Dajenka Meijer

Dajenka Meijer
Born (2001-10-24) October 24, 2001 (age 23)
Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
DivisionOpenweight
StyleKickboxing
TeamTeam van der Giessen
TrainerDenis van der Giessen

Dajenka Meijer (born October 24, 2001) is a Dutch kickboxer. She competed in Enfusion, where was the inaugural Enfusion Women's Openweight champion.

As of May 2024, she is ranked as the second best women's openweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.[2]

Kickboxing career

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Meijer faced Aleksandra Krstić on June 11, 2021, at Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2. She won the fight by split decision.[3]

Meijer faced Gina Weerdenburg on July 10, 2021, at Enfusion 101. She won the bout by unanimous decision.[4]

Meijer became WAKO World Champion in 2021 in the B-division.[5] This enabled her to qualify for the 2022 World Games.[6] Ahead of the 2022 World Games, she competed at the Enfusion Gala at the MartiniPlaza.[6] At the aforementioned World Games, in the bronze medal match, she lost to Virve Vanhakoski.[7]

Enfusion bantamweight champion

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Meijer faced Anique Hilgerink for the women's openweight title, at Enfusion 116 on November 19, 2022. She won the title by unanimous decision to become the inaugural openweight champion.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

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Professional

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Amateur

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Kickboxing record

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Professional Kickboxing Record
7 Wins (0 (T)KOs), 0 Loss, 0 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-06-17 Win Netherlands Charon Purperhart Enfusion 124 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-05-16 Win Morocco Ibtissam Kassrioui Enfusion 122 Wuppertal, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Defends the Enfusion Women's Openweight Championship.
2022-12-16 Win Morocco Ibtissam Kassrioui Enfusion 117 Dubai, UAE Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-11-19 Win Netherlands Anique Hilgerink Enfusion 116 Groningen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the inaugural Enfusion Women's Openweight Championship.
2021-07-10 Win Netherlands Gina Weerdenburg Enfusion 101 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-06-11 Win Serbia Aleksandra Krstić Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2 Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2020-10-09 Win Switzerland Marian Scheidegger Enfusion Cage Events 4 Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2022-07-14 Loss Finland Virve Vanhakoski World Games 2022, Bronze Medal Fight Birmingham, Alabama, USA Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2022-07-13 Loss Slovakia Alexandra Filipova World Games 2022, Semifinals Birmingham, Alabama, USA Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2022-07-13 Win United States Amanda Ginski World Games 2022, Quarterfinals Birmingham, Alabama, USA Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
2021-10- Win Serbia Aleksandra Krstić WAKO World Championships 2021, Final Jesolo, Italy Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
Wins the 2021 WAKO World Championship -70kg Gold Medal.
2021-10- Win Finland Virve Vanhakoski WAKO World Championships 2021, Semifinals Jesolo, Italy Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
2021-10- Win Italy Nicole Carassiti WAKO World Championships 2021, Quarterfinals Jesolo, Italy Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2021-09- Loss Serbia Aleksandra Krstić WAKO 26th Hungarian World Cup, Semifinals Budapest, Hungary Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
Wins the 26th WAKO Hungarian World Cup -70kg Silver Medal.
2021-09- Win Israel Polina Grossman WAKO 26th Hungarian World Cup, Semifinals Budapest, Hungary Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
2021-04- Win Turkey Guluzar Kara WAKO 6th Turkish Open European Cup, Final Ankara, Turkey Decision (2:1) 3 2:00
2021-04- Win Turkey Nursefa Bahram WAKO 6th Turkish Open European Cup, Semifinals Ankara, Turkey Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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  1. ^ "Dajenka Meijer". enfusionlive.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kickboxing Rankings May 2024". Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ "SPEKTAKULARAN TREĆI ARENA FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS: Naša Teodora svetski WAKO PRO šampion! VIDEO". kurir.rs. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Na Enfusion 101 znova dinamični obračuni, a tokrat brez nokavtov". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "#47: 'Moet Dourisseau de nieuwe 'mister Donar' worden?". Podcast Kleedkamer Noord (in Dutch). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Kickbokster Dajenka Meijer vecht zich naar goud bij Wereldkampioenschap". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Kickboxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ^ Buurke, Karel-Jan (19 November 2022). "Eerste wereldtitel Dajenka Meijer, Sarèl de Jong prolongeert de hare". rtvnoord.nl. Retrieved 20 November 2022.