Selma Yağcı (born February 1, 1981) is a

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female boxer Although women have participated in boxing for almost as long as the sport has existed, female fights have been effectively outlawed for most of boxing's history until recently, with athletic commissioners refusing to sanction or issue licenses ...

competing in the cruiserweight division. She is a member of the Municipality club in

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, Turkey. She won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the light heavyweight (90 kg) division at the 1st World Women's Boxing Championship held between October 21 and 27, 2001 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States before she fought a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the cruiserweight (80 kg) division at the 3rd World Women's Boxing Championship held between September 25 and October 2, 2005 in Podolsk, Russia. At the 5th AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship held between November 22 and 29, 2008 in

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, China, Selma Yağcı became a bronze medalist in her division (80 kg). AIBA Championships Ningbo City 2008 official website
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Achievements

2001 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2001 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships was an international women's boxing competition hosted by the United States from October 21 to 27 2001 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The competition was the first women’s world amateur boxing cha ...

Scranton, United States 90 kg - * 2004 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships Riccione, Italy 80 kg - *

2005 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2005 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships was an international women's boxing competition hosted by Russia from September 25 to October 2, 2005 in Podolsk. It was the 3rd championship, which debuted 2001 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United ...

Podolsk, Russia 80 kg - *

2005 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships The 4th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tønsberg, Norway from May 8 to 15, 2005. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Competitions took place ...

Tønsberg, Norway 80 kg - *

2006 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships The 5th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from September 4 to 10, 2006. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Competitions took p ...

Warsaw, Poland 80 kg - *

2007 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships The 6th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from October 15 to 20, 2007. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Competitions took pla ...

Vejle, Denmark 80 kg - *

2007 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships The European Union Amateur Boxing Championships, 2007 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Palais St Sauveurs in Lille, France, from December 4 to 8. This was the 2nd edition of this annual competition, and was or ...

Lille, France 80 kg - * 2008 World Women's Boxing Championship Ningbo, China 80 kg - *

2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships The European Union Amateur Boxing Championships, 2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Greenbank Sports Academy in Liverpool, England from August 4 to 8. This was the 3rd edition of this annual competition, a ...

Liverpool, England 80 kg - *

2009 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships The 7th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mykolaiv, Ukraine from September 15 to 20, 2009. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EUBC. 113 fighters re ...

Mykolaiv, Ukraine 81 kg - ,

References

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