Sarel de Jong

Sarel de Jong (born 16 July 1996) is a retired Dutch kickboxer who competed professionally between 2016 and 2023. She spent her entire professional career with Enfusion, where she was the Enfusion Women's Bantamweight champion.

At the amateur level, she was a four time World Association of Kickboxing Organizations medalist, a three-time gold medalist at the Kickboxing World Series, as well as a medalist at the International World Games Association.

She was continuously ranked in the pound-for-pound top ten female fighters by Combat Press between July 2019 and December 2023.

Kickboxing career Two-weight Enfusion champion De Jong made her Enfusion promotional debut at Rookies on November 20, 2016, when she faced Krystina Lexova. She won the bout by unanimous decision. De Jong next faced Sadie Siem at Enfusion Kickboxing Talents 33 on June 3, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

De Jong faced Chellina Chirino for the vacant Enfusion 64 kg title at Enfusion 69 on June 13, 2018. She won the fight by a unanimous decision. In her next appearance with the promotion, at Enfusion 75 on November 17, 2018, De Jong faced Samira Kovacevic for the 61 kg Championship. She won the fight through a fifth-round technical knockout to become a two-weight champion.

De Jong faced Victoria Lomax in a non-title bout at Enfusion 76 on December 7, 2018. She won the fight in the third round, by stoppage. Sarel De Jong suffered her first promotional loss at Enfusion 78 on February 23, 2019, when she faced the veteran Anke Van Gestel in a non-title bout, as Van Gestel won the fight by split decision.

She made her first 64 kg title defense against Sanne de Ruiter at Enfusion 85 on June 8, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Sarel De Jong would then make a defense of her 61 kg title, as she faced Madelen Søfteland at Glorious Heroes presents Enfusion Groningen on November 16, 2019. She won the fight by a unanimous decision.

De Jong faced the WAKO welterweight world champion Mallaury Kalachnikoff in a non-title bout at Enfusion 91 on December 6, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision. At the end of 2019, Enfusion voted her the Best Female Fighter of the Year.

De Jong was double booked to defend her 61 kg title against Aylina "The Angel" Engel at Enfusion 97 on September 19, 2020, and her 64 kg title against Michaela Michl on November 21. She was also scheduled to participate in an ECE event on October 9, against Niamh Kinehan. De Jong retained her belt against Engel by unanimous decision. Her fight on October 9, was later cancelled, due to Kinehan's travel issues. Subsequently, De Jong was rescheduled to fight Marika Pagliaroli at Enfusion 99 on October 17, 2020. She won the fight by unanimous decision. De Jong's title defense against Michl was later postponed because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

De Jong was booked to fight Lucija Mudrohova at Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2. She won the fight by knockout. After the fight, it was revealed that De Jong had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which required surgery to heal.

Enfusion bantamweight champion De Jong faced Maria Tsiplostefanaki in a non-title bout at Enfusion 109 on June 18, 2022. She won the fight by unanimous decision. De Jong made her first Enfusion Bantamweight title defense against Vitoria De Mauro later that year, at Enfusion 116 on November 19, 2022. She retained the title by unanimous decision.

De Jong retired from the sport of kickboxing on October 3, 2023, citing burnout as the reason for quitting professional competition.

Championships and accomplishments Amateur kickboxing World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2016 WAKO Senior European K-1 Championship 65 kg 2017 WAKO Senior World K-1 Championship 65 kg 2019 Yokoso K-1 Dutch Open 65 kg

Professional kickboxing Enfusion 2018 Enfusion Women's 64kg World Championship One successful title defense 2018 Enfusion World Bantamweight (-61kg) Championship Four successful title defenses

Awards Combat Press 2019 "Female Fighter of the Year" nominee 2020 "Female Fighter of the Year" nominee Enfusion 2019 "Female Fighter of the Year"

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