Iman Barlow
1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Super Bantamweight
Iman Barlow (born 14 April 1993) is a retired professional English female kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter.[3]
She is the former two time Enfusion 54 kg World champion with six successful title defenses, the former WRSA World champion, former Lion Fight Super Bantamweight champion.,[4] and the former WPMF World Bantamweight champion. She has fought Sofia Olofsson for the World Muaythai Council world title.[5][6]
In May 2020, Combat Press ranked her #3 female fighter in the world,[7] while WBC Muaythai ranked her #3 Super Bantamweight in the world in April 2020.[8]
In 2013 Awakening Fighters voted her Fighter of the Year, Inspirational Fighter of the Year and awarded her the Fight of the Year (vs. Filipa Correia).[9] In 2019 WBC Muaythai voted her the Female Fighter of the Year.[10]
Kickboxing career
Barlow began kickboxing at a young age, winning the IKF Junior British and European titles at just 9 years of age.
She made her professional debut in 2008, when she fought Evelina Adomulyte. She won the fight in the fourth round, by TKO due to punches. In the same year, she fought Denephar, and won a unanimous decision to clinch her first major honor, the S1 Bantamweight World title. She would later name Denephar as the best opponent she ever fought.[11]
Barlow fought Nathalie Visschers for the WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World title in 2009.[12] She won a unanimous decision.
Over the next four years she amassed a 12–1–1 record. Denephar would give Barlow her first professional loss, by a unanimous decision. During this time Barlow achieved notable wins over Meryem Uslu, Teresa Wintermyr, Amy Pirnie, and Mellony Geugjes.
This winning streak culminated in a chance to fight for the Enfusion 54 kg World title against Alexis Rufus. Barlow won a unanimous decision.[13] She would lose a split decision to Eva Naranjo in her first title defense.[14]
A year later she faced Maritzarda Hersisia for the Golden Belt Bantamweight World title. Barlow won the fight with a high kick knockout in the second round.[15] In the same year she defeated Linda Mancini to win the World Ring Sports Association Bantamweight belt, as well as winning a unanimous decision against Iman Ghbalou Chairi to once again win the Enfusion 54 kg World title.
She would subsequently enter the Enfusion K1 tournament.[16] After beating Simone van Dommelen, Samantha van Doorn and Marina Zueva, she faced Anissa Meksen in the finals. Meksen won the fight with a second-round knockout.
She defended her Enfusion title in a rematch with Samantha van Doorn, her second defense would be against Veronika Petríková, and the third against Ilsury Hendrikse.
She won a unanimous decision win over Jeri Sitzes to win the Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title,[17] and a unanimous decision win over Meryem Uslu to defend the Lion Fight title.[18]
In 2017 she scored a KO win over Therese Gunnarsson to win the Bantamweight Muay Thai Grand Prix.[19]
Barlow once against defended her Enfusion title, with a split decision win over Ashley Nichols.[20]
During Rumble of the Kings 18, she challenged Sofia Olofsson for the WMC Bantamweight World Championship. Olofsson won a unanimous decision.[21][22]
Barlow's next Enfusion 54 kg title defense came against Lara Fernandez. She won a unanimous decision.[23]
Barlow's eight Enfusion title defense came during Enfusion 82, when she fought Delphine Guénon. Barlow won a unanimous decision.[24]
In November 2019, Barlow fought Brooke Farrell for the WBC Muaythai International title[25] and won a unanimous decision.[26]
ONE Championship
Barlow was booked to face Daniela Lopez at ONE: Lights Out on March 11, 2022. She won the fight by doctor stoppage in the first round.[27]
Barlow faced Ekaterina Vandaryeva on March 25, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 8.[28] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[29]
Barlow announced her retirement from competition due to inactivity while contracted with the promotion.[30][31]
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur titles
- International Kickboxing Federation
- IKF 2002 Junior British Championship
- IKF 2002 Junior European Championship
- World Kickboxing Association
- WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship
- WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship
- World Games
- 2022 IFMA Muay Thai at the World Games -57 kg
[32]
- 2022 IFMA Muay Thai at the World Games -57 kg
- International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- 2021 IFMA World Championships −57 kg
- 2021 IFMA World Championships −57 kg
Professional titles
- World Kickboxing Association
- WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World Championship
- World Ring Sports Association
- WRSA 54 kg World Championship
- World Professional MuayThai Federation
- WPMF World Bantamweight Championship (One time, former)
- Lion Fight
- Lion Fight 54 kg World Championship (One time, current)
- One successful title defense
- Lion Fight 54 kg World Championship (One time, current)
- Enfusion
- Enfusion 54 kg World Championship (Two times, former)
- Six successful title defenses
- Record number of title defenses (6)
- Most consecutive title defenses (6)
- Longest serving Enfusion champion (1924 days)
- Six successful title defenses
- Enfusion 54 kg World Championship (Two times, former)
- World Boxing Council Muaythai
- WBC International Muaythai 54 kg World Championship (One time, current)
Kickboxing and Muay Thai record
97 wins (38 KOs), 6 losses, 3 draws | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2023-03-25 | Win | ![]() | ONE Fight Night 8 | Kallang, Singapore | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2022-12-03 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Addict League 3 | Leicester, England | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the Muay Thai Addict League World -55kg title. | ||||||||
2022-03-11 | Win | ![]() | ONE: Lights Out | Kallang, Singapore | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 1:39 | |
2021-10-09 | Win | ![]() | Road to ONE: Muay Thai Grand Prix | London, England | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the MTGP Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2019-11-30 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Grand Prix 32 | Melville, Australia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the WBC Muaythai Bantamweight International title. | ||||||||
2019-10-12 | Win | ![]() | A Night of Muay Thai VII | Melton Mowbray, England | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | ||
2019-04-13 | Win | ![]() | Eunfusion Live 82 | Orchies, France | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2018-11-10 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Grand Prix 21 | London, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-06-09 | Win | ![]() | Eunfusion Live 69 | Newcastle, England | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2018-04-14 | Win | ![]() | Dynamite Muay Thai - Dynamite NAKSOO Female Fight Tour: Melbourne 3.0 | Melbourne, Australia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2018-03-03 | Win | ![]() | A Night Of Muay Thai V | Melton Mowbray, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-11-25 | Loss | ![]() | Rumble of the Kings 18: Uprising | Gothenburg, Sweden | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For the WMC Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2017-10-14 | Win | ![]() | A Night Of Muay Thai III | Melton Mowbray, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-08-26 | Win | ![]() | Ladies Fight Night 6 | Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-07-08 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 51 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, United States | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | |
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2017-04-01 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Grand Prix 7: Indigo at the O2 | London, England | TKO (knees to the body) | 5 | 1:40 | |
Won the MTGP Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2017-02-03 | Win | ![]() | Lion Fight 34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2016-11-20 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 43 | Groningen, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2016-09-02 | Win | ![]() | Lion Fight 31 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the vacant Lion Fight Super Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2016-04-23 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 39 | Žilina, Slovakia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2016-03-26 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Grand Prix 3 | London, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-02-20 | Win | ![]() | K-1 event in England | Leicestershire, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-12-11 | Win | ![]() | Onyx Fight Promotions: Thunderdome XIII | Perth, Australia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2015-11-07 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 30 | Dublin, Ireland | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Retained the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2015-10-24 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | TKO | 1 | ||
2015-05-02 | Win | ![]() | K-1 event in China | Zhengzhou, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-03-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
2014-12-21 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 23 | Antwerp, Belgium | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-09-23 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen, K-1 Tournament Final | Ko Samui, Thailand | KO (punch) | 2 | ||
For the Enfusion Rezality K-1 Tournament title. | ||||||||
2014-09-23 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the VixenK-1 Tournament Semifinal | Ko Samui, Thailand | TKO | |||
2014-09-23 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | Decision | |||
2014-09-18 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Reality Season 5: Victory of the Vixen | Ko Samui, Thailand | Decision | |||
2014-07-12 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 20 | Mallorca, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2014-05-31 | Win | ![]() | World Ring Sports Association Muay Thai Event | Leicestershire, England | Points | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the WRSA Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2014-03-22 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 15 | Dublin, Ireland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-02-22 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | KO (high kick) | 2 | 1:04 | |
Won the Golden Belt Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2014-01-25 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 13 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-12-01 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 11 | London, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-10-12 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 8 | London, England | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-07-13 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion Live 7 | Tenerife, Spain | Decision (split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
Lost the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2013-06-29 | Win | ![]() | Lock in Muay Thai | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
2013-06-01 | Win | ![]() | Team Assassins Event | Leicestershire, England | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
2013-03-30 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 3 | London, England | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the Enfusion Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2013-03-09 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 2 | Barcelona, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-11-24 | Win | ![]() | Cardiff City FC | Cardiff, Wales | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 3:00 | |
2012-10-00 | Draw | ![]() | Muay Thai event in Thailand | Pattaya, Thailand | Draw | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-05-20 | Win | ![]() | King of the Ring 17 | Nottingham, England | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-03-31 | Win | ![]() | Xplosion Fight Series | London, England | TKO (knee to the body) | 2 | 1:00 | |
2012-02-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-11-26 | Win | ![]() | Low Kick Muay Thai | Paris, France | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-11-12 | Win | ![]() | Xplosion Fight Series | Greenwich, England | TKO (punches and high kick) | 3 | ||
2011-10-15 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-09-17 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland | TKO (body punch) | 2 | ||
2011-08-28 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in Thailand | Phuket, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
2011-05-07 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-02-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai Event in Latvia | Latvia | KO | 1 | ||
2009-08-00 | Loss | ![]() | Muay Thai Event in Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
2009-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Points | |||||
Won the WKA Muay Thai Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2008-08-00 | Win | ![]() | S1 Event | Bangkok, Thailand | Points | 5 | 3:00 | |
Won the S1 Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
2008-00-00 | Draw | ![]() | Muay Thai event in Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland | Draw | 3 | 3:00 | |
2008-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Points | |||
2008-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in England | Leicestershire, England | Points | |||
2008-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in Lithuania | Lithuania | TKO (low kicks) | |||
2008-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Muay Thai event in Lithuania | Lithuania | TKO (punches) | 4 |
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2022-07-17 | Win | ![]() | 2022 World Games, Tournament Final | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Won the 2022 World Games Women's Muay thai (−57 kg) Gold Medal. | ||||||||
2022-07-16 | Win | ![]() | 2022 World Games, Tournament Semifinal | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2022-07-15 | Win | ![]() | 2022 World Games, Tournament Quarterfinal | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-12-11 | Win | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Final | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Won the 2021 IFMA World Championships (−57 kg) Gold Medal. | ||||||||
2021-12-10 | Win | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Semifinal | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2021-12-07 | Win | ![]() | 2021 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Quarterfinal | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | |
2009-00-00 | Win | ![]() | WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship | Spain | Points | |||
Won the WKA 2009 K-1 World Championship. | ||||||||
2009-00-00 | Win | ![]() | WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship | Spain | TKO (punches) | |||
Won the WKA 2009 Kickboxing World Championship. | ||||||||
2006-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Team Assassins Event | England | KO (punches) | 1 | ||
2002-11-16 | Win | ![]() | IKF 2002 Junior European Championship | Leicestershire, England | Decision (unanimous) | |||
Won the IKF 2002 Junior European Championship. | ||||||||
2002-06-23 | Win | ![]() | IKF 2002 Junior British Championship | Liverpool, England | Decision (unanimous) | |||
Won the IKF 2002 Junior British Championship. | ||||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
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External links
- Iman Barlow at Awakening Fighters