Eva Wahlström
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Wahlström in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Eva Ulrika Birgitta Wahlström 30 October 1980 Loviisa, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eva Ulrika Birgitta Räsänen (née Wahlström; born 30 October 1980) is a Finnish former professional boxer who competed from 2010 to 2020. She held the WBC female super-featherweight title from 2015 to 2020 and at regional level the European female super-featherweight title from 2012 to 2015. As an amateur she won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 and 2005 Women's European Championships, and represented Finland at the 2006 Women's World Championships. She is the most successful professional boxer from Finland to date, being the first and only Finn to have won a world title from one of the four major boxing sanctioning bodies.