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By John Smith • Updated: 19 Feb 2025 • 11:31 • 1 minute read
Emma Riemersma won the kickboxing championshipCredit: NextGen fight club
On Saturday February 15, Emma Riemersma (aged 19) from The Netherlands and a member of the NextGen fight club based in Las Lagunas, Mijas took a step forward into the unknown.
With just one fight behind her, she was entered into the National open kickboxing tournament organised by the Federacion Andaluza de Kickboxing and faced three seasoned fighters.
Dutch girl becomes kickboxing champion after just four fights in total
Under rather unusual rules, her way forward had to see her meet each fighter in turn if she wanted to progress (whilst they did not have to fight each other until she was beaten) and this she did, beating her first strong opponent in the quarter final thanks to the judges unanimous decision.
Next she entered the semi-final where she won by a Technical Knock Out so faced the reigning champion and favourite from Sevilla in a tense final match which saw her win on points to become the new champion in this, just her fourth ever fight.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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