Lisa Howarth

Lisa Howarth
Born	February 1974 (age 50) [1] Sale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Other names	Lisa M. Ditcheva
Nationality	United Kingdom
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	52 kg (114 lb; 8.14 st)
Division	Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super flyweight, Super bantamweight
Reach	66 in (167 cm)
Style	Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate
Fighting out of	Sale, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, England Samrong Nuea, Mueang Samut Prakan district, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Team	Northern Spirits Muaythai, Master Toddy’s Academy
Teacher(s)	Master Toddy[2]
Professional boxing record
Total	1
Losses	1
Kickboxing record
Total	26
Wins	19
Losses	3
Draws	3
No contests	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Dakota Ditcheva (daughter)
Boxing record from BoxRec

Lisa Howarth (born February 1974) is a British former professional kickboxer, and Muay thai practitioner. She is a multiple-time kickboxing and Muay thai world champion, in which she is a two-time World Kickboxing Association super flyweight champion, while also being the promotion’s super bantamweight Muay Thai world champion. She is also a former professional boxer, and a karateka, representing Great Britain, and becoming a Full contact karate world champion in 1993.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Lisa was first exposed to martial arts at Thai boxing around 6, with her first professional appearance at age 9 at a competition in the Netherlands, while also starting to practice Judo at age 11, and along started learning Kickboxing around 13, having her first professional fight at 13. She also practiced full contact karate as a teen, becoming a world champion at the age of 19. She is an instructor of Muay Thai and Kickboxing, being the head coach of Northern Spirits Muaythai, a Muay thai and kickboxing gym in Sale, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and a gym that she formally used to fight out of. She was also a avid fan of football, playing for local clubs as a young child while learning martial arts on the side.

Lisa Howarth's daughter Dakota Ditcheva is a professional MMA fighter.[6][7]

Titles

• 1997 - WPKL Women’s Super Flyweight World Title
• 1995 – WKA Super Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title[3]
• 1993 – Full Contact Karate World Title
• 1993 - ISKA Women’s Bantamweight World Title
• 1987 – IFCF Bantamweight World Title
• 1987 – WKA Super Flyweight World Title[4][5] (2 reigns, 1 defence)

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record (incomplete)

19 wins (? KOs), 3 losses, 3 draws, 1 NC
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2001-11-04	Draw	Ilonka Elmont		Amsterdam, Netherlands	Draw
WPKL Super Flyweight World title.
1997-06-19	Win	Chantal Nadon		Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Decision	6
1995-05-30	Loss	Naoko Kumagai		Tokyo, Japan	KO	1
WKA Super Bantamweight World title.
1994-06-03	Win	Nora Daigle		Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	KO	1
1994-02-04	Draw	Bonnie Canino		USA	Draw
1993-11-12	Loss	Nancy Joseph		Milan, Italy	Points	10	2:00
ISKA Bantamweight World title.
1993-10-22	Win	Bonnie Canino		Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Points	10	2:00
1992-08-00	Win	Zelda Tekin		Belgium	KO	5
ITBF World title.
1991-04-21	Draw	Michele Aboro		London, England	Draw
1991-00-00	NC	Naoko Kumagai		Birmingham, England	No Contest
1990-03-24	Win	Florence Suire		Oldham, England	Points
1990-02-03	Win	Kathy Long		London, England	Points	3	3:00
1987-00-00	Win	Yolanda Mol		England	Points	3
WKA Super Flyweight World title. IFCF Bantamweight World title.
1987-07-12	Win	Claudia		Manchester, England	TKO	3
1986-11-23	Win	Dayle Baykey		London, England	Points	7	2:00
WKA Super Flyweight World title.[4][5]
1986-00-00	Win	Cathy Paschy		London, England	Points
1986-00-00	Win	Sandra De Vries
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Professional boxing record

1 fight	0 wins	1 loss
By decision	0	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Loss	0–1	Alicia Ashley	SD	6	29 Jan 1999	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Professional debut

References

1. "Lisa Howarth". womenkickboxing.com. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
2. "Black Belt". Black Belt. February 1974. p. 53. Retrieved 27 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. ronnie green world champion.
3. "Lisa Howarth". Awakening Fighters. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
4. "Baykey in London - not just for kicks". Surrey Leader. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 23 November 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
5. "Looks to movies - Local kickboxer hangs them up". Surrey Leader. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 7 December 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
6. Roue, Lucy (3 March 2016). "Interview: Dakota Ditcheva". Manchester Evening News.
7. "Kayla Harrison starts quest for third PFL title in London – but not as the No. 1 seed". sports.yahoo.com. 13 July 2022.