Sarel de Jong explained

Sarel de Jong
Birth Name:Sarel de Jong
Nickname:"Too Strong"
Birth Date:1996 7, df=y
Birth Place:Delfzijl, Netherlands
Fighting Out Of:Wagenborgen, Netherlands
Height:[1]
Weight Kg:61
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Team van der Giessen[2]
Trainer:Denis van der Giessen
Years Active:2016–2023
Kickbox Win:18
Kickbox Kowin:3
Kickbox Loss:2
Kickbox Koloss:0
Url:https://www.sareldejong.nl/
Updated:13 May 2023

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.[3]

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.[4]

She was continuously ranked in the pound-for-pound top ten female fighters by Combat Press between July 2019 and December 2023.[5] [6]

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.[7] De Jong next faced Sadie Siem at Enfusion Kickboxing Talents 33 on June 3, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[8]

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.[9] [10] In her next appearance with the promotion, at Enfusion 75 on November 17, 2018, De Jong faced Samira Kovacevic for the 61 kg Championship.[11] She won the fight through a fifth-round technical knockout to become a two-weight champion.[12]

De Jong faced Victoria Lomax in a non-title bout at Enfusion 76 on December 7, 2018.[13] She won the fight in the third round, by stoppage.[14] 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,[15] as Van Gestel won the fight by split decision.[16]

She made her first 64 kg title defense against Sanne de Ruiter at Enfusion 85 on June 8, 2019.[17] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[18] 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.[19] She won the fight by a unanimous decision.[20]

De Jong faced the WAKO welterweight world champion Mallaury Kalachnikoff in a non-title bout at Enfusion 91 on December 6, 2019.[21] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[22] At the end of 2019, Enfusion voted her the Best Female Fighter of the Year.[23]

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.[24] [25] She was also scheduled to participate in an ECE event on October 9, against Niamh Kinehan.[26] De Jong retained her belt against Engel by unanimous decision.[27] [28] 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.[29] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[30] De Jong's title defense against Michl was later postponed because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

De Jong was booked to fight Lucija Mudrohova at Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2. She won the fight by knockout.[32] After the fight, it was revealed that De Jong had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which required surgery to heal.[33]

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.[34] 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.[35]

De Jong retired from the sport of kickboxing on October 3, 2023, citing burnout as the reason for quitting professional competition.[36]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur kickboxing

Professional kickboxing

Awards

Fight record

|- style="background:#cfc"| 2023-05-13 || Win ||align=left| Andreea Cebuc || Enfusion 122 || Wuppertal, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2022-12-16 || Win ||align=left| Laura Pileri || Enfusion Dubai || Dubai, United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc"| 2022-11-19 || Win ||align=left| Vitoria De Mauro || Enfusion 116 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="background:#CCFFCC"| 2022-09-17 || Win ||align=left| Sofia Oliveira || Enfusion 110 || Alkmaar, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |-|- style="background:#CCFFCC"| 2022-06-18|| Win ||align=left| Maria Tsiplostefanaki || Enfusion 109 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2021-06-11|| Win ||align=left| Lucija Mudrohova || Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2 || Belgrade, Serbia || KO || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2020-10-17|| Win ||align=left| Marika Pagliaroli || Enfusion 99 || Wuppertal, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2020-09-19|| Win ||align=left| Aylina Engel || Enfusion 97 || Alkmaar, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2019-12-06|| Win||align=left| Mallaury Kalachnikoff || Enfusion 91 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2019-11-16|| Win||align=left| Madelen Søfteland || Glorious Heroes presents Enfusion Groningen || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2019-06-08|| Win||align=left| Sanne de Ruijter || Enfusion 85 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2019-02-23|| Loss||align=left| Anke Van Gestel || Enfusion 78 || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-12-07|| Win||align=left| Victoria Lomax || Enfusion 76 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || TKO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-11-17|| Win||align=left| Samira Kovacevic || Enfusion 74 || Groningen, Netherlands || TKO || 5 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2018-09-29 || Loss||align=left| Wang Cong || David Zunwu World Fighting Championship || Macau || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2018-06-13|| Win||align=left| Chellina Chirino || Enfusion 69 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-12-16 || Win||align=left| Alessia Coluccia || FigtersGlory || Drachten, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-09-30|| Win||align=left| Layla Hassan || Battle Events || Arnheim, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2017-06-03|| Win||align=left| Sadie Siem || Enfusion Kickboxing Talents 33 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2016-11-20|| Win||align=left| Krystina Lexova || Enfusion Rookies || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2021-10-|| Loss||align=left| Milana Bjelorgic || 2021 WAKO World Championships, 1/8 Final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2021-04-11 || Win ||align=left| Sultan Unal || 2021 International Turkish European Cup, Final || Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2021-04-10 || Win ||align=left| Esra Yalin || 2021 International Turkish European Cup, Semifinal || Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2021-04-09 || Win ||align=left| Havva Kaynak || 2021 International Turkish European Cup, Quarterfinals || Antalya, Turkey || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2019-10-|| Loss||align=left| Milana Bjelorgic || 2019 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-10-|| Win ||align=left| Emilia Czerwinska || 2019 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Final || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-10-|| Win ||align=left| Sofia Oliveira || 2019 WAKO World Championships, 1/8 Final || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-05-19 || Win||align=left| Iryna Chernova || 2019 Hungarian K-1 Kickboxing World Cup, Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-05-18 || Win||align=left| Stella Hemetsberger || 2019 Hungarian K-1 Kickboxing World Cup, Semifinal || Budapest, Hungary || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-04-14 || Win||align=left| Kaisa Musikka || 2019 Worldcup Austrian Classics K-1, Final || Innsbruck, Austria || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-04-13 || Win||align=left| Lucia Szabova || 2019 Worldcup Austrian Classics K-1, Semifinal || Innsbruck, Austria || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2019-03-23 || Win||align=left| Adva Ohayon || 2019 Yokoso K-1 Dutch Open, Final || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2018-10-|| Win||align=left| Teodora Manic || 2018 WAKO European Championships, Final || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2018-10-|| Win||align=left| Sarka Melinova || 2018 WAKO European Championships, Semi Final || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2018-05-13|| Loss||align=left| Erica Björnestrand || 2018 IFMA World Championships, First Round || Cancun, Mexico || Decision (29:28) || 3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2017-11-|| Loss ||align=left| Teodora Manic || 2017 WAKO World Championships, Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2017-11-|| Win ||align=left| Roza Gumienna || 2017 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2017-11-|| Win ||align=left| Adelina Zarubina || 2017 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2017-07-27|| Win||align=left| Teodora Manic || 2017 WAKO at the World Games, Final || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2017-07-26|| Win||align=left| Kaitlin Young || 2017 WAKO at the World Games, Semi Final || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2017-07-25|| Win||align=left| Cristina Caruso || 2017 WAKO at the World Games, Quarter Final || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |-|- bgcolor="#fbb"| 2016-10-28 || Loss ||align=left| Cristina Caruso || 2016 WAKO Senior European K-1 Championship, Semifinal || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2016-10-28 || Win||align=left| Yasin Gonkur Dundar || 2016 WAKO Senior European K-1 Championship, Quarterfinal || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |-

| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

List of female kickboxers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarel de Jong . enfusionlive.com . 25 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Sarel DE JONG . muaythaitv.com . 25 May 2020.
  3. Web site: ENFUSION WORLD CHAMPIONS . enfusionlive.com . 25 May 2020.
  4. Web site: SAREL DE JONG NED0551 NETHERLANDS . setopen.sportdata.org . 25 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2019 . combatpress.com . 25 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: December 2023 . Combat Press . 9 April 2024 . 6 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Sarèl de Jong wint in Martini Plaza . eemsmondsport.nl . 25 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Enfusion . facebook.com . 25 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Enfusion Live 69 Results: Ozcan Stops Khamal, Tavares Rebounds . combatpress.com . Zach . Aittama . 23 June 2018 . 19 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Jansen . Sjoerd . Pakt Sarèl de Jong uit Meedhuizen na vier jaar trainen de wereldtitel kickboksen? (+video) . dvhn.nl . 25 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Enfusion Ladies Title Fight Announced for November . kickboxingz.com . 20 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Geertsema . Niiwino . Sarèl de Jong pakt opnieuw wereldtitel in MartiniPlaza . rtvnoord.nl . 17 November 2018 . 25 May 2020.
  13. Web site: De opkomst van kickbokstalent Sarèl de Jong . vice.com . 4 December 2018 . 20 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Enfusion 76/77 Results: Superbon Captures 72.5-Kilogram Tournament . combatpress.com . 25 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Sarel de Jong vs Anke van Gestel . vechtsportinfo.nl . 14 December 2018 . 20 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Enfusion 78 Results: Kaddouri Scores Spectacular Knockout, Defends 63-kilogram Title . combatpress.com . 25 May 2020.
  17. Web site: De Jong Defends in June . kickboxingz.com . 20 November 2022.
  18. Web site: Enfusion 91: Doppel-Weltmeisterin Sarèl de Jong verteidigt ihren Titel . ranfighting.de . 25 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Glorious Heroes presents Enfusion Groningen . groningen.hereandnow.nl . 25 May 2020.
  20. Web site: Sarèl de Jong houdt ook tweede wereldtitel kickboksen . eemsbode.nl . 25 May 2020.
  21. Web site: Kickbokser Sarèl de Jong verdedigt wereldtitel: 'Ik ga nooit voor een rustig gevecht' . rtvnoord.nl . 15 November 2019 . 20 November 2022.
  22. Web site: Sarèl de Jong wint ook in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten . rtvnoord.nl . 7 December 2019 . 20 November 2022.
  23. Web site: Enfusion: 2019 Award Winners Announced . kickboxingz.com . 25 May 2020.
  24. Web site: Enfusion 97: Sarel de Jong verteidigt Titel gegen Engel . ranfighting.de . 4 October 2020.
  25. Web site: Title Fight Official for Enfusion Return . kickboxingz.com . 8 July 2020.
  26. Web site: Enfusion News: Gerges Making Ring Return, ECE Debut for De Jong . kickboxingz.com . 21 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Groningse Sarèl de Jong wint op punten van Duitse Aylina Engel en behoudt haar wereldtitel kickboksen onder 61 kilogram . dvhn.nl . 20 September 2020 . 4 October 2020.
  28. Web site: Enfusion #97: Champions Prevail in Alkmaar . kickboxingz.com . 25 September 2020.
  29. Web site: Fight Card Updated for Enfusion Wuppertal . kickboxingz.com . 2 October 2020.
  30. Web site: Boutasaa Defeats Volpe at Enfusion #99 . kickboxingz.com . 19 October 2020.
  31. Web site: COVID 2nd Wave Slows Sport in Europe . kickboxingz.com . 28 October 2020.
  32. Web site: SPEKTAKULARAN TREĆI ARENA FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS: Naša Teodora svetski WAKO PRO šampion! VIDEO . kurir.rs . 14 June 2021.
  33. Web site: Elderman . Henk . Kickbokster Sarèl de Jong raakt zwaar geblesseerd . rtvnoord.nl . 28 June 2021 . 20 November 2022.
  34. Web site: Elderman . Henk . Als de bel weer klinkt, staat Sarèl de Jong er: 'Blij dat ik die genomen heb' . rtvnoord.nl . 9 August 2022 . 19 June 2022.
  35. Web site: Buurke . Karel-Jan . Eerste wereldtitel Dajenka Meijer, Sarèl de Jong prolongeert de hare . rtvnoord.nl . 20 November 2022 . 19 November 2022.
  36. Web site: Noord Scoort #25: Sarèl de Jong hangt de kickbokshandschoenen aan de wilgen . www.rtvnoord.nl . 9 April 2024 . nl . 3 October 2023.
  37. Web site: Sarél de Jong kandidaat voor twee titels . eemsmondsport.nl . 20 November 2022.
  38. Web site: Sarel De Jong . sportdata.org . 20 November 2022.
  39. Web site: Ms. Sarel De Jong (The Netherlands), WAKO candidate as The World Games Athlete of the Year 2017 - VOTE NOW! . wakoeurope.com . 20 November 2022.
  40. Web site: Combat Press 2019 Kickboxing Awards: Female Fighter of the Year – Tiffany van Soest . combatpress.com . Zach . Aittama . 28 January 2020 . 30 August 2020.
  41. Web site: Zach . Aittama . Combat Press 2020 Kickboxing Awards: Female Fighter of the Year – Hinata Terayama . combatpress.com . 31 January 2021.
  42. Web site: Enfusion: 2019 Award Winners Announced . kickboxingz.com . 31 January 2021.