Kai Ting Chuang

Kai Ting Chuang (Chinese:庄凯婷, pinyin: zhuāng kǎi tíng), born March 25, 1995), nicknamed "Killer Bee" is a Taiwanese kickboxer. She is a former ONE Super Series Kickboxing Atomweight World Champion. She made her pro debut in 2014 in a shootboxing contest, but found her greatest success in the world of kickboxing.[3][4]

Kai Ting Chuang
BornKai Ting Chuang
(1995-03-25) March 25, 1995
Changhua, Taiwan[1]
Nickname(s)Killer Bee[2]
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionAtomweight
StyleKickboxing, Shootboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTaichung, Taiwan
TeamIron Boxing Gym
Years active2014–present
Kickboxing record
Total24
Wins17
Losses7

Background

Chuang’s parents divorced when she was just a baby, and her grandparents adopted her. When she began boxing in school, she lied to her grandmother so as not to be persuaded out of the sport.[5][6]

Chuang began to box in the hopes of landing a university scholarship. As she excelled as a boxer, she completed her objective and attended the National Taiwan University of Sport. After just her freshman year, Chuang turned pro.

Now she trains out of Iron Boxing under the tutelage of former K-1 competitor Wang Chung Yaun.

Kickboxing career

On August 2, 2014, Chuang competed at Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2014. She would lose her debut by unanimous decision to Christina Jurjevic. She would return to shootboxing in 2015, but once again dropped a unanimous decision to Mio Tsumura.[4]

After the setbacks in shootboxing, Chuang went back to her roots in kickboxing and Muay Thai where she found much greater success.

Chuang became a three-time WAKO kickboxing champion while compiling a record of 16–5.

Due to her success, Chuang was brought into ONE Championship to battle Thailand’s Yodcherry Sityodtong for the inaugural ONE Super Series Kickboxing Atomweight Championship. On July 7, 2018, Chuang defeated Yodcherry by unanimous decision to become a world champion.[7]

On October 6, 2018, she defended the title against Stamp Fairtex. She would go on to lose the belt by unanimous decision.[8]

On July 12, 2019, Chuang suffered her second consecutive defeat when she dropped a majority decision to Janet Todd at ONE Championship: Masters of Destiny.[9]

Championships and accomplishments

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing record
Legend:   Win

  Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. "Chuang Kai Ting profile at ONE Championship". Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. "Kai Ting Chuang Fighter page". Tapology. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ""Killer Bee" Chuang Kai Ting | ONE Championship - Athletes". ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. "Kai Ting Chuang ("Killer Bee") | Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. "Kai Ting Chuang's Rise From Abandoned Baby To The Brink Of History | ONE Championship - Features". ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. "How Kai Ting Chuang's Grandparents Inspired Her To Success". AsiaOne. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  7. "Kai Ting Chuang Wins Atomweight Kickboxing Title at ONE: Battle For The Heavens". MMAWeekly.com. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  8. "Stamp Fairtex Claims The ONE Kickboxing Atomweight World Title | ONE Championship - News". ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  9. Altatis, Conan (2019-07-12). "Boxing Works' Janet Todd earns 2nd ONE Super Series win, decisions Kai Ting Chuang at 'ONE: Masters of Destiny' in Malaysia". CONAN Daily. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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