Christin Fedller at the ISKA Vendetta Professional World Kickboxing Championships in Vienna, Austria in 2018.[3]
By April 2017, she signed for the flyweight division of the mixed martial arts event Bellator MMA.[4] At her first fight for Bellator London 2 in November 2019, she lost to Dutch Denise Kielholtz by Americana submission in 32 seconds in the first round.[5]
Şengül participated at Survivor Turkey's 2019 season.[5]
By June 2021, she fought in a MMA game against French Mona Ftouhi in Dubai, UAE, and won by points decision.[6]
Şengül is scheduled to face Keri Taylor-Melendez on November 17, 2023 at Bellator 301.[7]
Mixed martial arts record
| 6 matches | 3 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 3–3 | Mena Mohamed Abdallah | TKO (punches) | UAE Warriors 40 | March 19, 2023 | 1 | 3:58 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Hassna Gaber | Decision (unanimous) | UAE Warriors 29 | March 27, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Antonia Prifti | TKO (head kick and punches) | Vendetta 24 | January 29, 2022 | 2 | 0:18 | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Win | 2–1 | Martina Gemrani | Submission | Vendetta 21 | July 3, 2021 | 1 | 3:10 | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mona Ftouhi | Decision (unanimous) | UAE Warriors 19 | June 18, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Denise Kielholtz | Submission (americana) | Bellator London 2 | November 23, 2019 | 1 | 0:32 | London, England |
References
- "Sabriye Şengül kimdir ve kaç yaşında? Kafes dövüşüne girmişti!". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "WKU World Title Fight Istanbul! -60Kg Kickboxing with Knie". WKU World. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Sabriye Şengül, Dünya şampiyonu oldu Kaynak: Sabriye Şengül, Dünya şampiyonu oldu". Szcü (in Turkish). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- Raimondi, Marc (28 April 2017). "Bellator boosts women's flyweight division with six new signings". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Survivor Sabriye Şengül, kafes dövüşünde rakibine 32 saniye dayanabildi". Fanatik (in Turkish). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Sabriye Şengül, MMA'de bir ilke imza attı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Ex-champ Juliana Velasquez, Keri Melendez among new additions to Bellator 301 in Chicago". MMA Junkie. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- Sherdog.com. "Sabriye Şengül". Sherdog.
External links
- Sabriye Sengul at Bellator (archived)
- Professional MMA record for Sabriye Sengul from Sherdog