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Firuza Sharipova

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Firuza Sharipova
Firuza Sharipova
Born (1994-08-29) August 29, 1994 (age 30)
Taraz (Zhambyl), Kazakhstan
NationalityKazakhstani
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height166 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)
Reach166 cm (65 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights17
Wins15
Wins by KO8
Losses2
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kazakhstan Light welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazakhstan Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazakhstan Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazakhstan Lightweight
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Mongolia Light welterweight

Firuza Sharipova (born 29 August 1994) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer who held the WIBA lightweight title in 2019.[2] As of December 2021, she is ranked number two in the world by the WBA.

Amateur boxing career

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Sharipova made her amateur boxing debut on 14 September 2011 where she was victorious against Mukasheva in Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan for a quarterfinal tournament match.[3]

Highlights

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2012 Kazakh National Championships
  • Finals: Defeated Aliya Abdraimova (13-8)
2012 Asian Championships
  • Semifinals: Lost to Erdenesop Uyanga (13-37)
2012 World Championships
2013 Kazakh National Championships
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Natalya Tarasenko (19-14)
  • Semifinals: Defeated Gulzhan Ubbiniyazova (10-9)
  • Finals: Defeated Zura Khusainova (17-15)
2014 Kazakh National Championships
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Tansholpan Kanatayeva (TKO 2)
  • Semifinals: Defeated Aliya Abdraimova (2-0)
  • Finals: Lost to Gulzhan Ubbiniyazova (0-3)
2015 Kazakh National Championships
  • Quarterfinals: Lost to Aliya Abdraimova (1-2)
2016 Kazakh National Championships
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Karina Ibragimova (3-0)
  • Semifinals: Lost to Rimma Volosenko (1-2)

Professional boxing career

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Early career

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Sharipova made her professional debut in 2016 in a losing effort against Sofya Ochigava by unanimous decision (UD) on 21 May 2016.

In her second professional bout she faced Angela Cannizzaro in Spain on 30 July 2016 receiving her first victory by unanimous decision.

In her third professional bout she face Milena Matovic[4] on 24 September 2016 scoring her first technical knockout (TKO) victory.

Sharipova received her first title opportunity facing for the vacant Women's International Boxing Association (IBA) World Lightweight Championship against Milena Koleva[5] on 26 August 2017 where Sharipova successful won by unanimous decision.

She got another title opportunity facing for both the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Super Featherweight Championship and the vacant IBA World Super Featherweight Championship against Djemilla Gontaruk[6] on 30 December 2017 where she won by unanimous decision.

Sharipova had earned herself another opportunity to face for the vacant IBA World Super Lightweight Championship against Happy Daudi on 22 August 2020 where she won the bout by TKO, 1:50 into the 5th round.

Sharipova vs. Taylor

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Sharipova was announced to be fighting undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor in Liverpool on 11 December 2021 making her United Kingdom debut.[7] Taylor retained the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight titles in a 10 round bout against Sharipova by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

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17 fights 15 wins 2 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 7 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Malawi Ruth Chisale – (10) 5 Jun 2023 Kazakhstan Taraz, Kazakhstan For vacant WBC Silver female lightweight title
17 Win 15–2 Tanzania Feriche Mashaury UD 6 23 Dec 2022 Russia Yunost Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia
16 Loss 14–2 Republic of Ireland Katie Taylor UD 10 11 Dec 2021 United Kingdom M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight titles
15 Win 14–1 Russia Liubov Beliakova TKO 2 (6), 1:30 12 Sep 2021 Kazakhstan Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Palace, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
14 Win 13–1 Russia Yuliya Chernoborodova TKO 4 (6), 0:20 3 Apr 2021 Russia Pyramide, Kazan, Russia
13 Win 12–1 Serbia Sara Marjanovic UD 8 30 Oct 2020 Russia Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia
12 Win 11–1 Tanzania Happy Daudi TKO 5 (10), 1:50 22 Aug 2020 Russia Pyramide, Kazan, Russia Won vacant IBA world female super lightweight title
11 Win 10–1 Russia Anastasia Trisheva TKO 3 (6), 1:00 20 Apr 2019 Russia Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia
10 Win 9–1 Russia Yuliya Kutsenko UD 10 8 Sep 2018 Russia Club A2, Saint Petersburg, Russia Retained WIBA female world lightweight title
9 Win 8–1 Belgium Djémilla Gontaruk UD 10 30 Dec 2017 Kazakhstan Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan Won vacant WBC Silver female super feather title and vacant IBO World female super feather title
8 Win 7–1 Bulgaria Milena Koleva UD 10 26 Aug 2017 Kazakhstan EXPO 2017 Pavilion, Astana, Kazakhstan Won vacant WIBA female world lightweight title
7 Win 6–1 Russia Bianka Pryashka RTD 1 (6), 2:00 29 Jun 2017 Russia Korston Club, Moscow, Russia
6 Win 5–1 Russia Olga Zabavina TKO 3 (10), 0:54 27 May 2017 Russia Korston Club, Moscow, Russia
5 Win 4–1 Russia Viktoriya Kotova TKO 1 (6), 0:54 7 Apr 2017 Russia Boxing & Gym Academy, Moscow, Russia
4 Win 3–1 Russia Yuliya Chernoborodova UD 6 4 Mar 2017 Russia Balashikha Arena, Balashikha, Russia
3 Win 2–1 Serbia Milena Matović TKO 3 (6), 1:43 24 Sep 2016 Kazakhstan Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2 Win 1–1 Italy Angela Cannizzaro UD 4 30 Jul 2016 Spain Estadio Manolo Maciá, Santa Pola, Spain
1 Loss 0–1 Russia Sofya Ochigava UD 4 21 May 2016 Russia Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Firuza Sharipova". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ INFORM.KZ (2016-09-25). "Firuza Sharipova KOs Serbian Milena Matovic". www.inform.kz. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ Sukachev, Alexey. "Firuza Sharipova Beats Milena Koleva, Acquires WIBA/WBU Belts". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  6. ^ INFORM.KZ (2017-12-31). "Kazakh boxer Sharipova fetches WBC Silver title". www.inform.kz. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  7. ^ "Katie Taylor will defend her Ring lightweight belt against Firuza Sharipova in Liverpool on Dec. 11". The Ring. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Delfine Persoon
WIBA female lightweight champion
26 August 2017 – 2019
Vacant
Title next held by
Beatriz Aguilar
Vacant IBO female super featherweight champion
30 December 2017 – 2019
Vacant
Title next held by
Terri Harper
Vacant
Title last held by
Melissa St. Vil
WBC Silver female super featherweight champion
30 December 2017 – 2019
Vacant
Title next held by
Delfine Persoon
Vacant
Title last held by
Holly Holm
IBA female super lightweight champion
22 August 2020 – 2021
Vacant