Zeina Nassar

Zeina Nassar
Born
Zeina Nassar

Nationality Germany
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Boxing record[1]
Total fights35
Wins15
Wins by KO1
Losses20

Zeina Nassar is a German professional boxer of Lebanese descent. She is the current Berlin Boxer title-holder and in 2018 she won the German Women's Elite Championship in the ‘up to 57 kg’ weight category.[2] Nassar helped to change the current rules for boxing matches in Germany so that women with headscarves can compete.[3][4][5] She became an official Nike Athlete in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Zeina Nassar". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b Bird, Nichole Washington,Amy Sedghi,Casey. "Life Lessons From The Women With True Fighting Spirit". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "'Change the Rules': Zeina Nassar Paves Way for Female Boxers to Wear Hijab". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  4. ^ Verma, Roshni (2019-03-16). "Zeina Nassar is a young boxer who is slaying the hijab both, in and out of the ring". Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. ^ "Nike Pro Hijab Ambassador Zeina Nassar fights prejudices by boxing with her headscarf on". My Salaam. Retrieved 2019-09-05.