Daren Rolland Explained

Daren Rolland
Nationality:French
Birth Date:28 September 1998
Birth Place:Paris, France
Fighting Out Of:Paris, France
Height:[1]
Weight Kg:56.7
Weight Class:Featherweight
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Team El Quandili[2]
Trainer:Abel El Quandili
Years Active:2017-present
Kickbox Win:20
Kickbox Kowin:8
Kickbox Loss:9
Kickbox Koloss:2
Show-Medals:yes

Darren Rolland (born 28 September 1998) is a French Muay Thai fighter who has been competing professionally since 2017. He is the current WMO Featherweight International Champion and former WBC Muaythai Featherweight World Champion

Featherweight champion.[3]

He is the winner of the 2016 IFMA World Junior Championship and 2017 European Senior Championship.[4] He is the 2018 FFKMDA Featherweight Muay Thai champion.[5]

Martial arts career

He fought for the first major honor of his professional career in 2019, when he was set to for the WBC Muaythai International Featherweight title. His opponent was the future WBC Muaythai International Super Bantamweight title holder, Ryan Sheehan.[6] Rolland captured the title with a third round TKO.[7]

Rolland was scheduled to fight during Cadiz Fight Night 2, when he was set to face Carlos Coello for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Featherweight title.[8] It was a fight between the current and former WBC Muaythai International champions.[9] Rolland won the fight through a second round knockout.[10]

In late 2019 Rolland signed with ONE Championship. He was soon thereafter scheduled to fight Sam-A Gaiyanghadao during ONE Championship: Century Part 1.[11] While the first round of his fight with the former Lumpini Stadium champion was competitive, Sam-A took over the momentum in the second round. The Thai native scored an early knockdown and, two minutes into the fight, knocked Rolland down with a short left hook. Rolland failed to get up during the ten second countdown, and Sam-A won the fight through a second round KO.[12]

Rolland was scheduled to participate in the Festival La Belle Equipe muay thai tournament, held on 8 December 2021. He was set to face Abdel Cherragi in the tournament semifinals.[13] He beat both Cherragi and Quentin Alhamdou in the finals in the same manner, by decision.[14]

Rolland was booked to face Silviu Vitez in the semifinals of the one-day four-man MFC tournament, held at MFC 025 on December 3, 2022.[15] He beat Vitez by a second-round technical knockout and was able to overcome Iker Valderrama by unanimous decision in the tournament finals. Rolland was next booked to face Fayçal Bahroumi at Duel en Terre des Farangs on January 7, 2023.[16] Bahroumi withdrew from the bout on December 19, and was replaced by Brandon Vieira.[17]

Rolland faced Brandon Vieira for the second time in his career at Duel en Terre des Farangs 2 on January 7, 2023. He won the rematch by unanimous decision.[18]

Rolland faced Daniel McGowan for the WMO International -57.5kg title at the inaugural Hitman Fight League event on April 23, 2023.[19] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[20]

Rolland faced Imad El Hamzi at Victory Arena on November 25, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[21]

Rolland faced Kompetch Fairtex at ONE Friday Fights 47 on January 12. 2024.[22] He lost the fight by a third-round knockout.[23]

Championships accomplishments

Professional

Amateur

Fight record

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2024-08-17 || Loss ||align=left| Owen Gillis || MASDA Fight Night|| Liverpool, England || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2024-06-27 || Loss ||align=left| Finlay Smith ||La Belle Equipe Festival, Semifinals|| Paris, France || Decision ||3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2024-01-12|| Loss ||align=left| Kompetch Fairtex || ONE Friday Fights 47 || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO (3 Knockdowns) || 3|| 2:11

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-11-25 || Win ||align=left| Imad El Hamzi || Victory Arena || Lille, France || KO || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-04-23 || Win||align=left| Daniel McGowan || Hitman Fight League || London, England || KO (Knee to the body) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-01-07 || Win ||align=left| Brandon Vieira || Duel en Terre des Farangs 2 || Orléans, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Iker Valderrama || MFC Showdown 25, Final || Ponferrada, Spain || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-12-03 || Win ||align=left| Silviu Vitez || MFC Showdown 25, Semi Final || Ponferrada, Spain || TKO (Doctor stoppage)|| 2 |||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-11-19 || Win ||align=left| Brandon Vieira || Arena Victory || Lille, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-08-27 || Win ||align=left| Omar Halabi || Victory Road Championships || Tarablus, Lebanon || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-07-02 || Win ||align=left| Quentin Alhamdou || Le Choc des Best Fighters 6 || Asnières-sur-Seine, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-18 || Win ||align=left| Rachtananchai || La Belle Equipe Festival || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-03-26 || Win ||align=left| Mohamed Ghulam || 1/2 Finales Championnat de France Pro || Aulnay-sous-Bois, France || KO || 1 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-12-08 || Win ||align=left| Quentin Alhamdou || Festival La Belle Equipe, Tournament Final || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-12-08 || Win ||align=left| Abdel Cherragi || Festival La Belle Equipe, Tournament Semifinal || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2021-07-10 || Loss ||align=left| Luc Genieys || Le Choc des Etoiles 5, Tournament Semifinal || Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2019-10-13|| Loss ||align=left| Sam-A Gaiyanghadao || ONE Championship: Century Part 1 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left Hook) || 2 || 1:20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-08-01|| Win ||align=left| Carlos Coello || Cadiz Fight Night 2 || Cadiz, Spain || KO || 2 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#fbb;"| 2019-06-15|| Loss ||align=left| Mathis Djanoyan || Le Choc Des Etoiles 4 || Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-04-20|| Win ||align=left| Diogo Silva || Kona Fight || Villiers-sur-Marne, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-03-09|| Win ||align=left| Abdel Cherragi || TEK Fight II || Meaux, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-02-16|| Win ||align=left| Ryan Sheehan || Rumble At The Rockies || Cork, Ireland || TKO (Punches) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-01-18|| Win ||align=left| Osvaldo Leal Labrada || Elite Fight VI || Saint-Brieuc, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2018-07-22|| Loss ||align=left| Luc Genieys || Le Choc Des Gladiateurs || Le Lavandou, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-06-02|| Win ||align=left| Dylan Delpha || Final Fight || Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France || KO || 2 |||- style="background:#fbb;"| 2018-05-05|| Loss ||align=left| Frederico Cordeiro || Phenix Boxing Only - Edition 6 || Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-03-03|| Win ||align=left| Akram Hamidi || TEK Fight || Meaux, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-25|| Win ||align=left| Sid Ali Sad || Faubourg Actif 7 || Lille, France || TKO (Retirement) || 2 || 3:00|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-10-14|| Loss ||align=left| Akram Hamidi || Shock Muay 9 || Saint-Denis, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2024-06-09 || Win ||align=left| Dmytro Shelesko || IFMA 2024 World Championships, Final|| Patras, Greece || Decision (29:28) || 3 ||3:0|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2024-06-07 || Win ||align=left| Ali Kinanah || IFMA 2024 World Championships, Semifinals || Patras, Greece || Decision (29:28) || 3 ||3:0

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2024-06-06 || Win ||align=left| Narek Khachikyan || IFMA 2024 World Championships, Quarterfinals|| Patras, Greece ||Decision (29:28) || 3 ||3:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2024-06-03 || Win ||align=left| Zakir Belyalov || IFMA 2024 World Championships, First Round || Patras, Greece || Decision (29:28) || 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2023-05-08|| Loss ||align=left| Ruach Gordon || IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Quarter Final || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (29:28)|| 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-05-06|| Win ||align=left| Ahmed Alshammar || IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Second Round || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO || 2 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-04|| Win||align=left| Samet Kartal || IFMA Senior World Championships 2022, Final|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-06-02|| Win ||align=left| Yothin Hamuthai || IFMA Senior World Championships 2022, Semi Finals|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3|| 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-05-31|| Win ||align=left| Mikel Fernandez Cia || IFMA Senior World Championships 2022, Quarter Finals|| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2022-02-19 || Loss ||align=left| Vladyslav Mykytas || 2022 IFMA European Championship, Semi Final|| Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (29:28) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2022-02-17 || Win ||align=left| Ismail Al Kadhi || 2022 IFMA European Championship, Quarter Final|| Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (30:27) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2017-05-08 || Loss ||align=left| Kokkrachai Chotichanin || 2017 IFMA World Championship, Quarter Final|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (30:27)|| 3 ||3:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2016-10-29 || Win||align=left| Bekir Karaomeroglu || 2016 IFMA Junior European Championship, Final|| Split, Croatia || Decision (30:27) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2016-05-27 || Win||align=left| Martin Mansilla || 2016 IFMA Junior World Championship, Final|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (30:27) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2016-05-25 || Win||align=left| Kernozhyiski || 2016 IFMA Junior World Championship, Semi Final|| Bangkok, Thailand || TKO || 2 |||-|- bgcolor="#c5d2ea"| 2015-12-05 || Draw ||align=left| Zakaria Miri || King of Brussels || Brussels, Belgium || Decision || 3 || 2:00|-|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2015 || Loss ||align=left| Clément Adrover || 2015 French Junior Muay Thai Championships, Semi Final|| France || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daren Rolland . onefc.com . 3 September 2019 . 25 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Daren ROLLAND . muaythaitv.com . 25 July 2020.
  3. Web site: WORLD CHAMPIONS . wbcmuaythai.com . 25 July 2020 . 22 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080322005604/http://www.wbcmuaythai.com/champions.php . dead .
  4. Web site: day-4-ifma-world-championships-in-minsk . muaythai.sport . 25 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Daren ROLLAND . boxemag.com . 25 July 2020.
  6. Web site: SHEEHAN CHALLENGES ROLLAND FOR WBC GLORY . wbcmuaythai.com . 25 July 2020 . 25 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725123725/http://www.wbcmuaythai.com/previous_news_select.php?id=422 . dead .
  7. Web site: Nanteuil-lès-Meaux ► Daren Rolland, champion du monde de boxe thaï, va affronter l'un des meilleurs de la discipline . magjournal77.fr . 25 July 2020.
  8. Web site: En juego esta noche el cuarto título mundial de Carlos Coello . diariodecadiz.es . August 2019 . 25 July 2020.
  9. Web site: COELLO VERSUS ROLLAND IS SET FOR WBC FEATHERWEIGHT HONOR . wbcmuaythai.com . 25 July 2020 . 25 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725120605/http://www.wbcmuaythai.com/previous_news_select.php?id=445 . dead .
  10. Web site: VIDEO - Daren ROLLAND signe un KO Magistral et devient champion du Monde WBC . boxemag.com . 25 July 2020.
  11. Web site: ONE - Daren ROLLAND vs SAM-A officialisé pour le 13 octobre à Tokyo . boxemag.com . 25 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Thailand's Sam-A Gaiyanghadao earns 3rd ONE Super Series win, knocks out Daren Roland at 'ONE: Century 世紀' in Japan . conandaily.com . 25 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Sedone, Rolland, Alhamdou, Cherragi, le tournoi fou de La Belle Equipe . headkicknews.com . 28 October 2021.
  14. Web site: Daren Rolland prend le tournoi du Festival La Belle Equipe . headkicknews.com . 11 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Carrera . Álvaro . El kickboxing y el muay thai, otra de las maravillas de El Bierzo . relevo.com . 2 December 2022 . 1 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Daren Rolland ne s'arrête plus ! . headkicknews.com . 6 December 2022.
  17. Web site: Duel en terre des Farangs 2 : Vieira – Rolland la revanche . headkicknews.com . 25 December 2022.
  18. Web site: Daren Rolland signe sa 8ème victoire de rang ! . headkicknews.com . 10 January 2023.
  19. Web site: Daren Rolland at the Hitman Fight League . lidf.press/ . 9 March 2023.
  20. Web site: Daren Rolland prolonge sa série de victoires avec un nouveau succès . lidf.press . 16 April 2023.
  21. Web site: LIDF . Jerome . Retour fracassant pour Rolland, Aamran signe sa 4ème victoire de la saison . Les Infos Du Fight . 26 November 2023 . fr-FR . 26 November 2023.
  22. Web site: LIDF . Jerome . Daren Rolland en co-main event du One Friday Fights 47 . Les Infos Du Fight . 12 January 2024 . fr-FR . 9 January 2024.
  23. Web site: LIDF . Jerome . One Friday Fights 47 : Daren Rolland s'incline face à Kompet ! . Les Infos Du Fight . 12 January 2024 . fr-FR . 12 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Darren Rolland Becomes the New Intercontinental Champion . wmcmuaythai.org . 16 April 2023.
  25. Web site: Hassen . Neder Hadj . L'équipe de France aux Championnats d'Europe IFMA, Jour 8 . muaythaitv.fr . 10 January 2023 . 30 October 2016.