Asiye Özlem Şahin

Ozlem Sahin
Şahin after her fight against O.Romanova in 2010, Istanbul
Born	13 August 1976 Trabzon,[1] Turkey
Other names	Sugar[2][3][4]
Nationality	German, Turkish
Height	5 ft 0.4 in (1.53 m)
Weight	Light flyweight
Style	Orthodox stance
Fighting out of	Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg[5]
Team	MBC Ludwigsburg
Trainer	Achim Böhme (since 2002) (Boxing)
Years active	1998-present
Professional boxing record
Total	22
Wins	20
By knockout	6
Losses	1
By knockout	0
Draws	1
Other information
Occupation	Technical specialist at Bosch
Notable relatives	Ümit Şahin (kick boxer)
Website	http://www.sahin-oezlem.de/
Boxing record from BoxRec

Asiye Özlem Şahin (Asiye Özlem Sahin in Germany) (born on 13 August 1976, in Trabzon^[1]) is a Turkish-German professional boxer, representing Germany, fighting out of Ludwigsburg. Holding multiple titles at her amateur career, with an outstanding professional record, Şahin is regarded as a strong fighter. Had her pro-début in 2007, Şahin had acquired 19 wins with 6 knockouts, 1 loss and 1 draw at her professional career, as of 2015.

Personal life and career

Born in Trabzon, Şahin had attended "Şubat İlköğretim Okulu", her primary school at her hometown. She moved to Germany with her family at the age of 11, in 1987.^[6] While studying at vocational school, she began to apprenticeship at German technology-based goods supplier company Bosch, where she works since 1995. She began to train first at Kick boxing discipline in 1998, influenced by her brother Ümit.^[1][6] In 2002, she joined KTB Ludwigsburg (now MBC Ludwigsburg) to be trained by Achim Böhme since then.^[1] She had selected to German Amateur National Team in 2006.^[7] At her amateur career, she had 16 wins and 7 losses.

On 21 June 2014, beating Thai Buangern Onesongchaigym at Austrian capital of Vienna, Şahin won the world titles of IBF and Global Boxing Union (GBU), along with Intercontinental title of World Boxing Federation (WBF).^[8][9]

Professional boxing record

Amateur titles

• 2007
  • Maj Boxing Cup (48 kg): 2nd place
• 2006
  • Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships (48 kg): Champion^[6][7]
  • Bourges-3 Countries Tournament (48 kg): Champion
  • Poland vs Germany Tournament (48 kg): Champion
  • BC München Boxing Tournament (49 kg): Champion
• 2005
  • Germany International Amateur Boxing Championships (48 kg): Champion^[6][7]
• 2004
  • Germany Amateur Boxing Championships (50 kg): 3rd place
  • South Germany Amateur Boxing Championships (52 kg): 2nd place
  • Württemberg Regional Amateur Championships (52 kg): Champion

References

1. "Interview with Asiye Özlem Sahin". turkish-sports-atspace.org. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
2. "Asiye Özlem Sahin" (in German). sporthelden.de. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
3. "Asiye Ozlem Sahin" (in German). alem.de. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
4. Uwe Betker. "Özlem Sahin schlägt Svetla Taskova nach Punkten". figosport.de. Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-07. (German)
5. "Asiye Ozlem Sahin". boxing.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
6. HB-Team (2009-09-04). "Özlem (Asiye) Şahin" (in Turkish). hyperboxing.com. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
7. "Erfolge". sahin-oezlem.de. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-07. (German)
8. "Ringde Özlem fırtınası esiyor" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
9. "Ringlerde Özlem Şahin fırtınası esiyor..." (in Turkish). 6 August 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
10. "Oezlem Sahin". Boxrec. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

External links

• Şahin's Official Website (German)
• Özlem Şahin on boxrec