Rola El-Halabi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Rola El-Halabi

boxer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1985

Place of Birth: Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Profession: Thai boxer, boxer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Rola El-Halabi

  • Rola El-Halabi (in Arabic?? ???) (born in Bourjein, Lebanon, on 17 March 1985) is a professional German boxer of Lebanese origin and former quadruple world champion in the WIBF, UBF, WBF and WIBA. She migrated to Germany with her family when she was one.
  • In 1994 she started in kickboxing and Thai kickboxing, and in 1996 in amateur boxing.
  • After becoming champion runner-up in kick-boxing and multiple German champion in the International Amateur Boxing, she turned professional in 2006.
  • On 30 September 2007, Rola Bou Orm became European champion of the Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) in the lightweight division.
  • In October 2008, she was honored as outstanding female athlete in Ulm.
  • On 5 June 2009, she won the world title by WIBF and Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) after defeating Spanish Loly Munoz. On 1 April 2011 just before a title fight against the Bosnian Irma Adler in Berlin-Karlshorst, her stepfather and former manager Hicham El-Halabi shot her in her hand, knee and both feet, a few months after his management contract was terminated in January 2011.
  • He also injured two security guards before being arrested.
  • The reason of the assault was apparently private, Hicham El-Halabi disapproving of Rola's relationship with a married man of Greek origin. Following her injuries, she did not fight in a professional match until she was defeated by Lucia Morelli on 12 January 2013.
  • After her defeat she switched to a higher weight class (light welterweight) and in August of the same year she won the WBF title there by defeating Dalia Vasarhelyi.
  • A month later she defended her title successfully against Sopo Putkaradze.

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