For the Spanish writer, see Cristina Morales (writer).
Cristina Morales Martin
Birth date27 July 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeCórdoba, Spain
Fighting out ofCórdoba, Spain
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight kg52
Weight classAtomweight
Flyweight
Super Flyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamTeam Jesus Cabello
TrainerJesus Cabello
Years active2010–present
Kickbox win50
Kickbox kowin10
Kickbox loss9

Cristina Morales Martin (born 21 July 1992) is a Spanish kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA Atomweight K1 World Champion,[2] and the former Enfusion 52 kg World Champion.[3]

Kickboxing career

In March 2019, Morales was scheduled to fight Fanny Ramos for the ISKA Atomweight belt.[4] Morales won by a third round high kick knockout. She became the first Spanish ISKA champion.[5][6]

During Enfusion Ece 1, she faced Emilie Machut. Morales won the fight unanimous decision.[7][8]

Morales defended her ISKA title against Oumaiima Arhou. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[9][10]

Morales was scheduled to fight for the vacant Enfusion 52 kg belt against the 57 kg champion Georgina van der Linden, during Enfusion 89.[11] Morales won a split decision, which was considered an upset at the time.[12][13]

Morales participated in the 2019 K-1 Flyweight Championship Tournament, facing Kana Morimoto in the semi-finals.[14] Morales lost to the eventual tournament winner by unanimous decision.[15][16]

Morales is scheduled to defend her ISKA Atomweight title against Simona Di Dio Martello during MFC Showdown 008.[17] Morales won by a unanimous decision.[18]

She was the Kickboxingz.com Female Fighter of the Year for 2019.[19]

Morales faced Anissa Meksen at ONE Championship: Empower on September 3, 2021.[20] She lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[21]

Morales was scheduled to face Supergirl Jaroonsak on August 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 13.[22] However, Morales had to withdraw from the bout after announcing her pregnancy and was replaced by Lara Fernandez.[23][24] The bout was rescheduled on October 7, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 15.[25] However, for undisclosed reasons, the bout was moved for November 4, 2023 at ONE Fight Night 16.[26] She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[27]

Morales faced Allycia Rodrigues for the ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship on March 9, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 20.[28] She lost the bout via unanimous decision.[29]

Championships and accomplishments

Awards

  • 2019 KickboxingZ.com "Female Fighter of the Year"
  • 2019 Sports Institute of Seville "Best Female Athlete"[31]

Fight record

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-03-09 || Loss ||align=left| Allycia Rodrigues || ONE Fight Night 20 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 ||3:00 |-aai ! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship.

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-11-04 || Win ||align=left| Supergirl Jaroonsak || ONE Fight Night 16 || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO (Punches) || 1|| 2:54

|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2021-09-03 || Loss ||align=left| Anissa Meksen || ONE Championship: Empower || Kallang, Singapore || KO (Left hook) || 2 || 2:27

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-06-19 || Win ||align=left| Jleana Valentino || || Marbella, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins the vacant IPCC Intercontinental 52kg title.

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-08-01 || Win||align=left| Simona Di Dio Martello || MFC Showdown 008 || Seville, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Defends the ISKA Atomweight K1 title. |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2019-12-28|| Loss||align=left| Kana Morimoto || K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ～Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament～ || Nagoya, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |K1 Flyweight Championship Tournament Semi-finals. |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-10-26|| Win||align=left| Georgina Van Der Linden || Enfusion 89 || Wuppertal, Germany || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins the vacant Enfusion World 52 kg title. |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-09-25|| Win||align=left| Oumaiima Ahrou || Kryssing World Series || Seville, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Defends the ISKA K-1 World Atomweight title. |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-06-07|| Win||align=left| Emilie Machut || Enfusion: Ece 1 || Tenerife, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2019-05-18|| Loss||align=left| Silvia La Notte || Master Fight || Chalon-sur-Saône, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-03-30|| Win||align=left| Fanny Ramos || Ultimate Fight Night 11 || Paris, France || KO (High Kick) || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins the ISKA K-1 World Atomweight title.

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-10-27|| Win||align=left| Rita Marrero || SLAM Arena 2018 || Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-10-15|| Loss||align=left| Wang Xue || Rise of Heroes 2|| Zhangshu, China || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 || 3:00

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-05-04|| Win||align=left| Maria Garcia Espejo || ? || Málaga, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-11-17|| Win||align=left| Michele Clayton || Heroes IV || Cordoba, Spain || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-11-03|| Win||align=left| Samira Hamham || Muay Thai event Bari Gym || Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2012-06-16|| Win||align=left| Sylvie Hausseray || Clichy-sous-Bois Boxing Club || Clichy-sous-Bois, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2024-11-04|| Loss ||align=left| Yulia Sachkov || 2024 WAKO European Championships, First Round || Athens, Greece || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2023-06-30|| Loss||align=left| Emine Arslan || 2023 European Games, Quarterfinals || Myślenice, Poland || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2023-03-18|| Loss||align=left| Charlotte Berg Andersen || Austrian Classics Kickboxing World Cup 2023 WAKO, Semifinals || Innsbruck, Austria || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2023-03-17|| Win ||align=left| Nicole Perona || Austrian Classics Kickboxing World Cup 2023 WAKO, Quarterfinals || Innsbruck, Austria || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2022-11-|| Loss ||align=left| Alexandra Dimitrova || 2022 WAKO European Championships, Quarterfinals || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2022-11-|| Win ||align=left| Elene Loladze || 2022 WAKO European Championships, First Round || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2022-06-03|| Loss ||align=left| Tatiana Obermeier || 27th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup WAKO, Quarterfinals || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2022-06-02|| Win ||align=left| Nicola Kaczmarek || 27th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup WAKO, First Round || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2021-10-18|| Loss ||align=left| Polin Petukhova || 2021 WAKO World Championships, First Round || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |- |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

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