Rola El-Halabi


Rola El-Halabi is a professional German boxer of Lebanese origin and former quadruple world champion in the WIBF, UBF, WBF and WIBA.
She migrated to Germany with her family when she was one. In 1994 she started in kickboxing and Thai kickboxing, and in 1996 in amateur boxing. After becoming champion runner-up in kick-boxing and multiple German champion in the International Amateur Boxing, she turned professional in 2006. On 30 September 2007, Rola Bou Orm became European champion of the Women's International Boxing Federation in the lightweight division. In October 2008, she was honored as outstanding female athlete in Ulm. On 5 June 2009, she won the world title by WIBF and Women's International Boxing Association after defeating Spanish Loly Munoz.
On 1 April 2011 just before a title fight against the Bosnian Irma Adler in Berlin-Karlshorst, her stepfather and former manager Hicham El-Halabi shot her in her hand, knee and both feet, a few months after his management contract was terminated in January 2011. He also injured two security guards before being arrested. The reason of the assault was apparently private, Hicham El-Halabi disapproving of Rola's relationship with a married man of Greek origin.
Following her injuries, she did not fight in a professional match until she was defeated by Lucia Morelli on 12 January 2013. After her defeat she switched to a higher weight class and in August of the same year she won the WBF title there by defeating Dalia Vasarhelyi. A month later she defended her title successfully against Sopo Putkaradze.

Amateur record

Kickboxing and Thai kickboxing

She had 20 fights with 17 wins and 3 defeats. In addition, she was:
She had 22 amateur boxing fights, with 18 victories, 4 losses. In 2004, she took part in the European Championship. She was also:
Until January 2014, she won 12 out of 13 matches :
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Win14-1-0 Victoria CisnerosUDMay 10, 2014
14Win13-1-0 Sopo PutkaradzeTKOSep 7, 2013
13Win12-1-0 Dalia VasarhelyiUDAug 3, 2013
12Loss11-1-0 Lucia MorelliMDJan 12, 2013
11Win11-0-0 Olga BojareUDJun 4, 2010
10Win10-0-0 Mia St. JohnTKOMar 20, 2010
9Win9-0-0 Agnese BozaKOSep 4, 2009
8Win8-0-0 Loli MunozPTSJun 5, 2009
7Win7-0-0 Eva BajicKONov 16, 2008
6Win6-0-0 Marina KohlgruberUDJuly 26, 2008
5Win5-0-0 Elisabejta SuericaKOFeb 9, 2008
4Win4-0-0 Borislava GoranovaPTSDec 4, 2007
3Win3-0-0 Galina GumliiskaUDSep 30, 2007÷
2Win2-0-0 Sabrina StegnerKOAug 4, 2007
1Win1-0-0 Charlotte von BaumgartenTKOJun 10, 2007