Ema Kozin

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Ema Kozin
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Kozin in 2019
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Princess
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 23)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights22
Wins21
Wins by KO11
Losses0
Draws1

Ema Kozin (born 2 December 1998) is a Slovenian professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WIBA middleweight title since 2017; the WIBA super-middleweight title since 2018; the WIBF super-middleweight title since 2019; and the WBC interim female middleweight title since October 2020. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active female super-middleweight by The Ring[2] and the sixth best active middleweight by BoxRec.[3]

Professional career[]

Kozin made her professional debut on 24 September 2016, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Ina Milohanic at the Tabor Arena in Maribor, Slovenia.[4]

After compiling a record of 9–0 (6 KOs) she fought for her first professional title, the WBU (German) female middleweight title, facing Elene Sikmashvili on 16 September 2017 at the Sound Factory in Gersthofen, Germany. Kozin defeated Sikmashvili by UD to capture the WBU (German) title,[5] with one judge scoring the bout 99–91 and the other two scoring it 96–93.[6]

She collected two more titles in her next outing, defeating Florence Muthoni by UD on 14 October at the Trivoli Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, capturing the vacant WBC International and WBF female middleweight titles with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 97–93, and 96–94.[7]

In her next fight she captured her first major world title in the women's ranks – the WIBA middleweight title – by defeating Dora Tollar via third-round technical knockout (TKO) on 15 December in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the stoppage she was ahead on all three judges' scorecards at 20–18.[8]

She successfully defended her WBF female and WIBA titles by defeating former welterweight world champion Eva Bajic via fifth-round knockout (KO) on 16 March 2018 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, capturing the vacant GBC title in the process.[9] She defeated Bajic in a rematch in July, winning by split decision (SD) to retain her WBF female and WIBA titles. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and 97–94 in favour of Kozin while the third scored it 100–90 for Bajic. For both fights Kozin was originally scheduled to face Mapule Ngubane, but after the latter failed to secure a visa Bajic was brought in as a late replacement.[10]

She moved up to super-middleweight for her next bout, fighting to a split draw against Irais Hernandez with the vacant WBC Silver and WBF female titles up for grabs on 8 September 2018 at Arena Zagreb in Croatia. One judge scored the bout 96–95 in favour of Kozin, another scored it 97–93 to Hernandez while the third judge scored it even at 95–95.[11] The pair had an immediate rematch the following month, this time for the vacant WIBA super-middleweight title on 14 October at Technikum in Munich, Germany. Kozin settled the score with a UD victory to become a two-weight world champion. Two judges scored the bout 99–91 and the third scored it 98–92.[12]

Five months later she made a defence of her WIBA title against Sanna Turunen, with the vacant WBF female super-middleweight title also on the line. The bout took place on 23 March 2019 at the MHPArena in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Kozin defeated Turunen via UD to become the WBF female and WIBA champion in two weight classes, simultaneously, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 98–92, and 97–93.[13]

After scoring a TKO victory against Edita Karabeg in a non-title fight in June,[14] Kozin made a defence of her WBF female and WIBA titles against Maria Lindberg with the vacant IBA female, GBU female, and WIBF super-middleweight titles also on the line. The bout took place on 6 October 2019 at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. Kozin added the vacant titles to her collection with a UD victory, with all three judges scoring the bout 96–94.[15]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
22 fights 21 wins 0 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 10 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 N/A N/A United States Claressa Shields N/A – (10) Feb 5, 2022 United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles
22 Win 21–0–1 Serbia Radana Knezevic TKO 2 (6), 1:12 22 May 2021 Slovenia Campus Sava, Ptuj, Slovenia
21 Win 20–0–1 Uruguay Chris Namús UD 10 17 Oct 2020 Germany CPI Box Club, Donauwörth, Germany Retained WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles;
Won vacant WBC interim female middleweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Serbia Radana Knezevic KO 1 (6), 1:40 15 Feb 2020 Germany CPI Box Club, Donauwörth, Germany
19 Win 18–0–1 Sweden Maria Lindberg UD 10 6 Oct 2019 Slovenia Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia Retained WBF female and WIBA and super-middleweight titles;
Won vacant WIBF, IBA female, and GBU female super-middleweight titles
18 Win 17–0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edita Karabeg TKO 3 (8), 0:15 23 Jun 2019 Croatia Kaštel Kambelovac, Croatia
17 Win 16–0–1 Finland Sanna Turunen UD 10 23 Mar 2019 Germany MHPArena, Ludwigsburg, Germany Retained WIBA super-middleweight title;
Won vacant WBF female super-middleweight title
16 Win 15–0–1 Mexico Irais Hernandez UD 10 14 Oct 2018 Germany Technikum, Munich, Germany Won vacant WIBA super-middleweight title
15 Draw 14–0–1 Mexico Irais Hernandez SD 10 8 Sep 2018 Croatia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia For vacant WBC Silver and WBF female super-middleweight titles
14 Win 14–0 Hungary Eva Bajic SD 10 8 Jul 2018 Hungary Morrison's Pub, Budapest, Hungary Retained WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles
13 Win 13–0 Hungary Eva Bajic KO 5 (10), 2:00 16 Mar 2018 United States Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Retained WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles;
Won vacant GBC female middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Hungary Dora Tollar TKO 3 (10) 15 Dec 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka, Boshia and Herzegovina Won vacant WIBA middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Kenya Florence Muthoni UD 10 14 Oct 2017 Slovenia Tivoli Arena, Ljubljana, Slovenia Won vacant WBC International and WBF female middleweight titles
10 Win 10–0 Georgia (country) Elene Sikmashvili UD 10 16 Sep 2017 Germany Sound Factory, Gersthofen, Germany Won vacant WBU (German) female middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Serbia Divna Vujanovic PTS 8 12 Aug 2017 Croatia Mala Buna, Croatia
8 Win 8–0 Serbia Jelena Drakulic TKO 4 (6) 11 Jun 2017 Hungary Rákoscsaba Művelődési Központ, Budapest, Hungary
7 Win 7–0 Serbia Divna Vujanovic PTS 6 13 May 2017 Switzerland Kampfsportcenter, St. Gallen, Switzerland
6 Win 6–0 Serbia Ivana Mirkov TKO 4 (6), 0:20 1 Apr 2017 Switzerland Markthalle, Burgdorf, Switzerland
5 Win 5–0 Hungary Dalia Vasarhelyi TKO 1 (4), 1:59 12 Mar 2017 Hungary Community Hall, Kistarcsa, Hungary
4 Win 4–0 Hungary Klaudia Vigh KO 3 (4), 0:39 4 Mar 2017 Germany ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Serbia Jelena Drakulic KO 2 (4) 11 Feb 2017 Hungary Community Hall, Kistarcsa, Hungary
2 Win 2–0 Serbia Sanja Ristic KO 1 (4), 1:35 22 Jan 2017 Hungary Diadal úti ált. iskola, Budapest, Hungary
1 Win 1–0 Croatia Ina Milohanic UD 4 24 Sep 2016 Slovenia Tabor Arena, Maribor, Slovenia

References[]

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  2. ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Female middleweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  7. ^ "Kampfsport-Event in Ljubljana". Box Welt (in German). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Dora Tollar". BoxRec. Retrieved 28 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Eva Bajic". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Vic Saludar Drops, Decisions Yamanaka, Captures WBO Title". BoxingScene.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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