Ema Kozin

Ema Kozin is a Slovenian professional boxer born on December 2, 1998, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She has achieved a lot in her professional boxing career, with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. The southpaw stands at 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) and fights in the middleweight and super-middleweight weight classes.

Kozin made her professional boxing debut at just 17 years old on September 24, 2016, against Ina Milohanic. Since then, she has gone on to win 21 fights with 11 of those wins coming from knockouts. Her only loss was to American boxer Claressa Shields, who she fought for the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring female middleweight titles in Cardiff, Wales, on February 5, 2022.

Despite the loss, Kozin is considered one of the best in her weight classes, holding multiple titles in her career so far.

Early Career

Kozin's first professional fight was against Ina Milohanic, which she won via a unanimous decision on September 24, 2016. She went on to win 13 more consecutive fights, including eight via stoppage, before facing Elene Sikmashvili for the WBU (German) female middleweight title. Kozin won that fight via unanimous decision, with judges scoring the bout 99–91 and 96–93.

After defeating Florence Muthoni via unanimous decision on October 14, 2017, Kozin captured the vacant WBC International and WBF female middleweight titles. She fought on the same night, defeating Muthoni via three judges' scorecards 99–91, 97–93, and 96–94. Kozin won her first major world title on December 15, 2017, against Dora Tollar, winning the WIBA middleweight title with a third-round technical knockout (TKO). She defended her WBF female and WIBA titles by defeating former welterweight world champion Eva Bajic via fifth-round KO on March 16, 2018. Kozin captured the GBC title in the same match.

Super-Middleweight Championships

In her next fight, Kozin moved up to super-middleweight, fighting to a split draw against Irais Hernandez with the vacant WBC Silver and WBF female titles up for grabs on September 8, 2018, at Arena Zagreb in Croatia. She settled the score with Hernandez the following month, defeating her via unanimous decision to win the vacant WIBA super-middleweight title on October 14, 2018, at Technikum in Munich, Germany.

Kozin defended her WIBA super-middleweight title by defeating Sanna Turunen in a unanimous decision on March 23, 2019, at the MHPArena in Ludwigsburg, Germany. She won the WBF female super-middleweight title in the same match. Later she won titles like IBA female, GBU female, and WIBF super-middleweight titles via unanimous decision against Maria Lindberg on October 6, 2019, at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana.

Recent Fights

After winning multiple titles in her professional career, Kozin faced Claressa Shields for the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles on February 5, 2022, in Cardiff, Wales. Shields defeated Kozin via 10 round unanimous decision, ending Kozin's 21-fight win streak. Shields remains the only boxer to beat Kozin so far.

Kozin's most recent fight was against Radana Knezevic on May 22, 2021, which she won via second-round TKO. She also fought against Chris Namus on October 17, 2020, defending her WBF female and WIBA middleweight titles and winning the vacant WBC interim female middleweight title via unanimous decision.

Career Summary

Ema Kozin has built an impressive record in her professional boxing career, with 21 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw. She has fought and won titles in both the middleweight and super-middleweight weight classes. Kozin's most notable victories have come against Maria Lindberg, Irais Hernandez, Radana Knezevic, Edita Karabeg, Eva Bajic, Dora Tollar, and Chris Namús. She suffered her first loss against Claressa Shields on February 5, 2022, which ended her 21-fight win streak. Despite the loss, Kozin is considered one of the best boxers in her weight classes and is expected to continue her successful career.

Conclusion

Ema Kozin is a talented Slovenian professional boxer who has achieved a lot in her career so far. With multiple titles to her name, she has proved herself to be one of the best boxers in the middleweight and super-middleweight weight classes. Despite her recent loss to Claressa Shields, Kozin's career is expected to continue to be successful as she works towards regaining her titles and adding even more to her list of accomplishments.

Ema Kozin Fight Record