Sofya Ochigava
Sofya Albertowna Otschigawa (Russian Софья Альбертовна Очигава; born 7 July 1987) is a Russian boxer. It was 2005 and 2006 World Champion and 2005, 2007 and 2009 European champion in the weight class up to 52 kg, 54 kg and 57 kg body weight.
Career
Sofya Otschigawa comes from Odintsovo in the Moscow Oblast. She began as a child with the kickboxing and brought it in this sport 2001 Russian Junior Champion in 2002 and finished 2nd place. In 2002, she also switched to boxing and finished in 2003 at the Russian Championships for women in the weight category up to 52 kg 2nd place. As early as 2004 it was the first time Russian champion in the weight class up to 52 kg of body weight, they point winner over Lidia Andreeva was in the final.
In 2005, she joined the Russian army and became a member of the Central Sports Club of the Army CSKA Moscow. There she is trained by A. Artyomov, M. Sorokin and Svetlana Gnewomanowa. In the National Team, the captain it is now, still comes W. Lissizyn added as a coach. The training takes place recently at the training center of CSKA Moscow in Krasnoarmeisk instead. Sofya is Ochigawa sports student at the University of Odintsovo.
After it was 2005 again became Russian Champion, you get in this year, the first major international successes. It was at first. Tonsberg / Norway with wins over Alina Nitu, Romania, Maaril Teuronen, Finland and Sumeyra Kaya from Turkey European champion in the under-52 kg body weight and a few months later in Podolsk also world champion in the same weight class They came to victories over Renate Medby, Norway, Eva Paloli, Hungary, Samiha Abou Elggehit, Egypt and Sumeyra Kaya.
After the third Russian Cup 2006 Sofia Otschigawa lost at the European Championships this year in Warsaw in the semifinals of the weight class up to 54 kg of body weight somewhat surprising against Karolina Michalczuk from Poland to points ( 20:25 ) and therefore had to settle for the European Championship bronze medal. Two months later, her at the World Championships in New Delhi but the revenge because she defeated after three won fights in the finals of this championship Karolina Michalczuk house high on points ( 21:2 ) and was the second time World Champion.
Sofia Ochigawa that in 2007, 2008 and 2009 Russian champion was (54 kg and 57 kg class ) won in 2007 then again in Vejle the European title ( class up to 54 kg body weight). They defeated in the semifinals again Karolina Michalczuk on points ( 14-4 ) and won the final against Nicola Adams from England, said point victory with 9:7 points turned out relatively scarce. World Championships took place in this year no. At the World Championship 2008 in Ningbo / China, she excelled in the weight category to 57 kg body weight and came to a point victory over Maria Sewtschuk, Ukraine ( 15:2 ), to a termination victory in the first round of Karolina Michalczuk and to a point victory over Yun Kum Ju, South Korea (8:1). In the semifinals, but it was effective against the indigenous Jian Qin inhibited and promptly lost on points ( 4:6 ), so they hit the 3rd place.
2009 Sofia Otschigawa was also achieved a number of victories in international tournaments in addition to the success at the international championships, in Mykolaiv (Ukraine ) in the weight category to 57 kg body weight ( featherweight ) European champion again. Impressive it was the way how it achieved this success. She beat Alexandra Paczka from Poland to points (20:1 ), won against Lucy Abel from England on points ( 9:0 ), was demolition winner in the second round of Marzia Davide from Italy and defeated in the final Julija Zyplakowa from Ukraine to points ( 14:0 ). In these four battles, it thus gave only two points.
In 2010 she moved to the lightweight. This weight class is one of the three weight classes that will be olympic among women in London in 2012. Sofia Ochigawa also came in this weight class EasyPair well. She was Russian Champion with a high point victory in the final over Anastasia Schischmarewa ( 18:0 ), after they had before Alina Abbasowo ( 27:1 ) and Darija Borischkina ( 22:0 ) also outclassed. At the international tournament in Ústí nad Labem, she won the semi-final of the two-time world champion in the Lightweight Katie Taylor from Ireland convincingly on points (8:1 ), and overcame during the finale, Cheng Dong of China on points ( 7:1). Unfortunately, she was injured shortly thereafter at a tournament in Ukraine so severe that she could no longer deny 2010 contests. Katie Taylor was thus able to win their third World Championship title at the World Championships in Bridgetown ( Barbados).
In March 2011 she took already at the 42nd Grand Prix in Usti nad Labem and won the tournament with wins over point Ma Jianxia, China ( 7-0 ), Karolina Graczyk, Poland ( 6-0 ) and Ingrid Egner, Norway ( 2: 0). Two months later she was with a points victory in the final over Natalija Schadrina ( 17:4 ) Russian Champion again. At the European Championships 2011 in Rotterdam she came to wins over Gabriela Bold, Romania, Chantelle Cameron, England, Karolina Graczyk and Denisa Elisejewa, Bulgaria. In the final, she faced her old rival Katie Taylor, against which they lost by points ( 5:10 ). They had to settle with the European vice-champion title with it. In November 2011, they still started then at the so-called 2 Womens Intern. Dual Series in Oxnard / USA and came there to point victories over N'yteeyah Sherman ( 21:10 ), Lisa Porter ( 14:14 ), Tiara Brown ( 13:9 ) and Mikaela Mayer ( 12:11 ), all the United States.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the boxes of the women belonged to the first program. Otschigawa who qualified and won after the final defeat by Katie Taylor the silver medal.
International success
Russian Championships
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Notes
- WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =
- BW = body weight
- Featherweight, to 57 kg lightweight, up to 60 kg body weight
- By 2008 there were in women up to 15 weight classes; in 2009 the weight categories of women were largely those of men equalized (each 10 weight classes)
Swell
- Trade journal Box Sports
- Website " www.amateur - boxing.strefa.pl "
- Website " www.boxing.fbr.ru "