Simona Galassi (born 27 June 1972) is an Italian former boxer. As a

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, she competed from 2006 to 2015 and was a world champion in two

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, having held the WBC female

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title from 2008 to 2011 and the

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female

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title from 2011 to 2012. At regional level she held the European female flyweight title twice between 2007 and 2015. As an amateur, she won gold medals at the

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and 2005 World Championships, and the

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and 2005 European Championships.

Professional boxing record

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* Living people 1972 births Italian women boxers Sportspeople from Forlì International Boxing Federation champions World Boxing Council champions European Boxing Union champions AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Flyweight boxers Super-flyweight boxers Southpaw boxers World flyweight boxing champions World super-flyweight boxing champions {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub