Rola El-Halabi
Rola El-Halabi is a professional German boxer of Syrian-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:- Baden-Wuerttemberg kickboxing champion in 2001
- German Champion Kickboxing 2003
- Nations Cup champion kickboxing 2004
- German Champion Kickboxing 2004
- International German Champion Thai Boxing 2004
- Kickboxing World Cup winner 2004
- Vice European Champion Kickboxing 2004
- Vice World Champion Kickboxing 2005
Boxing
She had 22 amateur boxing fights, with 18 victories, 4 losses. In 2004, she took part in the European Championship. She was also:- International Tiroler Champion 2002
- Ceresit-Cup winner in 2002
- Bavarian Champion 2003
- International German Champion 2003
- International German Champion 2004
- South German Champion 2005
- Dolomitencup Winner 2005
- Polencup Winner 2006
- International German Champion 2006
Professional boxing career
[Image:Rola elhalabi.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Rola El-Halabi in 2009]Until January 2014, she won 12 out of 13 matches :
- Charlotte von Baumgarten
- Sabrina Stegner
- Galina Gumliiska
- Borislava Goranova
- Elisabejta Suerica
- Marina Kohlgruber
- Eva Santa
- Loly Munoz
- Agnese Boza
- Mia St. John
- Olga Bojare
- Lucia Morelli
- Dalia Vasarhelyi
- Sopo Putkaradze
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 15 | Win | 14-1-0 |  |