Daren Rolland

Darren Rolland (born 28 September 1998) is a French Muay Thai fighter who has been competing professionally since 2017. He is the current World Boxing Council Muaythai World Featherweight and former WBC Muaythai International Featherweight champion.^[3]

Daren Rolland
Born	(1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 25) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Weight	56.7 kg (125 lb; 8 st 13 lb)
Division	Featherweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Paris, France
Team	Team El Quandili^[2]
Trainer	Abel El Quandili
Years active	2017-present
Kickboxing record
Total	26
Wins	20
By knockout	8
Losses	6
By knockout	1
Medal record Men’s Muay Thai Representing  France World Championship 2022 Abu Dhabi −57 kg European Championship 2022 Istanbul −57 kg

He is the winner of the 2016 IFMA World Junior Championship and 2017 European Senior Championship.^[4] He is the 2018 FFKMDA Featherweight Muay Thai champion.^[5]

Martial arts career

He fought for the first major honor of his professional career in 2019, when he was set to for the WBC Muaythai International Featherweight title. His opponent was the future WBC Muaythai International Super Bantamweight title holder, Ryan Sheehan.^[6] Rolland captured the title with a third round TKO.^[7]

Rolland was scheduled to fight during Cadiz Fight Night 2, when he was set to face Carlos Coello for the vacant WBC Muaythai World Featherweight title.^[8] It was a fight between the current and former WBC Muaythai International champions.^[9] Rolland won the fight through a second round knockout.^[10]

In late 2019 Rolland signed with ONE Championship. He was soon thereafter scheduled to fight Sam-A Gaiyanghadao during ONE Championship: Century Part 1.^[11] While the first round of his fight with the former Lumpini Stadium champion was competitive, Sam-A took over the momentum in the second round. The Thai native scored an early knockdown and, two minutes into the fight, knocked Rolland down with a short left hook. Rolland failed to get up during the ten second countdown, and Sam-A won the fight through a second round KO.^[12]

Rolland was scheduled to participate in the Festival La Belle Equipe muay thai tournament, held on 8 December 2021. He was set to face Abdel Cherragi in the tournament semifinals.^[13] He beat both Cherragi and Quentin Alhamdou in the finals in the same manner, by decision.^[14]

Rolland was booked to face Silviu Vitez in the semifinals of the one-day four-man MFC tournament, held at MFC 025 on December 3, 2022.^[15] He beat Vitez by a second-round technical knockout and was able to overcome Iker Valderrama by unanimous decision in the tournament finals. Rolland was next booked to face Fayçal Bahroumi at Duel en Terre des Farangs on January 7, 2023.^[16] Bahroumi withdrew from the bout on December 19, and was replaced by Brandon Vieira.^[17]

Rolland faced Brandon Vieira for the second time in his career at Duel en Terre des Farangs 2 on January 7, 2023. He won the rematch by unanimous decision.^[18]

Rolland faced Daniel McGowan for the WMO International -57.5kg title at the inaugural Hitman Fight League event on April 23, 2023.^[19] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.^[20]

Rolland faced Imad El Hamzi at Victory Arena on November 25, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.^[21]

Championships accomplishments

Professional

• Mamba Fight Club
  • 2022 MFC Muaythai -60 kg Tournament Winner
• World Boxing Council Muaythai
  • WBC Muaythai World Featherweight (-57.153 kg) Championship (One time, current)
  • WBC Muaythai International Featherweight (-57.153 kg) Championship (One time, former)
• Fédération Française de Kick Boxing, Muaythaï et Disciplines Associées
  • FFKMDA Featherweight (-57 kg) Muay Thai Championship
• World Muaythai Council
  • 2022 WMC Intercontinental Featherweight Champion^[22]

Amateur

• International Federation of Muaythai Associations
  • 2016 IFMA World Championships Junior -54kg  
  • 2016 IFMA Youth World Championships Junior -54kg  
  • 2016 IFMA European Championships B-class -54kg  ^[23]
  • 2022 IFMA European Senior Championships -57kg  
  • 2022 IFMA World Senior Championships -57kg  

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record

20 Wins (8 (T)KO's), 6 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-11-25	Win	Imad El Hamzi	Victory Arena	Lille, France	KO	1
2023-04-23	Win	Daniel McGowan	Hitman Fight League	London, England	KO (Knee to the body)	3
Wins the WMO International featherweight (-57.5kg) title.
2023-01-07	Win	Brandon Vieira	Duel en Terre des Farangs 2	Orléans, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-12-03	Win	Iker Valderrama	MFC Showdown 25, Final	Ponferrada, Spain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins the MFC Muay Thai -60kg Tournament title.
2022-12-03	Win	Silviu Vitez	MFC Showdown 25, Semi Final	Ponferrada, Spain	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	2
2022-11-19	Win	Brandon Vieira	Arena Victory	Lille, France	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2022-08-27	Win	Omar Halabi	Victory Road Championships	Tarablus, Lebanon	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the vacant WMC Intercontinental Featherweight title.
2022-07-02	Win	Quentin Alhamdou	Le Choc des Best Fighters 6	Asnières-sur-Seine, France	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the FFKMDA Featherweight (-57 kg) Muay Thai title.
2022-06-18	Win	Rachtananchai	La Belle Equipe Festival	Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
2022-03-26	Win	Mohamed Ghulam	1/2 Finales Championnat de France Pro	Aulnay-sous-Bois, France	KO	1
2021-12-08	Win	Quentin Alhamdou	Festival La Belle Equipe, Tournament Final	Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the Festival La Belle Equipe Featherweight (-57 kg) tournament title.
2021-12-08	Win	Abdel Cherragi	Festival La Belle Equipe, Tournament Semifinal	Paris, France	Decision	5	3:00
2021-07-10	Loss	Luc Genieys	Le Choc des Etoiles 5, Tournament Semifinal	Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, France	Decision	3	3:00
2019-10-13	Loss	Sam-A Gaiyanghadao	ONE Championship: Century Part 1	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left Hook)	2	1:20
2019-08-01	Win	Carlos Coello	Cadiz Fight Night 2	Cadiz, Spain	KO	2
Wins the WBC Muaythai World Featherweight (-57.153 kg) title.
2019-06-15	Loss	Mathis Djanoyan	Le Choc Des Etoiles 4	Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-04-20	Win	Diogo Silva	Kona Fight	Villiers-sur-Marne, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-03-09	Win	Abdel Cherragi	TEK Fight II	Meaux, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-02-16	Win	Ryan Sheehan	Rumble At The Rockies	Cork, Ireland	TKO (Punches)	3
Wins the WBC Muaythai International Featherweight (-57.153 kg) title.
2019-01-18	Win	Osvaldo Leal Labrada	Elite Fight VI	Saint-Brieuc, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-07-22	Loss	Luc Genieys	Le Choc Des Gladiateurs	Le Lavandou, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-06-02	Win	Dylan Delpha	Final Fight	Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France	KO	2
2018-05-05	Loss	Frederico Cordeiro	Phenix Boxing Only - Edition 6	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-03-03	Win	Akram Hamidi	TEK Fight	Meaux, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-11-25	Win	Sid Ali Sad	Faubourg Actif 7	Lille, France	TKO (Retirement)	2	3:00
2017-10-14	Loss	Akram Hamidi	Shock Muay 9	Saint-Denis, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Muay Thai record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-05-08	Loss	Ruach Gordon	IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
2023-05-06	Win	Ahmed Alshammar	IFMA Senior World Championships 2023, Second Round	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2022-06-04	Win	Samet Kartal	IFMA Senior World Championships 2022, Final	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins 2022 IFMA World Championship -57kg Gold Medal.
2022-06-02	Win	Yothin Hamuthai	IFMA Senior World Championships 2022, Semi Finals	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-05-31	Win	Mikel Fernandez Cia	IFMA Senior World Championships 2022, Quarter Finals	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-02-19	Loss	Vladyslav Mykytas	2022 IFMA European Championship, Semi Final	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision (29:28)	3	3:00
Wins 2022 IFMA European Championship -57kg Bronze Medal.
2022-02-17	Win	Ismail Al Kadhi	2022 IFMA European Championship, Quarter Final	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2017-05-08	Loss	Kokkrachai Chotichanin	2017 IFMA World Championship, Quarter Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
2016-10-29	Win	Bekir Karaomeroglu	2016 IFMA Junior European Championship, Final	Split, Croatia	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2016 IFMA Junior European Championship -54kg Gold Medal.
2016-05-27	Win	Martin Mansilla	2016 IFMA Junior World Championship, Final	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (30:27)	3	3:00
Wins 2016 IFMA Junior World Championship -57kg Gold Medal.
2016-05-25	Win	Kernozhyiski	2016 IFMA Junior World Championship, Semi Final	Bangkok, Thailand	TKO	2
2015-12-05	Draw	Zakaria Miri	King of Brussels	Brussels, Belgium	Decision	3	2:00
2015	Loss	Clément Adrover	2015 French Junior Muay Thai Championships, Semi Final	France	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

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