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Ema Kozin
Kozin in 2019
Born (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 26)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Other namesThe Princess
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+12 in (174 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins24
Wins by KO12
Losses1
Draws1

Ema Kozin is a Slovenian professional boxer who currently holds the WBC and WBO female super-welterweight titles having previously been the WBC interim female middleweight champion.

Professional career

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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.[1]

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,[2] with one judge scoring the bout 99–91 and the other two scoring it 96–93.[3]

She collected two more titles in her next outing, defeating Florence Muthoni by UD on 14 October at the Tivoli 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

After scoring a TKO victory against Edita Karabeg in a non-title fight in June,[11] 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.[12]

On 24 June 2023, Ema Kozin successfully defended her title of the world champion in the WBF super welterweight category by defeating Timea Belik from Hungary in ten 2-minute rounds in Altdorf, Germany.[citation needed]

Kozin defeated Scotland's Hannah Rankin for the vacant WBC and WBO female super-welterweight World titles in Manchester on 18 November 2023 winning the contest by split decision.[13]

Professional boxing record

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26 fights 24 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 0
By decision 12 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Win 24–1–1 Hannah Rankin SD 10 18 Nov 2023 AO Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant WBC & WBO female light middleweight titles
25 Win 23–1–1 Timea Belik UD 10 24 Jun 2023 Sporthalle, Alfdorf, Germany Retained WBF female light middleweight title
24 Win 22–1–1 Szilvia Szabados TKO 7 (10) 4 Jun 2022 Ulrich-Pfeiffer-Halle, Aalen, Germany Won vacant WBF female light middleweight title
23 Loss 21–1–1 Claressa Shields UD 10 5 Feb 2022 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales Lost WBF female middleweight title;
For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles
22 Win 21–0–1 Radana Knezevic TKO 2 (6), 1:12 22 May 2021 Campus Sava, Ptuj, Slovenia
21 Win 20–0–1 Chris Namús UD 10 17 Oct 2020 CPI Box Club, Donauwörth, Germany Retained WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles;
Won vacant WBC interim female middleweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Radana Knezevic KO 1 (6), 1:40 15 Feb 2020 CPI Box Club, Donauwörth, Germany
19 Win 18–0–1 Maria Lindberg UD 10 6 Oct 2019 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 Edita Karabeg TKO 3 (8), 0:15 23 Jun 2019 Kaštel Kambelovac, Croatia
17 Win 16–0–1 Sanna Turunen UD 10 23 Mar 2019 MHPArena, Ludwigsburg, Germany Retained WIBA super-middleweight title;
Won vacant WBF female super-middleweight title
16 Win 15–0–1 Irais Hernandez UD 10 14 Oct 2018 Technikum, Munich, Germany Won vacant WIBA super-middleweight title
15 Draw 14–0–1 Irais Hernandez SD 10 8 Sep 2018 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia For vacant WBC Silver and WBF female super-middleweight titles
14 Win 14–0 Eva Bajic SD 10 8 Jul 2018 Morrison's Pub, Budapest, Hungary Retained WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles
13 Win 13–0 Eva Bajic KO 5 (10), 2:00 16 Mar 2018 Remington Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Retained WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles;
Won vacant GBC female middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Dora Tollar TKO 3 (10) 15 Dec 2017 Banja Luka, Boshia and Herzegovina Won vacant WIBA middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Florence Muthoni UD 10 14 Oct 2017 Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia Won vacant WBC International and WBF female middleweight titles
10 Win 10–0 Elene Sikmashvili UD 10 16 Sep 2017 Sound Factory, Gersthofen, Germany Won vacant WBU (German) female middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Divna Vujanovic PTS 8 12 Aug 2017 Mala Buna, Croatia
8 Win 8–0 Jelena Drakulic TKO 4 (6) 11 Jun 2017 Rákoscsaba Művelődési Központ, Budapest, Hungary
7 Win 7–0 Divna Vujanovic PTS 6 13 May 2017 Kampfsportcenter, St. Gallen, Switzerland
6 Win 6–0 Ivana Mirkov TKO 4 (6), 0:20 1 Apr 2017 Markthalle, Burgdorf, Switzerland
5 Win 5–0 Dalia Vasarhelyi TKO 1 (4), 1:59 12 Mar 2017 Community Hall, Kistarcsa, Hungary
4 Win 4–0 Klaudia Vigh KO 3 (4), 0:39 4 Mar 2017 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Jelena Drakulic KO 2 (4) 11 Feb 2017 Community Hall, Kistarcsa, Hungary
2 Win 2–0 Sanja Ristic KO 1 (4), 1:35 22 Jan 2017 Diadal úti ált. iskola, Budapest, Hungary
1 Win 1–0 Ina Milohanic UD 4 24 Sep 2016 Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Ina Milohanic". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ema Kozin na vrhu sveta". www.24ur.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Elene Sikmashvili". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kampfsport-Event in Ljubljana". Box Welt (in German). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Dora Tollar". BoxRec. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Eva Bajic". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Vic Saludar Drops, Decisions Yamanaka, Captures WBO Title". BoxingScene.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Irais Hernandez". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ Šimnovec, Miha (14 October 2018). "Ema Kozin tekmico spravila na rob nokdavna". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ Kavčič, Simon (23 March 2019). "Najboljša slovenska boksarka premagala tudi žilavo Finko". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. ^ "BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Edita Karabeg". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. ^ Kavčič, Simon (7 October 2019). "Švedinja besnela nad sodniki, Kozinova ji odgovarja: Zmagala sem z glavo". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Rankin suffers agonising defeat in bid to become unified world champ". The Herald. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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Sporting positions
Major World boxing titles
New title WBC female
middleweight champion
Interim title

17 October 2020 – 5 February 2022
Lost bid for full title
Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Natasha Jonas
WBC female
light-middleweight champion

18 November 2023 – present
Incumbent
WBO female
light-middleweight champion

18 November 2023 – present