Zhang Xiyan Explained

Zhang Xiyan
Weight:Bantamweight
Birth Place:Harbin, China

Zhang Xiyan(; April 22, 1980 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is the most successful female Chinese amateur and professional boxer. As of July 2010, Zhang has won a gold medal at the 2002 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight (54 kg), and Zhang turned professional in 2005, and won WBA and WIBA world titles[1] in 2006 and 2007. Zhang claimed China's first professional boxing world champion.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 张喜燕获WBA拳王金腰带-搜狐体育. sports.sohu.com.
  2. Web site: Xinhua - English. https://web.archive.org/web/20060423034247/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/18/content_4439161.htm. dead. April 23, 2006. news.xinhuanet.com.