Martine Michieletto
Born (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31)
Aosta, Italy
NicknameThe Italian Queen
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofAosta, Italy
TeamFighting Club Valle d’Aosta[2]
TrainerManuel Bethaz
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total68
Wins49
By knockout5
Losses14
By knockout2
Draws5
Medal record
Women’s Muay Thai
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancun −57 kg

Martine Michieletto (born 21 September 1992) is an Italian muay thai kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA featherweight K-1 champion and the former WKU featherweight muay thai champion.[3][4]

As of October 2022, she is ranked as the sixth best pound-for-pound women's kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[5]

Martial arts career

ISKA and WKU champion

During Steko's Fight Night, Michieletto fought in a ten-round bout against Julia Irmen for the WKU Full Contact World title. Irmen won the fight and title by a unanimous decision.[6]

Michieletto faced Maribel de Sousa for the ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title at Muay Thai Time Vol. 2 on June 13, 2015. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[3][7] Michieletto then faced Estela Garcia for the WKU Featherweight title at Thai Boxe Mania on January 30, 2016. She once again won the fight by unanimous decision.[4]

Michieletto took part in the Iron Fight muay thai tournament, held at Iron Fight Vol3: Muay Thai Time on March 13, 2016.[8] Although she was able to overcome Chiara Vincis by unanimous decision in the semifinals of the one-day tournament, she lost to Veronica Vernocchi by a third-round technical knockout in the finals.[9] She rebounded from this loss with a unanimous decision over Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee at Muay Real Thai Fight on August 8, 2016.[10] After suffering a split decision loss to Saifah Sor Suparat on August 29, Michieletto won her next two fights against Nana Tsang on October 8, 2016 and Angelina Panza on January 28, 2017.[11]

Her two-fight win streak earned Michieletto the chance to challenge Denise Kielholtz for the Bellator Flyweight Kickboxing title at Bellator Kickboxing 5 on April 8, 2017.[12] Kielholtz retained her title by unanimous decision.[13]

Michieletto faced Alessia Greco at Evolution Fight on July 29, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[14][15] After she beat Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee by unanimous decision on August 8, 2017, Michieletto was booked to face Federica Sbaraglia at Petrosyan Mania on October 14, 2017. She won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[16]

Michieletto made her first WKU featherweight title defense against Elna Nilsson at Battle of Lund IX on November 18, 2017. She managed to win the fight by a split decision.[17]

Michieletto faced Irene Martens at Aspettando Petrosyan Mania on February 17, 2018, in her first fight of the year.[18] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[19] Michieletto then took part in the 2018 Fight Challenge featherweight tournament, held on March 10, 2018. She captured the tournament title after winning both her semifinal bout against Lorena Signetto and her final bout against Erika Vesan by unanimous decision.[20]

Martine Michieletto participated in the 2018 IFMA World Championships. She scored knockout wins over Lucia Krajčovič in the quarter-finals and Patricia Axling in the semifinals, both in the third round. In the finals of the 57 kg tournament she faced Anaëlle Angerville and won by a unanimous decision.[21][22]

Michieletto faced Gloria Peritore at Bellator Kickboxing 10 on July 14, 2018. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[23] Michieletto next faced Delphine Guénon at Petrosyanmania: Gold Edition on February 16, 2019.[24] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Michieletto made her first ISKA K-1 featherweight title defense against Veronica Vernocchi on the May 25, 2019, Oktagon event.[26] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[27] After retaining her championship, Michieletto faced Shanelle Dyer for the WMF Featherweight title at Evolution Fight on December 21, 2019.[28] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[29]

Michieletto made her second ISKA K-1 title defense against Patricia Axling at Road to Lion Fight: Sofokleus vs. Carrara on August 29, 2020.[30] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[31] Michieletto made her third ISKA K-1 title defense against Ella Maria Grapperhaus at Antares Fight Night 2 on July 9, 2022.[32] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

ONE Championship

During ONE on TNT 4, Chatri Sityodtong announced that Michieletto would face former GLORY Super Bantamweight Champion Anissa Meksen in a strawweight kickboxing bout on May 28, 2021 at ONE Championship: Empower. The event featured the first ever all-female fight card in ONE Championship.[34] Michieletto was later replaced by Cristina Morales.[35]

Michieletto made her third ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title defense against Ella Maria Grapperhaus at Antares Fight Night on July 9, 2022.[36] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[37]

Michieletto faced Amber Kitchen at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 10, 2023.[38] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[39]

Michieletto was expected to make her fourth ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title defense against Anta Sanchez at OKTAGON on November 18, 2023.[40] She withdrew from the bout on November 2, after suffering an injury in training.[41]

Michieletto faced Jackie Buntan on March 9, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 20.[42] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[43]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur

Professional

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
49 Wins (5 (T)KO's), 14 Losses, 5 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-03-09 Loss United States Jackie Buntan ONE Fight Night 20 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-10 Win United Kingdom Amber Kitchen ONE Fight Night 11 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-07-09 Win Netherlands Ella Maria Grapperhaus Antares Fight Night 2 Edolo, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title.
2020-08-29 Win Sweden Patricia Axling Road to Lion Fight: Sofokleus vs. Carrara Rosolini, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title.
2020-01-02 Win Spain Laura De Blas PetrosyanMania: Gold Edition Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-21 Win England Shanelle Dyer Evolution Fight Rosolini, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WMF Featherweight title.
2019-05-25 Win Italy Veronica Vernocchi Oktagon Monza, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title.
2019-02-16 Win France Delphine Guénon Petrosyanmania: Gold Edition Monza, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-07-14 Win Italy Gloria Peritore Bellator Kickboxing 10 Rome, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-10 Win Italy Erika Vesan Fight Challenge, Tournament Final Casale Monferrato, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-10 Win Italy Lorena Signetto Fight Challenge, Tournament Semifinal Casale Monferrato, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-02-17 Win Italy Irene Martens Aspettando Petrosyan Mania Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-18 Win Sweden Elna Nilsson Battle of Lund IX Lund, Sweden Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Defends the WKU Featherweight title.
2017-10-14 Win Italy Federica Sbaraglia Petrosyan Mania Monza, Italy TKO (Punches) 2
2017-08-08 Win Thailand Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee Chiag Mai Boxing Stadium Chiang Mai, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
2017-07-29 Win Italy Alessia Greco Evolution Fight Rosolini, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2017-04-08 Loss Netherlands Denise Kielholtz Bellator Kickboxing 5 Torino, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight title.
2017-01-28 Win France Angelina Panza Thai Boxe Mania Torino, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-08 Win Hong Kong Nana Tsang Tafisa World Games Jakarta, Indonesia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-08-29 Loss Thailand Saifah Sor Suparat The Best of The Year: Thaphae Boxing Stadium Chiang Mai, Thailand Decision (Split) 5 2:00
2016-08-08 Win Thailand Sud Siam Sor. Sumalee Muay Real Thai Fight Chiang Mai, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-13 Loss Italy Veronica Vernocchi Iron Fight Vol3: Muay Thai Time, Tournament Final Cogoleto, Italy TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3
2016-03-13 Win Italy Chiara Vincis Iron Fight Vol3: Muay Thai Time, Tournament Semifinal Cogoleto, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-01-30 Win Spain Estela Garcia Thai Boxe Mania Torino, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the WKU Featherweight title.
2015-06-13 Win Spain Maribel de Sousa Muay Thai Time Vol. 2 Cogoleto, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the ISKA K-1 World Featherweight title.
2015-05-07 Loss Germany Julia Irmen Steko's Fight Night Germany Decision (Unanimous) 10 2:00
For the WKU Full Contact World title.
2015-03-01 Win Italy Chiara Vincis Total Kombat Milan, Italy TKO (Retirement) 1
2014-12-14 Draw Italy Michela Galli Trofeo Fight 1 Forte dei Marmi, Italy Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2014-11-29 Win Netherlands Vanessa De Waele Jesolo Fight Night Jesolo, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-11-09 Win Italy Toulassi Leila WFC World Championship Milano, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-11-08 Win Spain Maria Garcia Espejo WFC World Championship Milano, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-10-19 Draw Italy Sandy Manfrotto Born To fight Milano, Italy Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2014-06-22 Win Italy Alice Galli Milano, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-05-18 Win Italy Alice Galli Fight in Disco Pinerolo, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-04-27 Win France Emilie Schaeffer Full Contact Milano, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2014-04-05 Win Italy Maria Ciraolo Coppa Italia Fight 1 Milano, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2013-12-08 Win Italy Michela Galli Pisa Abbraccia lo Sport Pisa, Italy Disqualification 1 3:00
2013-10-20 Win Italy Michela Socci Pitbull Arena Pisa, Italy TKO 2 2:30
2013-09-28 Win France Miriam Sabot Gorizia Fight Night Gorizia, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-07-20 Win France Perla Bragagnolo WFC Vinovo, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Won the WFC European title.
2013-06-30 Win Netherlands Martina Mercinelli WFC The Right Way Chieri, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-01 Win Netherlands Roxana Gaal Thai Boxe sotto le Stelle Chieri, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-05-18 Loss France Jacqueline Berroud Internationaux de Thionville Thionville, France Decision (Split) 4 2:00
2013-03-24 Win Italy Camilla Tarozzi Vanzaghello, Italy TKO 1 1:14
2013-02-23 Loss Italy Miriam Sabot Fight Warriors Milano, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-15 Loss Italy Martina Moro Campione on the Ring Switzerland Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2012-11-24 Win Italy Francesca Lungi Low Kick Rovellasca, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012- Loss Italy Martina Moro Best of The Best Rovellasca, Italy Decision 5 3:00
For the Italian National Muay thai featherweight title.
2012-06-23 Draw Italy Martina Mercinelli Impetus Pinerolo, Italy Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2012-06-09 Loss Italy Paola Cappucci Fight Night Valdarno Valdarno, Italy TKO 2 2:10
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2018-05-18 Win France Anaëlle Angerville IFMA World Championship -57 kg Tournament, Final Cancun, Mexico Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the IFMA World 57 kg title.
2018-08-16 Win Sweden Patricia Axling IFMA World Championship -57 kg Tournament, Semi-final Cancun, Mexico KO (Punches) 3
2018-08-14 Win Slovakia Lucia Krajčovič IFMA World Championship -57 kg Tournament, Quarter-final Cancun, Mexico KO (Punches) 3
2016-06-05 Win Italy Michela Socci Campionati Italiani Muay Thai Fight1 Rimini, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-11- Win France Samira Bounhar K1 Amateur World Championships, Final Tuscany, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the K-1 Amateur World 57 kg title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

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