Daisy Lang

Daisy Lang (Bulgarian: Дейзи Ланг) (born 4 April 1972 as Desislava Kirova (Bulgarian: Десислава Кирова)) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2004. She is a three division world champion and was the first Bulgarian woman to capture a world title, having held the WIBF super-flyweight, bantamweight, and super-bantamweight titles between 1999 and 2004.^[1][2]

Boxing career

Lang began boxing professionally in February 1996 in Germany. She lived in Düsseldorf and trained in Hamburg, where Universum Box-Promotion was based, she won her first three fights of her career in 1996, two of them by knockout. On 29 November 1997 Daisy lost against Michele Aboro in the six rounds fight. In February 1998, Daisy Lang won the vacant WIBF European Bantamweight title in ten rounds against Krisztina Horvai.^[3]

After winning another fight by knockout in round 2, she defended her European championship belt against Anastasia Toktaulova on 27 March 1999. On 17 July of the same year, Lang became world champion with a victory against Gizella Papp in the battle for the vacant WIBF Super Flyweight title.^[3]

From 1999 to 2002 Daisy Lang successfully defended her title against Sonia Pereira, Kathy Williams, Oana Jurma, Brenda Burnside, Nadia Debras, Michelle Sutcliffe and Réka Krempf. On 14 September 2002 she won against Lisa Foster in a fight for the GBU world Bantamweight championship in ten rounds. On 18 January 2003 Lang drew against Silke Weickenmeier in fight for the GBU Super bantamweight title, but won the rematch on 10 May with a majority decision in ten rounds. On 15 November 2003 she lost against Galina Ivanova in ten rounds, in a fight for the WIBF Super Flyweight title.^[3]

In 2004, she won an 8-round match against Marian Pampuk of Hungary, but in her next match on 29 May 2004 she lost against Regina Halmich in a fight for the vacant IWBF Super Flyweight title, in ten rounds by unanimous decision. In October 2004 she won another fight by knockout Simone Suchiu in the third round.

Awards

• 2016 Lifetime achievement award from the US Martial Arts Hall of Fame: "Hall of Heroes".^[3]
• The International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame USA (IWBHF) 2017 inductee.^[3][4]
• Hall of Honors Achievements in Martial Arts&Women Pro Boxing on 04.27.2018 and 2019, Munich.Germany.
• AMAA Martial Arts Ambassador of the year on 06.28.2019, Las Vegas, NV.
• Master Hall of Fame Inductee on 07.27.2019, Costa Mesa, CA.^[5]
• Honorary Sign with Ribbon Award on 10.21.2024, Sofia, Bulgaria.^[6]
• IWBHF Lifetime Achievement Special Award on 04.05.2025, Las Vegas, NV. ^[7]

Professional boxing record

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Filmography

References

1. ^ "Дейзи Ланг: От 5-годишна исках да стана световна шампионка по бокс". BTV. No. TV. bTV Media Group. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
2. ^ "Поредно световно признание за Дейзи Ланг". Стандарт news. No. Online. Стандарт. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
3. ^ Йочев, Костадин (13 June 2013). "Дейзи Ланг – бокс". Фрамар. No. Online. Фрамар. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. ^ "Women's Boxing Hall of Fame takes place on Aug 30 in California". World Boxing News. No. Online. World Boxing News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
5. ^ MENAFN. "Masters Hall of Fame Honors Woman's Boxing Legend Daisy The Lady Lang". menafn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
6. ^ https://sportal.bg/news-2024102010143608111
7. ^ https://www.womenboxing.com/NEWS2025/news041925iwbhf-2025-event-in-las-vegas.htm
8. ^ "Boxing's Official Record Keeper". BoxRec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
9. ^ "Daisy Lang". IMDb.com. Amazon. Retrieved 8 January 2021. ^{[unreliable source?]}