Jessica Balogun

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Jessica Balogun
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Balogun in January 2010
Born
Jessica Balogun

(1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 36)
Aachen, Germany
Nationality German
Other namesThe Hammer, Sugar J
Statistics
Weight(s) Super Featherweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins24
Wins by KO12
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0

Jessica Balogun (born December 20, 1988) is a German professional boxer. She was a standout amateur and is now a world champion professional boxer.

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Early life

Balogun was born on December 20, 1988, in Aachen, Germany. [1] She is of Nigerian descent. Six months after Balogun's birth, she moved to Stuttgart with her mother. She found out about the boxing club, MTK Boxen Aachen, through a classmate while in school in Aachen.

Amateur career

Balogun joined MTK Boxen Aachen in the summer of 2005. In her first competition, on April 1, 2006, she won the West German Championship with a knockout (KO) victory in round one. Six months later, she finished the 4th International German Women's Box Championships in Herrischried / Südbaden, and won the title of the International German Champion after her win in round two. She made Aachen sports history by being the first boxing champion of the old Kaiserstadt. In November 2006 Balogun won the International Women's boxing tournament, Baden Open, by two first-round KO victories. She won her fourth title in 2006, the Open Aachen City Championship. This time, she defeated her opponent in the third round with a knock-out.

Professional career

At the beginning of 2008 Balogun became professional. On February 23, 2008, she had her first professional fight and fought her way through five victories in a row. On June 7, 2008, Balogun won the World Championship and World Championship title (WFC), as well as the world champion and super-welterweight champion, in the main contest of the 6th Hattersheimer Boxing Night against undefeated European champion Anja Henning. Balogun advanced to No. 5 with this victory in an independent computer world tournament. On 24 January 2009, Balogun conceded her 11th professional boxing match and won her second world title. In Port-au-Prince she also won the GBU World Junior Championship. She defeated her opponent Evelina Diaz in the 5th round with a knock-out. On November 29, 2008, she defended her WFC Super-Welterweight title against Tatjana Dieckmann in Aachen, by K.O., in round 4. After the GBU World Cup victory in Haiti, Balogun successfully defended the junior welterweight title against Daniela David from Romania.

In her 13th professional boxing match, she beat Olga Bojare from Latvia on September 5, 2009, for the vacant WFC welterweight title. She won with 100-90 points. The WFC welterweight title was then defended against Eva Halasi (Serbia, 21 November 2009), again Olga Bojare (March 13, 2010), and against Angel McKenzie (June 4, 2010) and Marija Pejakovic (Serbia). On 20 November 2010, Balogun also won the WIBA World title against the Spaniard Loli Muñoz. On December 3 in 2011 she won the GBU world title against the Romanian Floarea Lihet.

On June 2, 2012, in Herning, Denmark, Balogun made her 24th Profibox fight. The opponent was Cecilia Brækhus, owner of the world championship belt of WBA, WBC, and WBO. Balogun lost after ten rounds, (22–2, 10 KOs) on points. [2] [3] Balogun also lost in Magdeburg against Christina Hammer, in March 2014. [4] She defended the world title belt in super welterweight after the WFC on April 26, 2014, in Stolberg against Edita Lesnik from Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subsequently, Balogun had to defeat the Norwegian Braekhus again on June 7, 2014, in Schwerin. [5]

Jessica Balogun during amateur career A-Karte-Jess-Sitz-WM-Belts.jpg
Jessica Balogun during amateur career

Professional accomplishments

Professional boxing record

28 fights24 wins4 losses
By knockout120
By decision124
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28Loss24–4 Flag of Norway.svg Cecilia Brækhus UD107 Jun 2014 Flag of Germany.svg Sport- und Kongresshalle, SchwerinFor WBA female welterweight title;
For WBC female welterweight title;
For WBO female welterweight title
27Win24–3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Edita KarabegTKO2 (10), 1:4526 Apr 2014 Flag of Germany.svg Museum Zinkhütter Hof, Aachen
26Loss23–3 Flag of Germany.svg Christina Hammer UD101 Mar 2014 Flag of Germany.svg GETEC Arena, MagdeburgFor WBF female middleweight title;
For WBO female middleweight title
25Win23–2 Flag of Romania.svg Daniela DavidKO5 (10), 1:1016 Nov 2013 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen
24Loss22–2 Flag of Norway.svg Cecilia Brækhus UD102 Jun 2012 Flag of Denmark.svg Herning Kongrescenter, HerningFor WBA female welterweight title;
For WBC female welterweight title;
For WBO female welterweight title
23Win22–1 Flag of Romania.svg Floarea LihetUD103 Dec 2011 Flag of Germany.svg MTK Boxing Gym, AachenWon vacant GBU female welterweight title
22Win21–1 Flag of Germany.svg Sarah HuebnerTKO4 (6), 1:148 Oct 2011 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main
21Win20–1 Flag of Germany.svg Adriana TertilteRTD3 (8)4 Jun 2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rodahal, Kerkrade
20Win19–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Leticia CandalUD102 Apr 2011 Flag of Germany.svg Halle Wenau, Aachen
19Win18–1 Flag of Spain.svg Loli MunozUD1020 Nov 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen Won vacant WIBA welterweight title
18Win17–1 Flag of Russia.svg Angel McKenzie TKO8 (10), 1:4328 Aug 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Radsportakadamie Heinz Betz, Oeschelbronn
17Win16–1 Flag of Serbia.svg Marija PejakovicPTS101 Jul 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Fahrdorf
16Win15–1 Flag of Russia.svg Angel McKenzie UD104 Jun 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main
15Win14–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Olga BojareUD1013 Mar 2010 Flag of Germany.svg JS-Wenau-Halle, Heistern
14Win13–1 Flag of Hungary.svg Eva BajicKO4 (10)21 Nov 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen
13Win12–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Olga BojarePTS105 Sep 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Flughafen Merzbrück, Aachen
12Win11–1 Flag of Romania.svg Daniela DavidUD1030 May 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Daimler Benz Niederlassung, AachenRetained GBU female super lightweight title
11Win10–1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Evelina DiazTKO5 (10)24 Jan 2009 Flag of Haiti.svg Trotyl Bar & Lounge, Pétion-VilleWon vacant GBU female super lightweight title
10Win9–1 Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana DieckmannKO4 (10)29 Nov 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Sportanlage JS-Wenau, Aachen
9Win8–1 Flag of Germany.svg Jaqueline NowackTKO4 (8)25 Oct 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Tai-Kien Gym, Aachen
8Win7–1 Flag of Germany.svg Verena HerrmanTKO2 (6)4 Oct 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Neuwieder Heimathaus, Neuwied
7Win6–1 Flag of Germany.svg Susanne BreuerTKO4 (6)27 Sep 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen
6Win5–1 Flag of Germany.svg Anja HenningMD107 Jun 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main
5Loss4–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Diane SchwachhoferMD617 May 2008 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Salle Omnisport, Piéton
4Win4–0 Flag of Germany.svg Susanne BreuerTKO2 (6)10 May 2008 Flag of Germany.svg LBN Boxstudio, Magdeburg
3Win3–0 Flag of Germany.svg Marina KohlgruberPTS626 Apr 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Ostfrieslandhalle, Leer
2Win2–0 Flag of Germany.svg Jaqueline NowackPTS412 Apr 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Neuwieder Heimathaus, Neuwied
1Win1–0 Flag of Germany.svg Manon RohrbachPTS423 Feb 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Josefshaus, Aachen

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