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Anne Sophie Mathis
French boxer (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anne Sophie Mathis (born 23 July 1977) is a French former professional boxer who competed between 1995 and 2016. She held world titles in two weight division; the WBA female super-lightweight from 2006 to 2008; the WBC female super-lightweight title in 2008; and the WIBF and WIBA welterweight titles in 2011. She also challenged once for the WBO female light-middleweight title in 2014 and the undisputed welterweight title in 2016 against Cecilia Brækhus.[1] She is best known for her knockout win over Holly Holm in 2011 and is considered one of the biggest punchers in the history of women's boxing.[2][3][4][5]
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Beating her compatriot Myriam Lamare on 2 December 2006 at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, she became the women's WBA super Lightweight Champion.[6] On 29 June 2007, she successfully defended her title in a rematch against.[citation needed]
On 2 December 2011 she beat Holly Holm by seventh-round knockout in Albuquerque.[7] However, she lost her belts in a rematch against Holm in a unanimous decision on 15 June 2012[8] and failed to capture the WBA, WBC and WBO championship belts against Cecilia Brækhus on 22 September 2012.[9]
Mathis went on to win the vacant WBF Super Welterweight title against Yahaira Hernandez on 1 June 2013 by fifth round stoppage.[10]
On 26 July 2014, she put her newly acquired WBF title on the line and attempted to gain the vacant WBO Super Welterweight title against Christina Hammer. This bout resulted in a controversial disqualification of Mathis which was later overruled to No Contest with many arguing that Mathis was robbed of a KO victory.[11]
On 1 October 2016, Mathis challenged Cecilia Brækhus for the WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO and IBO female welterweight titles in Oslo, Norway, losing by stoppage in the second round.[12][13]
Mathis was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2021.[14][15]
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