Oshin Derieuw (born 29 April 1987) is a Belgian professional boxer, with a professional boxing record of 19 wins and no losses,[1] and who was a WBF Women's World Light Welterweight champion.[2] Late in her career, she made the switch to amateur boxing and qualified as first ever Belgian women boxer for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France by winning a silver medal at the 2023 European Games.[3][4]
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Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
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Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editOshin Derieuw's parents named her after a character in a Japanese soap series, hence the decidedly non-Belgian sounding first name.[5] She grew up in Roeselare, Belgium, is the sister of Chilo "Chillow" Derieuw, a singer, music producer, and dj, and is married to the triathlete Charlotte Deldaele, the daughter of Belgian Olympic kayaking athletes Inge Coeck and Geert Deldaele.[6][5]
References
edit- ^ Oshin Derieuw; BoxRec
- ^ "Oshin Derieuw Easily Outpoints Lina Tejada for the WBF World Light Welterweight Championship". www.womenofboxing. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Oshin Derieuw, première boxeuse belge à obtenir un quota pour les JO : « Rien n'est impossible »". www.olympics.com (in French). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Oshin Derieuw plaatst zich als eerste Belgische boksster ooit voor de Spelen: "Stoutste dromen komen uit"". www.sporza.be (in Dutch). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b "De triatlete vs. de bokser: 'Ik heb liever kettingvet aan mijn vingers dan nagellak'". www.knack.be (in Dutch). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Oshin Derieuw en Charlotte Deldaele stappen in het huwelijksbootje in Kuurne". www.kw.be (in Dutch). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.