Alesia Graf (born Alesia-Tamara Klimovich; 14 October 1980 – March 2024) was a Belarusian-born German professional boxer who held the WIBF super-flyweight title from 2008 to 2009. She also challenged for the WBC female super-flyweight title twice between 2010 and 2014; the WBC female bantamweight title twice between 2014 and 2017; and the WBO female junior-featherweight title in 2019.

Alesia Graf
Graf in 2017
Born
Alesia-Tamara Klimovich
(Алеся-Тамара Клімовіч)

(1980-10-14)14 October 1980
DiedMarch 2024(2024-03-00) (aged 43)
NationalityGerman
Other namesThe Tigress
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach63 in (160 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins29
Wins by KO13
Losses8

Graf boxed from 2001.[1] She trained with Heinz Schultz in Stuttgart and with Thorsten Schmitz in Hamburg. Her professional debut was on 14 February 2004.

Personal life

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Graf was born in Gomel, Belarus,[1] and was separated from her mother and sister when she was 6 and reunited with them in 2014.[2]

Graf's death at the age of 43 was announced on 25 March 2024.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Boxing: Alesia-Tamara Graf Biography". www.wban.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Звезда бокса, чемпионка мира в суперлегком весе Алеся" [Boxing star, world champion in super lightweight Alesya]. poisk.vid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ ""Viel zu jung, um zu gehen": Box-Weltmeisterin Alesia Graf stirbt mit 43" ["Far too young to go": Boxing world champion Alesia Graf dies at 43]. n-tv.de (in German). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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