Michele Aboro

Michele Aboro (born July 17, 1967 in London, England) is a British female boxer of Nigerian descent who currently resides in Shanghai, China. Aboro is the WIBF world Super Bantamweight champion.

Michele Aboro, along with her countrywoman Michelle Sutcliffe and with German Regina Halmich, has become an important figure in European women's boxing, helping raise awareness about female participation on this, traditionally male sport, in Europe.

On March 4, 1995, she debuted as a professional boxer, with a first round knockout win over Marleen Lambert in Belgium. As a matter of a fact, her first three professional fights were held in different European countries (Belgium, Italy and Hungary) and they were all first round knockout wins for Aboro. Her fourth fight, on October 19, 1996, against Severine Grandsire, was her first fight in Germany, and Aboro won by a sixth round technical knockout.

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