Ilonka Elmont
| Ilonka Elmont | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ilonka Elmont September 11, 1974 Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Other names | Killer Queen |
| Nationality |  Dutch  Surinamese |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Team | Fighting Factory Carbin |
| Trainer | Lucien Carbin |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 39 |
| By knockout | 16 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Ilonka "Killer Queen" Elmont (born September 11, 1974) is a retired Surinamese-Dutch former professional kickboxer and seven-time World Champion in the Fly-Weight division (-50.80 kg - 52.16 kg). She officially retired in 2009.[2]
Elmont was born in Paramaribo, Suriname and moved to the Netherlands at a young age. She is a technical all-round and skilled fighter with powerful kicks and knee strikes and clinching. With her unorthodox fighting style she surprised many fighters and had a tendency to go head-to-head with her opponents. Her fighting record has 42 fights, with 38 wins (16 by (T) KO), 3 losses and 1 draw. Her nickname is "The Killer Queen"
Her sporting career in thai boxing started, when she first entered the Fighting Factory Carbin (FFC) gym, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lucien Carbin, former World Champion and currently one of the World's most respected and successful coaches, noticed her talent and challenged it to the max. The blend of passion, talent and ambition he saw and combined with his training program resulted in seven World Titles.[3]
Titles[]
Elmont previously held the following titles:[4]
- World Champion IMKO –50,8KG
- World Champion WPKL –50,8KG
- World Champion IMKO –51,0KG
- World Champion WPKL -52,1KG
- World Champion WMTC –51,5KG
- World Champion WPKL –50,8KG
- World Champion WMTC –51,5KG
- European Champion EPMTF –50,8KG
- Dutch Champion NKBB –50,8KG
- Dutch Champion MTBN –52,1KG
Volunteer[]
Elmont is an ambassador of Be Innovative Foundation which contributes to the sports development for children and children with a disability by creating awareness, new chances in the underprivileged communities.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Ilonka Elmont". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Ilonka Elmont". awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ The Killer Queen that keeps on stinging
- ^ Ilonka Elmont
- ^ Be Innovative Foundation
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- Living people
- Dutch female kickboxers
- Dutch Muay Thai practitioners
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- Surinamese Muay Thai practitioners
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