Lisa Howarth
| Lisa Howarth | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1974 (age 52)[1] Sale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Other names | Lisa M. Ditcheva |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (114 lb; 8.14 st) |
| Division | Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super flyweight, Super bantamweight |
| Reach | 66 in (167 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate |
| Fighting out of | Sale, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, England Samrong Nuea, Mueang Samut Prakan district, Samut Prakan, Thailand |
| Team | Northern Spirits Muaythai, Master Toddy’s Academy |
| Teacher | Master Toddy[2] |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Dakota Ditcheva (daughter) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Lisa Howarth (born February 1974) is a British former professional kickboxer, and Muay thai practitioner. She is a multiple-time kickboxing and Muay thai world champion, in which she is a two-time World Kickboxing Association super flyweight champion, while also being the promotion’s super bantamweight Muay Thai world champion. She is also a former professional boxer, and a karateka, representing Great Britain, and becoming a Full contact karate world champion in 1993.[3][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Lisa was first exposed to martial arts at Thai boxing around 6, with her first professional appearance at age 9 at a competition in the Netherlands, while also starting to practice Judo at age 11, and along started learning Kickboxing around 13, having her first professional fight at 13. She also practiced full contact karate as a teen, becoming a world champion at the age of 19. She is an instructor of Muay Thai and Kickboxing, being the head coach of Northern Spirits Muaythai, a Muay thai and kickboxing gym in Sale, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and a gym that she formally used to fight out of. She was also an avid fan of football, playing for local clubs as a young child while learning martial arts on the side.
Lisa Howarth's daughter Dakota Ditcheva is a professional MMA fighter.[6][7]
Titles
[edit]Kickboxing record
[edit]| 19 wins (? KOs), 3 losses, 3 draws, 1 NC | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-04 | Draw |  Ilonka Elmont | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Draw | ||||
| WPKL Super Flyweight World title. | ||||||||
| 1997-06-19 | Win |  Chantal Nadon | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Decision | 6 | |||
| 1995-05-30 | Loss |  Naoko Kumagai | Tokyo, Japan | KO | 1 | |||
| WKA Super Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
| 1994-06-03 | Win | Nora Daigle | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | KO | 1 | |||
| 1994-02-04 | Draw |  Bonnie Canino | USA | Draw | ||||
| 1993-11-12 | Loss |  Nancy Joseph | Milan, Italy | Points | 10 | 2:00 | ||
| ISKA Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
| 1993-10-22 | Win | Bonnie Canino | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Points | 10 | 2:00 | ||
| 1992-08-00 | Win |  Zelda Tekin | Belgium | KO | 5 | |||
| ITBF World title. | ||||||||
| 1991-04-21 | Draw |  Michele Aboro | London, England | Draw | ||||
| 1991-00-00 | NC | Naoko Kumagai | Birmingham, England | No Contest | ||||
| 1990-03-24 | Win | Florence Suire | Oldham, England | Points | ||||
| 1990-02-03 | Win | Kathy Long | London, England | Points | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| 1987-00-00 | Win | Yolanda Mol | England | Points | 3 | |||
| WKA Super Flyweight World title. IFCF Bantamweight World title. | ||||||||
| 1987-07-12 | Win | Claudia | Manchester, England | TKO | 3 | |||
| 1986-11-23 | Win | Dayle Baykey | London, England | Points | 7 | 2:00 | ||
| WKA Super Flyweight World title.[4][5] | ||||||||
| 1986-00-00 | Win | Cathy Paschy | London, England | Points | ||||
| 1986-00-00 | Win | Sandra De Vries | ||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 1 fight | 0 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 |  Alicia Ashley |
SD | 6 | 29 Jan 1999 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Professional debut |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lisa Howarth". womenkickboxing.com. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. February 1974. p. 53. Retrieved 27 November 2014 – via Internet Archive.
ronnie green world champion.
- 1 2 "Lisa Howarth". Awakening Fighters. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Baykey in London - not just for kicks". Surrey Leader. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 23 November 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Looks to movies - Local kickboxer hangs them up". Surrey Leader. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 7 December 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ Roue, Lucy (3 March 2016). "Interview: Dakota Ditcheva". Manchester Evening News.
- ↑ "Kayla Harrison starts quest for third PFL title in London – but not as the No. 1 seed". sports.yahoo.com. 13 July 2022.
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