Sarel de Jong (born 16 July 1996) is a Dutch kickboxer who has been professionally competing since 2016, and is currently signed with
Enfusion
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female kickboxer by Combat Press and fifth best by Beyond Kick. She has been continuously ranked in the pound-for-pound top ten female fighters by Combat Press since July 2019.
Kickboxing career
Two-weight Enfusion champion
De Jong made her
Enfusion
Enfusion is a Dutch kickboxing promotion company based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing weight classes (7 male and 5 female). Enfusion held its first event in 2013 in the Zwembad Sporthal i ...
promotional debut at Rookies on November 20, 2016, when she faced Krystina Lexova. She won the bout by unanimous decision. De Jong next faced Sadie Siem at Enfusion Kickboxing Talents 33 on June 3, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
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. In her next appearance with the promotion, at Enfusion 75 on November 17, 2018, De Jong faced Samira Kovacevic for the 61 kg Championship. She won the fight through a fifth-round technical knockout to become a two-weight champion.
De Jong faced Victoria Lomax in a non-title bout at Enfusion 76 on December 7, 2018. She won the fight in the third round, by stoppage. Sarel De Jong suffered her first promotional loss at Enfusion 78 on February 23, 2019, when she faced the veteran
Anke Van Gestel
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in a non-title bout, as Van Gestel won the fight by split decision.
She made her first 64 kg title defense against Sanne de Ruiter at Enfusion 85 on June 8, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision. 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. She won the fight by a unanimous decision.
De Jong faced the WAKO welterweight world champion Mallaury Kalachnikoff in a non-title bout at Enfusion 91 on December 6, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision. At the end of 2019, Enfusion voted her the Best Female Fighter of the Year.
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. She was also scheduled to participate in an ECE event on October 9, against Niamh Kinehan. De Jong retained her belt against Engel by unanimous decision. 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. She won the fight by unanimous decision. De Jong's title defense against Michl was later postponed because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
De Jong was booked to fight Lucija Mudrohova at Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night Fights 2. She won the fight by knockout. After the fight, it was revealed that De Jong had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which required surgery to heal.
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. 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.
Championships and accomplishments
Amateur kickboxing
*World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
** 2016 WAKO Senior European K-1 Championship 65 kg
** 2017 WAKO Senior World K-1 Championship 65 kg
** 2017 Hungarian Kickboxing World K-1 Cup 65 kg
** 2018 WAKO Senior European K-1 Championship 65 kg
** 2019 Yokoso K-1 Dutch Open 65 kg
** 2019 Worldcup K-1 Austrian Classics 60 kg
** 2019 Hungarian Kickboxing K-1 World Cup 60 kg
** 2019 WAKO Senior World K-1 Championship 60 kg
** 2021 International Turkish European K-1 Cup
*International World Games Association
** 2017 World Games Poland 65 kg
Professional kickboxing
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Enfusion
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