The French boxer who participated in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced that she would end her career on Tuesday due to an eye injury.
French boxer Maiva Hamadouche, injured in the eye, announced on Tuesday the end of her career, during which she notably held the IBF super-feather belt. “I announce here the end of my career, following an injury to the eye, the fights are henceforth forbidden to me“says the 33-year-old athlete on his Instagram account.
With 22 wins, including18 saves before the limit, 2 away losses, and many title defenses, I remain very proud of my career“, Continues this professional police officer, who kept the IBF title from 2016 to 2021.
Before this stop for health reasons, she still hoped to be nominated to challenge the unified world super featherweight champion, the American Alycia Baumgardner.
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In 2021, she returned to the amateurs to try her luck at the Tokyo Olympics, without success, since she had been eliminated at the first of the Olympic tournament.
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