Oshin Derieuw

Oshin Derieuw (born 29 April 1987) is a Belgian professional boxer, with a professional boxing record of 19 wins and no losses,[1] and who was a WBF Women's World Light Welterweight champion.[2] Late in her career, she made the switch to amateur boxing and qualified as first ever Belgian women boxer for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris,France by winning a silver medal at the 2023 European Games.[3][4]

Oshin Derieuw
Born (1987-04-29) 29 April 1987
Roeselare, Belgium
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Wins19
Wins by KO7
Losses0
Draws0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Belgium
European Games
2023 Kraków-MałopolskaWelterweight

Personal life

Oshin Derieuw's parents named her after a character in a Japanese soap series, hence the decidedly non-Belgian sounding first name.[5] She grew up in Roeselare, Belgium, is the brother of Chilo "Chillow" Derieuw, a singer, music producer, and dj, and is married to the triathlete Charlotte Deldaele, the daughter of Belgian Olympic kayaking athletes Inge Coeck and Geert Deldaele.[6][5]

References
  1. Oshin Derieuw; BoxRec
  2. "Oshin Derieuw Easily Outpoints Lina Tejada for the WBF World Light Welterweight Championship". www.womenofboxing. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. "Oshin Derieuw, première boxeuse belge à obtenir un quota pour les JO : « Rien n'est impossible »". www.olympics.com (in French). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. "Oshin Derieuw plaatst zich als eerste Belgische boksster ooit voor de Spelen: "Stoutste dromen komen uit"". www.sporza.be (in Dutch). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. "De triatlete vs. de bokser: 'Ik heb liever kettingvet aan mijn vingers dan nagellak'". www.knack.be (in Dutch). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. "Oshin Derieuw en Charlotte Deldaele stappen in het huwelijksbootje in Kuurne". www.kw.be (in Dutch). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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