Femke Hermans () (born 5 February 1990) is a Belgian professional boxer She is a former IBF and IBO female super-welterweight champion and also held the WBO female super-middleweight title.
Professional career Hermans made her professional debut on 23 January 2016, scoring a six-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Galina Gyumliyska at the Sportloods Waarborre in Asse, Belgium.
After a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Vladislava Lopuhova in June, Hermans defeated Elene Sikmashvili via second-round knockout (KO) on 8 October, capturing the inaugural Belgian and vacant BeNeLux female super-middleweight titles in Middelkerke, Belgium.
In her next fight she faced Borislava Goranova for the WBF International female super-middleweight title on 21 January 2017, at the Sportloods Waarborre. Hermans captured the title via eight-round UD, with two judges scoring the bout 80–72 and the third judge scored it 79–73.
Two fights later she challenged for her first world title, facing Alicia Napoleon for the vacant WBA female super-middleweight title on 3 March 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The bout was televised live on Showtime as part of the undercard for Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz. Hermans suffered the first defeat of her career, losing via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 98–92 and 98–92.
She made a second attempt at a world title in her next fight, facing Nikki Adler for the vacant WBO female super-middleweight title on 12 May 2018, at the Eisstadion in Augsburg, Germany. Hermans defeated Adler via UD to become the second Belgian woman (after Delfine Persoon) to win a major world title. One judge scored the bout 99–91 and the other two scored it 97–93.
After two UD victories in non-title fights, Hermans moved down a weight class to challenge Claressa Shields for the unified WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles on 8 December 2018, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. In an event that served as HBO's last televised boxing show, Hermans suffered the second defeat of her career, losing via UD over ten rounds, with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.
She moved back up to super-middleweight in her next fight, facing Elin Cederroos for the vacant IBF female title on 22 March 2019, at the Belleheide Center in Roosdaal, Belgium. Hermans suffered her second consecutive defeat, and the third of her career, losing via majority decision with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Cederroos while the third judge scored it even at 95–95.
Following a TKO victory in a rematch with Borislava Goranova in October 2020, Hermans faced Luiza Davydova for the inaugural European female middleweight title on 5 December 2020, at the Fight Off Training Center in Wavre, Belgium. Hermans defeated Goranova via UD, with all three judges scoring the bout 98–92.
Hermans challenged Savannah Marshall for the WBO female middleweight World title on 2 April 2022 but lost the contest in Newcastle, England, when she was knocked out in round three.
Switching to super-welterweight, she claimed the vacant IBO title with a win over the previously unbeaten Mary Spencer by unanimous decision in Shawnigan, Quebec, Canada, on 16 December 2022.
Hermans made an emphatic first defense of her title on 17 June 2023 when her challenger, Maria Lindberg, retired at the end of the first-round of their fight in Roosdaal, Belgium, having been knocked to the canvas just before the bell.
She put her belt on the line in a rematch against Spencer on 11 October 2023, in Montreal, Canada, with the vacant IBF female super-welterweight World title also up for grabs. Once again Hermans got the victory, this time by majority decision.
Herman's lost her titles to Oshae Jones by split decision in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on 22 November 2024, with the judges' scorecards reading 97–93, 94–96 and 93–97.
After more than 18 months away from the competitive boxing ring, Hermans returned to face Arlene Blencowe for the vacant WBC Silver female super-welterweight title at Hall des Expositions in Charleroi, Belgium, winning via unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Win19–5Arlene BlencoweUD1030 May 202623Loss18–5Oshae JonesSD1022 Nov 202422Win18–4Ester KonecnaUD613 Jan 202421Win17-4Mary SpencerMD1011 Oct 202320Win16–4Maria Lindberg1 (10), 17 Jun 202319Win15–4Katarina VisticaKO5 (8), 11 Mar 202318Win14–4Mary SpencerUD1016 Dec 202217Win13–4Bojana LibiszewskaUD625 Jun 202216Loss12–4Savannah MarshallKO3 (10), 2 Apr 202215Win12–3Lili JumaliKO3 (6), 17 Jul 202114Win11–3Luiza DavydovaUD105 Dec 202013Win10–3Borislava GoranovaTKO3 (6), 9 Oct 202012Loss9–3Elin Cederroos1022 Mar 201911Loss9–2Claressa ShieldsUD108 Dec 201810Win9–1Ester KonecnaUD615 Sep 20189Win8–1Florence MuthoniUD629 Jun 20188Win7–1Nikki AdlerUD1012 May 20187Loss6–1Alicia NapoleonUD103 Mar 20186Win6–0Ester KonecnaUD630 Sep 20175Win5–0Klaudia VighTKO2 (6)17 Jun 20174Win4–0Borislava GoranovaUD1021 Jan 20173Win3–0Elene Sikmashvili2 (10)8 Oct 20162Win2–0Vladislava Lopuhova 1 (6)25 Jun 20161Win1–0Galina Gyumliyska623 Jan 2016
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