Elena Savelyeva (born 16 June 1984) is a Russian world champion boxer,[1] and European champion.
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| Born | 16 June 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight, Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing Career
editAs an amateur, Savelyeva went 134–15–1, winning the world, European (2X) and Russian (6X) championships.[2][3] When Savelyeva gained more wins, she became co-promoted by Salita Promotions and Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group.[4] During her fourth professional fight Savelyeva, 3–0, 3 KOs, took the leap to 10 rounds and faced former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia, on February 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[5] Savelyeva, 4–0, 3 KOs, returned to the ring on Friday, July 13, 2018, in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, for an eight-round showdown against current number 10 IBF and number 11 WBC contender, Nina Radovanovic, 12–2, 3 KOs, of Serbia.[6] Savelva also fought in November, 2019, in a 6-round flyweight bout at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane Kansas against Tatinia Willams(0-2). The fight lasted 36 seconds before Saveleva claimed the win.[7] In 2012, Savelyeva obtained a 12–9 victory at the olympic games in London, U.K.[8]
She represented Russia in the 2012 Summer Olympics taking place in London in the Flyweight Division. By defeating Kim Hye Song of North Korea in the opening round, Savelyeva won the first ever women's boxing bout at the Olympics.[9] In the quarter-finals she lost to Ren Cancan of China 7-12.
Personal life
editSavelyeva's mother was an elementary school teacher and her father an electrical engineer. She has one older brother.[10]
References
edit- ^ Michalczuk, Karolina Anna (2009-04-28). "Aiba International Boxing Association | Biographies". 88.85.4.2. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Russian wins first ever women's boxing bout". Stuff. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Olympic Games (World)". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Streaking Russian Female Star Elena Savelyeva to Fight 10 Rounds in Fourth Pro Fight – Billy C Boxing". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Streaking Russian Female Star Elena Savelyeva to Fight 10 Rounds in Fourth Pro Fight". Boxing News - Boxing, UFC and MMA News, Fight Results, Schedule, Rankings, Videos and More. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Russian Prospect Elena Savelyeva to Face IBF #10- and WBC #11-rated Nina Radovanovic on Friday, July 13 in Montenegro". REAL COMBAT MEDIA. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Result: Elena Savelyeva claims bantamweight gold for Russian Federation". Sports Mole. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Elena Saveleva Disposes of Tatiana Williams in Rapid Fashion of her US Debut". 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "Around the Rings".
- ^ "Elena Savelyeva: A new player in women's boxing". The Ring. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-11-18.