Zhang Xiyan(simplified Chinese: 张喜燕; traditional Chinese: 張喜燕; pinyin: Zhāng Xǐyàn; 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]
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| Born | 22 April 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "张喜燕获WBA拳王金腰带-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com.
- ^ "Xinhua - English". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2006.
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