Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer

Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer (born 4 October 1983), nicknamed "Prenses Zeyna" (Turkish for "Xena the Warrior Princess"), is a Turkish female martial artist competing in the boxing, Muay Thai and wushu disciplines. She is a member of the Star Academy Sport Club in Adana, where she is coached by Hakan Şahade.[1][2]

Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer
Born (1983-10-04) 4 October 1983
Adana, Turkey
ResidenceIstanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
StyleBoxing, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and Wushu
TrainerHakan Şahade
OccupationPrimary education teacher
UniversityGazi University, Ankara
SpouseErhan Deniz
Notable club(s)Star Academy Sport Club, Adana
Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Muay Thai
World Championships
2010 Bangkok 67 kg
European Championships
2010 Rome 67 kg
Women's Wushu - Sanshou
World Championships
2007 Beijing 65 kg
World Cups
2010 Beijing 65 kg

Early life

She was born on 4 October 1983 in Adana as the second child of four siblings. Inspired by her boxer uncles, Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer began in 1995 with training in boxing. After fighting in amateur boxing some years, she got interested in wushu. In 2004, she began Muay Thai performing.[1][3]

After the high school, she attended the Gazi University in Ankara, and gained in 2002 a degree in Sports and Physical Education. After some years of unemployment, she became a secondary education school teacher in Istanbul.[1][4]

Asked about her nickname, she comments:

There is a saying that "a good wrestler keeps his ear intact, and a good boxer his nose". I could keep my face undemolished sofar. At a tournament in Hungary, my Russian opponents named me "Xena the Warrior Princess". My husband calls me now also "Xena".

[1]

Family

On 16 September 2010 Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer married K-1 fighter Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz, a Turkish kickboxing champion and her former trainer.[5]

Achievements
Muay Thai
  •  Gold (67 kg) 2007 European Championships - October 7–14, 2007, Vigo, Spain[6]
  •  Gold (67 kg) 2010 National Championships - April 13–17, 2010, Bodrum, Turkey[7]
  •  Gold (67 kg) 2010 European Championships - May 25–30, 2010, Rome, Italy[2]
  •  Gold (67 kg) 2010 World Championships - November 27-December 5, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand[8]
Wushu

References
  1. ""Prenses Zeyna" rakiplerinin korkulu rüyası". Star Gazete (in Turkish). 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  2. "Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer Gurur Veriyor". SporBox (in Turkish). 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. Turul, Özge (1999-05-26). "Sadece ringde dövüşürüm..." Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  4. Örgen, Esra (2006-10-22). "'Dayak yeriz' diye almıyorlar". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  5. "Zeyna ve Pitbul Son Raundu Yaptılar" (in Turkish). Karakucak. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  6. "Muay Tahai'de madalya gururu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  7. Milliyet (in Turkish) http://www.milliyet.com.tr/tayland-degil-bodrum/ege/haberdetayarsiv/19.04.2010/1226788/default.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-16. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Adanalı Nurhayat Hiçyakmazer Muaythai Dünya Şampiyonu oldu". Osmaniye Haber (in Turkish). 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  9. "Wushu'da büyük başarı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2011-01-16.


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