Ema Kozin Explained

Ema Kozin
Birth Date:2 December 1998
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nickname:The Princess
Weight:
Height:5 ft 8+1/2 in
Style:Southpaw
Total:26
Wins:24
Ko:12
Losses:1
Draws:1

Ema Kozin is a Slovenian professional boxer who currently holds the WBC and WBO female super-welterweight titles having previously been the WBC interim female middleweight champion.

Professional career

Kozin made her professional debut on 24 September 2016, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Ina Milohanic at the Tabor Arena in Maribor, Slovenia.[1]

After compiling a record of 9–0 (6 KOs) she fought for her first professional title, the WBU (German) female middleweight title, facing Elene Sikmashvili on 16 September 2017 at the Sound Factory in Gersthofen, Germany. Kozin defeated Sikmashvili by UD to capture the WBU (German) title,[2] with one judge scoring the bout 99–91 and the other two scoring it 96–93.[3]

She collected two more titles in her next outing, defeating Florence Muthoni by UD on 14 October at the Trivoli Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia, capturing the vacant WBC International and WBF female middleweight titles with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 97–93, and 96–94.[4]

In her next fight she captured her first major world title in the women's ranks – the WIBA middleweight title – by defeating Dora Tollar via third-round technical knockout (TKO) on 15 December in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the stoppage she was ahead on all three judges' scorecards at 20–18.[5]

She successfully defended her WBF female and WIBA titles by defeating former welterweight world champion Eva Bajic via fifth-round knockout (KO) on 16 March 2018 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, capturing the vacant GBC title in the process.[6] She defeated Bajic in a rematch in July, winning by split decision (SD) to retain her WBF female and WIBA titles. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and 97–94 in favour of Kozin while the third scored it 100–90 for Bajic. For both fights Kozin was originally scheduled to face Mapule Ngubane, but after the latter failed to secure a visa Bajic was brought in as a late replacement.[7]

She moved up to super-middleweight for her next bout, fighting to a split draw against Irais Hernandez with the vacant WBC Silver and WBF female titles up for grabs on 8 September 2018 at Arena Zagreb in Croatia. One judge scored the bout 96–95 in favour of Kozin, another scored it 97–93 to Hernandez while the third judge scored it even at 95–95.[8] The pair had an immediate rematch the following month, this time for the vacant WIBA super-middleweight title on 14 October at Technikum in Munich, Germany. Kozin settled the score with a UD victory to become a two-weight world champion. Two judges scored the bout 99–91 and the third scored it 98–92.[9]

Five months later she made a defence of her WIBA title against Sanna Turunen, with the vacant WBF female super-middleweight title also on the line. The bout took place on 23 March 2019 at the MHPArena in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Kozin defeated Turunen via UD to become the WBF female and WIBA champion in two weight classes, simultaneously, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 98–92, and 97–93.[10]

After scoring a TKO victory against Edita Karabeg in a non-title fight in June,[11] Kozin made a defence of her WBF female and WIBA titles against Maria Lindberg with the vacant IBA female, GBU female, and WIBF super-middleweight titles also on the line. The bout took place on 6 October 2019 at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana. Kozin added the vacant titles to her collection with a UD victory, with all three judges scoring the bout 96–94.[12]

On 24 June 2023, Ema Kozin successfully defended her title of the world champion in the WBF super welterweight category by defeating Timea Belik from Hungary in ten 2-minute rounds in Altdorf, Germany.

Kozin defeated Scotland's Hannah Rankin for the vacant WBC and WBO female super-welterweight World titles in Manchester on 18 November 2023 winning the contest by split decision.[13]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Win24–1–1Hannah RankinSD1018 Nov 2023
25Win23–1–1Timea BelikUD1024 Jun 2023
24Win22–1–1Szilvia SzabadosTKO7 (10)4 Jun 2022
23Loss21–1–1Claressa ShieldsUD105 Feb 2022
22Win21–0–1Radana KnezevicTKO2 (6), 22 May 2021
21Win20–0–1Chris NamúsUD1017 Oct 2020
20Win19–0–1Radana KnezevicKO1 (6), 15 Feb 2020
19Win18–0–1Maria LindbergUD106 Oct 2019
18Win17–0–1Edita KarabegTKO3 (8), 23 Jun 2019
17Win16–0–1Sanna TurunenUD1023 Mar 2019
16Win15–0–1Irais HernandezUD1014 Oct 2018
15Draw14–0–1Irais HernandezSD108 Sep 2018
14Win14–0Eva Bajic108 Jul 2018
13Win13–0Eva BajicKO5 (10), 16 Mar 2018
12Win12–0Dora TollarTKO3 (10)15 Dec 2017
11Win11–0Florence MuthoniUD1014 Oct 2017
10Win10–0Elene SikmashviliUD1016 Sep 2017
9Win9–0Divna VujanovicPTS812 Aug 2017
8Win8–0Jelena DrakulicTKO4 (6)11 Jun 2017
7Win7–0Divna Vujanovic613 May 2017
6Win6–0Ivana Mirkov4 (6), 1 Apr 2017
5Win5–0Dalia Vasarhelyi1 (4), 12 Mar 2017
4Win4–0Klaudia VighKO3 (4), 4 Mar 2017
3Win3–0Jelena DrakulicKO2 (4)11 Feb 2017
2Win2–0Sanja Ristic1 (4), 22 Jan 2017
1Win1–0Ina Milohanic424 Sep 2016

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Ina Milohanic. 27 July 2020. BoxRec.
  2. Web site: 18 September 2017. Ema Kozin na vrhu sveta. 27 July 2020. www.24ur.com.
  3. Web site: BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Elene Sikmashvili. 27 July 2020. BoxRec.
  4. Web site: 19 October 2017. Kampfsport-Event in Ljubljana. 28 July 2020. Box Welt. de.
  5. Web site: BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Dora Tollar. 28 July 2020. BoxRec.
  6. Web site: BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Eva Bajic. 29 July 2020. BoxRec.
  7. Web site: 13 July 2018. Vic Saludar Drops, Decisions Yamanaka, Captures WBO Title. 29 July 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  8. Web site: BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Irais Hernandez. 29 July 2020. BoxRec.
  9. Web site: Šimnovec. Miha. 14 October 2018. Ema Kozin tekmico spravila na rob nokdavna. 29 July 2020. www.delo.si. sl-si.
  10. Web site: Kavčič. Simon. 23 March 2019. Najboljša slovenska boksarka premagala tudi žilavo Finko. 29 July 2020. siol.net. sl.
  11. Web site: BoxRec: Ema Kozin vs. Edita Karabeg. 29 July 2020. BoxRec.
  12. Web site: Kavčič. Simon. 7 October 2019. Švedinja besnela nad sodniki, Kozinova ji odgovarja: Zmagala sem z glavo. 29 July 2020. siol.net. sl.
  13. Web site: Rankin suffers agonising defeat in bid to become unified world champ. 18 November 2023 . The Herald. 2024-05-20.