Kickboxing
Feride Kirat
The Days Gym champion who fights with fire, character and quiet strength.
At Days Gym we are proud of champions who tell their story not only with words, but above all with actions. Champions who keep training when nobody is watching. Who keep their heads down, do their work and, at the right moment, show what years of discipline mean.
Feride Kirat is that kind of champion.
A fighter with Turkish roots, Dutch fight-sport experience and a name connected to professional stages such as Enfusion. She is not the type of fighter who needs to make herself bigger outside the ring. Her story speaks through what she has done: training, persevering, winning, coming back and continuing to test herself at a high level.
Feride is officially affiliated with Days Gym. Her Enfusion profile lists Days Gym as her gym, and Tapology also links her to Days Gym as her affiliation. For us that means more than just a name on a profile. It means that Feride is part of the culture Days Gym stands for: discipline, character, martial arts at a high level and the willingness to prove yourself again and again.
A champion is not made on the night she wins a belt. A champion is made in the gym. In the preparation. In the rounds where it gets tough. In the moments when doubt comes close, but discipline proves stronger.
Feride Kirat is an example of that.
A fighter who earned her place
In fight sports you get nothing for free.
Every fight demands sacrifices. Every opponent comes with the same dream. Every match brings pressure, risk and uncertainty. Especially at professional level, talent is never enough. You have to be able to handle tension. You have to keep your body under control. You have to keep listening when fatigue takes over your thoughts. You have to stay sharp when one mistake can change everything.
Feride earned her place by going through exactly that process.
Her official Enfusion profile lists three fights within the organisation: wins over Valentina Simanikhina and Miranda Zondervan, and a loss to Kyara van der Klooster. On paper that may seem compact, but behind those three names lies an important story: a title fight, a title defense and the hard reality of top-level sport.
Feride was not just on an event card. She stood in fights where something was at stake. She fought not just to take part, but to become champion and to remain champion.
That is a different kind of pressure.
And that pressure says a lot about the level at which she has been active.
The night Feride became world champion
An important chapter in Feride’s career came on November 4, 2023 at Enfusion #127 in Dordrecht. There she fought Valentina Simanikhina for the Super Strawweight World Title. Enfusion lists Feride as the winner on points in this title fight, and Tapology registers the bout as a vacant 121 lbs championship bout in which Feride won via unanimous decision over five rounds.
Winning a title over five rounds demands something different from a regular fight.
You not only have to start well. You have to keep thinking. Keep scoring. Keep defending. You have to deal with the awareness that every round counts. You have to keep your emotions under control while the pressure grows. And you have to keep executing the plan when your body starts to feel heavier and heavier.
Feride did that.
She won.
And with that she established her name as Enfusion Super Strawweight World Champion.
For Days Gym that is an achievement to be proud of. Not only because a world title sounds good, but because such a title is the result of everything that happens behind the scenes. The training sessions. The sparring rounds. The sacrifices. The focus. The people around her. The gym culture in which she prepares.
A belt is won in the ring, but the foundation is laid in the gym.
Staying champion: the title defense against Miranda Zondervan
Winning a title is hard. But defending a title is often even harder.
When you are champion, everything changes. You are no longer the challenger. You are the one being hunted. Opponents study you. They come prepared. They want what you have. The pressure shifts. You not only have to prove that you can become champion, but that you can remain champion.
On May 18, 2024, Feride fought Miranda Zondervan at Enfusion #137. Tapology notes that Feride entered this fight as champion and won via unanimous decision over five rounds. KixDB lists this bout as an Enfusion Super Strawweight Title fight and records Feride as the winner via unanimous decision.
That matters.
Because a successful title defense says a lot about the maturity of a fighter. You have to stay focused for five full rounds. You have to deal with expectations. You have to accept the pressure and still remain calm. You have to prove that your title was no coincidence.
Feride did it again.
She defended her title.
And with that she showed that her world title was not a snapshot, but part of a bigger story: a fighter who stands up, takes her chance and then shows that she can carry the pressure of being champion.
The reality of top-level sport
An honest champion’s story does not only tell of victory.
It also tells of loss.
On November 2, 2024, Feride faced Kyara van der Klooster at Enfusion #142. Enfusion lists this bout as a Super Strawweight World Title fight and records that Kyara van der Klooster won via KO in round 1. Tapology likewise notes that Kyara won via KO/TKO in the first round.
For many people, loss is something you would rather skip. But in fight sports it is part of the story. Especially at the highest level. Those who fight for world titles face opponents who are dangerous, prepared and capable of seizing a single moment.
That makes fight sports honest and hard.
The ring does not lie.
But that is exactly why Feride deserves respect. Not only because she became champion, but because she stepped into the arena where everything was at stake. She took on the challenge. She stood there as champion. And she did what real fighters do: test themselves on the highest stage available to them.
At Days Gym we do not only look at perfect stories. We look at real stories. And real champions have moments of glory and moments of pain. What makes someone special is not that everything always goes well. What makes someone special is the courage to keep standing in a sport where nothing is guaranteed.
The style of Feride Kirat
Feride Kirat is a fighter who combines power with calm.
She does not need an exaggerated show to be present. Her strength lies in her focus. In her willingness to work. In her ability to go the rounds and keep fighting under pressure. Her wins over Valentina Simanikhina and Miranda Zondervan both came by decision over five rounds, which shows that she can perform over longer title distances.
Fights like that demand more than explosiveness.
They demand conditioning.
They demand discipline.
They demand control.
They demand the ability not just to be good for one round, but to stay present for an entire fight.
For young fighters at Days Gym, Feride is therefore an important example. She shows that as a woman you can take a serious place in fight sports. Not as an exception, but as a champion. Not as someone who “also takes part”, but as someone who wins titles, defends them and performs professionally.
That is powerful.
For young girls who walk into Days Gym, that makes a difference. They do not only see men on the wall. They also see women who have fought, won and built a name. Feride shows that fight sports can also be a path for women towards self-confidence, discipline and real strength.
What Feride means for Days Gym
For Days Gym, Feride Kirat represents an important part of our identity.
She shows that our gym is not only connected to male champions, but also to female fighters who have performed at professional level. She shows that the champion culture within Days Gym is broad. That talent comes in different forms. That character does not depend on weight class, background or gender.
Feride’s story is valuable because it shows that Days Gym is more than a gym.
It is a place where people grow.
A place where discipline is built.
A place where fighters learn to deal with pressure.
A place where women and men can train side by side within the same culture of respect, technique and hard work.
A place where champions are celebrated not only for what they win, but also for what they represent.
Feride represents perseverance. She represents focus. She represents the quiet strength of someone who does not need to shout to be taken seriously.
And that fits Days Gym.
A champion with international value
Enfusion is a well-known name in international kickboxing. When a fighter competes there for a world title, it means she is visible on a professional stage. Feride won the Super Strawweight World Title there against Valentina Simanikhina and defended that title against Miranda Zondervan.
For Days Gym that is important.
Because a gym builds authority through the stories of its people. Not by saying there is a certain level, but by showing who comes out of that environment. Champions give a gym a face. They make the standard visible.
Feride gives Days Gym that face on the women’s side of the sport.
She shows that the gym is connected to international title fights. To professional events. To fighters who do not only train for themselves, but carry the name of the gym to the stage.
That is why she belongs on the Champions page of Days Gym.
Not as a brief mention.
Not as a name in a row.
But as a story.
A story that can inspire young athletes. A story that gives parents confidence. A story that shows Days Gym is a place where fight sports are taken seriously.
Key achievements
Enfusion Super Strawweight World Champion
Won the Super Strawweight World Title against Valentina Simanikhina at Enfusion #127 on November 4, 2023
Successful title defense against Miranda Zondervan at Enfusion #137 on May 18, 2024
Enfusion record: 3 fights, 2 wins, 1 loss
Winner against Valentina Simanikhina on points / unanimous decision
Winner against Miranda Zondervan on points / unanimous decision
Fought Kyara van der Klooster for the Super Strawweight World Title at Enfusion #142
Professionally active at Enfusion events in Dordrecht
Represents Days Gym as a female champion in professional kickboxing
Feride Kirat – a Days Gym champion
Feride Kirat is the kind of champion Days Gym can proudly highlight.
Not only because she won a world title.
Not only because she defended her title.
But because her story shows what fight sports truly mean.
Fight sports are not only about winning when everyone is watching. They are about continuing to train when nobody is watching. Learning to deal with pressure. Getting stronger through preparation. Taking responsibility for your own development. Daring to stand up in moments where anything can happen.
Feride has done that.
She stood in the ring for a world title.
She won.
She defended.
She stood on the highest stage once again.
And with that she showed that she belongs among the champions who give Days Gym its name, its image and its pride.
For us, Feride Kirat is an example of quiet strength. A woman who earned her place in a hard sport. A champion who shows that discipline needs no words when the achievements speak.
Days Gym is proud of fighters like Feride.
Because they show what we stand for.
Character.
Respect.
Technique.
Perseverance.
And the will to prove yourself again and again.
Feride Kirat is a Days Gym champion. A world title winner. An example for the next generation. And a name that belongs among the fighters who make our gym great.
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