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. She is a member of the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame.
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.
After compiling a record of 10–2–1 (1 KO), she challenged reigning champion Ji-Hye Woo for the International Female Boxers Association 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.
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. 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.
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.
She made one more defence–a UD victory against Lizbeth Crespo in February 2018–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.
Han relinquished her title in July 2020, 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.
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.
She was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025.
Personal life Han's sister Stephanie is also a professional boxer.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Loss18–5–1 Mikaela MayerUD10Apr 9, 2022 26Loss18–4–1 Katie TaylorUD10Sep 4, 202125Win18–3–1 Jeri SitzesUD8Feb 15, 202024Win17–3–1 Lizbeth CrespoUD10Feb 17, 201823Win16–3–1 Olivia GerulaUD10Feb 17, 201722Win15–3–1 Liliana MartinezUD10Oct 15, 201621Win14–3–1 Calista SilgadoUD10Apr 29, 201620Win13–3–1 Helen JosephUD10Sep 19, 201519Win12–3–1 Fatuma ZarikaUD10Apr 18, 201518Win11–3–1 Christina RuizUD8Jun 28, 201417Loss10–3–1 Ji-Hye Woo MD10Mar 23, 201416Win10–2–1 Lesly MoralesUD6Oct 5, 201315Win9–2–1 Karen Dulin UD8Jun 22, 201314Loss8–2–1 Claudia Gutierrez4Oct 27, 201213Win8–1–1 Kita WatkinsUD4Aug 24, 201212Win7–1–1 Nohime Dennisson UD6Dec 3, 201111Win6–1–1 Tammy FranksUD4Nov 11, 201110Win5–1–1 Davrene Morrison4 (6), Oct 15, 20119Win4–1–1 Kerri HillUD4Sep 15, 20118Win3–1–1 Lisa Lozano UD4Aug 19, 20117NC2–1–1 Jessica GonzalezNC6Apr 9, 20116NC2–1–1 Jessica GonzalezNC6Apr 2, 20115NC2–1–1 Andrea CortinaNC6Mar 26, 20114Win2–1–1 Geni TaylorUD4Feb 11, 20113Win1–1–1 Crystal Hoy4Apr 10, 20102Draw0–1–1 Nydia Feliciano 6Mar 12, 20101Loss0–1 Melissa St. Vil4Jul 31, 2009
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