Valérie Hénin
| Valérie Wiet-Henin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Valérie Hénin 15 November 1967 Nancy, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Division | Lightweight (kickboxing) Welterweight (boxing) |
| Style | Muay Thai, boxing, taekwondo |
| Rank | black belt in Taekwondo |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| By knockout | 21 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Valérie Hénin (born 15 November 1967) is a French boxer, kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. She is a former ISKA World Kickboxing champion and the former WIBF Welterweight boxing champion.[1][2]
Boxing
On Valerie Henin boxing debut she fought Mary Ann Almager in order to become a WIBF world Welterweight champion.[3][4]
On 16 June 2001, Henin fought Patricia Demick in Anchorage, Alaska, for the WIBF world Welterweight title.[5] The fight ended in a draw.
Personal life
Valerie Henin was married to kickboxer Orlando Wiet and had a daughter called Magda Wiet-Hénin a taekwondo Olympian.[6][7][8]
Championships and accomplishments
- 1994 ISKA World Kickboxing Champion
- 1996 WIBF world Welterweight title[9]
- 2000 European Taekwondo Championships bronze medal[10]
Professional boxing record
| 3 fights | 2 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Win | 1-0 |  Mary Ann Almager |
TKO | 9(10) | 3 November 1996 |  Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu |
Won Women's International Boxing Federation World Super Welterweight Title |
References
- ↑ Walker, DeArbea (22 February 2019). "They bullied Fredia Gibbs, but she turned their taunts into motivation to become a kickboxing champion". Inquirer.
- ↑ "Nancy / podcast. Valérie Hénin : les souvenirs de la pionnière nancéienne de la boxe". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
- ↑ "Does Disease Win With Morrison?". Los Angeles Times. 3 November 1996.
- ↑ "Ageless Foreman plods his way to another victory". products.kitsapsun.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ V, Rodrigo Retamal (16 September 2013). "La historia de la chilena que peleó el título mundial de boxeo 12 años antes que la "Crespa" Rodríguez". La Tercera.
- ↑ Cimiez, Alice (23 September 2015). "Valérie Hénin : punch de famille".
- ↑ "Wiet-Hénin et Da Costa, deux armes pour la Lorraine aux JO de Tokyo". France 3 Grand Est. 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "JO : Magda Wiet Henin, si maman si". Le Figaro. 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "HIV-Infected Morrison Knocks Out Rhode in First Round". AP NEWS.
- ↑ "Portrait. Valérie Hénin, championne du monde de kick-boxing, de full contact et de boxe anglaise, première femme au combat". www.estrepublicain.fr.
External links
- Boxing record for Valérie Hénin from BoxRec (registration required)
- Professional MMA record for Valerie Henin from Sherdog
- Valérie Hénin at IMDb
Categories:
- 1967 births
- French female taekwondo practitioners
- People from Nancy, France
- French female Muay Thai practitioners
- French female kickboxers
- Lightweight kickboxers
- French women boxers
- Welterweight boxers
- French savateurs
- International Boxing Federation champions
- French female mixed martial artists
- Living people
- 20th-century French sportswomen
- French martial arts biography stubs
- European taekwondo biography stubs
- Mixed martial arts biography stubs
- French boxing biography stubs
- Martial arts biography stubs