Anne Sophie Mathis (born 23 July 1977) is a French former
professional boxer
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who competed between 1995 and 2016. She held world titles in two
weight division
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; the
WBA female
super-lightweight from 2006 to 2008; the
WBC female super-lightweight title in 2008; and the
WIBF and
WIBA welterweight
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titles in 2011. She also challenged once for the
WBO female
light-middleweight
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Boxing
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title in 2014 and the
undisputed
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welterweight title in 2016 against
Cecilia Brækhus. She is best known for her knockout win over
Holly Holm
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in 2011 and is considered one of the biggest punchers in the history of women's boxing.
Career
Beating her compatriot
Myriam Lamare
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on 2 December 2006 at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, she became the women's WBA super Lightweight Champion. On 29 June 2007, she successfully defended her title against
Myriam Lamare
Myriam Lamare (born 1 January 1975, in Saint-Denis) is a French female boxer who won world titles in the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Federation (WBF), and International Boxing Federation (IBF).
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.
On 2 December 2011 she beat
Holly Holm
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by seventh-round KO in
Albuquerque
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. However, she lost her belts in a rematch against Holm in a unanimous decision on 15 June 2012 and failed to capture the
WBA,
WBC and
WBO championship belts against
Cecilia Brækhus on 22 September 2012.
Mathis went on to win the vacant WBF Super Welterweight title against Yahaira Hernandez on 1 June 2013 by 5th round TKO.
On 26 July 2014, she put her newly acquired WBF title on the line and attempted to gain the vacant
WBO Super Welterweight title against
Christina Hammer. This bout resulted in a controversial disqualification of Mathis which was later overruled to No Contest with many arguing that Mathis was robbed of a KO victory.
Anne Sophie Mathis has also tried her hand at
Muay Thai.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
French women boxers
World boxing champions
Sportspeople from Nancy, France
Welterweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
French Muay Thai practitioners
French female kickboxers
Female Muay Thai practitioners
20th-century French women
21st-century French women