Corentin Jallon is an

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. He is the former

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(WKN) Cruiserweight World Champion as well as the

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FFSCDA France -91kg Champion,

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-91kg Champion and he has competed in SUPERKOMBAT. Jallon became the WKN World Champion in 2013 after defeating Cristian Bosch in

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Early life

Jallon was born in

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and was introduced to

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at a later age. He started training with his coach Badri Rouabhia at AJSR in Saint Raphaël and competed in his first match at the age 26 years old.

Career

Kickboxing

On Juin 30, 2012, Jallon faced

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at the Pro fightKarate 4 in the heavyweight category and lost on points. On May 24, 2014, Jallon fought

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-95 kg to a draw with at ''SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2014'' in Constanta,

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. On May 10, 2014, Jallon avenged his previous 2012 loss and rematched

at King of the Ring 3 in

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, winning by TKO in the first round. On September 23, 2017, Jallon faced Romain Falendry and lost by decision. On December 2, 2017, Jallon faced the

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Ivan Valenzuela at ''La 13ème Nuit Du Muay Thai'' in

and won by decision. On April 27, 2019, Jallon faced Gabriele Casella at Fighting Spirit 7 in

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and lost by decision. On December 14, 2019, Jallon faced Anthony Valerde under

rules in

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and lost by decision.

WKN

On October 13, 2012, Jallon had his first shot at a

title, when he faced 2007 WAKO World Championship finalist and PFL fighter Sadibou Sy. The match was for the WKN European Cruiserweight title in Berns, Stockholm. Both athletes threw some hard strikes, but ultimately the fight went to the judges, declaring Sadibou Sy victorious by decision. In 2013, during a noticeable winning streak, Jallon was offered to fight against the current WKN Cruiserweight Champion (-195 lbs/-88.5 kg),

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Cristian Bosch. On August 4, 2013, Jallon faced Bosch in

. The first round started wrong for Jallon received some heavy damage from the champion, resulting in two standing 8 counts. In the third round, Jallon landed an elbow on Bosch's face, securing the knockout win and become the new WKN Cruiserweight Champion. On May 15, 2015, Jallon defended his WKN cruiserweight title against the Czech Ondrej Srubek in

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, winning on points. On September 12, 2015, Jallon put his WKN title on the line when he faced the Slovak Adrian Valentin in Saint-Raphaël,

. Jallon shook Valentin early with some punches, but the Slovak recovered well and was able to land many shots from the outside in the following rounds. Adrian Valentin was declared winner by decision, capturing the WKN Cruiserweight title.

Lethwei

In 2017, Jallon challenged

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, Openweight Lethwei World Champion under traditional Lethwei rules. The traditional challenge was accepted and on December 10, 2017, Jallon faced Leduc inside the

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. Just before their first exchange, Leduc performed the Lekkha moun and Jallon automatically replied with a flurry of punches, which Leduc countered with an elbow counterattack. Jallon was floored several times during the fight and used his two minute injury time-out, but finished the bout on his feet, making it a draw according to Lethwei rules. Leduc retained the

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Lethwei World championship title.

Championships and accomplishments

Championships

** WKN Cruiserweight World Championship (one time) * Other championships ** King of the Ring 3 Champion 91 kg ** FFSCDA National Muaythai Champion 91 kg ** FFSCDA National K-1 Champion 91 kg

Lethwei record

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Kickboxing record

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References

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