Michele Aboro

Michele Aboro
Born	(1967-07-17) July 17, 1967 United Kingdom
Occupation	Professional boxer (retired)
Years active	1995–2001
Known for	WIBF super-bantamweight champion (2000–2001), International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame inductee (2020)

Michele Aboro (born 17 July 1967) is a retired British professional boxer whose career spanned from 1995 until 2001. She concluded her boxing tenure undefeated, holding the WIBF super-bantamweight championship title between 2000 and 2001.

Together with fellow British pugilist Michelle Sutcliffe and German athlete Regina Halmich, Aboro played a pivotal role in advancing the profile of European women's boxing, helping to elevate the visibility of women in a sport traditionally dominated by men.

In recognition of her contributions, she was honored with induction into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.

Professional career

Aboro began her professional journey on 4 March 1995, achieving a first-round knockout against Marleen Lambert in Belgium. Her initial trio of bouts occurred across various European nations—Belgium, Italy, and Hungary—each ending with a first-round knockout victory. Her fourth contest marked her debut in Germany on 19 October 1996, where she secured a sixth-round technical knockout over Severine Grandsire.

Following another win, Aboro triumphed over future world champion Daisy Lang by a six-round decision on 29 November 1997.

On 22 August 1998, she claimed the vacant WIBF European Super Bantamweight title by knocking out Brigitte Pastor in the fifth round. After successfully defending this title once—achieving an eighth-round knockout against Galina Gumliiska on 28 November—she went on to secure four successive victories before earning her inaugural world title opportunity. On 5 February 2000, Aboro captured the WIBF world Super Bantamweight championship by delivering a tenth-round knockout over Eva Jones.

She maintained her title against future world champion Downtown Leona Brown on 13 June 2000, winning via ten-round decision.

Following two non-title victories, Aboro defended her championship successfully against challenger Kelsey Jeffries on 10 February 2001 through a ten-round decision.

Her most recent fight occurred on 24 November 2001, where she retained her world championship with a ten-round decision against Nadia Debras.

Although Aboro has not formally announced retirement, she has remained inactive since; should she retire undefeated, she would join an elite group of boxing legends such as Rocky Marciano.

As of 2019, Aboro resides in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Professional boxing record

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No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Template:Yes2Win	21–0	Nadia Debras	UD	10	24 Nov 2001	Universum Gym, Berlin, Germany	Retained WIBF super bantamweight title
20	Template:Yes2Win	20–0	Krisztina Stefula	TKO	3 (6)	16 Jun 2001	Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Kelsey Jeffries	UD	10	10 Feb 2001	Estrel Convention Centre, Berlin, Germany	Retained WIBF super bantamweight title
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Krisztina Horvai	PTS	6	5 Dec 2000	Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Marina Kozerod	RTD	2 (6)	1 Oct 2000	Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Leona Brown	UD	10	13 May 2000	Sartory Saale, Cologne, Germany

Kickboxing record

|- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1995-09-10 || Victory ||align=left|Miyuki Nojima || Dutch K-1 Tournament, Final Round || Amsterdam, Netherlands || TKO || 1 || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1995-09-10 || Victory ||align=left|Fienie Klee || Dutch K-1 Tournament, Semi Final || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1995-06-11 || Victory ||align=left|Stephanie Curtiss || ISKA World Championships, Final Match || Moscow, Russia || Decision || 3 || || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1995-06-11 || Victory ||align=left|Natasha Larionova || ISKA World Championships, Semi Final Round || Moscow, Russia || Decision || 3 || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1995-06-11 || Victory ||align=left|Mary Shariyk || ISKA World Championships, Quarter Finals || Moscow, Russia || TKO || || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1995-04-02 || Victory ||align=left|Severine Grandsire || || Amsterdam, Netherlands || TKO || 3 || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1994-00-00 || Victory||align=left|Fienie Klee|| || || TKO|| 5|| || |- |- bgcolor="FFBBBB" | 1992-05-17|| Defeat||align=left|Lucia Rijker|| ||Hamburg, Germany|| TKO|| || || |- bgcolor="FFBBBB" | 1992-00-00|| Defeat||align=left|Nancy Joseph|| || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1991-09-00|| Victory||align=left|||Paris, France|| KO||1|||| |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="FFBBBB" | 1991-06-09|| Defeat||align=left|Lucia Rijker|| ||Oldham, England|| TKO||1|||| |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="c5d2ea" | 1991-04-21|| Draw||align=left|Lisa Howarth|| ||London, England|| Draw|| || || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 1990-00-00|| Victory||align=left|Ann Holmes|| ||London, England|| Decision||5|||| |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

External links

• Official website
• Michele Aboro at Awakening Fighters