# Julie Kitchen

Julie Kitchen (born 19 April 1977) is an English sports commentator, retired kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter.

## Early life

Julie Kitchen was born at Truro Hospital to parents Ivor and Lynn Barrett, as the middle child of three daughters. Between the ages of six and eleven she attended St. Paul's School in Penzance, Cornwall. She was a shy child making very few friends and was content with family life. Her family was very close and she played the role of a second mother to her younger sister. At the age of eleven she decided to become a vegetarian because she did not like the taste of meat. She remains a vegetarian to this day, but now includes fish into her diet.
At the age of twelve she started at Humphry Davy School in Penzance where she continued to find socialising uncomfortable due to shyness. Although she did not like school, she enjoyed the subjects of Art, Mathematics and Physical Education. During this time she began to excel at the sports of hockey, netball and athletics.
In 1989 she enrolled in the Sea Cadets, and by the time she was sixteen had worked her way up the ranks to Petty Officer. She was awarded the honour of Lord Lieutenant's Cadet. Before leaving the Sea Cadets in 1993 she had considered working her way into teaching in the Navy. Julie Kitchen attributes the Sea Cadets has a major part of overcoming her shyness.
In 1993, at the age of sixteen, she went on to study a Leisure and Tourism course at Penwith College after finishing school and leaving the Sea Cadets. In this year she met her future husband, and coach Nathan Kitchen.
On 26 February 1999 she gave birth to twin daughters. Shortly after the birth of the twins, at the age of twenty-four, she joined Touchgloves Gym in Penzance to lose weight.

## Career

Julie Kitchen won her professional debut in March 2002 against Diane Fletcher from Liverpool, England.
During her career she faced fighters from fifteen countries. She was the first British woman to win a WBC title.
Her last fight was in Los Angeles, California against British fighter Amanda Kelly on 12 January 2012. She lost via split decision after five rounds. She officially retired later that month.

## Championships and awards
### Titles

* World Boxing Council Muaythai
** 2011 WBC Welterweight World Champion
* International Kickboxing Federation
** 2010 International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) World Super Lightweight Muay Thai Champion
** 2010 International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) World Champion, 62.2 kg
** 2005 International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Amateur Muay Thai Rules Super Lightweight British Champion, 63 kg
* Backstreet Brawler & Top King
** 2010 World Champion, 63.5 kg (Two time)
* World Muaythai Council
** 2009 WMC World Champion, 63 kg (Two time)
* International Sport Karate Association
** 2009 ISKA World Champion, −66 kg
** 2008 ISKA World Champion, −64 kg
* World Professional Muaythai Federation
** 2009 WPMF World Champion, 67 kg
** 2009 WPMF World Champion, 65 kg
* Women's International Kickboxing Association
** 2008 WIKBA Intercontinental Champion, 63 kg
** 2006 WIKBA World Champion, 61.5 kg (Two time)
* International MuayThai and Kickboxing Organisation
** 2007 IMKO European Champion, 63 kg
* NMF/ITMF
** 2008 NMF/ITMF World Champion, 65 kg
* Capital Punishment
** 2006 Capital Punishment World Champion, 61.5 kg
* World Professional Kickboxing League
** 2005 WPKL British Champion, 63 kg
* World Kickboxing Association
** 2005 WKA British Champion, 63 kg
** 2004 WKA British Champion, 59 kg

### Other titles

** 2007 Golden Belt European Champion, 61.5 kg
** 2006 BKK Female British Junior Welterweight Champion, 63.5 kg
** 2005 BMBC English Champion, 60 kg
** 2005 FIST British Champion, 63 kg (1 defence)
** 2004 BKK British Champion, 63 kg

### Awards

* Awakening Fighters
** 2012 AOCA / Awakening Outstanding Contribution Award

### Other awards

** 2011 Pride of Cornwall Award (The first ever female to win this award)
** 2011 Fighters Hall of Fame / Best Female Martial Artist
* International Sport Kickboxing Association
** 2010 ISKA Fighter of the Year
** 2009 ISKA Fighter of the Year

## After retirement

Julie Kitchen is a sports commentator for the kickboxing promotion Enfusion.

## Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record (incomplete) :
| 51 Wins ( (T)KO, decisions), 9 Loss, 1 Draws |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
| 12 January 2012 | Loss | Amanda Kelly | In Honor of the King, Playa Vista | Los Angeles, California | Decision (Split) | | | |
| Julie Kitchens retirement fight |||||||||
| 18 August 2012 | Loss | Miriam Nakamoto | | Pala Casino, San Diego, California, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | | |
| Fought for WCK World title |||||||||
| 11 March 2012 | Win | Aleide Lawant | Call Of Duty | Pool, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for WPMF World title |||||||||
| 30 December 2011 | NC | Maria Bastasin | Enfusion: Quest for Honour | Prague, Czech Republic | No contest (cut by clash of heads) | 1 | 0:15 | |
| 6 November 2011 | Win | Sandra Bastian | MuayThai Premier League: Blood & Steel | Netherlands | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2 September 2011 | Win | Martina Jindrová | MuayThai Premier League: Stars and Stripes | Los Angeles, California, United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 7 April 2011 | Win | Nan Pimnipa | | Pattaya, Thailand | TKO (knee to the body and elbow) | 3 | N/A | |
| Fought for WBC Welterweight title |||||||||
| 2 October 2010 | Win | Annalisa Bucci | MT England vs Italy | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for MTEC World title |||||||||
| 9 May 2010 | Win | Claire Haigh | | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for IKF World title |||||||||
| 5 December 2009 | Win | Claire Haigh | Kings Cup Tournament | Bangkok, Thailand | Points | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 13 September 2009 | Win | Karen Lynch | Muay Thai Addicts II | London, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 26 July 2009 | Win | Natalie Fuz | | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for ISKA World title |||||||||
| 26 June 2009 | Win | Angela Rivera-Parr | | Kingston, Jamaica | Decision (Unanimous) | | | |
| For World Muaythai Council Lightweight Championship & ISKA World title. |||||||||
| 8 April 2009 | Win | Chantal Ughi | | Bangkok, Thailand | Points | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Fought for WPMF Title |||||||||
| 1 March 2009 | Win | Paula Wilkie | Sportfight Scotland & Ireland Show | Oranmore, Ireland | TKO | 5 | N/A | |
| Fought for WPMF Title |||||||||
| 7 December 2008 | Win | Ivanilda vaz Te | | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for ISKA World Title. |||||||||
| 15 November 2008 | Win | Hatice Özyurt | | Steenwijk, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Fought for NMF World Title |||||||||
| 20 June 2008 | Loss | Germaine de Randamie | | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for WIKBA & IKCC World titles • Full Thai rules |||||||||
| 17 November 2007 | Win | Kerry Vera | Battle in Bournemouth V | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 28 September 2007 | Loss | Natalie Fuz | Mayhem X: Mayhem moves to Midtown | New York City, United States | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 1 July 2007 | Win | Karen Lynch | | United Kingdom | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| UK Muay Thai title fight |||||||||
| 27 May 2007 | Win | Itziar Onaindi Abad | Lady Killers Fight Night | United Kingdom | Decision | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 20 May 2007 | Win | Sonia Mirabelli | World Muay Thai Championships | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| March 2007 | Win | Emma Bowers | | Torquay, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 9 February 2007 | Win | Natalie Fuz | Mayhem at Mulberry | New York City, United States | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 19 November 2006 | Win | Sonia Mirabelli | Capital Punishment | London, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 15 October 2006 | Win | Loli Muñoz Garcia | K-1 event in London | Torquay, England, United Kingdom | Points | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for WIKBA title |||||||||
| 29 July 2006 | Win | Natalie Bee | Battle in Bournemouth III | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | Points | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Fought for WKA British title |||||||||
| 8 July 2006 | Win | Lucy Hunking | BKK Promotions: All Female Show | Plymouth, England, United Kingdom | Points | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Fought for British Junior Welterweight title |||||||||
| 29 April 2006 | Loss | Nicky Carter | Muay Thai Warriors 6 | Crawley, England, United Kingdom | Points | 5 | 2:00 | |
| Fought for WPKL European title |||||||||
| 12 March 2006 | Win | Karla Hood | | London, England, United Kingdom | TKO (Knees to the body) | N/A | N/A | |
| 15 October 2005 | Win | Lucy Hunking | Muay Thai Warriors 5 | Crawley, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| UK Muay Thai title fight |||||||||
| 20 August 2005 | Win | Sheree Halliday | Woking Muay Thai Show | Woking, England, United Kingdom | Points | 5 | 2:00 | |
| IKF British Title |||||||||
| 3 October 2004 | Loss | Bernise Alldis | Muay Thai Warriors 3 | Crawley, England, United Kingdom | Points | 5 | 2:00 | |
| 2 October 2004 | Win | Rebecca Donnelly | | Crawley, England, United Kingdom | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| WPKL British Title |||||||||
| May 2004 | Loss | Emma Bowers | | Torquay, England, United Kingdom | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2003 | Loss | Karla Hood | | | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
| May 2002 | Win | Jo Abrehart | | | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
| March 2002 | Win | Diane Fletcher | | | Points | 3 | 3:00 | |
Amateur kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2009-05-21 | Loss | Katarina Perkkiö | IFMA European Championships | Liepāja, Latvia | Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 2:00 |
| 2005-09-10 | Win | Shelley Wilson | | Kent, England | Points | N/A | N/A |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||