Corentin Jallon is an

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

n- French Kickboxer. He is the former

World Kickboxing Network The World Kickboxing Network (WKN) is an international Kickboxing governing body established in 1994. History In 1994, the World Kickboxing Network was founded as a subsidiary of International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) to capture new mark ...

(WKN) Cruiserweight World Champion as well as the

Muaythai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

& K-1 FFSCDA France -91kg Champion,

King of the Ring King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The PPV event was held annually in June and was established in 1993 when the promotion ...

-91kg Champion and he has competed in SUPERKOMBAT. Jallon became the WKN World Champion in 2013 after defeating Cristian Bosch in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Early life

Jallon was born in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

and was introduced to kickboxing at a later age. He started training with his coach Badri Rouabhia at AJSR in Saint Raphaël and competed in his first match at the age 26 years old.

Career

Kickboxing

On Juin 30, 2012, Jallon faced Zinedine Hameur-Lain at the Pro fightKarate 4 in the heavyweight category and lost on points. On May 24, 2014, Jallon fought

Sebastian Ciobanu Sebastian Ciobanu (born March 17, 1985) is a Romanian Super heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. Career K-1 He made his K-1 debut in 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP against Ser ...

-95 kg to a draw with at ''SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2014'' in Constanta,

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

. On May 10, 2014, Jallon avenged his previous 2012 loss and rematched Zinedine Hameur-Lain at King of the Ring 3 in

Longeville-lès-Metz Longeville-lès-Metz (, literally ''Longeville near Metz''; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Notable people * Jeff Roland, artist See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a ...

Metz, France Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (de ...

, winning by TKO in the first round. On September 23, 2017, Jallon faced Romain Falendry and lost by decision. On December 2, 2017, Jallon faced the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

Ivan Valenzuela at ''La 13ème Nuit Du Muay Thai'' in

and won by decision. On April 27, 2019, Jallon faced Gabriele Casella at Fighting Spirit 7 in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

and lost by decision. On December 14, 2019, Jallon faced Anthony Valerde under K-1 rules in

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (; oc, L'Illa de Sòrga or ) is a town and commune on the Sorgue river in Southeastern France. Politically, the commune is in the arrondissement of Avignon within the department of Vaucluse, in the région of Provence-Al ...

and lost by decision.

WKN

On October 13, 2012, Jallon had his first shot at a

title, when he faced 2007 WAKO World Championship finalist and PFL fighter Sadibou Sy. The match was for the WKN European Cruiserweight title in Berns, Stockholm. Both athletes threw some hard strikes, but ultimately the fight went to the judges, declaring Sadibou Sy victorious by decision. In 2013, during a noticeable winning streak, Jallon was offered to fight against the current WKN Cruiserweight Champion (-195 lbs/-88.5 kg),

Argentinian Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish ( masculine) or ( feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, ...

Cristian Bosch. On August 4, 2013, Jallon faced Bosch in

. The first round started wrong for Jallon received some heavy damage from the champion, resulting in two standing 8 counts. In the third round, Jallon landed an elbow on Bosch's face, securing the knockout win and become the new WKN Cruiserweight Champion. On May 15, 2015, Jallon defended his WKN cruiserweight title against the

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

Ondrej Srubek in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

, winning on points. On September 12, 2015, Jallon put his WKN title on the line when he faced the Slovak Adrian Valentin in Saint-Raphaël,

. Jallon shook Valentin early with some punches, but the Slovak recovered well and was able to land many shots from the outside in the following rounds. Adrian Valentin was declared winner by decision, capturing the WKN Cruiserweight title.

Lethwei

In 2017, Jallon challenged

Dave Leduc Dave Leduc (born 13 December 1991) is a Canadian Lethwei fighter who competes in the World Lethwei Championship, where he is the former WLC Cruiserweight World Champion. He is also the undefeated Openweight Lethwei World Champion under tradit ...

, Openweight Lethwei World Champion under traditional Lethwei rules. The traditional challenge was accepted and on December 10, 2017, Jallon faced Leduc inside the

Thein Pyu Stadium Thein Pyu Stadium ( my, သိမ်ဖြူအားကစားကွင်း) is a Lethwei stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the most notorious Lethwei stadium in all of Myanmar and counts over 5,200-seats. It's the venue choice for m ...

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. Just before their first exchange, Leduc performed the Lekkha moun and Jallon automatically replied with a flurry of punches, which Leduc countered with an elbow counterattack. Jallon was floored several times during the fight and used his two minute injury time-out, but finished the bout on his feet, making it a draw according to Lethwei rules. Leduc retained the

openweight Openweight, also known as Absolute, is an unofficial weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. It refers to bouts where there is no weight limit and fighters with a dramatic difference in size can compete against each other. It is d ...

Lethwei World championship title.

Championships and accomplishments

Championships

** WKN Cruiserweight World Championship (one time) * Other championships ** King of the Ring 3 Champion 91 kg ** FFSCDA National Muaythai Champion 91 kg ** FFSCDA National K-1 Champion 91 kg

Lethwei record

, - bgcolor="#c5d2ea" , 2017-12-10, , Draw , , align=left,

, , 2018 Myanmar Lethwei World Championship , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Kickboxing record

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 2021-12-18 , , Win , , align=left, Giorgio Muccini , , La Nuit des Challenges 20 , ,

Saint-Fons Saint-Fons (; frp, Cent-Fonts) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux. Population See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon ...

, , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 1, , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2021-12-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Diaguely Camara , , K1 Event 14 , , Troyes,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2019-12-14 , , Loss , , align=left, Anthony Valerde , , 10 Deal Event II , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background: #c5d2ea" , 2019-07-07 , , Draw , , align=left, Enrico Pellegrino , , Thai Night 2 , , Lecce,

, , Draw , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2019-04-27 , , Loss , , align=left, Gabriele Casella , , Fighting Spirit 7 , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2018-12-01 , , Win , , align=left, Angelo Mirno , , Extreme Fight For Heroes 6 , ,

Draguignan Draguignan (; oc, Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of ...

, , Decision, , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2018-06-23 , , Loss , , align=left, Anthony Leroy , , Le Spartacus III , ,

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-12-02 , , Win , , align=left, Ivan Valenzuela , , La 13ème Nuit Du Muay Thai , ,

Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Population See also * Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France. The comm ...

, , Decision, , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2017-09-23 , , Loss , , align=left, Romain Falendry , , Extreme Fight For Heroes 5 , , Saint-Tropez,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-04-02 , , Win , , align=left, Jean Philippe Guigo , , Extreme Fight For Heroes 4 , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2015-11-14 , , Loss , , align=left, Halim Chibani , , Nuit des Champions 2015 , ,

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2015-09-12 , , Loss , , align=left, Adrian Valentin , , Battle of Saint-Raphael 3 , , Saint-Tropez,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-07-04 , , Win , , align=left, Umberto Lucci , , MFC 2 , , Lons-le-Saunier,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-05-25 , , Win , , align=left, Ondej Srubek , , Simply The Best 4 , ,

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-04-11 , , Win , , align=left, Jean-Philippe Guigo , , Battle of Saint Raphael 2 , , Saint-Raphaël,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-08-04 , , Loss , , align=left,

Filip Verlinden Filip Verlinden (born 26 December 1982) is a Belgian kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Verlinden was introduced to the sport at an early age and came to prominence in 2008 when he won the WKA European Super C ...

, , Fight Night Saint-Tropez II , , Saint-Tropez,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-06-27 , , Win , , align=left, Pacôme Assi , , Battle of Saint Raphael 2 , , Saint-Raphaël,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background: #c5d2ea" , 2014-05-24 , , Draw , , align=left,

, , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2014 , , Constanta, Romania , , Draw , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-05-10 , , Win , , align=left, Zinedine Hameur-Lain , , King of the Ring 3 , ,

, , TKO , , 1 , , , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-11-23 , , Win , , align=left, Hichem Medoukali , , Nuit des Champions 2013 , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-10-04 , , Win , , align=left, Christian Bosch , , Cedem de Caseros , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-06-15 , , Win , , align=left, Vladislav Alexandrov , , The Battle of Saint-Raphael , , Saint-Raphaël,

, , TKO , , 2 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-05-10 , , Win , , align=left, Ulrich Emmanuel , , The Game , ,

Saint-Denis, Réunion Saint-Denis (, , unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion for disambiguation; ) is the prefecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost ...

, , KO , , 2 , , , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-04-27 , , Win , , align=left, Mohamed Chaher , , Championnat d'Europe K1 Rules , ,

Sainte-Maxime Sainte-Maxime (; Occitan and Provençal: ''Santa Maxima'') is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera (''Côte d'Azur''), west from Nice and east from M ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2012-12-15 , , Win , , align=left, Fabien Fouquet , , Championnat du Monde K1 rules , , Saint-Raphaël,

, , TKO , , 2 , , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2012-06-30 , , Loss , , align=left, Zinedine Hameur-Lain , , Pro Fight Karaté 4, Semi Finals , , Levallois-Perret, France , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2011-06-18 , , Win , , align=left, Samih Bachar , , Gala de Muaythai France , ,

Nanterre Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2011-05-07 , , Win , , align=left, Rida Titri , , Gala Remi Telani 7 , ,

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after ...

, , KO , , 2 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2011-04-02 , , Win , , align=left, Khalid Azzouzi , , Gala Remi Telani 7 , ,

La Crau La Crau (; oc, La Crau d'Ieras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population Twin towns La Crau is twinned with: * Villeneuve, Vaud, Switzerland, since 1987 * Rosà, Ita ...

, , KO , , 1 , , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2011-03-06 , , Loss , , align=left,

Arnold Oborotov Arnold Oborotov (born December 4, 1989) is a Lithuanian kickboxer. Career He faced Jarrell Miller at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16'' on October 14, 2012. Although he was able to land some powerful low kicks on Miller, the ...

, , KO Bloodline Show , ,

London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...

, , KO , , 1 , , , - , - bgcolor="#fbb" , 2010-04-24 , , Loss , , align=left, Stéphane Susperregui , , Fight Zone 4 Fight Zone 4
/ref> , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2010-04-03 , , Win , , align=left, David Radeff , , K1 Events, Championnat d'Europe de K1 , , Troyes,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-12-05 , , Win , , align=left, Mohamed Benyach , , The Punishment , , Anderlecht,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-09-02 , , Win , , align=left, Salatun , , Chaweng Stadium , ,

Koh Samui Ko Samui (or Koh Samui, also often locally shortened to Samui; th, เกาะสมุย, ) is an island off the east coast of Thailand. Geographically in the Chumphon Archipelago, it is part of Surat Thani Province, though as of 2012, Ko ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2009-00-00 , , Loss , , align=left,

Besim Kabashi Besim Kabashi (February 27, 1976 – December 4, 2011) was a Kosovar-German kickboxer who competed in the light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. He began his training in Germany after emigrating from Kosovo and initially ...

, , Steko's Fight Night , ,

Munich, Germany Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2008-12-06 , , Loss , , align=left, Thor Hoopman , , Evolution 15 , ,

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

, Australia , , KO , , 5 , , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jallon, Corentin Living people Sportspeople from Var (department) Cruiserweight kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers French male kickboxers French Lethwei practitioners French Muay Thai practitioners SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers Year of birth missing (living people) Kickboxing champions People from Saint-Raphaël, Var