Asiye Özlem Sahin (Turkish: Asiye Özlem Şahin, born 13 August 1976[1]) is a Turkish-born professional boxer, representing Germany, fighting out of Ludwigsburg.

Asiye Özlem Sahin
Sahin after her fight against O. Romanova in 2010, Istanbul
Born (1976-08-13) 13 August 1976 (age 48)
Trabzon,[1] Turkey
Native nameAsiye Özlem Şahin
Other namesSugar[2]
NationalityGerman
Turkish
Height5 ft 0.4 in (1.53 m)[3]
WeightLight flyweight
StyleRight-handed
Fighting out ofLudwigsburg,[3] Baden-Württemberg
TeamMBC Ludwigsburg[4]
TrainerAchim Böhme (2002–2010)
Conny Mittermeier (2010)
Sebastian Tlatlik (2018–)
Years active1998–
Professional boxing record
Total28
Wins25
By knockout8
Losses2
By knockout0
Draws1
Other information
OccupationTechnical specialist at Bosch
Websitewww.sahin-oezlem.de
Boxing record from BoxRec

Had her professional debut in 2007, Sahin currently holds a professional record consisting of 25 wins including 8 knockouts, 2 losses and 1 draw at her professional career, as of 2019 March.

As of 2019, she is represented by Eva Dzepina and trained by Sebastian Tlatlik.[5]

Career

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Born in Trabzon, Sahin spent her childhood with grandparents, aunts and uncles.[6] She attended "Şubat İlköğretim Okulu", her primary school at her hometown.

She moved to Germany with her family at the age of 11, in 1987,[7] united with her parents and started to learn German language.[6] While studying at vocational school, she began to apprenticeship at German technology-based goods supplier company Bosch, where she works since 1995.[6]

Sahin began to train first in kickboxing discipline in 1998, influenced by her brother Ümit.[6][7][1] In 2002, she joined MBC Ludwigsburg (formerly named as KTB Ludwigsburg) and trained by Achim Böhme until 2010.[6][1]

She chose to represent Germany at amateur level and joined national team in 2006.[8] She won Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships twice in 2005 and 2006.[9] Her amateur record is consisting of 11 wins and 1 loss.[6]

Sahin turned professional in 2007.[6] She started to train along with former Universum Box-Promotion coach Conny Mittermeier.[6] Her encounter against Ukrainian Oksana Romanova taken place at Abdi İpekçi Arena on 5 June 2010 was the first ever women's professional boxing bout in Turkey.

On 21 June 2014, beating Thai Buangern Onesongchaigym at Austrian capital of Vienna, Sahin won the world titles of WIBF and Global Boxing Union (GBU), along with Intercontinental title of World Boxing Federation (WBF).[10][11]

She was honoured as "Athlete of the Year 2014" by District Council of Remseck am Neckar, Ludwigsburg.[12]

Her next bout is announced to encounter French boxer Anne-Sophie Da Costa on 16 March 2019, in Essen, Germany.[13]

Professional boxing record

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24 Wins (8 knockouts, 14 decisions), 2 Losses, 1 Draw[14]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rnd. Time Date Location Notes
Win 25-2   Anne-Sophie Da Costa UD 10 (10) 2019-03-16   Eventhalle "Am Hallo", Essen Women's International Boxing Association World Minimumweight Title
Loss 24-2   Joana Pastrana MD 8 (8) 2018-06-22   Polideportivo José Caballero, Alcobendas
Win 24-1   Teona Pirosmanashvili RTD 3 (8) 2018-04-07   Unihalle Wuppertal, Wuppertal Loss vacant International Boxing Federation World Female Minimumweight Title
Win 23-1   Sandy Coget UD 10 (10) 2017-08-05   Essen Retained vacant UBO World female minimumweight title
and World Boxing Federation Intercontinental female minimumweight title
Win 22-1   Claudia Ferenczi UD 6 (6) 2017-03-17   Recover Fight Club, Essen
Win 21-1   Agnes Draxler TKO 2 (10), 1:46 2016-06-18   EMKA Sportzentrum, Velbert, Nordrhein-Westfalen Won vacant UBO World female minimumweight title
and World Boxing Federation Intercontinental female minimumweight title
Win 20-1   Elke Beinwachs PTS 10 2016-03-26   Stadthalle Fürth, Fürth, Bayern
Loss 19-1   Gretchen Abaniel SD 10 2015-11-07   Ludwigsburg MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg Loss IBF and GBU World light flyweight titles.
Win 19-0   Claudia Ferenczi UD 10 2015-05-30   Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Hamburg
Win 18-0   Buangern Onesongchaigym KO 6 (10) 2014-06-21   Trend Eventhotel Pyramide, Vienna, Austria Won IBF and GBU World, and WBF Intercontinental titles.
Win 17-0   Elke Beinwachs PTS 6 (6) 2014-04-26   Hansehalle, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Win 16-0   Maria Rosa Tabbuso MD 6 (6) 2013-11-16   Ludwigsburg MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 15-0   Mirela Barudzic PTS 4 (4) 2013-09-07   Bärengarten, Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 14-0   Agnes Draxler TKO 2 (6) 2012-12-21   Maritim Hotel, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win 13-0   Corina Carlescu PTS 10 (10) 2011-07-15   EWS Arena, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Won interim IBF World light flyweight title.
Win 12-0   Evgeniya Zablotskaya UD 8 (8) 2011-04-11   Digibet Pferdesportpark, Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany
Win 11-0   Djendji Fleis UD 8 (8) 2010-11-12   HanseDom, Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Win 10-0   Oksana Romanova UD 6 (6) 2010-06-05   Abdi Ipekçi Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
Win 9-0   Svetla Taskova UD 6 (6) 2010-04-09   Arena, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Win 8-0   Olga Harton TKO 2 (6) 2010-01-23   Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win 7-0   Janina Bentz UD 6 (6) 2009-10-04   Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany
Draw 6-0   Raja Amasheh PTS 4 (4) 2008-11-29   Rheinstrandhalle, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 6-0   Nataliya Bermas UD 4 (4) 2008-05-03   Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 5-0   Roxana Tenea TKO 3 (4) 2008-02-09   Rheinstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 4-0   Renata Depciyh TKO 3 (4) 2007-11-17   Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win 3-0   Albena Atseva TKO 2 (4) 2007-09-30   Blautal Center, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 2-0   Elsa Capell UD 4 (4) 2007-09-01   Europa Platz, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win 1-0   Michaela Rost UD 4 (4) 2007-08-04   Marktplatz, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Professional debut.

Titles

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Amateur boxing

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2007
  • Maj Boxing Cup (48 kg): 2nd[3]
2006
  • Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships (48 kg): 1st[7][8][3]
  • Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships (48 kg):1st[3]
  • Bourges - 3 Countries Tournament (48 kg): 1st[3]
  • Poland vs Germany Tournament (48 kg): 1st[3]
  • BC München Boxing Tournament (49 kg): 1st[3]
2005
  • Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships (48 kg): 1st[7][8][3]
2004
  • Germany Amateur Boxing Championships (50 kg): 3rd[3]
  • South Germany Amateur Boxing Championships (52 kg): 2nd[3]
  • Württemberg Regional Amateur Championships (52 kg): 1st[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Interview with Asiye Özlem Sahin" (in German). atspace.org. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Asiye Ozlem Sahin" (in German). alem.de. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Asiye Sahin". atspace.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Sahin bereit für "Kampf ihres Lebens"" (in German). Ludwigsburg: www.lkz.de. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Özlem Şahin, dünya şampiyonluğu için ringe çıkacak" (in Turkish). ajansspor.com. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Kluwe, Hanna (11 November 2010). "Kleine Frau mit großem Kampfgeist" (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d HB-Team (2009-09-04). "Özlem (Asiye) Şahin" (in Turkish). hyperboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  8. ^ a b c "Erfolge" (in German). sahin-oezlem.de. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  9. ^ Reinhardt, Peter (20 February 2014). ""Erst die Birne, dann der Bizeps"" (in German). www.morgenweb.de. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019. Als Boxerin ist Özlem Sahin eine Spätberufene. Sie ist schon 27 Jahre alt, als sie ihre Amateur-Karriere startet. Aber es geht dann steil nach oben. Die gebürtige Türkin wird zweimal Internationale Deutsche Meisterin und kämpft für ihre neue Heimat in der Nationalmannschaft.
  10. ^ "Ringde Özlem fırtınası esiyor" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Ringlerde Özlem Şahin fırtınası esiyor..." (in Turkish). sporx.com. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Die Boxerin Asiye-Özlem Sahin ist Sportlerin des Jahres 2014" (in German). Remseck am Neckar: www.stadt-remseck.de. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Şampiyon'a Devlet Desteği" (in Turkish). Essen: www.postaktuel.com. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Oezlem Sahin". Boxrec. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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