Regina Halmich (born 22 November 1976) is a German former professional boxer. She is among the most successful female boxers of all time and helped popularise female boxing in Europe.
Amateur career Halmich was German champion in kickboxing as an amateur in 1992, 1993, and 1994, a year in which she also earned the European title.
Professional career As a professional, she has boxed in the Jr. Flyweight, Flyweight, Jr. Bantamweight, Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Halmich was the WIBF's world champion in the Jr. Flyweight, Flyweight and Super Flyweight divisions. Halmich made her professional debut on 4 March 1994, in her hometown of Karlsruhe, defeating Fienie Klee of the Netherlands.
Regina Halmich has defeated several quality boxers during her career. She defended her Flyweight title with success against Delia Gonzalez, Yvonne Caples, Johanna Peña-Álvarez and numerous others, once only with a draw against Elena Reid. She also faced Daisy Lang, against whom she won in a fight for the vacant IWBF world Super Flyweight title.
On 15 January 2005, she defeated Marylin Hernandez by a ten-round unanimous decision defending the world Flyweight title. On 16 April 2005 she also defeated Hollie Dunaway in ten rounds defending her title. In her 50th professional fight, she defended the title against María Jesús Rosa Reina from Spain. She held the title for more than ten years. In December 2005 she won the rematch against Elena Reid.
On 9 September 2006, Halmich won her 53rd pro fight, defeating Ria Ramnarine of Trinidad and Tobago by TKO in the sixth round. Her pro boxing record now stands at 52 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
Halmich faced Reka Krempf of Hungary on 13 January 2007 at the Brandberg Arena in Halle (Saale), defeating her by a unanimous decision for the 44th successful title defense.
Retirement Halmich announced her retirement after her farewell fight on 30 November 2007, in which she beat Hagar Finer of Israel by majority decision (96–94, 97–94, 95–95).
Outside the ring
In addition to her boxing career, Halmich has branched out into the world of business, as she became one of the first women boxers to have her own line of cosmetics. She has posed as a model for some German magazines and websites. Halmich became famous on German television with a promotional fight against German TV host Stefan Raab, in his show TV total in March 2001. The fight was rather chaotic, the referee intended to end it more than once because he felt that Stefan Raab's health was in danger, but show host Raab kept convincing him to continue the fight. Although Halmich broke Stefan Raab's nose during the fight, he at least managed to go the distance with her. A second fight between these two took place in 2007, and Halmich won again.
The EP All We Are – The Fight by metal band Warlock is subtitled "A Tribute to Regina Halmich", because this version of the title track "All We Are" was originally performed on 30 March 2006 on German TV as the entrance song for Regina Halmich, who was also Doro Pesch's best friend.
International recognition She is not a stranger to American boxing fans, and, in 1996, American boxing publication Ring Magazine published the first of a number of articles about her in that magazine. In January 2016, it considered her the 2nd best female boxer of all time.Gerbasi, Thomas. (Jan 2016): "The best female boxers of all time." The Ring,:Pages 90–91.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes56Win54–1–1Hagar FinerMD1030 Nov 200755Win53–1–1Wendy RodriguezUD1028 Jul 200754Win52–1–1Reka KrempfUD1013 Jan 200753Win51–1–1Ria RamnarineTKO6 (10), 9 Sep 200652Win50–1–1Viktoria MiloUD106 May 200651Win49–1–1Elena ReidUD103 Dec 200550Win48–1–1María Jesús Rosa ReinaSD1010 Sep 200549Win47–1–1Hollie DunawayUD1016 Apr 200548Win46–1–1Marilyn HernandezUD1015 Jan 200547Draw45–1–1Elena ReidSD1011 Sep 200446Win45–1Daisy LangUD1029 May 200445Win44–1Johanna Peña ÁlvarezUD1017 Jan 200444Win43–1Svetla TaskovaTKO6 (10)12 Jul 200343Win42–1Cathy BrownUD1026 Apr 200342Win41–1Nadja LoritzUD1018 Jan 200341Win40–1Yvonne Caples MD1017 Aug 200240Win39–1Anca MoiseTKO4 (10)20 Apr 200239Win38–1Svetla TaskovaUD1024 Nov 200138Win37–1Alina ShaternikovaUD1021 Jul 200137Win36–1Andrea BlevinsKO5 (10), 7 Apr 200136Win35–1Szilvia CsicselyTKO3 (10)24 Feb 200135Win34–1Alina ShaternikovaSD1016 Dec 200034Win33–1Michelle SutcliffeUD127 Oct 200033Win32–1Delia GonzalezMD1013 May 200232Win31–1Viktoria VargaTKO5 (10), 19 Feb 200031Win30–1Jill MatthewsUD1018 Sep 199930Win29–1Erzsebet BorosiTKO8 (10)10 Jul 199929Win28–1Lourdes Noemi GonzalezKO1 (10)27 Mar 199928Win27–1Viktoria PatakiUD105 Dec 199827Win26–1Anissa ZamarronUD103 Oct 199826Win25–1Stefania BianchiniUD1010 Jul 199825Win24–1Maria Rosa TabbusoTKO6 (10)18 Apr 199824Win23–1Lisa HoughtonUD107 Mar 199823Win22–1Francesca LupoUD1029 Nov 199722Win21–1Viktoria PatakiUD1020 Sep 199721Win20–1Lisa HoughtonUD1027 Jun 199720Win19–1Nojima MiyukiUD108 Mar 199719Win18–1Cheryll RobertsonUD1021 Dec 199618Win17–1Michelle SutcliffeTKO2 (10)2 Nov 199617Win16–1Diane BerryUD1017 Aug 199616Win15–1Melinda PappTKO4 (10)13 Apr 199615Win14–1Dagmar RichardsonKO8 (10), 10 Feb 199614Win13–1Anissa ZamarronUD102 Dec 199513Win12–1Petrina PhillipsUD104 Nov 199512Win11–1Brigitte ScherzinourKO8 (10)23 Sep 199511Win10–1Sonia PereiraTKO7 (10)5 Aug 199510Win9–1Kim MesserSD10 10 Jun 19959Loss8–1Yvonne TrevinoRTD4 (10), 20 Apr 19958Win8–0Maria Rosa TabbusoPTS10 (10)2 Apr 19957Win7–0Paula MoreiraPTS6 (6)11 Mar 19956Win6–0Cheryll RobertsonPTS10 (10)25 Nov 19945Win5–0Severine GrandsirePTS6 (6)2 Sep 19944Win4–0Sonja SilvaKO1 (?)17 Jun 19943Win3–0Severine GrandsirePTS6 (6)5 Jun 19942Win2–0Birgit Veerle KO3 (?)22 Apr 19931Win1–0Fienie KleePTS64 Mar 1994
References
External links
Official website
News and Pictures of Regina Halmich Biography from the International Boxing Hall of Fame