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Sadaf Khadem
Iranian boxer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sadaf Khadem (Persian: صدف خادم; born January 23, 1995[1]) is a female boxer from Iran.[2] She held her first official fight on April 14, 2019, where she defeated Anne Chauvin from France.[3] This fight meant she was the first Iranian woman to be part of an official boxing match.[4][1]
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Sadaf Khadem | |
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![]() Khadem in 2019 | |
Born | (1995-01-23) January 23, 1995 (age 29) Tehran, Iran |
Occupation | Boxer |
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Boxing record | |
Total fights | 1 |
Wins | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
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Khadem and her trainer, Mahyar Monshipour, had been expected to return to Tehran after the win, but she canceled her return to Iran after an arrest warrant was issued due to breaching dress rules for women in Iran.[5][6]