Hasibe Erkoç
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Hasibe Erkoç, née Özer, is a Turkish female boxer. She is a member of the TSE club in Ankara, Turkey.
She represented her country in the Flyweight (50 kg) category at the 4th World Women's Boxing Championship held between November 18 and 23, 2006 in New Delhi, India. Hasibe Erkoç became world champion, defeating Li Siyuan from China in the final by 18-12. She is Turkey's first ever female boxer achieving a world champion title.
Her parents Muhsin Özer and Emine live in Tokat, Turkey. As a young girl, Hasibe was interested in martial arts, and started with taekwondo, and then continued with kickboxing. However, a foot injury forced her 1991 to switch over boxing.
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