Christine Theiss

Christine Theiss
Born Christine Hennig
(1980-02-22) February 22, 1980
Greiz, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Division Super lightweight
Kickboxing record
Total 36
Wins 35
By knockout 12
Losses 0
By knockout 0
Draws 1
No contests 0
Other information
Website http://www.christinetheiss.de/

Christine Anna Maria Theiss, maiden name Hennig, born February 22, 1980 in Greiz, Germany, is a German female kickboxer. Since 2007, she is the world champion in professional full contact kickboxing in the World Kickboxing Association (WKA). On December 7, 2012, she became the Super lightweight world champion in full contact kickboxing of the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) and World Kickboxing and Karate Union (WKU).[1] She lost her WKU championship in a title fight to Olga Stavrova on June 7, 2013, but regained the title on December 13, 2013 by defeating Olga Stavrova in a closely contested 10-round decision in what was announced to be her last fight.

Personal life

In 1984 Theiss moved with her parents from the GDR to Bayreuth. There she attended elementary school and high school. She then worked as a medical assistant in the parental practice in Bayreuth. From 2001 to 2007, she studied medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. In November 2007, she completed the study with the state examination. In December 2008, she received her doctorate in medicine (Dr. med.). Since March 2012, she is a host for the German version of The Biggest Loser on Sat.1. From 2005 to 2012 she was elected as "Munich's Sportwoman of the Year" by the readers of the evening newspaper Abendzeitung.[2] Since 2005, Theiss is married to the cardiologist Hans Theiss and lives in the Munich district of Schwabing.

Career

From 1988 to 2000 she learned semi contact kickboxing in the Karate Dojo Aleksandar eV in Bayreuth. In 1998, she became the German Champion. In 2003 she switched to full-contact kickboxing at the Kampfsportzentrum Steko in Munich. She successively became German champion, European silver medalist, World runner-up and 2005 Amateur World Champion (WKA). Since early 2006, Theiss fights as a professional kickboxer. She is trained by the former kickboxing world champions Mladen Steko and Pavlica Steko. Mladen Steko is also her manager. Having won 22 world championship fights, Theiss is considered to be one of the most successful professional kickboxers of all times and a celebrity in Germany. Since January 2011, she has an exclusive contract for the television broadcasts of her bouts with Sat.1 (Steko's Fight Night).[3] On 7 December 2012, she fought for the first time according to the rules of the ISKA and WKU, winning the world championship title winning the world championship title in the weight class of 62.5 kg.[1][4] On February 22, 2013, she defeated Cathy Le-Mée, the WKA and WKU world champion in the weight class of 65 kg per KO in the fifth round. On April 18, 2013 she announced that she would end her career at the end of 2013.[5] She lost her fight against Russian kickboxer Olga Stavrova on June 7, 2013 in Munich after ten rounds by split decision. After the fight, she announced her desire to fight a revanche against Olga Stavrova. She won that rematch and regained the title on December 13, 2013 by defeating her in a closely contested 10-round decision. It was announced to be her last fight.

Record

Kickboxing world championship bouts
Year Date Opponent Location Association Result Type Rounds
2007 May 25  Wales Rachel Kirkhouse Vilamoura WAKO Win Decision 5
Dec 8  Italy Donatella Panu München WKA Win TKO 8
2008 Mar 8  Norway Grete Hall Munich WKA Win TKO 3
May 31  Greece Maria Konstantelou Stuttgart WKA Win Decision 10
Sep 27  Portugal Raquel Gaspar Munich WKA Win TKO 4
Dec 13  Hungary Kata Sátorhegyi Munich WKA Win TKO 9
2009 Mar 6  United Kingdom Stacey Parker Munich WKA Win Decision 10
May 15  Spain Mar Guerrero Pforzheim WKA Win TKO 10
Sept 25  Portugal Ana Tome Munich WKA Win Decision 10
Dec 5  Belgium Kate Mintiens Munich WKA Win TKO 8
2010 Mar 20  Italy Caterina Currò Munich WKA Win Decision 10
May 15  Greece Maria Pantazi Karlsruhe WKA Win Decision 10
Sept 4  Spain Iman Chairi Ghbalou Cologne WKA Win TKO 6
Nov 20  Ukraine Lena Ovchynnikova Dresden WKA Win KO 6
2011 Feb 19  Italy Paola Cappucci Stuttgart WKA Win Decision 10
May 28  South Korea Lim Su-Jeong Munich WKA Win Decision 10
Aug 26  Russia Marina Zueva Karlsruhe WKA Win Decision 10
Dec 16  Czech Republic Martina Müllerová Munich WKA Win KO 2
2012 Mar 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Olja Žerajić Munich WKA Win Decision 10
May 18  Germany Ania Fucz Munich WKA Win Decision 10
Dec 7  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanja Samardžić Berlin ISKA/WKU Win TKO 4
2013 Feb 22  France Cathy Le-Mée Munich WKU Win TKO 5
June 7  Russia Olga Stavrova Munich WKU Loss Decision 10
Dec 13  Russia Olga Stavrova Bayreuth WKU Win Decision 10

References

  1. 1 2 news on web page of Christine Theiss
  2. ↑ Abendzeitung, Germany (17 January 2012). "AZ-Sportlerwahl: Christine Theiss ist die Sportlerin des Jahres". abendzeitung-muenchen.de.
  3. ↑ Abendzeitung, Germany (27 December 2011). "Sportler des Jahres: Wählen Sie Münchens Sportlerin des Jahres". abendzeitung-muenchen.de.
  4. ↑ WKU Pro Ranking women
  5. ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt: Weltmeisterin Dr. Christine Theiss kündigt Karriereende an vom 18. April 2013

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