Zhang Xiyan

Zhang Xiyan
Statistics
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality  China
Born (1980-04-22) 22 April 1980
Harbin, China
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Xiyan(simplified Chinese: 张喜燕; traditional Chinese: 張喜燕; pinyin: Zhāng Xǐyàn; April 22, 1980 in Harbin, Heilongjiang ) is the most successful female Chinese amateur and professional boxer. As of July 2010, Zhang has won gold medal at 2002 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight (54 kg),and Zhang turned professional in 2005,and won WBA and WIBA world titles[1] in 2006 and 2007. Zhang claimed China's first professional boxing world champion.[2]

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