Sofja Albertowna Otschigawa
Sofja Albertowna Otschigawa ( Russian Софья Альбертовна Очигава ; born July 7, 1987 in Odintsovo , Russian SFSR ) is a Russian boxer . She became world champion in 2005 and 2006 and European champion in 2005, 2007 and 2009 in the weight classes up to 52 kg, 54 kg and 57 kg body weight, respectively.
Career
Sofja Otschigawa comes from Odintsovo in Moscow Oblast . She started kickboxing as a child and became the Russian junior champion in this sport in 2001 and came in second in 2002. In 2002 she also switched to boxing and in 2003 she took second place in the Russian women's championships in the weight category up to 52 kg. In 2004 she was the first Russian champion in the weight class up to 52 kg body weight, where she was point winner in the final over Lidia Andrejewa.
In 2005, she joined the Russian Army and became a member of the Central Sports Club of the CSKA Moscow Army . There she is trained by A. Artjomow, M. Sorokin and Svetlana Gnewomanowa. In the national team, of which she is now the captain, W. Lissizyn is added as a coach. The training has recently taken place in the training center of CSKA Moscow in Krasnoarmeisk . Sofja Ochigawa is a sports student at the University of Odintsovo.
After becoming Russian champion again in 2005, she achieved her first major international successes that year. She was first European champion in the class up to 52 kg in Tønsberg / Norway with victories over Alina Nitu, Romania , Maaril Teuronen, Finland and Sumeyra Kaya from Turkey and a few months later in Podolsk also world champion in the same weight class. In doing so she won over Renate Medby, Norway, Eva Paloli, Hungary , Samiha Abou Elggehit, Egypt and Sumeyra Kaya.
After the third Russian championship in 2006, Sofja Otschigawa lost to Karolina Michalczuk from Poland on points (20:25) at the European championship this year in Warsaw in the semifinals of the weight class up to 54 kg and therefore had to be content with the European championship bronze medal . Two months later she managed to take revenge at the World Championships in New Delhi , because after winning three fights in the final of this championship, she defeated Karolina Michalczuk by a huge number of points (21: 2) and became world champion for the second time.
Sofia Ochigawa, who also became Russian champion in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (54 kg and 57 kg classes) then won the European title again in 2007 in Vejle (class up to 54 kg body weight). She defeated Karolina Michalczuk on points again in the semifinals (14: 4) and won the final against Nicola Adams from England , where the point win was relatively narrow with 9: 7 points. There were no world championships that year. At the 2008 World Championships in Ningbo / China , she convinced in the weight class up to 57 kg body weight and won points over Maria Sewtschuk, Ukraine (15: 2), a break victory in the first round over Karolina Michalczuk and a point win over Yun Kum Ju, North Korea (8: 1). In the semifinals, however, she was inhibited against the local Jian Qin and promptly lost on points (4: 6), which brought her to 3rd place.
In 2009 Sofja Otschigawa, who in addition to the successes at the international championships also achieved a number of victories in international tournaments, was again European champion in Mykolaiv (Ukraine) in the weight class up to 57 kg body weight ( featherweight ). What was impressive was the way in which she achieved this success. She beat Alexandra Paczka from Poland on points (20: 1), won against Lucy Abel from England on points (9: 0), was the demolition winner in the second round over Marzia Davide from Italy and defeated Julija Zyplakowa from Ukraine in the final Points (14: 0). In these four fights she only gave up two points.
In 2010 she switched to the lightweight . This weight class is one of the three weight classes that will be Olympic for women in London in 2012 . Sofia Ochigawa immediately got along well in this weight class. She became Russian champion with a high point win in the final over Anastasia Schischmarewa (18: 0), after she had also outclassed Alina Abbasowo (27: 1) and Darija Borischkina (22: 0). At the international tournament in Ústí nad Labem , she won the semi-finals over the two-time lightweight world champion Katie Taylor from Ireland by points (8: 1) and also defeated Cheng Dong from China by points (7: 1) in the final . Unfortunately, shortly afterwards, she was so badly injured at a tournament in Ukraine that she was unable to compete in 2010. Katie Taylor was able to win her third world title at the world championship in Bridgetown ( Barbados ).
In March 2011 she already took part in the 42nd Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem and won this tournament with points victories over Ma Jianxia, China (7: 0), Karolina Graczyk, Poland (6: 0) and Ingrid Egner , Norway (2 : 0). Two months later she was again Russian champion with a points win in the final over Natalija Schadrina (17: 4). At the 2011 European Championships in Rotterdam , she won over Gabriela Bold, Romania, Chantelle Cameron, England, Karolina Graczyk and Denisa Elisejewa , Bulgaria. In the final, she faced her old rival Katie Taylor , against whom she lost on points (5:10). She had to be content with the runner-up European title. In November 2011 she started at the so-called 2nd Women's Intern. Dual Series in Oxnard / USA and won points over N'yteeyah Sherman (21:10), Lisa Porter (+14: 14), Tiara Brown (13: 9) and Mikaela Mayer (12:11), all USA.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, women's boxing was part of the program for the first time. Otschigawa was able to qualify and won the silver medal after losing to Katie Taylor in the final.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
| 2005 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in St. Petersburg | up to 52 kg | after winning points over Sumeyra Kaya , Turkey (24:11), demolition win in the 2nd round over Chen Chia-Ling, Taipei u. Points victory over Katrin Enoksson, Sweden |
| 2005 | 1. | EM in Tønsberg / Norway | up to 52 kg | after demolition victory in the 1st round over Alina Nitu, Romania a . Point wins over Maaril Teuronen, Finland (16: 1) u. Sumeyra Kaya (18: 9) |
| 2005 | 1. | World Cup in Podolsk | up to 52 kg | after winning points over Renate Medby, Norway (34:10), demolition victory in the 1st round over Eva Paloli, Hungary , demolition victory in the 2nd round over Samiha Abou Elggehit, Egypt a . Points victory over Sumeya Kaya (23: 8) |
| 2006 | 1. | Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul | up to 54 kg | after points victory over Stojka Petrowa, Bulgaria , demolition victory in the 2nd round over Mihaele Cijveschi, Romania, point victory over Karolina Michalczuk , Poland (24:16) and. Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Ludmilla Christowa, Ukraine |
| 2006 | 3. | EM in Warsaw | up to 54 kg | after the demolition win in the 2nd round over Kati Collander, Finland, point win over Nicola Adams , England (5: 0) u. Point defeat against Karolina Michalczuk (20:25) |
| 2006 | 1. | World Cup in New Delhi | up to 54 kg | after winning points over Jasmine Delleverez, Australia (25: 5), demolition victory in the 2nd round over Kati Collander u. Point wins over Ludmilla Christowa (21: 4) u. Karolina Michalczuk (21: 2) |
| 2007 | 1. | Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul | up to 54 kg | after the demolition win in the 2nd round over Sengul Coruk, Turkey, points wins over Karolina Michalczuk (17: 2) and. Nicola Adams (15: 2) and Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Ludmilla Christowa |
| 2007 | 1. | EM in Vejle / Denmark | up to 54 kg | after winning points over Kati Collander (10: 0), Karolina Michalczuk (14: 4) and Nicola Adams (9: 7) |
| 2007 | 1. | Witch Cup in Pécs / Hungary | up to 54 kg | with points wins over Lorna Weaver , France a . Nicola Adams (4: 3) |
| 2008 | 2. | Intern. Tournament in Stupino / Russia | up to 57 kg | after the demolition win in the 2nd round over Dorothy Lialchanchimi, India a . Point victory over Maria Sarkakowa, Russia (18: 1), as well as retirement due to injury against Nagehan Gul, Turkey |
| 2008 | 1. | Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul | up to 57 kg | after the demolition win in the 2nd round over Gunca Ylmaz, Turkey, point wins over Nagehan Gul (5: 1) u. Sandra Bizier, Canada (15: 0) and Demolition victory in the 1st round over Gulbahar Genc, Turkey |
| 2008 | 3. | World Cup in Ningbo / China | up to 57 kg | after winning points over Maria Sewtschuk, Ukraine (15: 2), demolition win in the 1st round over Karolina Graczyk , Poland, point win over Yun Kum Ju , North Korea (8: 1) and. Point defeat against Jian Qin , China (4-6) |
| 2009 | 1. | Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul | feather | after winning points over Julija Zyplakowa , Ukraine (18: 4), Karolina Graczyk (6: 2) and Gulbahar Genc (12: 4) |
| 2009 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in St. Petersburg | feather | after winning points over Helena Falk , Sweden (14: 2), Julia Tsiplakowa (15: 0) and Tian Linyuan, China (13: 2) |
| 2009 | 1. | EM in Mykolaiv / Ukraine | feather | after winning points over Alexandra Paczka, Poland (20: 1) and Lucy Abel, England (9: 0), demolition victory in the 2nd round over Marzia Davide, Italy a . Points victory over Julia Tsiplakowa (14: 0) |
| 2009 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Astana | Light | after winning points over Meena Rani, India (20: 0), Julia Tsiplakowa (13: 0) and Mawzurna Khorayeva, Tajikistan (12: 0) |
| 2010 | 1. | 41st Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem | Light | after demolition victories in the 1st round over Sofia Toth, Hungary and 3rd round over Teresa Lukesowa, Czech Republic a . Wins on points over Katie Taylor , Ireland (8: 1) and Cheng Dong , China (7: 1) |
| 2011 | 1. | 42nd Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem | Light | after winning points over Ma Jianxia, China (7: 0), Karolina Graczyk (6: 0) and Ingrid Egner , Norway (2: 0) |
| 2011 | 1. | Ladies Nikolayev City Cup | Light | after a demolition win in the 2nd round over Natalija Martjuchina, Ukraine, points wins over Claire Ghabrial, Australia (19: 3) and Helena Falk , Sweden (17: 4) and a non-fighting victory over Alexandra Sidorenko, Ukraine |
| 2011 | 2. | EM in Rotterdam | Light | after a demolition win in the 1st round over Gabriela Bold, Romania and points wins over Chantelle Cameron, England (20: 9), Karolina Graczyk (14: 3) and Denisa Elisejewa , Bulgaria 817: 6) and a point defeat against Katie Taylor , Ireland ( 5:10) |
| 2012 | silver | OS in London | Light | after winning points over Alexis Pritchard, New Zealand (22: 4) and Adriana Araújo, Brazil (17:11) and a point defeat against Katie Taylor, Ireland (8:10) |
Russian championships
(as far as known)
| year | space | Weight class | Result |
| 2003 | 2. | up to 52 kg | |
| 2004 | 1. | up to 52 kg | after winning points in the final over Lidia Andrejewa |
| 2005 | 1. | up to 52 kg | |
| 2006 | 1. | up to 54 kg | |
| 2007 | 1. | up to 54 kg | after demolition in the 2nd round via Waleria Meslennikowa u. about Alena Batischewa u. a point win over Marina Kraschennikowa |
| 2008 | 1. | up to 57 kg | after abort victories in the 3rd round over Julia Starkowa uid 2nd round over Olga Komkowa u. a point win over Marina Kraschennikow |
| 2009 | 1. | feather | after winning points over Anastasie Chramowa u. Demolition wins in the 2nd lap via Marina Kokina and 4th lap via Olga Komkowa |
| 2010 | 1. | Light | after winning points over Alina Abbasowa (27: 1), Daria Borischkina (22: 0) and Anastasia Schischmarewa (18: 0) |
| 2011 | 1. | Light | after demolition victories over Sinaida Maschkowa and Julija Sablina and a point win over Natalija Schadrina (17: 4), |
Explanations
- WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- KG = body weight
- Feather weight, up to 57 kg, lightweight, up to 60 kg body weight
- up to 2008 there were up to 15 weight classes for women; In 2009, the weight classes of women were largely aligned with those of men (10 weight classes each)
swell
- Box Sport magazine
- Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"
- Website "www.boxing.fbr.ru"
Web links
- Sofja Albertowna Otschigawa in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Interview with Sofia Ochigawa
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otschigawa, Sofja Albertowna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ochigawa, Sofia; Очигава, Софья Альбертовна (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian female boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odintsovo , Russian SFSR |