Hasibe Erkoç

Hasibe Erkoç (née Özer) is a Turkish female boxer. She is a member of the TSE club in Ankara, Turkey.

Hasibe Erkoç
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 New Delhi Flyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2006 Warsaw Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2003 Pécs Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tønsberg Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Riccione Flyweight

Career

She represented her country in the Flyweight (50 kg) category at the 4th World Women's Boxing Championship held between November 18 and 23, 2006 in New Delhi, India. She won a gold medal and Şemsi Yaralı won a bronze medal for Turkey.[1] Hasibe Erkoç became world champion, defeating Li Siyuan from China in the final by 18-12.

Her parents Muhsin Özer and Emine live in Tokat, Turkey. As a young girl, Hasibe was interested in martial arts, and started with taekwondo, and then continued with kickboxing. However, in 1991, a foot injury forced her to switch to boxing.

References

  1. "NTVSpor.net". 2007-02-22. Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2021-05-26.


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