# Regina Halmich

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 the Ring magazine considered her the 2nd best female boxer of all time.

## Professional boxing record

| 56 fights | 54 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 16 | 1 |
| By decision | 38 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 56 | Win | 54–1–1 | Hagar Finer | MD | 10 | 30 Nov 2007 | DM-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 55 | Win | 53–1–1 | Wendy Rodriguez | UD | 10 | 28 Jul 2007 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 52–1–1 | Reka Krempf | UD | 10 | 13 Jan 2007 | Brandberge Arena, Halle (Saale), Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 53 | Win | 51–1–1 | Ria Ramnarine | TKO | 6 (10), 0:54 | 9 Sep 2006 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 52 | Win | 50–1–1 | Viktoria Milo | UD | 10 | 6 May 2006 | Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 51 | Win | 49–1–1 | Elena Reid | UD | 10 | 3 Dec 2005 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 50 | Win | 48–1–1 | María Jesús Rosa Reina | SD | 10 | 10 Sep 2005 | DM-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 49 | Win | 47–1–1 | Hollie Dunaway | UD | 10 | 16 Apr 2005 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 48 | Win | 46–1–1 | Marilyn Hernandez | UD | 10 | 15 Jan 2005 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 47 | Draw | 45–1–1 | Elena Reid | SD | 10 | 11 Sep 2004 | Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 46 | Win | 45–1 | Daisy Lang | UD | 10 | 29 May 2004 | Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany | Won vacant IWBF female super flyweight title |
| 45 | Win | 44–1 | Johanna Peña Álvarez | UD | 10 | 17 Jan 2004 | DM-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 44 | Win | 43–1 | Svetla Taskova | TKO | 6 (10) | 12 Jul 2003 | Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 43 | Win | 42–1 | Cathy Brown | UD | 10 | 26 Apr 2003 | Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 42 | Win | 41–1 | Nadja Loritz | UD | 10 | 18 Jan 2003 | Grugahalle, Essen, Germany | Won vacant WIBF female flyweight title |
| 41 | Win | 40–1 | Yvonne Caples | MD | 10 | 17 Aug 2002 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 40 | Win | 39–1 | Anca Moise | TKO | 4 (10) | 20 Apr 2002 | Stoczniowiec Olivia Arena, Gdańsk, Poland | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Svetla Taskova | UD | 10 | 24 Nov 2001 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 38 | Win | 37–1 | Alina Shaternikova | UD | 10 | 21 Jul 2001 | Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 36–1 | Andrea Blevins | KO | 5 (10), 1:35 | 7 Apr 2001 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Szilvia Csicsely | TKO | 3 (10) | 24 Feb 2001 | Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Alina Shaternikova | SD | 10 | 16 Dec 2000 | Grugahalle, Essen, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Michelle Sutcliffe | UD | 12 | 7 Oct 2000 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Delia Gonzalez | MD | 10 | 13 May 2002 | Sartory Säle, Cologne, Germany | Retained WIBF female super flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Viktoria Varga | TKO | 5 (10), 1:15 | 19 Feb 2000 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Jill Matthews | UD | 10 | 18 Sep 1999 | Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany | Retained WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Erzsebet Borosi | TKO | 8 (10) | 10 Jul 1999 | Sporthalle, Augsburg, Germany | Won vacant WIBF female light flyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Lourdes Noemi Gonzalez | KO | 1 (10) | 27 Mar 1999 | Sartory Säle, Cologne, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Viktoria Pataki | UD | 10 | 5 Dec 1998 | Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Anissa Zamarron | UD | 10 | 3 Oct 1998 | Prinz-Garden Halle, Augsburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Stefania Bianchini | UD | 10 | 10 Jul 1998 | Circus Krone, Munich, Germany | Retained WIBF female super flyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Maria Rosa Tabbuso | TKO | 6 (10) | 18 Apr 1998 | Eurogress, Aachen, Germany | Won WIBF female super flyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Lisa Houghton | UD | 10 | 7 Mar 1998 | Sartory Säle, Cologne, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Francesca Lupo | UD | 10 | 29 Nov 1997 | Rheinstrandhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Viktoria Pataki | UD | 10 | 20 Sep 1997 | Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Lisa Houghton | UD | 10 | 27 Jun 1997 | Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Nojima Miyuki | UD | 10 | 8 Mar 1997 | Sartory Säle, Cologne, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Cheryll Robertson | UD | 10 | 21 Dec 1996 | Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Michelle Sutcliffe | TKO | 2 (10) | 2 Nov 1996 | Olympia Eisstadion, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Diane Berry | UD | 10 | 17 Aug 1996 | Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Melinda Papp | TKO | 4 (10) | 13 Apr 1996 | Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Dagmar Richardson | KO | 8 (10), 1:24 | 10 Feb 1996 | Stadthalle, Cottbus, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Anissa Zamarron | UD | 10 | 2 Dec 1995 | Carl Benz Halle, Karlsruhe, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Petrina Phillips | UD | 10 | 4 Nov 1995 | Sartory-Säle, Cologne, Germany | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Brigitte Scherzinour | KO | 8 (10) | 23 Sep 1995 | Saaltheater Geulen, Aachen, Germany | Retained WIBF female flyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Sonia Pereira | TKO | 7 (10) | 5 Aug 1995 | Sport und Erholungszentrum, Berlin, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Kim Messer | SD | 10 | 10 Jun 1995 | Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany | Won vacant WIBF female flyweight title |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Yvonne Trevino | RTD | 4 (10), 2:00 | 20 Apr 1995 | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | For vacant WIBF female flyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Maria Rosa Tabbuso | PTS | 10 (10) | 2 Apr 1995 | Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Paula Moreira | PTS | 6 (6) | 11 Mar 1995 | Lugner City, Vienna, Austria | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Cheryll Robertson | PTS | 10 (10) | 25 Nov 1994 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Severine Grandsire | PTS | 6 (6) | 2 Sep 1994 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Sonja Silva | KO | 1 (?) | 17 Jun 1994 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Severine Grandsire | PTS | 6 (6) | 5 Jun 1994 | Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Birgit Veerle | KO | 3 (?) | 22 Apr 1993 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Fienie Klee | PTS | 6 | 4 Mar 1994 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Professional debut |