Elhem Mekhaled

Elhem Mekhaled
Elhem Mekhaled
Born	7 February 1991 (age 33); Vaulx-en-Velin, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France[citation needed]
Nationality	French
Other names	The Diamond
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-featherweight
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	15
Wins	14
Wins by KO	2
Losses	1

Elhem Mekhaled (born 7 February 1991) is a French professional boxer. She has held the European female super-featherweight title since 2018 and also held the WBC interim female super-featherweight title in 2019.

Professional career

Mekhaled made her professional debut on 12 November 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Jacinthe Berenguer at the Palais des Sports René-Bougnol in Montpellier, France.^[2]

She began 2017 with two PTS victories—Valentina Keri in January^[3] and Bilitis Gaucher in February^[4]—before defeating Wendy Vincent via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) for the vacant French female super-featherweight title on 17 March at the Salle La Cotonne in Saint-Étienne, France.^[5]

After six more wins, including two defences of her French title, Mekhaled defeated Marina Sakharov via ninth-round TKO, capturing the vacant European female super-featherweight title on 22 December 2018 at the Palais des Sports Jean Capievic in her home town of Vaulx-en-Velin.^[6]

In her next fight she faced Danila Ramos for the vacant WBC interim female super-featherweight title on 16 March 2019 at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Mekhaled captured her first world title, albeit an interim version, via ten-round unanimous decision (UD). Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and the third scored it 96–94.^[7]

On 8 September 2020, it was announced that Mekhaled had signed a managerial contract with MTK Global.^[8]

Professional boxing record

15 fights	14 wins	1 loss
By knockout	2	0
By decision	11	1
By disqualification	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
15	Loss	14-1	Alycia Baumgardner	UD	12	4 Feb 2023	Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Karina Kopinska	UD	6	28 Dec 2019	Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
13	Win	13–0	Gabriella Mezei	DQ	6	15 Nov 2019	AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
12	Win	12–0	Danila Ramos	UD	10	16 Mar 2019	W Hotel, Barcelona, Spain	Won vacant WBC interim female super-featherweight title
11	Win	11–0	Marina Sakharov	TKO	9 (10)	22 Dec 2018	Palais des Sports Jean Capievic, Vaulx-en-Velin, France	Won vacant European female super-featherweight title
10	Win	10–0	Elise Bussiere	PTS	6	9 Jul 2018	Salle Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
9	Win	9–0	Karina Kopinska	PTS	6	28 Apr 2018	Art Rotana Hotel, Manama, Bahrain
8	Win	8–0	Nina Pavlovic	PTS	6	31 Mar 2018	Salle Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
7	Win	7–0	Marion Montanari	UD	8	10 Feb 2018	Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France	Retained French female super-featherweight title
6	Win	6–0	Cindy Dehoux	UD	8	12 Oct 2017	Sud de France Arena, Montpellier, France	Retained French female super-featherweight title
5	Win	5–0	Pauline Leconte	PTS	6	8 Apr 2017	Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
4	Win	4–0	Wendy Vincent	TKO	4 (8)	17 Mar 2017	Salle La Cotonne, Saint-Étienne, France	Won vacant French female super-featherweight title
3	Win	3–0	Bilitis Gaucher	PTS	6	17 Feb 2017	Gabriel Rouchon, L'Étrat, France
2	Win	2–0	Valentina Keri	PTS	4	14 Jan 2017	COSEC Champ Fleuri, Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
1	Win	1–0	Jacinthe Berenguer	PTS	4	12 Nov 2016	Palais des Sports René-Bougnol, Montpellier, France

References

^ "Boxing record for Elhem Mekhaled". BoxRec.
^ "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Jacinthe Berenguer". BoxRec. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Valentina Keri". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Bilitis Gaucher". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Wendy Vincent". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "Le sacre de Mekhaled imagé". Fédération Française de Boxe (in French). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ Lourenço, Gerson (19 March 2019). "Danila Ramos perde luta no título mundial". O Diário de Mogi (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "Elhem Mekhaled Aligns Herself With MTK Global". BoxingScene.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links

Boxing record for Elhem Mekhaled from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Ségolène Lefebvre	French female super-featherweight champion 17 March 2017 – November 2018	Vacant Title next held by Cindy Dehoux
Vacant Title last held by Katharina Thanderz	European super-featherweight champion 22 December 2018 – present	Incumbent
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Myriam Chomaz	WBC female super-featherweight champion Interim title 16 March 2019 – October 2019	Vacant Title next held by Katharina Thanderz

[1] "Boxing record for Elhem Mekhaled". BoxRec.

[2] "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Jacinthe Berenguer". BoxRec. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[3] "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Valentina Keri". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[4] "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Bilitis Gaucher". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[5] "BoxRec: Elhem Mekhaled vs. Wendy Vincent". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[6] "Le sacre de Mekhaled imagé". Fédération Française de Boxe (in French). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[7] Lourenço, Gerson (19 March 2019). "Danila Ramos perde luta no título mundial". O Diário de Mogi (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[8] "Elhem Mekhaled Aligns Herself With MTK Global". BoxingScene.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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