Sabriye Şengül
Turkish boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial arts fighter
| Sabriye Şengül | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 (age 35) 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 | 7 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
Last updated on: 19 June 2022 | |
Sabriye Şengül (born 12 November 1988) is a Turkish female professional boxer and world champion kickboxer. She also competes in mixed martial arts events.[1]
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 faced Keri Taylor-Melendez on November 17, 2023 at Bellator 301.[7] At weigh ins, Keri Taylor-Melendez weighed in at 126.6 pounds, .6 pounds over the flyweight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Taylor-Melendez was fined a percentage of her purse which went to Sengül.[8] She lost the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.[9]
Mixed martial arts record
| 7 matches | 3 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 3–4 | Keri Taylor-Melendez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 301 | November 17, 2023 | 2 | 2:06 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Catchweight (126.6 lb) bout; Taylor-Melendez missed weight. |
| 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
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Bellator 301 weigh-in results: Fighters on stacked main card hit marks in Chicago". MMA Junkie. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Bellator 301 video: Keri Melendez uses guillotine choke submission to remain undefeated". MMA Junkie. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Sabriye Şengül". Sherdog.
