Jessica Balogun

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Jessica Balogun
Balogun in January 2010
Statistics
Real name	Jessica Balogun
Nickname(s)	The Fury
Weight(s)	Super Featherweight
Nationality	German
Born	(1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 32) Ibadan, Nigeria
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	24
Wins by KO	12
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0

Jessica Balogun (born December 20, 1988) is a German-based Nigerian boxer. Jessica was a standout amateur and is now a world champion professional female boxer.

Early life[]

Jessica was born on December 20, 1988 in Ibadan Nigeria. Six months after Balogun's birth she arrived in Stuttgart with her mother. Through a classmate during her Aachen school, she found her first contacts with the young boxing club MTK Boxen Aachen.

Amateur career[]

Jessica Balogun joined MTK Boxen Aachen in the summer of 2005. In her first competition, on April 1, 2006, she won the West German Championship with a K.O. victory in round one. Six months later, she finished the 4th International German Women's Box Championships in Herrischried / Südbaden and won the title of the International German Champion with a win in round two. She wrote Aachen sport history: She is the first boxing champion of the old Kaiserstadt. In November 2006 Jessica Balogun won the International Women's boxing tournament, Baden Open, by two first-round K.O. victories. The "Open Aachen City Championship", founded by her association, MTK Boxen Aachen, in 2002, brought her the fourth title in 2006. This time she defeated her opponent in the third round by K.O.Jessica Balogun's success as an amateur boxer is currently (end of 2006) with 10 wins in 10 fights.

Professional career[]

At the beginning of 2008, Balogun moved to the professional camp. Here she signed a trainer and managerial contract with her discoverer, Aachen coach and manager Mario Guedes. Already on February 23, 2008, she had her first professional fight and fought her way through five victories in a row. On June 7, 2008, Balogun won the World Championship and World Championship title (WFC), the world champion and super-welterweight champion, in the main battle of the 6th Hattersheimer Boxing Night against undefeated European champion Anja Henning. Balogun advanced to No. 5 with this victory in an independent computer world tournament. On 24 January 2009, Balogun conceded her 11th professional boxing match and won her second world title. In Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, she also won the World Junior Championship of the GBU. They beat their opponent Evelina Diaz (Dominican Republic) in the 5th round K.O. In the meantime, on November 29, 2008, she defended her WFC World Super-Welterweight title against Tatjana Dieckmann in Aachen, by K.O. In round 4. After the GBU World Cup victory in Haiti, Sugar J Jessica Balogun successfully defended the junior welterweight title against Daniela David from Romania.

In her 13th professional boxing match, she beat Olga Bojare from Latvia on September 5, 2009 for the vacant WFC world welterweight title (up to 66.67 kg). She won confidently with 100-90 points. The WFC welterweight title was then defended against Eva Halasi (Serbia, 21 November 2009), again Olga Bojare March 13th 2010, Angel McKenzie June 4, 2010 and Marija Pejakovic (Serbia). On 20 November 2010, Balogun also won WIBA World Championship title against the Spaniard Loli Munoz. She also won the World Championship title of the GBU against the Romanian Floarea Lihet on December 3, 2011.

On June 2, 2012, Jessica Balogun in Herning / Denmark took her 24th Profibox fight. Opponent was the Norwegian Cecilia Brækhus, managed by Sauerland Events Berlin, owner of the world championship belt of WBA, WBC and WBO. Balogun lost after ten rounds. She also lost in March 2014 in Magdeburg against Christina Hammer [1]. On the other hand, she was able to defend the world championship belt in super welterweight after the WFC on April 26, 2014 in Stolberg against Edita Lesnik from Bosnia-Herzegovina. [2] Subsequently, Balogun had to defeat the Norwegian Braekhus again on June 7, 2014 in Schwerin

Career[]

Balogun's career started in 2003 where through her classmates she was introduced to the MTK Boxing club.

Amateur accomplishments[]

Jessica Balogun during amateur career

Balogun won world championships throughout her amateur career.^[which?]

Professional accomplishments[]

Balogun's record stands at 24 wins - 4 losses.^[1]

• 7/6/2008 - WFC European Super Welterweight (female)
• 1/24/2009 - GBU (European Champion) Junior Welterweight (Female)
• 11/20/2010 - WIBA (World Champion) Welterweight (female)

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
28	Loss	24–4	Cecilia Brækhus	UD	10	7 Jun 2014	Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin	For WBA female welterweight title; For WBC female welterweight title; For WBO female welterweight title
27	Win	24–3	Edita Karabeg	TKO	2 (10), 1:45	26 Apr 2014	Museum Zinkhütter Hof, Aachen
26	Loss	23–3	Christina Hammer	UD	10	1 Mar 2014	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg	For WBF female middleweight title; For WBO female middleweight title
25	Win	23–2	Daniela David	KO	5 (10), 1:10	16 Nov 2013	Aachen
24	Loss	22–2	Cecilia Brækhus	UD	10	2 Jun 2012	Herning Kongrescenter, Herning	For WBA female welterweight title; For WBC female welterweight title; For WBO female welterweight title
23	Win	22–1	Floarea Lihet	UD	10	3 Dec 2011	MTK Boxing Gym, Aachen	Won vacant GBU female welterweight title
22	Win	21–1	Sarah Huebner	TKO	4 (6), 1:14	8 Oct 2011	Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main
21	Win	20–1	Adriana Tertilte	RTD	3 (8)	4 Jun 2011	Rodahal, Kerkrade
20	Win	19–1	Leticia Candal	UD	10	2 Apr 2011	Halle Wenau, Aachen
19	Win	18–1	Loli Munoz	UD	10	20 Nov 2010	Aachen	Won vacant WIBA welterweight title
18	Win	17–1	Angel McKenzie	TKO	8 (10), 1:43	28 Aug 2010	Radsportakadamie Heinz Betz, Oeschelbronn
17	Win	16–1	Marija Pejakovic	PTS	10	1 Jul 2010	Fahrdorf
16	Win	15–1	Angel McKenzie	UD	10	4 Jun 2010	Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main
15	Win	14–1	Olga Bojare	UD	10	13 Mar 2010	JS-Wenau-Halle, Heistern
14	Win	13–1	Eva Bajic	KO	4 (10)	21 Nov 2009	Aachen
13	Win	12–1	Olga Bojare	PTS	10	5 Sep 2009	Flughafen Merzbrück, Aachen
12	Win	11–1	Daniela David	UD	10	30 May 2009	Daimler Benz Niederlassung, Aachen	Retained GBU female super lightweight title
11	Win	10–1	Evelina Diaz	TKO	5 (10)	24 Jan 2009	Trotyl Bar & Lounge, Pétion-Ville	Won vacant GBU female super lightweight title
10	Win	9–1	Tatjana Dieckmann	KO	4 (10)	29 Nov 2008	Sportanlage JS-Wenau, Aachen
9	Win	8–1	Jaqueline Nowack	TKO	4 (8)	25 Oct 2008	Tai-Kien Gym, Aachen
8	Win	7–1	Verena Herrman	TKO	2 (6)	4 Oct 2008	Neuwieder Heimathaus, Neuwied
7	Win	6–1	Susanne Breuer	TKO	4 (6)	27 Sep 2008	Aachen
6	Win	5–1	Anja Henning	MD	10	7 Jun 2008	Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main
5	Loss	4–1	Diane Schwachhofer	MD	6	17 May 2008	Salle Omnisport, Piéton
4	Win	4–0	Susanne Breuer	TKO	2 (6)	10 May 2008	LBN Boxstudio, Magdeburg
3	Win	3–0	Marina Kohlgruber	PTS	6	26 Apr 2008	Ostfrieslandhalle, Leer
2	Win	2–0	Jaqueline Nowack	PTS	4	12 Apr 2008	Neuwieder Heimathaus, Neuwied
1	Win	1–0	Manon Rohrbach	PTS	4	23 Feb 2008	Josefshaus, Aachen	Professional debut

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