Amanda Kelly
| Amanda Kelly | |
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| Other names | Machine Gun |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg; 9.0 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Muay Thai |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team | KO Gym[1] |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | https://www.amandakellypt.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Amanda Kelly[2] is a Scottish female kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in London. She has competed professionally since 2005 and is currently in the Cage Warriors Bantamweight division.[3] Trained in Muay Thai for 5 years due to her upright stance compared to others in her training group.[4]
Fight career
[edit | edit source]Amanda Kelly began competing in the IFMA European Championships 2009 in Latvia and the IFMA World Championships 2009 in Thailand gaining a Silver and Bronze medals. Amanda then made the decision to focus and become a kickboxer the sport and gave up her career in Architecture. This decision lead to her achieving the WMC (MAD) World Title (2010) and the ISKA World Title (2011). Amanda Kelly has defeated opponents such as Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Chantal Ughi, Claire Haigh, Rachida Hilali.[5][6][7]
Amanda Kelly is originally from a small village outside of Inverness called Drumnadrochit. She studied and worked in Scotland but did not have the time to train and compete which led her to moving to London. The East London KO Muay Thai gym was the first gym she joined after moving.[4]
Amanda Kelly worked in the field of architecture when she first moved to London. After this, she began to study to become a personal trainer.[4]
Titles
[edit | edit source]- 2011 – ISKA World Champion
- 2010 – WMC (MAD) World Champion
- 2009 – IFMA World Championships, Thailand (Bronze)
- 2009 – IFMA European Championships, Latvia (Silver)[8]
Kickboxing record
[edit | edit source]This section needs to be updated. (February 2015) |
| 30 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2013 | Win | Morocco Fatima Adib | Enfusion Live | England London, England | Decision | 30–1–1 | ||
| January 12, 2012 | Win | England Julie Kitchen | In Honor of the King, Playa Vista | United States Los Angeles, United States | Split Decision | 29–1–1 | ||
| Julie Kitchens retirement fight | ||||||||
| July 12, 2012 | Win | Italy Chantal Ughi | England London, England | TKO (Liver Kick) | 28–1–1 | |||
| June 19, 2010 | Win | Poland Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Lady Killers 4 | England Manchester, England | Unanimous Decision | 5 | 3:00 | 27–1–1 |
| April 25, 2010 | Draw | Luxembourg Claire Haigh | Muay Thai Addicts III | England | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 26–1–1 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Mixed martial arts record
[edit | edit source]| 4 matches | 1 win | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1–3 | L.J. Adams | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | CWFC 72 – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 72 | 13 September 2014 | 3 | 3:33 | Newport, Wales | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Kerry Hughes | TKO (Punches) | CWFC 69 – Super Saturday | 7 July 2014 | 2 | 4:56 | London, England | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Laura Howarth | Decision (Unanimous) | CWFC 64 – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 64 | 15 February 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Hannah Stephens | KO (Knee) | CWFC 60 – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 60 | 5 October 2013 | 1 | 3:40 | London, England |
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1982 births
- Martial artists from London
- Scottish female kickboxers
- Living people
- Scottish female mixed martial artists
- Bantamweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
- Flyweight kickboxers
- Female Muay Thai practitioners
- Scottish Muay Thai practitioners
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen