Nurshahidah Roslie

Nurshahidah Roslie is the first professional female boxer from Singapore.[1] She won the Asian featherweight championship belt of World Boxing Council in 2017[2] and was one of the finalists of the WBO Asia-Pacific super bantamweight title.[3] Nicknamed The Sniper,[3][4][5] she was awarded with Asia's Female Champion of the Year for 2017 from World Boxing Council[4] and was the highest- ranking female featherweight boxer from Asia, as of May, 2018.[4] She had once featured in the amateur boxing squad of Singapore.[6]

References
  1. hermes (2016-11-13). "Boxing: Kiwi Lupi ends Nurshahidah's unbeaten streak". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  2. hermesauto (2017-09-24). "Boxing: Singapore's Nurshahidah Roslie bags two titles in one night". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. hermesauto (2018-07-09). "Boxing: 'Sniper' Nurshahidah outgunned in Brisbane for just her second pro defeat". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  4. hermesauto (2018-05-02). "Boxing: Singapore professional Nurshahidah Roslie gets top award from WBC Asia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  5. hermes (2018-03-05). "'The Sniper' takes out another in KO". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  6. hermes (2016-02-10). "Boxing: Nurshahidah aiming high with pro debut". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
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