Alesia Graf
Alesia Graf | |
|---|---|
 Graf in 2017 | |
| Born | Alesia-Tamara Klimovich 14 October 1980 |
| Died | March 2024 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | The Tigress |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 63 in (160 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 8 |
Alesia Graf (born Alesia-Tamara Klimovich; 14 October 1980 – March 2024) was a Belarusian-born German professional boxer who held the WIBF super-flyweight title from 2008 to 2009. She also challenged for the WBC female super-flyweight title twice between 2010 and 2014; the WBC female bantamweight title twice between 2014 and 2017; and the WBO female junior-featherweight title in 2019.
Graf boxed from 2001.[1] She trained with Heinz Schultz in Stuttgart and with Thorsten Schmitz in Hamburg. Her professional debut was on 14 February 2004.
Personal life[edit]
Graf was born in Gomel, Belarus,[1] and was separated from her mother and sister when she was 6 and reunited with them in 2014.[2]
Graf's death at the age of 43 was announced on 25 March 2024.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Women's Boxing: Alesia-Tamara Graf Biography". www.wban.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Звезда бокса, чемпионка мира в суперлегком весе Алеся". poisk.vid.ru. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ ""Viel zu jung, um zu gehen": Box-Weltmeisterin Alesia Graf stirbt mit 43" ["Far too young to go": Boxing world champion Alesia Graf dies at 43]. n-tv.de (in German). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Alesia Graf from BoxRec (registration required)
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