Lara Fernandez
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Toledo, Spain
Nickname"Sekmeth", "Pizza Power"
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8 st 7 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
StyleKickboxing
Muay thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofCoria del Rio, Spain
TeamLone Wolf Fight Team[2]
TrainerJaime Cantos
Kickboxing record
Total60
Wins41
Losses16
Draws3

Lara Fernandez (born 1996) is a Spanish Muay Thai kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. She is the reigning WBC Muaythai World Flyweight Champion[3] and the reigning ISKA World Super Featherweight champion.[4]

Biography

Early career

Fernadez began training in kickboxing when she was 14. She is a supporter of Real Betis, and she credits the club with helping raise her popularity.[5]

Fernandez faced Saskia D'Effremo for the vacant ISKA World Super Featherweight (−56.4 kg) championship at Fight Night III on November 5, 2016.[6] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[7]

Fernandez faced Gloria Peritore at War of Titans on September 23, 2017.[8] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[9]

Fernandez faced Maribel de Sousa at Masters Series V on November 11, 2017.[10] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

At Enfusion 68, held on June 9, 2018, Fernandez challenged Iman Barlow for the Enfusion 54 kg title. Fernandez lost the fight by a unanimous decision.[12] During Enfusion 72, held on October 6, 2018, she lost a unanimous decision against Lizzie Largillière, despite rallying in the last two rounds.[13]

Fernandez faced Maite Botella for the FEKM Spanish (−53 kg) Championship at Xtreme Fight Show on June 23, 2018.[14] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Fernandez was booked to face Lilit Dallakyan at Mix Fight 42 on July 17, 2019.[16] She won the fight by a unanimous decision.[17]

Fernandez won the vacant ISKA World K-1 Rules Super Featherweight title on November 30, 2019, with a unanimous decision win over Kelly Denoiko.[18]

At WLF World Cup 2019-2020 Final, held on January 11, 2020, she faced Li Mingrui. She won the fight by a unanimous decision.[19]

Fernandez faced Grace Spicer for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Flyweight title at Combat Fight Series 4 on March 9, 2020.[20] Fernandez won the fight by a closely contested unanimous decision after five rounds.[21]

Fernandez was scheduled to fight Amy Pirnie for the Lion Fight super-flyweight Championship at Lion Fight 68 on August 22, 2021.[22] She lost the fight by split decision.[23]

ONE Championship

Fernandez signed with ONE Championship on May 4, 2022.[24] Fernandez was booked to make her promotional debut against the ONE Women's Atomweight Kickboxing World champion Janet Todd for the interim ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship on July 22, 2022, at ONE 159.[25] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Fernandez faced Dangkongfah Banchamek on December 3, 2022, at ONE 164.[27] She won the bout via split decision.[28]

Fernandez faced Supergirl Jaroonsak on August 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 13, losing the bout via unanimous decision.[29]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur

Professional

Awards

  • Combat Press
    • 2020 "Female Fighter of the Year" nominee[32]

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai & Kickboxing record
41 wins, 16 losses, 3 draw
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-08-05LossThailand Supergirl JaroonsakONE Fight Night 13Bangkok, ThailandDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-07-15LossThailand Phetjeeja LukjaoporongtomONE Fight Night 12Bangkok, ThailandTKO (Referee stoppage/Punches)10:26
2022-12-03WinThailand Dangkongfah BanchamekONE 164: Pacio vs. BrooksPasay, PhilippinesDecision (Split)33:00
2022-07-22LossUnited States Janet ToddONE 159: De Ridder vs. BigdashKallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)53:00
For the interim ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship.
2021-08-22LossScotland Amy PirnieLion Fight 68Glasgow, ScotlandDecision (Split)53:00
For the Lion Fight Super Flyweight Championship .
2020-03-09WinEngland Grace SpicerCombat Fight Series 4London, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)52:00
Wins the vacant WBC Muaythai World Flyweight (112 lbs) Championship .
2020-01-11WinChina Li MingruiWLF World Cup 2019-2020 FinalZhuhai, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-11-30WinBelgium Kelly DaniokoK-1 ISKABrussels, BelgiumDecision (Unanimous)52:00
Wins the ISKA World Oriental rules Super Featherweight (−59 kg) Championship .
2019-07-17WinArmenia Lilit DallakyanMix Fight 42Yerevan, ArmeniaDecision (Unanimous)52:00
2018-06-23WinSpain Maite BotellaXtreme Fight ShowMérida, SpainDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins the FEKM Spanish (−53 kg) Championship .
2018-10-06LossFrance Lizzie LargillièreEnfusion 72Madrid, SpainDecision (Unanimous)52:00
2018-06-09LossEngland Iman BarlowEnfusion 68Newcastle, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)52:00
For the Enfusion 54 kg Championship .
2017-11-11WinSpain Maribel de SousaMasters Series VBilbao, SpainDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2017-09-23LossItaly Gloria PeritoreWar Of TitansBarcelona, SpainDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2017-03-04LossPortugal Rita CarvalhoKryssing World SerieSeville, SpainDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2016-11-05LossGermany Saskia D'EffremoFight Night IIISingen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)53:00
For the vacant ISKA World Super Featherweight (−56.4 kg) Title.
2015-11-06LossSpain Estela GarcíaHGH PromotionsAlhaurín de la Torre, SpainDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2011-11-16LossEngland Sophie HawkswellHGH PromotionsLeeds, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Muay Thai & Kickboxing record
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2022-02-18LossRussia Victoria Kuvikina2022 IFMA European Championship, Semi FinalBangkok, ThailandDecision (30:27)33:00
Wins 2022 IFMA European Championship -54kg Bronze Medal.
2021-12-10LossItaly Sveva Melillo2021 IFMA World Championship, Semi FinalBangkok, ThailandDecision (29:28)33:00
Wins 2021 IFMA World Championship -54kg Bronze Medal.
2021-12-09WinPoland Gabriela Kuzawinska2021 IFMA World Championship, Quarter FinalBangkok, ThailandDecision (30:27)33:00
2021-12-08WinBelarus Valeryia Novikava2021 IFMA World Championship, Round of 16Bangkok, ThailandDecision (30:24)33:00
2016-03-09WinUnited Kingdom Natasha HingleyThe ProdigyBirmingham, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2015-12-06LossUnited Kingdom Tamara FallonRising Up 5Manchester, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2014-11-08LossEngland Lubena Jane IskeMuaythai MayhemEngland
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

List of female kickboxers

References

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  2. ↑ "lonewolf_coriadelrio". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "WBC Female World Rankings - April 2020". wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kickboxing Champions". iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lara Fernández, an almost invisible world champion". archyde.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nacht der Kämpfer im Singener Süden". suedkurier.de. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Triumph der Lokalmatadore bei Singener Fight Night". suedkurier.de. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lara Fernández se enfrentará a Gloria Peritore el próximo 23 de septiembre en War Of Titans. ¿Te lo vas a perder?". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lara Fernández y Gloria Peritore protagonizaron uno de los combates de la noche en War Of Titans". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Ruperez, Borja (7 November 2017). "Noticias Kick Boxing: Lara Fernández: de War Of Titans a Masters Series V". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Ruperez, Borja (20 November 2017). "El sueño de triunfar en Tailandia". titanchannel.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Enfusion 68 Results from Newcastle". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Enfusion 72 Results from Madrid". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "La Campeona de España de Muay Thai Maite Botella competirá por el título profesional el próximo sábado en Mérida". noveldadeportes.es. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Maite Botella lucha por el título profesional femenino FEKM de Muay Thai". noveldadigital.es. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Mix Fight 42 Fight Card". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Una camiseta del Betis en un combate de Muay Thai en Armenia". eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  18. ↑ "La toledana Lara Fernández, campeona mundial de Muay Thai K1-ISKA". encastillalamancha.es. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "World Champion Lara Fernandez Defends Title in China Debut". iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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  24. ↑ Imperial, Ben (4 May 2022). "ONE Championship Signs WBC & ISKA Muay Thai Champion Lara Fernandez". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  25. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (26 May 2022). "Breaking: ONE 159 co-main event pits Janet Todd against Lara Fernandez for interim Atomweight Muay Thai title". si.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  26. ↑ Pekios, Craig (22 July 2022). "Janet Todd makes history as two-sport ONE world champion with unanimous decision over Lara Fernandez". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. ↑ Ben Coate (11 November 2022). "Full Card Revealed For ONE 164: Pacio Vs. Brooks On December 3". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  28. ↑ "Sangiao, Khalilov, Meng Score Finishes On ONE 164 Lead Card". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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  31. ↑ "World Championships 2021". ifmalive.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  32. ↑ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press 2020 Kickboxing Awards: Female Fighter of the Year – Hinata Terayama". combatpress.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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