Michele Aboro

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Michele Aboro
Born (1967-07-17) 17 July 1967 (age 56)
London, England
Height5 ft 4+12 in (164 cm)
Division Super-bantamweight
Reach67 in (170 cm)
Style Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing
Professional boxing record
Total21
Wins21
By knockout12
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total36
Wins32
By knockout23
Losses3
By knockout2
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Michele Aboro (born 17 July 1967) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2001. She retired an undefeated world champion, having held the WIBF super-bantamweight title from 2000 to 2001.

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Michele Aboro, along with her countrywoman Michelle Sutcliffe and German Regina Halmich, became an important figure in European women's boxing, helping raise awareness about female participation in a traditionally male sport. [1] [2]

Professional career

On 4 March 1995 she debuted as a professional boxer, with a first round knockout win over Marleen Lambert in Belgium. As a matter of a fact, her first three professional fights were held in different European countries (Belgium, Italy and Hungary) and they were all first-round knockout wins for Aboro. Her fourth fight, on 19 October 1996 against Severine Grandsire, was her first fight in Germany, and Aboro won by a sixth-round technical knockout.

Aboro had one more win, and then, on 29 November 1997, she met future world champion Daisy Lang, defeating Lang by a six-round decision.

On 22 August 1998 Aboro fought Brigitte Pastor for the vacant WIBF European Super Bantamweight title, knocking out Pastor in five rounds to win her first professional belt. She defended her title once, knocking out Galina Gumliiska in eight rounds on 28 November, then followed that win with four more wins in a row, before obtaining her first world title opportunity. Aboro became a world champion when she fought Eva Jones, on 5 February 2000, knocking Jones out in round ten to become the WIBF's world Super Bantamweight champion.

Then came Downtown Leona Brown's challenge. Aboro met the future world champion on 13 June that year, defeating Brown by a ten-round decision.

After two, non-title wins, she faced the highly touted contender Kelsey Jeffries, who had 10 wins and only 2 losses coming into their bout, for her second world championship defence. Aboro defended the title successfully against Jeffries on 10 February 2001, with a ten-round decision win.

After one more non-title win, Aboro made what has been, to date, her last fight. On 24 November that year she beat Nadia Debras, who she had previously beaten, by a ten-round decision, to retain her world title for the third time.

Aboro has not officially announced her retirement. However, should she decide to remain inactive and, ultimately, to retire from boxing, she would join Rocky Marciano and a handful of others in boxing's history to retire as an undefeated world champion. [3] [4] [5]

As of 2019, Aboro is a resident of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Professional boxing record

21 fights21 wins0 losses
By knockout120
By decision90
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win21–0Nadia DebrasUD1024 Nov 2001Universum Gym, Berlin, GermanyRetained WIBF super bantamweight title
20Win20–0Krisztina StefulaTKO3 (6)16 Jun 2001 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
19Win19–0Kelsey JeffriesUD1010 Feb 2001 Estrel Convention Centre, Berlin, GermanyRetained WIBF super bantamweight title
18Win18–0Krisztina HorvaiPTS65 Dec 2000Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
17Win17–0Marina KozerodRTD2 (6)1 Oct 2000Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
16Win16–0 Leona Brown UD1013 May 2000Sartory Saale, Cologne, GermanyRetained WIBF super bantamweight title
15Win15–0 Eva Jones UD105 Feb 2000Rhein-Ruhr Halle, Duisburg, GermanyWon vacant WIBF super bantamweight title
14Win14–0Nadia DebrasPTS627 Nov 1999Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
13Win13–0Dorota KosatkaKO1 (6)18 Sep 1999Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany
12Win12–0Anastasia ToktaulovaPTS622 May 1999Sportpalace, Budapest, Hungary
11Win11–0Renata FuskovaKO1 (6)13 Mar 1999Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
10Win10–0Galina GumliiskaKO8 (10)28 Nov 1998Hansehalle, Lübeck, GermanyRetained WIBF European super bantamweight title
9Win9–0Brigitte PastorKO5 (10)22 Aug 1998Sport und Erholungszentrum, Berlin, GermanyWon vacant WIBF European super bantamweight title
8Win8–0Nadia DebrasTKO4 (6)2 May 1998Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
7Win7–0Krisztina HorvaiPTS67 Mar 1998 Sartory-Saal, Cologne, Germany
6Win6–0 Daisy Lang PTS629 Nov 1997Rheinstrandhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
5Win5–0Krisztina KrekKO2 (4)26 Apr 1997 Leipzig, Germany
4Win4–0Severine GrandsireTKO6 (6)19 Oct 1996Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Germany
3Win3–0Szilvia PortelekiKO1 (4)9 Mar 1996 Budapest, Hungary
2Win2–0Donatella ToddeKO1 (4)11 May 1995Germany
1Win1–0Marleen LambertKO1 (4)4 Mar 1995 Jabbeke, Belgium

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record (incomplete)
32 wins (23 KOs), 3 losses, 1 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
1995-09-10WinMiyuki NojimaDutch K-1 Tournament, Final Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO1
1995-09-10WinFienie KleeDutch K-1 Tournament, Semi Final Amsterdam, Netherlands Points3
1995-06-11WinStephanie CurtissISKA World Championships, Finals Moscow, Russia Points3
Won ISKA World Championship.
1995-06-11WinNatasha LarionovaISKA World Championships, Semi Finals Moscow, Russia Points3
1995-06-11WinMary ShariykISKA World Championships, Quarters Finals Moscow, Russia TKO
1995-04-02WinSeverine Grandsire Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO3
1994-00-00WinFienie KleeTKO5
1992-05-17Loss Lucia Rijker Hamburg, Germany TKO
1992-00-00LossNancy Joseph
1991-09-00Win Paris, France KO1
International title.
1991-06-09Loss Lucia Rijker Oldham, England TKO1
IMTF World lightweight title.
1991-04-21Draw Lisa Howarth London, England Draw
1990-00-00WinAnn Holmes London, England Points5
WTBP World title.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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