Jennifer Han
- Featherweight
- Super featherweight
- Lightweight
Jennifer Han (born June 25, 1983) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF female featherweight title from 2015 to 2020, and was the first world champion boxer from El Paso, Texas.
Professional career
Han made her professional debut on July 31, 2009, losing via majority decision (MD) over four rounds against Melissa St. Vil at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[2]
After compiling a record of 10–2–1 (1 KO), she challenged reigning champion Ji-Hye Woo for the IFBA featherweight title on March 23, 2014, at the Wooseul Gymnasium in Haenam, South Korea. Han suffered the third defeat of her career, losing via ten-round MD. Two judges scored the bout 97–95 and 96–93 in favor of Woo while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95.[3][4]
Two fights later, she was scheduled to face Helen Joseph on April 18, 2015, with the vacant IBF female featherweight title on the line. However, Joseph was forced to withdraw from the bout after she was unable to obtain a VISA to enter the U.S.. Fatuma Zarika stepped in as a late replacement, with Han emerging victorious via unanimous decision (UD) to capture the vacant IBF female Intercontinental featherweight title.[5] The fight with Joseph for the vacant IBF world title was rescheduled for September 19, and took place at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Han captured her first world title via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 98–91, 98–92 and 97–92. With the victory, Han became the first world champion boxer from El Paso.[6]
After two successful defences of her world title, Han faced Olivia Gerula on February 17, 2017, at the Don Haskins Center. At the pre-fight weigh-in, Gerula weighed 1.5 lbs over the maximum weight limit, making her ineligible to contest for the IBF championship. With the title still on the line for Han, she made a successful defence, winning via UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–89.[7]
She made one more defence–a UD victory against Lizbeth Crespo in February 2018[8]–before taking two years away from the sport after giving birth to a child in May 2019. Han returned to the ring on February 15, 2020, scoring an eight-round UD victory against Jeri Sitzes in a non-title bout.[9]
Han relinquished her title in July 2020,[10] and moved up to the lightweight division. On September 4, 2021, at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, England, she challenged reigning champion Katie Taylor for the undisputed female lightweight championship losing the contest by unanimous decision.[11]
Switching weight divisions again, Han's next fight was a unanimous decision loss to IBF and WBO female super-featherweight world champion Mikaela Mayer at the Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, on 9 April 2022.[12]
Professional boxing record
27 fights | 18 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By decision | 17 | 5 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Loss | 18–5–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Apr 9, 2022 | ![]() | For WBO, IBF, The Ring female super featherweight titles |
26 | Loss | 18–4–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Sep 4, 2021 | ![]() | For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring female lightweight titles |
25 | Win | 18–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 8 | Feb 15, 2020 | ![]() | |
24 | Win | 17–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 2018 | ![]() | Retained IBF female featherweight title |
23 | Win | 16–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 2017 | ![]() | IBF female featherweight title at stake for Han only after Gerula missed weight |
22 | Win | 15–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Oct 15, 2016 | ![]() | Retained IBF female featherweight title |
21 | Win | 14–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Apr 29, 2016 | ![]() | Retained IBF female featherweight title |
20 | Win | 13–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Sep 19, 2015 | ![]() | Won vacant IBF female featherweight title |
19 | Win | 12–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 10 | Apr 18, 2015 | ![]() | Won vacant IBF female Intercontinental featherweight title |
18 | Win | 11–3–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 8 | Jun 28, 2014 | ![]() | |
17 | Loss | 10–3–1 (3) | ![]() | MD | 10 | Mar 23, 2014 | ![]() | For IFBA featherweight title |
16 | Win | 10–2–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 6 | Oct 5, 2013 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 9–2–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 8 | Jun 22, 2013 | ![]() | |
14 | Loss | 8–2–1 (3) | ![]() | SD | 4 | Oct 27, 2012 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 8–1–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 4 | Aug 24, 2012 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 7–1–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 6 | Dec 3, 2011 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 6–1–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 4 | Nov 11, 2011 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 5–1–1 (3) | ![]() | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | Oct 15, 2011 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 4–1–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 4 | Sep 15, 2011 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 3–1–1 (3) | ![]() | UD | 4 | Aug 19, 2011 | ![]() | |
7 | NC | 2–1–1 (3) | ![]() | NC | 6 | Apr 9, 2011 | ![]() | |
6 | NC | 2–1–1 (2) | ![]() | NC | 6 | Apr 2, 2011 | ![]() | |
5 | NC | 2–1–1 (1) | ![]() | NC | 6 | Mar 26, 2011 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 2–1–1 | ![]() | UD | 4 | Feb 11, 2011 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 1–1–1 | ![]() | UD | 4 | Apr 10, 2010 | ![]() | |
2 | Draw | 0–1–1 | ![]() | SD | 6 | Mar 12, 2010 | ![]() | |
1 | Loss | 0–1 | ![]() | MD | 4 | Jul 31, 2009 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Jennifer Han". BoxRec.
- ^ "Jennifer Han vs. Melissa St. Vil". boxrec.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Jennifer Han vs. Ji-Hye Woo". BoxRec. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Knight, Bill (April 16, 2015). "Boxing: Visa problems cancel Jennifer Han's world title fight". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Knight, Bill. "Boxing: Jennifer Han dominates Fatuma Zarika in featherweight championship at El Paso County Coliseum". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Chavez, Felix F. (February 9, 2020). "Top fights for El Paso world champion boxer Jennifer Han". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Cohn, Brandon (February 18, 2017). "Jennifer Han Retains Her Title with a Unanimous Decision Over Olivia Gerula". KROD. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Mendez, Daniel (February 18, 2018). "Jennifer Han retains her IBF title in front of her home crowd". The Prospector. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Ochoa, Adrian (February 16, 2020). "Jennifer Han defeats Jeri Sitzes by unanimous decision". KVIA-TV. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Mahfoud Has Been Elevated To IBF World Featherweight Champion — Boxing News". Bonxing247. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "Katie Taylor defeats Jennifer Han to retain world lightweight titles". ESPN. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Mikaela Mayer dominates Jennifer Han to defend WBO and IBF super-featherweight titles in California". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
External links
Regional boxing titles | ||||
N/A | IBF female Intercontinental featherweight champion April 18, 2015 – September 19, 2015 Won world title | N/A | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Dahiana Santana | IBF female featherweight champion September 19, 2015 – July 2020 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Sarah MahfoudInterim champion promoted |