Jennifer Han

Jennifer Han (born June 25, 1983) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF female featherweight title from 2015 to 2020, and was the first world champion boxer from El Paso, Texas. As of July 2021, she is ranked as the world's sixth best active female lightweight by BoxRec.^[2]

Professional career[]

Han made her professional debut on July 31, 2009, losing via majority decision (MD) over four rounds against Melissa St. Vil at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[3]

After compiling a record of 10–2–1 (1 KO), she challenged reigning champion Ji-Hye Woo for the featherweight title on March 23, 2014, at the Wooseul Gymnasium in Haenam, South Korea. Han suffered the third defeat of her career, losing via ten-round MD. Two judges scored the bout 97–95 and 96–93 in favor of Woo while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95.^[4][5]

Two fights later, she was scheduled to face Helen Joseph on April 18, 2015, with the vacant IBF female featherweight title on the line. However, Joseph was forced to withdraw from the bout after she was unable to obtain a VISA to enter the U.S.. Fatuma Zarika stepped in as a late replacement, with Han emerging victorious via unanimous decision (UD) to capture the vacant IBF female Intercontinental featherweight title.^[6] The fight with Joseph for the vacant IBF world title was rescheduled for September 19, and took place at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Han captured her first world title via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 98–91, 98–92 and 97–92. With the victory, Han became the first world champion boxer from El Paso.^[7]

After two successful defences of her world title, Han faced Olivia Gerula on February 17, 2017, at the Don Haskins Center. At the pre-fight weigh-in, Gerula weighed 1.5 lbs over the maximum weight limit, making her ineligible to contest for the IBF championship. With the title still on the line for Han, she made a successful defence, winning via UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–89.^[8]

She made one more defence–a UD victory against Lizbeth Crespo in February 2018^[9]–before taking two years away from the sport after giving birth to a child in May 2019. Han returned to the ring on February 15, 2020, scoring an eight-round UD victory against Jeri Sitzes in a non-title bout.^[10]

Han relinquished her title in July 2020,^[11] and has moved up to the lightweight division. Her first fight at the weight is scheduled to take place on September 4, 2021, at the Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, England, against reigning champion Katie Taylor for the undisputed female lightweight championship. The bout will be streamed live on DAZN as part of the co-main event for the rematch between Josh Warrington and Mauricio Lara.^[12]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
26	Loss	18–4–1 (3)	Katie Taylor	UD	10	Sep 4, 2021	Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England	For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight titles
25	Win	18–3–1 (3)	Jeri Sitzes	UD	8	Feb 15, 2020	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
24	Win	17–3–1 (3)	Lizbeth Crespo	UD	10	Feb 17, 2018	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF female featherweight title
23	Win	16–3–1 (3)	Olivia Gerula	UD	10	Feb 17, 2017	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	IBF female featherweight title at stake for Han only after Gerula missed weight
22	Win	15–3–1 (3)	Liliana Martinez	UD	10	Oct 15, 2016	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF female featherweight title
21	Win	14–3–1 (3)	Calista Silgado	UD	10	Apr 29, 2016	Southwest University Event Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained IBF female featherweight title
20	Win	13–3–1 (3)	Helen Joseph	UD	10	Sep 19, 2015	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant IBF female featherweight title
19	Win	12–3–1 (3)	Fatuma Zarika	UD	10	Apr 18, 2015	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant IBF female Intercontinental featherweight title
18	Win	11–3–1 (3)	Christina Ruiz	UD	8	Jun 28, 2014	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
17	Loss	10–3–1 (3)	Ji-Hye Woo	MD	10	Mar 23, 2014	Wooseul Gymnasium, Haenam, South Korea	For featherweight title
16	Win	10–2–1 (3)	Lesly Morales	UD	6	Oct 5, 2013	Socorro Entertainment Center, Socorro, Texas, U.S.
15	Win	9–2–1 (3)	Karen Dulin	UD	8	Jun 22, 2013	PT's Showclub, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
14	Loss	8–2–1 (3)	Claudia Gutierrez	SD	4	Oct 27, 2012	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
13	Win	8–1–1 (3)	Kita Watkins	UD	4	Aug 24, 2012	Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
12	Win	7–1–1 (3)	Nohime Dennisson	UD	6	Dec 3, 2011	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
11	Win	6–1–1 (3)	Tammy Franks	UD	4	Nov 11, 2011	Cohen Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
10	Win	5–1–1 (3)	Davrene Morrison	RTD	4 (6), 3:00	Oct 15, 2011	Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
9	Win	4–1–1 (3)	Kerri Hill	UD	4	Sep 15, 2011	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
8	Win	3–1–1 (3)	Lisa Lozano	UD	4	Aug 19, 2011	Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
7	NC	2–1–1 (3)	Jessica Gonzalez	NC	6	Apr 9, 2011	Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
6	NC	2–1–1 (2)	Jessica Gonzalez	NC	6	Apr 2, 2011	Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
5	NC	2–1–1 (1)	Andrea Cortina	NC	6	Mar 26, 2011	Poliforum Mezoamericano, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
4	Win	2–1–1	Geni Taylor	UD	4	Feb 11, 2011	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
3	Win	1–1–1	Crystal Hoy	UD	4	Apr 10, 2010	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2	Draw	0–1–1	Nydia Feliciano	SD	6	Mar 12, 2010	PAL Gym, Yonkers, New York, U.S.
1	Loss	0–1	Melissa St. Vil	MD	4	Jul 31, 2009	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.

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