Rola El-Halabi Explained

Rola El-Halabi
Nationality: German
Birth Date:17 March 1985
Birth Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Style:Regular
Height:168cm (66inches)
Weight:Lightweight 135lb
Total:13
Wins:12
Losses:1
Draws:0
No Contests:0
Ko:7

Rola El-Halabi (Arabic: رولا الحلبي) (born in Bourjein, Lebanon, on 17 March 1985) is a professional German boxer of Lebanese origin and former quadruple world champion in the WIBF, UBF, WBF and WIBA.

She migrated to Germany with her family when she was one. In 1994 she started in kickboxing and Thai kickboxing, and in 1996 in amateur boxing. After becoming champion runner-up in kick-boxing and multiple German champion in the International Amateur Boxing, she turned professional in 2006. On 30 September 2007, Rola Bou Orm became European champion of the Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) in the lightweight division. In October 2008, she was honored as outstanding female athlete in Ulm. On 5 June 2009, she won the world title by WIBF and Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) after defeating Spanish Loly Munoz.

On 1 April 2011 just before a title fight against the Bosnian Irma Adler in Berlin-Karlshorst, her stepfather and former manager Hicham El-Halabi shot her in her hand, knee and both feet,[1] a few months after his management contract was terminated in January 2011. He also injured two security guards before being arrested. The reason of the assault was apparently private, Hicham El-Halabi disapproving of Rola's relationship with a married man of Greek origin.

Following her injuries, she did not fight in a professional match until she was defeated by Lucia Morelli on 12 January 2013.[2] [3] After her defeat she switched to a higher weight class (light welterweight) and in August of the same year she won the WBF title there by defeating Dalia Vasarhelyi. A month later she defended her title successfully against Sopo Putkaradze.[4]

Amateur record

Kickboxing and Thai kickboxing

She had 20 fights with 17 wins (8 with KO) and 3 defeats. In addition, she was:

Boxing

She had 22 amateur boxing fights, with 18 victories (3 with KO), 4 losses. In 2004, she took part in the European Championship. She was also:

Professional boxing record

Until January 2014, she won 12 out of 13 matches (with 7 KOs):

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Win14-1-0 Victoria CisnerosUD10 May 2014
14Win13-1-0 Sopo PutkaradzeTKO7 Sep 2013
13Win12-1-0 Dalia VasarhelyiUD3 Aug 2013
12Loss11-1-0 Lucia MorelliMD12 Jan 2013
11Win11-0-0 Olga BojareUD4 Jun 2010
10Win10-0-0 Mia St. JohnTKO20 Mar 2010
9Win9-0-0 Agnese BozaKO4 Sep 2009
8Win8-0-0 Loli Munoz PTS5 Jun 2009
7Win7-0-0 Eva BajicKO16 Nov 2008
6Win6-0-0 Marina KohlgruberUD26 July 2008
5Win5-0-0 Elisabejta SuericaKO9 Feb 2008
4Win4-0-0 Borislava GoranovaPTS4 Dec 2007
3Win3-0-0 Galina GumliiskaUD30 Sep 2007÷
2Win2-0-0 Sabrina StegnerKO4 Aug 2007
1Win1-0-0 Charlotte von BaumgartenTKO10 Jun 2007

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6286378 ESPN: Rola El-Halabi shot before title bout
  2. Web site: Peschke . Sara . Comeback von Boxerin El-Halabi - Sieg durch Niederlage . Sport . Spiegel Online . 13 January 2013 . 14 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: Rola El-Halabi loses in comeback fight . Fightnews.com - Boxing News . Freitag Marketing Services . 12 January 2013 . 14 January 2013 .
  4. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/396357 Rola El-Halabi auf BoxRec