Nili Block Explained

Nili Block
Birth Date:January 16, 1995
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Native Name Lang:Hebrew
Residence:Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel
Nationality:Israeli
American
Style:Muay Thai, Kickboxing
Teacher:Benny Cogan
Trainer:Eddie Yusopov
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Nili Block (he|נילי בלאק; born January 16, 1995) is a professional Muay Thai and kickboxing fighter. She is a four-time Muay Thai and two-time kickboxing world champion representing Israel.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, Nili is one of six siblings [4] [2] [5] [3] [6] to a dentist father and homemaker mother. Nili describes herself as a "traditional" or "observant" Jew [4] [2] [5] [3] who keeps kosher and the Jewish Sabbath, bringing kosher food with her when she travels to competitions and observing the Jewish shabbat.[6] When Nili was two years old her family made aliyah to Israel from Maryland.[2] [7] They settled and now live in the religious neighborhood of Ramat Beit Shemesh in Beit Shemesh, Israel.[3] [4] [6] Her mother, Rina, became a volunteer officer in the Israeli Defense Forces Border Police

At age 11, Nili began representing Israel in international competitions as a member of the Israeli Women's American Flag Football National Team.[8] She gave up the sport in 2012 in order to focus more fully on a single sport: Muay Thai.[9]

In 2013, in 12th grade, as a student at "Amit Noga" ulpana in Beit Shemesh, a high school for Orthodox girls, Nili beat hundreds of other girls in the 10K run of the 2013 Jerusalem Marathon.[10]

As her sports are not supported by Olympic-style budgets, Nili cleans homes and delivers newspapers to pay for her travel and training.

Kickboxing and Muay Thai career

When she was 10 years old, Nili's mother suggested she learn kickboxing, as a manner of self-defense.[2] [5] She trained at a kickboxing academy at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.[3]

Her coach her entire career has been Benny Cogan, who is also Israel's national kickboxing and Muay Thai coach, and she is trained as well by Eddie Yusupov.[11]

Nili is designated as an "outstanding athlete" by the Israel Defense Forces, which allows her to be in a special program that permits her to compete in international kickboxing competitions.

In 2012 she became world champion in the flyweight class (50.5-53.5 kilos) at the 10th Amateur/Pro-Am Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[6]

In May 2015, when she was in 12th grade, Block won a gold medal in her age category in the XIX KickBox World Cup in the 52- to 56-kilo category in Hungary.[10]

In October 2015, Block won a gold medal at the Kickboxing World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in the 60 kg (132 pound) senior division.[2] [5] [7] [12] She said: "It is such a good feeling [being a champion].... it’s so special to become a symbol in the world as a Jew and as an Israeli. They didn’t expect me to win, coming from such a small country. Who would have expected it?"[5] That year she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Federation of Non-Olympic Competitive Sports in Israel (Ayelet).[5] [7]

In 2016, at 20 years of age, she won the 17th International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) World Championship for the first time, in the 60 kg division, in Jonkoping, Sweden.[5] [13] [14] [11]

In 2017, Nili won the gold medal at the Muay Thai World Championship in the 60 kg division.[2] [14]

She is also the two-time defending European champion. In October 2017, she won the gold medal at the Thai Boxing European Championships in the women's 60 kg division in Paris, France.[15]

That year, in July she also won a bronze medal in Muay Thai at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland, taking third in the women's 60 kg Muay Thai event.[2] [13] [1]

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai and Kickboxing

Professional

Amateur

Sambo

Fight record

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2024-02-08 || Win ||align=left| Hélène Connart|| Lidon vs Benzaquen || Paris, France || TKO (Doctor stoppage)|| 3||3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2023-08-09 || Win ||align=left| Malena Garcia || Jomtalay, Phetchbuncha Stadium || Ko Samui, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-12-12 || Win ||align=left| Stephanie Ielo Page || Championnat Du Monde Kickboxing || Paris, France || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2019-03-09 || Loss ||align=left| Maurine Atef || TEK Fight II || Meaux, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2018-09-09 || Loss ||align=left| Cong Wang || Kunlun Fight 76 - Legend of Mulan Tournament Semifinal || Zhangqiu, China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-09-09 || Win ||align=left| Li Mingrui || Kunlun Fight 76 - Legend of Mulan Tournament Quarterfinal || Zhangqiu, China || KO (High kick) || 1 || |-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2014-03-21 || Loss ||align=left| Stephanie Ielo Page || WMF World Championship, Final || Pattaya, Thailand || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-03-21 || Win||align=left| Maria Lobo || WMF World Championship, Semi Final || Pattaya, Thailand || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2022-07-17|| Loss ||align=left| Charlsey Maner || 2022 World Games, Tournament Finals || Birmingham, United States || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-07-16|| Win ||align=left| Niamh Kinehan || 2022 World Games, Tournament Semifinals || Birmingham, United States || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-07-15|| Win ||align=left| Ewin Ates || 2022 World Games, Tournament Quarterfinals || Birmingham, United States || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-11-09 || Win||align=left| Darya Bialkova || 2019 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Finals || Minsk, Belarus || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-11-07 || Win||align=left| Ekaterina Vinnikova || 2019 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals|| Minsk, Belarus || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-09-01 || Win||align=left| Taylor McClatchie || 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships, Tournament Finals || Chungju, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-08-31 || Win||align=left| Kaewrudee Kamtakrapoom || 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships, Tournament Semifinals || Chungju, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-08-30 || Win||align=left| Jamiyandorj Odgerel || 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships, Tournament Quarterfinals || Chungju, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-07-28 || Win||align=left| Ekaterina Vinnikova || 2019 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Finals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-07-27 || Win||align=left| Darya Bialkova || 2019 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Semifinals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-07-25 || Win||align=left| Lucia Szabova || 2019 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-07-22 || Win||align=left| Britney Dolheguy || 2019 IFMA World Championships, Tournament Opening Round || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 2 ||3:00|-

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-11-18|| Win||align=left| Sultan Unal|| 2018 EMF Antalya Muaythai Open, Tournament Finals || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-11-17|| Win||align=left| || 2018 EMF Antalya Muaythai Open, Tournament Semifinals || Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-11-16|| Win||align=left| Ewin Ates || 2018 EMF Antalya Muaythai Open, Tournament Quarterfinals || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-11-15|| Win||align=left| İlknur Kurt|| 2018 EMF Antalya Muaythai Open, Tournament First Round || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-07-29|| Win||align=left| Alejandra Romero Calvo || 2018 FISU World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Finals || Pattaya, Thailand || TKO || 2 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-07-29|| Win||align=left| Tabtrai Keisnee || 2018 FISU World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Seminals || Pattaya, Thailand || TKO || 3 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-07-07|| Win||align=left| Karolina Klusova || 2018 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Finals || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-07-04 || Win||align=left| Gia Winberg || 2018 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-07-02 || Win||align=left| Darya Bialkova || 2018 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-05-19 || Win||align=left| Ekaterina Vinnikova || 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Finals || Cancun, Mexico || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-05-18 || Win||align=left| Mariya Valent || 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals || Cancun, Mexico || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-05-15 || Win||align=left| Nagihan Kalyoncu || 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals || Cancun, Mexico || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-05-15 || Win||align=left| Isa Tidblad Keskikangas || 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Opening Round || Cancun, Mexico || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-10-22 || Win||align=left| Ekaterina Vinnikova || 2017 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Finals || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-10-21 || Win||align=left| Hanna Shytava || 2017 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-10-20 || Win||align=left| Isa Tidblad Keskikangas || 2017 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-07-30|| Win||align=left| Antje Van Der Molen || 2017 World Games, Bronze Medal Fight || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-07-29|| Loss||align=left| Svetlana Vinnikova|| 2017 World Games, Tournament Semifinal || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision || 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-07-28|| Win||align=left| Marta Gusztab|| 2017 World Games, Tournament Quarterfinal|| Wroclaw, Poland || TKO|| ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-05-11|| Win ||align=left| Anastasia Nepianidi || 2017 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Final|| Minsk, Belarus || Decision || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-05-08|| Win ||align=left| Gia Winberg || 2017 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals|| Minsk, Belarus || Decision || 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-05-07|| Win ||align=left| Valeria Slizchenko || 2017 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals|| Minsk, Belarus || Decision || 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-05-05|| Win ||align=left| Nathalie Visschers || 2017 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament First Round|| Minsk, Belarus || TKO || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-11-26|| Win||align=left| Anaëlle Angerville || IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Tournament Final || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-11-25|| Win||align=left| Ekaterina Vinnikova || IFMA World Cup 2016 in Kazan, Tournament Semifinals || Kazan, Russia || Decision || 3 ||3:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2016-10-27 || Loss ||align=left| Natalia Martiukhina || 2016 WAKO European Championships, Quarterfinals || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (Split) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-05-28|| Win ||align=left| Lryna Chernave || 2016 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Final|| Jonkoping, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-05-26|| Win ||align=left| Ekaterina Vinnikuva|| 2016 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals|| Jonkoping, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-05-24|| Win ||align=left| Nina Scheucher || 2016 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals|| Jonkoping, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-05-19|| Win ||align=left| Jacqueline De Beer || 2016 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament First Round|| Jonkoping, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-31|| Win||align=left| Marija Malencia || 2015 WAKO World Championships, Tournament Final || Dublin, Ireland || Decision (Split) || 3 ||2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-30|| Win||align=left| Alena Muratava || 2015 WAKO World Championships, Tournament Semifinal || Dublin, Ireland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-29|| Win||align=left| Senay Cakir || 2015 WAKO World Championships, Tournament Quarterfinal || Dublin, Ireland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-28|| Win||align=left| Sara Surrel || 2015 WAKO World Championships, Tournament First Round|| Dublin, Ireland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||2:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2015-08-16|| Loss||align=left| Valentina Shevchenko || 2015 I.F.M.A. Royal World cup, Tournament quarterfinals || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-08-15|| Win ||align=left| Jacqueline De Beer || 2015 I.F.M.A. Royal World cup, Tournament First Round|| Bangkok, Thailand || TKO|| 3 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2014-10-24|| Loss ||align=left| Alena Muratava || 2014 WAKO European Championships, Tournament Semifinals || Bilbao, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-10-22|| Win||align=left| Giulia Grenci || 2014 WAKO European Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals || Bilbao, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-10-21|| Win||align=left| Kubra Karabag || 2014 WAKO European Championships, Tournament First Round || Bilbao, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-09-24 || Win||align=left| Mariya Valent || 2014 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Finals || Kraków, Poland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-09-23 || Win||align=left| Nathalie Visschers || 2014 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinals || Kraków, Poland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00

|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Sports Personality: Who was Israel's best of 2017. The Jerusalem Post. Allon Sinai. December 22, 2017.
  3. Web site: The 'uprising' of Nili Block, Israel's female kickboxing world champion. Jewish News Service. Josh Hasten. January 7, 2016. December 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109182959/http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/1/7/the-uprising-of-nili-block-israels-female-kickboxing-world-champion#.WkPfKDdG3x8=. January 9, 2016. dead.
  4. News: From religious school to world kickboxing champion. Ben Ofer. Ynetnews. January 2, 2016.
  5. Web site: 8 Days of olim shining their light on Israel: Nili Block. Nefesh B. Nefesh. The Jerusalem Post. December 19, 2017.
  6. Web site: Glove Story: Two Orthodox Girls' Journey From Religious School to Boxing Glory. Naomi. Darom. July 8, 2013. Haaretz.
  7. Web site: International Women's Day: This Year's Newsworthy Jewish Women. Algemeiner. Alina Dain Sharon. March 8, 2016.
  8. News: Nili Block, 20, brings Israel gold at Kickboxing World Championships in Belgrade. The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. 2018-09-25.
  9. News: Two religious women take world Thai boxing titles. Israel21c. 2018-09-25. en-US.
  10. Web site: Two religious women take world Thai boxing titles. Israel21c. Abigail Klein Leichman. July 17, 2013.
  11. Web site: Israeli fighter wins Muaythai World Championship. Viva Sarah Press. Israel21c. May 29, 2016. December 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228234102/https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-fighter-wins-muaythai-world-championship/. December 28, 2017. dead.
  12. Web site: 20-year-old Israeli wins world kickboxing championship. Daniel Koren. November 4, 2015. The Canadian Jewish News.
  13. Web site: Israeli Block grabs muaythai bronze. The Jerusalem Post. Allon Sinai. July 31, 2017.
  14. Web site: Medals piling up for blue-and-white. The Jerusalem Post. Allon Sinai. July 30, 2017.
  15. Web site: Israeli Nili Block Wins Thai Boxing Title at European Championships in Paris. Algemeiner. October 22, 2017.
  16. Web site: Loisel . Jerome . Championnat du Monde de kickboxing : les résultats . headkicknews.com . 16 September 2022.
  17. Web site: Official WAKO results – 2015 WC - Belgrade (Serbia) . wakoweb.com (archived) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809232051/http://www.wakoweb.com/en/attachment/dd4337e8-9135-436a-8a94-1fd85af68a15/ . 9 August 2016. August 9, 2016 .
  18. Web site: שוב: נילי בלאק אלופת העולם באיגרוף תאילנדי . sport5.co.il . May 11, 2017 . 15 September 2022.
  19. Web site: 2017 European Muaythai Championships – Seniors Elite Female 60 . ifmalive.com . 24 May 2021.
  20. Web site: נילי בלאק אלופת העולם באגרוף תאילנדי . sport5.co.il . May 20, 2018 . 15 September 2022.
  21. Web site: Three Thais reach finals on day five at FISU Muaythai World Championships . insidethegames.biz . 15 September 2022.
  22. Web site: ספורט / מנצחת: נילי בלאק אלופת אירופה באגרוף תאילנדי בפעם השלישית . davar1.co.il . July 13, 2018 . 15 September 2022.
  23. Web site: Israel's golden Block captures fourth straight Muaythai medal at Worlds . jpost.com . July 29, 2019 . 15 September 2022.
  24. Web site: 2019 European Muaythai Championships – Seniors Elite Female 60 . ifmalive.com . 24 May 2021.
  25. News: ארד לנילי בלאק במשחקי העולם . Ynet . July 30, 2017 . 15 September 2022 . אהרוני . אורן .
  26. Web site: משחקי העולם: מדליית כסף לנילי בלאק באיגרוף תאילנדי . israelhayom.co.il . 15 September 2022.
  27. Web site: Results of the 2nd Day of the World SAMBO Cup 2024 in Kyrgyzstan . sambo.sport . 1 September 2024.

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