Vera Vasilyevna Slugina

Wera Wassiljewna Slugina ( Russian Вера Васильевна Слугина ; born August 23, 1985 ) is a Russian boxer . In 2010 she became vice world champion of amateur boxers in the light welterweight division .

Career

Vera Slugina lives and trains in Nizhny Tagil in Sverdlovsk Oblast . She belongs to the sports organization Sonne and is trained by AS Malischew and AV Semjukow. It is not known when she started boxing and how she developed in the first few years. Her name appears for the first time as a participant in the international boxing tournament Venus-Box-Cup in Vejle / Denmark in October 2006. She came there in the weight class up to 63 kg body weight with a victory over the Dane Giry Espensen and a defeat against Cecilia Braekhus, Norway in 3rd place.

From then on, Wera Slugina regularly took part in the Russian championships, international tournaments and various international championships. It mostly started in the weight class up to 63 kg body weight or since 2009 in the light welterweight class.

In 2007 she took 2nd place in the Russian championship (up to 63 kg body weight). She was defeated in the final of the experienced Lyubow Lopatina just on points (19:23). At the 2007 Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul , she lost after winning two fights in the semifinals against Amanda Coulson from England on points (15:22).

In 2008 she was defeated in the Russian championship (up to 63 kg KG) again against Lyubow Lopatina in a long open battle on points (25:28), but already in the semifinals, so that she took 3rd place. At the international women's tournament in Stupino / Russia she lost in the final against Jelena Vystrowa from Russia on points (7:18) and therefore came in 3rd place in this tournament.

In 2009 Wera Slugina was the first Russian light welterweight champion. She defeated Zoja Kiseljewa by breaking off in the 2nd round and Jelena Wystropowa (12: 5) and Jelena V. Saweljewa (15: 5) each on points. She was then also used at the European Championships in Mykolaiv / Ukraine , where she won just under points (6: 5) over German-Polish Olivia Luczak , who started for Poland , but in the semifinals against the two-time world champion Gülsüm Tatar from Turkey lost on points (2: 7). With it she won an EM bronze medal .

In 2010, Wera Slugina was again Russian champion with victories over Jelena Afanassjewa (canceled in the 3rd round), Daria Abramowa (21: 7 point victory) and Lyubow Lopatina (8: 5 point victory). At the 2010 World Cup in Bridgetown / Barbados , she came with superior points wins over Julia Irmen-Göldner, Germany (15: 2), Olivia Luczak, Poland (19: 3), Chantelle Cameron, England (16: 4) and Cashmere Jackson , United States into the final, in which they had to give up Gülsüm Tatar again on points. Their defeat was pretty clear with 1:13 points. Nevertheless, as Vice World Champion she should have started the journey home satisfied.

In 2011 she was again Russian light welterweight champion. In the final, she defeated Darija Abramowa on points. At the European Championships in Rotterdam it was not used.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
2006	3.	Venus Box Cup in Vejle / Denmark	up to 63 kg body weight	after demolition victory in the 2nd round over Giry Espersen, Denmark a. Point loss to Cecilia Braekhus, Norway
2007	3.	Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul	up to 63 kg body weight	after the demolition win in the 1st round over Nagihan Bayer, Turkey and points win over Anastasia Salewskaja, Ukraine (15: 6) and. Losing points to Amanda Coulson , England (15:22)
2008	2.	International women's tournament in Stupino / Russia	up to 70 kg body weight	after winning points over Nurcan Carkci, Turkey (18:12) and losing points to Elena Wystropowa, Russia (7:18)
2009	1.	Ahmet Comert tournament in Istanbul	Half-worlds	after the demolition victory in the 1st round over Songul Adikti, Turkey, victory on points over Ling Chang, China (6: 5), demolition victory in the 2nd round over Margarita Chenewa, Bulgaria a . Demolition victory in the 3rd round over Lyubow Lopatina , Russia
2009	1.	Inter. Women tournament in St. Petersburg	Half-worlds	after demolition victory in the 4th round over Gamze Korkmaz, Turkey u. Point wins over Saida Chasenowa, Kazakhstan (16: 2) u. Elena Ustowa, Russia (13: 4)
2009	3.	EM in Nikolajew / Ukraine	Half-worlds	after winning points over Olivia Luczak , Poland (6: 5) and losing points to Gülsüm Tatar , Turkey (2: 7)
2010	1.	Minoan Cup in Heraklion / Greece	Half-worlds	after demolition in the 2nd round via Nikoleta Kawga u. via Christina Athanasopoulos, bde. Greece u. a point win over Klara Svensson , Sweden (5: 2)
2010	3.	Ladies Nikolayev City Cup	Half-worlds	after losing points geen Swetlana Tertschina, Ukraine (4: 7)
2010	2.	World Cup in Bridgetown / Barbados	Half-worlds	after winning points over Julia Rimen-Göldner, Germany (15: 2), Olivia Luczak (19: 3), Chantelle Cameron, England (16: 4) and Cashmere Jackson , USA (27: 9) and a point defeat against Gülsüm Tatar (1:13)
2011	1.	Georgi Zhukov Memorial in Yekaterinburg	Half-worlds	after winning points over Irina Gylka (8: 0) and Darija Borischkina (9: 1), both Russia
2011	3.	Ladies Nikolayev City Cup	Half-worlds	after a point win over Wera Akula, Ukraine (28: 5) and a point defeat against Darija Abramowa (9:10)

Russian championships

year	space	Weight class	Result
2007	2.	up to 63 kg	after abort victory Marina Bytschkowa, points victory over Evgenia Paschkowa (25:17) u. Point defeat against Lyubov Lopatina (19:23)
2008	3.	up to 63 kg	after abort victories in the 3rd round via Daria Bonschkira uid 1st round via Anna Schtschur u. a point defeat against Lyubov Lopatina (25:28)
2009	1.	Half-worlds	after the demolition victory usually on the 2nd row over Zoja Kiseljewa u. Point wins over Jelena Wystropowa (12: 5) u. Jelena V. Savelyeva (15: 5)
2010	1.	Half-worlds	after abandonment victory in the 3rd round above Elena Afanasjewa u. Point wins over Darija Abramowa (21: 7) u. Lyubov Lopatina (8: 5)
2011	1.	Half-worlds	after a demolition win in the 2nd round over Yunata Kasarmina and points wins over Vera Studenkowa (24: 4) and Darija Abramowa

Explanations

• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Light welter weight, up to 64 kg body weight
• up to 2008 there were up to 15 weight classes in women's boxing; In 2009 a weight class reform was carried out and the weight classes for women were largely aligned with those for men (10 weight classes each)

swell

• Box Sport magazine
• Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"
• Website "www.boxing-fbr.ru"