Flora Pili
Flora Pili | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 July 1997 Saint-Avold, Moselle, France |
| Boxing career | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 13 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Win by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
Flora Pili (born 21 July 1997) is a French professional boxer. She held the IBO super lightweight title from December 5, 2025 to September 5, 2026[1] and holds a professional record of 12–1.[2] She is ranked as the second best super lightweight by the WBC[3] and the IBF.[4]
As of 2026, Pili is ranked the world’s sixth best super lightweight by BoxRec.[5]
Early life
[edit]Pili was born on 21 July 1997 in Saint Avold, Moselle, France.
Amateur career
[edit]As an amateur Pili became French Youth champion and won a Senior National title in 2015 and 2019, respectively, in 2017 she faced off against future 2 time Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington in a losing effort.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Pili made her professional debut in 2019 and amassed 12 straight wins capturing the French, European and WBO International titles.[7]
IBO super lightweight champion
[edit]Pili vs. Janicijevic
[edit]On December 5, 2025 Pili challenged Jelena Janićijević for the IBO super lightweight title in her hometown of Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. Pili secured the victory via majority decision (MD) with one judge scoring the bout a draw at 95–95 while the other two scored it 98–92 and 97–93 respectively.[8][9]
Pili vs. Taylor
[edit]On September 5, 2026 Pili faced Katie Taylor for the Undisputed super lightweight title,[10][11] but lost by a unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 13 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Katie Taylor | UD | 10 | 5 Sep 2026 | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | Lost IBO super lightweight title; For WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC and The Ring super lightweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jelena Janićijević | MD | 10 | 5 Dec 2025 | Saint-Avold, Moselle, France | Won vacant IBO super lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Ana Maria Lozano | TKO | 10 (10) | 4 Apr 2025 | Saint-Avold, Moselle, France | Won WBO International Super Lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Diana Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | 26 Oct 2024 | Ajaccio, France | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Djemilla Gontaruk | PTS | 10 | 25 May 2024 | Ajaccio, France | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ioana Fecioru | UD | 10 | 3 Nov 2023 | Saint-Avold, Moselle, France | Retained EBU European Super Lightweight |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Silvia Bortot | SD | 10 | 5 May 2023 | Veneto, Italy | Won EBU European Super Lightweight |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Elsa Hemat | SD | 8 | 15 Oct 2022 | Saint-Avold, Moselle, France | Won vacant Federation Francaise De Boxe French Super Lightweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Anna Ganova | TKO | 1 (6) | 4 June 2022 | Moselle, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ksenija Medic | PTS | 6 | 19 Mar 2022 | Moselle, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Aleksandra Ivanovic | PTS | 6 | 28 Feb 2020 | Saint-Avold, Moselle, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Bojana Dukic | UD | 4 | 8 Dec 2019 | Rumelange, Netherlands | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ksenija Medic | PTS | 4 | 2 Oct 2019 | Saint-Avold, Moselle, France |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Women IBO World Champions". IBOboxing.com.
- ↑ "BoxRec". BoxRec.
- ↑ "WBC super lightweight ranking". wbcboxing.com.
- ↑ "IBF super lightweight ranking". ibf-usba-boxing.com.
- ↑ "BoxRec Super Lightweight rating". BoxRec.
- ↑ "Amateur career achievements". Boxingnews.net.
- ↑ "Who is Flora Pili". hersport.ie.
- ↑ "Saint-Avold: la boxeuse Flora Pili sacrée championne du monde IBO des poids super-légers". ICI (in French). 6 December 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "BoxRec bout result". BoxRec.
- ↑ "Katie Taylor to face Flora Pili in Croke Park farewell". The Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Katie Taylor to fight Flora Pili in Croke Park swansong". RTE. Retrieved 30 June 2026.