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Ranini Cundasawmy (born 19 May 1984) is a Mauritian Muay Thai, Savate fighter, and the winner of several national and world championships (Muay Thai).
Early life
Cundasawmy was born on 19 May 1984 at Victoria Hospital on Mauritius Island. From 1984 to 1994 she lived at Pop Henessy Beau Bassin, three brothers and two sisters, Rajen, Rajesh, Jean Francois, Rajini and Annais. Her father is Mario and her mother is Premila.
She attended the Pre Primary and Primary School of Maingard in Beau Bassin, then the secondary school of Villes Soeurs in Beau Bassin. At the age of 16 she left villes soeurs secondary school to continue her studies at St Bartholomew's in Port-Louis.
After her Higher School Certificate (HSC) she wanted to continue her studies at the University of Mauritius but her family was not able to afford the cost for her to continue her studies.
When she left school she started to practice kickboxing and worked as a pharmacy helper. She practiced kickboxing for one year. In 2002, she went to work as chat animator at Toolink Crm Ltd, where she met her future husband Cundasawmy Louis Patrick. They began to practice Boxe Française Savate together, became good friends and then married in 2008. Patrick is now both her coach and husband. In 2008 they both quit their jobs at Toolink Crm and started their own business, DJP Productions. In 2010 they step into Muay Thai
Sports career
In 2005, she begin to participate in the Boxe Française Savate tournament.
In 2006 she won the Jeux de l'ouest female championtitle in boxe française savate.
2007 - 2010 Cundasawmy's boxing club BMA Sports faced some difficulties, with no location for training, and the group was training on the street.
The club she in which trains found a location at Social Welfare Centre Bambous. In 2010 Ranini and Patrick Cundasawmy began training in Muay Thai.
In 2011, she founded the BMA Female Team. She attend several Muay Thai Competitions and Boxe Française between 2010 and 2012.
In 2012, she participated in the first ever mixed Muay Thai fight between a male and a female in Mauritius, and won.
(10 win - 0 Lost) in Muay Thai Local Fights (includes 1 mix fight)
(0 win - 1 lost) Muay Thai World Championship organized by International Federation of Muaythai Amateur IFMA Fight against Ruqsana Begum.
(1 win - 1 lost)Other International Fights
In 2013, she was a gold medalist in the Mauritius Taekwondo Championship in her first participation, along with winning the title of La Croche Mauritius Champion in her first participation, and she kept her Muay Thai Champion title.
She was the Mauritius National Muay Thai Female Champion in 2013.
On 28 September 2013 she won the first Mauritian Muay Thai Female Championship Belt in an open female category.
On 11 May 2014 Ranini won the Indian Ocean Croche Championship.
In October 2014, Ranini won the bronze medal at the World Championship of Boxe Française Savate Assault in Rome under the coaching of her husband Cundasawmy Louis Patrick.
Again in 2015 Ranini was the Mauritius national Muay Thai champion.
Fight records
- Muay Thai Local Fights.(12 Fights.12 win, 0 lost, 0 draw)
- Muay Thai International Fight. (8 Fight.5 win, 3 lost, 0 draw)
- Boxe Française Savate Local Fights. (7 Fights.6 Win, 1 Lost, 0 draw)
- La croche Local and International Lutte Traditionnelle de la Réunion (11 fights - 10 won, 1 lost, 0 draw)
- Kyokushin Local Fight (4 fights - 4 win, 0 lost, 0 draw)
- Taekwondo Local Fight (4 Fights. 4 win, 0 lost, 0 draw)
Total fights: 51 | Wins: 44 | Lost: 6 | Draw :0 | Wins by KO: 7 |
Awards
- Boxe Française Jeux de l'ouest Champion - 2006
- Mauritius National Muay Thai Champion - 2011
- Mauritius National Muay Thai Champion - 2012
- Won the Mauritius Muay Thai Female Championship Belt - 2013
- Mauritius National Muay Thai Champion - 2013
- Indian Ocean Croche Champion - 2014
- World Championship 2014Boxe Francaise Savate Assault (Bronze Medal)
- Mauritius National Muay Thai Champion - 2014
- Jeux des Iles 2015 La Croche (silver medal) - 59k
- Jeux des Iles 2015 Croche Bataille (gold medal) - 50k(synthèse de croche préhension et de moraingy percussion)
- Mauritius National Muay Thai Champion - 2015
- Championnat Maurice de Croche - 2016 (gold medal)
- Championnat Maurice de Croche Bataille 2016 (Gold Medal)
- Kyokushinkai National Tournament 2016 (gold medal - Champion)
- World Championship 2016 WKF 54 kg (silver medal - VICE WORLD CHAMPION 54 kg) | World Kick Boxing Federation
- World Championship 2016 WKF - 50 kg (World Championship Belt | WORLD CHAMPION -50 kg) |World Kick Boxing Federation
- WMF World Muay Thai Champion 2017 –46 kg Pro Am (World Championship Belt) | World Muay Thai Federation
- WMF World MuayThai Champion 2018 -48kg am (Gold Medal) World Muay Thai Federation
Citations
- Jameela Jaddoo (10 May 2013), "Ranini Cundasawmy – The Muay Thai Champion", News on Sunday, Le Défi Media Group, p. 14
- Jameela Jaddoo (10 May 2013), "Ranini Cundasawmy – The Muay Thai Champion", News on Sunday, Le Défi Media Group, p. 15
- "Le punch du muay thai", Essentielle (in French), La Sentinelle (Mauritius), p. 95, Jul 2012
- Premita Leelachand (March 2013), "Le combat chelillé au corps", Le Dimanche L'hebdo, Le Défi Media Group, p. 3
- Ruqayah Khayarttee (10 Nov 2012), "Ranini Cundasawmy Sportive Dans le Sang", This Week (in French), p. 6
- Patrick Hilbert (Dec 2012), "Poings D'aciers dans un gant de velour", Le Defi Life Magazine, Le Défi Media Group, p. 70
- Patrick Hilbert (Dec 2012), "Poings D'aciers dans un gant de velour", Le Defi Life Magazine, Le Défi Media Group, p. 71
- "CHAMPIONNATS NATIONAUX DE CROCHE", Le Mauricien (in French), Le Mauricien, 16 May 2013
- "Muay ThaïMondiauxDébut des hostilités ce mercredi", Le Defi (in French), Le Défi Media Group, 5 Sep 2012
- Anoop Dhookeeya (22 July 2013), "Le sport dans le sang", Espace Jeunes (in French), Espace Jeune
- Naushad Korimdun (7 Oct 2013), "Female Muay Thai Championship Belt", Le defi quotidien (in French), Le Défi Media Group
- "Championat de Croche de l'ocean indien", Le quotidien Ile de la reunion (in French), Le Quotidien de La Réunion, 22 May 2014
- "Mauritius National Champion 2015", 5 Plus Dimanche (in French), 5plus.mu, 20 Dec 2015
