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Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Stockholm, Sweden
NicknameLittle Thunder
NationalitySwedish
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Bantamweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofStockholm, Sweden
TeamAllstars Training Centre[2]
TrainerSanja Trbojevic
Kickboxing record
Total31
Wins27
By knockout9
Losses4
Medal record
Women’s Muay Thai
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancun −51 kg

Josefine Lindgren Knutsson is a Swedish kickboxer. She is the Battle of Lund Flyweight champion and the 2019 K-1 Flyweight Grand Prix finalist.

In April, May and June 2020, Combat Press ranked her the #6 female pound for pound fighter in the world.[3][4][5]

Kickboxing career

Knutsson faced the ISKA and future Enfusion strawweight champion Amy Pirnie during Yokkao 27&28.[6] Pirnie won a unanimous decision.[7]

In 2017 Knutsson participated in the IFMA Youth World Championship and won a silver medal. In 2018, she participated in the 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships. After winning the four fights in the flyweight tournament, most notably against Janet Todd, Knutsson won a gold medal.[8][9]

Fighting in K-1 Knutsson fought against the K-1 Krush Flyweight champion Kana Morimoto. She lost a unanimous decision.[10] In her next fight, she once again fought Morimoto and won the rematch by a majority decision.[11]

During Krush 104 Knutsson fought the Japanese native Kotomi. Knutsson won a unanimous decision.[12][13][14]

Knutsson participated in the 2019 Flyweight Grand Prix. In the semi finals she won a unanimous decision against Mellony Geugjes, but in turn lost a unanimous decision in a trilogy fight with Kana Morimoto.[15][16]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Battle of Lund
    • BoL Flyweight title
      • One successful title defense
  • K-1
    • 2019 Flyweight Grand Prix finalist

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
27 wins (9 KOs), 4 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
28 Dec 2019 Loss Japan Kana Morimoto K-1 World GP 2019 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
K1 Flyweight Grand Prix Final.
28 Dec 2019 Win England Mellony Geugjes K-1 World GP 2019 Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
K1 Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Finals.
31 Aug 2019 Win Japan Kotomi Krush 104 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
10 Mar 2019 Win Japan Kana Morimoto K'Festa 2 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
3 Nov 2018 Loss Japan Kana Morimoto K1 WGP 2018 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
15 Dec 2017 Win Poland Monika Porażyńska-Bohn Ladies Fight Night 7: Double Trouble 1 Łódź, Poland TKO (Retirement) 3 2:57
15 Oct 2017 Loss Scotland Amy Pirnie Yokkao 27&28 Saitama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
12 Nov 2016 Win Norway Anne Line Hogstad Battle of Lund 8 Lund, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 5 2:00
Defends the Battle of Lund Flyweight title.
22 Oct 2016 Loss England Christi Brereton Roar Combat League 4 Watford, England Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the RCL Super Bantamweight title.
14 Nov 2015 Loss Sweden Therese Gunnarsson Battle of Lund 7 Lund, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the Battle of Lund Flyweight title.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

  1. ^ "Josefine Lindgren Knutsson". tapology.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Josefine Lindgren Knutsson". awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2020". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ^ "AMY PIRNIE FACES JOSEFINE "LITTLE THUNDER" LINDGREN KNUTSSON AT YOKKAO 28!". yokkao.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ^ "YOKKAO 28: Amy Pirnie (Scotland) vs Josefine Lindgren Knutsson (Sweden) (50kg)". youtube.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. ^ "IFMA crowns Muay Thai World Champions in Cancun". fightmag.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Josefin Lindgren Knutsson". ifmalive.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  10. ^ "COMPLETED KICKBOXING BOUT Kana Morimoto vs. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson I". tapology.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  11. ^ "【OFFICIAL】KANA vs Josefine Knutsson K'FESTA.2／K-1 WOMAN -51kg FIGHT／3min.×3R・Ex.1R". youtube.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Krush 104 Results from Japan I". tapology.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  13. ^ "【K-1 KRUSH】下克上宣言の壽美に北欧の女王ノットソンが覚悟を要求＝前日計量 I". efight.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  14. ^ "JOSEFINE LINDGREN KNUTSSON I STORMÖTE MOT KOTOMI PÅ JAPANSKA K-1". askarifighter. Retrieved 21June 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 27 (help)
  15. ^ "Confira os resultados do K-1 World Grand Prix Japan 2019 que aconteceu hoje em Nagoya". connectionjapan.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  16. ^ "SVENSKAN SNUVAD PÅ VINSTEN – I HISTORISKA TITELMATCHEN: "SKANDAL"". mmamytt.se. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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