Clotilde Essiane
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| Nationality | Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1985[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Junior[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Featherweight[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | South Africa[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clotilde Essiane aka Junior[7] (born 6 August 1985) is a Cameroonian boxer, mixed martial artist and a retired footballer,[5] who currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.[8]
Essiane represented Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and she was their flag bearer at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. She lost to Tammara Thibeault from Canada in the women's middleweight competition quarterfinals.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
In 2016, Essiane defeated Bunmi Ojewole from Nigeria and Rushda Mallick and Ansie Van Der Marwe, both from South Africa.[4]
