Delfine Persoon

Delfine Persoon
Delphine Persoon with Filiep Tampere in 2013
Statistics
Rated at	lightweight
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1985-01-14) 14 January 1985 Gits, Belgium
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	34
Losses	1

Delfine Persoon (Gits, 14 January 1985) is a Belgian boxer and the reigning WBC, IBF, WIBA- and WIBF world champion in the lightweight class. Persoon, who works as a railway policewoman, started professional boxing in 2009 - switching to boxing after a career in competitive Judo. Out of 30 professional fights Delfine has won 29 and lost 1.

In March 2011 she became EBU European Champion against Nicole Boss. She successfully defended her title in November 2011 against Myriam Dellal.

In February 2012 Persoon won the WIBF world title with a technical KO against Lucia Morelli. In September 2012 she added the IBF world title with a technical KO against Erin McGowan. In January 2013 she successfully defended her WIBF title against Anita Torti. In December 2013 she also gained the WIBA world title.

In March 2013 Persoon won the WBC Elimination Fight against Kremena Petkova, gaining her the right to challenge Erica Farias for the WBC title. In december 2013 she won a unification fight with Lucia Morelli for the WIBF & WBF titles. This victory made her the number 1 lightweight in the world according to BoxRec. On 20 April 2014 Persoon won WBC title on points from Farias, giving her the titles of all four official boxing federations.

Professional boxing record

34 Wins (15 knockouts, 18 decisions, 1 retirement), 1 Loss, 0 Draws.^[1]

No.	Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
35	Win	34–1	Maiva Hamadouche	Decision (unanimous)	10	2015-11-11	Zwevezele, Belgium	Retained WBC World Champion Title
34	Win	33–1	Nicole Boss	TKO	9	2015-04-25	Bern, Switzerland	Retained WBC World Champion Title
33	Win	32–1	Florence Muthoni	TKO	8	2015-02-28	Ghent, Belgium
32	Win	31–1	Diana Prazak	TKO	9	2014-11-11	Zwevezele, Belgium	Retained WBC World Champion Title
31	Win	30–1	Judy Waguthii	Decision (unanimous)	8	2014-09-27	Gits, Belgium
30	Win	29–1	Erica Farias	Decision (unanimous)	10	2014-04-20	Zwevezele, Belgium	Obtained WBC World Champion Title
29	Win	28–1	Lucia Morelli	TKO	10	2013-12-13	Aalst, Belgium	Retained IBF and WIBF World Champion Title, obtained WIBA World Champion Title
28	Win	27–1	Eva Halasi	Decision (unanimous)	8	2013-11-11	Zwevezele, Belgium
27	Win	26–1	Irma Balijagic Adler	Decision (unanimous)	8	2013-10-04	Ghent, Belgium
26	Win	25–1	Galina Gumliiska	TKO	2	2013-08-23	Ostend, Belgium
25	Win	24–1	Kremena Petkova	KO	2	2013-03-29	Ghent, Belgium
24	Win	23–1	Fatuma Zarika	Decision (unanimous)	10	2013-02-23	Roeselare, Belgium
23	Win	22–1	Anita Torti	Decision (unanimous)	10	2013-01-12	Sint-Truiden, Belgium	Retained WIBF World Champion Title
22	Win	21–1	Marianna Gulyas	TKO	7	2012-11-01	Izegem, Belgium
21	Win	20–1	Erin McGowan	TKO	7	2012-09-21	Antwerp, Belgium	Obtained IBF World Champion Title
20	Win	19–1	Valija Lasmanovica	TKO	3	2012-06-29	Moorslede, Belgium
19	Win	18–1	Loli Munoz	Decision (unanimous)	8	2012-04-27	Ghent, Belgium
18	Win	17–1	Lucia Morelli	TKO	5	2012-02-25	Roeselare, Belgium	Obtained WIBF World Champion Title
17	Win	16–1	Myriam Dellal	Decision (unanimous)	10	2011-11-01	Izegem, Belgium	Retained EBU European Champion Title
16	Win	15–1	Angel McKenzie	Decision (unanimous)	6	2011-09-30	Ghent, Belgium
15	Win	14–1	Milena Koleva	Decision (unanimous)	8	2011-06-24	Torhout, Belgium
14	Win	13–1	Floarea Lihet	Decision (unanimous)	6	2011-04-01	Ghent, Belgium
13	Win	12–1	Nicole Boss	Decision (unanimous)	10	2011-03-05	Lichtervelde, Belgium	Obtained EBU European Champion Title
12	Win	11–1	Daniela David	Retired	3	2010-12-25	Izegem, Belgium
11	Win	10–1	Mirabela Georghe	KO	2	2010-12-10	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
10	Loss	9–1	Zelda Tekin	TKO	4	2010-11-01	Izegem, Belgium
9	Win	9–0	Zelda Tekin	Disqualified	2	2010-10-09	Middelkerke, Belgium
8	Win	8–0	Kristine Shergold	Decision (unanimous)	8	2010-09-11	Bruges, Belgium
7	Win	7–0	Nicky Mutsaert	KO	2	2010-05-24	Deinze, Belgium
6	Win	6–0	Arlène de Freitas	Decision (unanimous)	6	2010-04-30	Bruges, Belgium
5	Win	5–0	Julie Robert	Decision (unanimous)	8	2010-03-06	Gits, Belgium
4	Win	4–0	Arlène de Freitas	Decision (unanimous)	6	2009-12-05	Deinze, Belgium
3	Win	3–0	Mariska Mulder	TKO	2	2009-11-21	Ruddervoorde, Belgium
2	Win	2–0	Renata Szebeledi	Decision (unanimous)	6	2009-10-04	Marke, Belgium
1	Win	1–0	Jana Latova	KO	2	2009-05-23	Gits, Belgium

References

↑ "Delfine Persoon career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

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