Asiye Özlem Sahin ( tr, Asiye Özlem Şahin, born 13 August 1976) is a

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-born professional

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, representing Germany, fighting out of Ludwigsburg. Had her professional debut in 2007, Sahin currently holds a professional record consisting of 25 wins including 8

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s, 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.

Career

Born in Trabzon, Sahin spent her childhood with grandparents, aunts and uncles. 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, united with her parents and started to learn German language. While studying at vocational school, she began to apprenticeship at German technology-based goods supplier company Bosch, where she works since 1995. Sahin began to train first in

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discipline in 1998, influenced by her brother Ümit. In 2002, she joined MBC Ludwigsburg (formerly named as KTB Ludwigsburg) and trained by Achim Böhme until 2010. She chose to represent Germany at amateur level and joined national team in 2006. She won Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships twice in 2005 and 2006. Her amateur record is consisting of 11 wins and 1 loss. Sahin turned professional in 2007. She started to train along with former Universum Box-Promotion coach Conny Mittermeier. 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

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and Global Boxing Union (GBU), along with Intercontinental title of World Boxing Federation (WBF). She was honoured as ''"Athlete of the Year 2014"'' by District Council of

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, Ludwigsburg. Her next bout is announced to encounter French boxer Anne Sophie Da Costa on 16 March 2019, in

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, Germany.

Professional boxing record

Titles

Amateur boxing

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

References

External links

Şahin's Official Website

Özlem Şahin
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahin, Asiye Ozlem 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Ludwigsburg Sportspeople from Trabzon German women boxers Turkish women boxers German female kickboxers Turkish female kickboxers Turkish emigrants to West Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany Light-flyweight boxers