| Elena Savelyeva | |
| Weight: | Flyweight, Bantamweight |
| Birth Date: | 1984 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tula, Russia |
Elena Savelyeva (born 16 June 1984) is a Russian world champion boxer,[1] and European champion.
As an amateur, Savelyeva went 134–15–1, winning the world, European (2X) and Russian (6X) championships.[2] [3] When Savelyeva gained more wins, she became co-promoted by Salita Promotions and Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group.[4] During her fourth professional fight Savelyeva, 3–0, 3 KOs, took the leap to 10 rounds and faced former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia, on February 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[5] Savelyeva, 4–0, 3 KOs, returned to the ring on Friday, July 13, 2018, in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, for an eight-round showdown against current number 10 IBF and number 11 WBC contender, Nina Radovanovic, 12–2, 3 KOs, of Serbia.[6] Savelva also fought in November, 2019, in a 6-round flyweight bout at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane Kansas against Tatinia Willams(0-2). The fight lasted 36 seconds before Saveleva claimed the win.[7] In 2012, Savelyeva obtained a 12–9 victory at the olympic games in London, U.K.[8]
She represented Russia in the 2012 Summer Olympics taking place in London in the Flyweight Division. By defeating Kim Hye Song of North Korea in the opening round, Savelyeva won the first ever women's boxing bout at the Olympics.[9] In the quarter-finals she lost to Ren Cancan of China 7-12.
Savelyeva's mother was an elementary school teacher and her father an electrical engineer. She has one older brother.[10]