Nikki Adler


Nikki Adler is a German professional boxer of Croatian descent. She held the WBC female super-middleweight title from 2013 to 2017.

Amateur career

At the age of 15, Nikki Adler, then still Nikolina Orlović, started kickboxing. There she quickly showed her great talent, so that she could successfully fight her first fight after only a few weeks. This was followed by two third places at the German Championships and the Bavarian Championships. At the same time, she took part in the German boxing championship in 2004, which she was able to decide immediately.
Nikki Adler then completed an education at Deutsche Post AG alongside her amateur career.
In 2007, the left-back took the boxing training again and, after a short training period, again took part in the German Championships, which she was able to win. For Croatia, from then on, she has been an international player since she was not a German national. Under the former Ukrainian nationalist Borys Raytman she developed steadily further. She regularly took part in German, European and World Championships.
After receiving the German nationality, she was suspended by the AIBA for 3 years, which prevented a start in the German national team and finally led her to decide for a career with the pros.
Amateur boxing record: 30 fights, 24 wins, 1 draw
Amateurs: World Championships 2008, European Union Championship 2008, International German Champion, Croatian Champion 2008
In the final of the German championship 2008, she defeated future middleweight boxing world champion, Christina Hammer.

Professional career

In 2010, Adler became a professional at the Wiking Box Team in Berlin. Under coach Hartmut Schröder, she became German champion in May 2011 by a knockout victory in the second round against Danijela Bickei and already in November of the same year, the European champion of the WIBF by a point victory after 10 rounds against the Karlsruherin Pia Porter.
In 2012 the cooperation with Wiking ended. She then coached the coaches team Thommy Wiedemann and Bernd Fernengel in Ulm until 2014.
In January 2013, she became WIBA world champion by a unanimous point win against Edita Karabeg. In May 2013, with a victory over Zane Brige from Latvia, the second World Championship title followed, this time after the WBF version. The fight took place in Volgodonsk, Russia. She won the WBC title in November 2013 in a fight against Zane Brige over 10 rounds after unanimous decision in Grozny. It was the first women's boxing match in Chechnya.
In May 2014, Nikki Adler defended her WIBA title in Krasnodar, Russia against Gifty Amanua Ankrah. In September 2014, Adler again celebrated a victory in Holzminden by K.O. against Rita Kenessey.
In 2015 Adler focused on the defense of her WBC title in a gripping battle against Szilvia Szabados in the MHP Arena Ludwigsburg. Adler won by a unanimous decision. Her next challenger was Elene Sikmashvili. Adler defeated the Georgian in Saarbrücken in July 2016 by knockout and remains the reigning and undefeated world champion in the super middleweight division. On August 4, 2017 Adler was defeated by Claressa Shields and lost her WBC title.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
18Loss16–2 Femke HermansUD1012 May 2018 Eisstadion, Augsburg, GermanyFor vacant WBO female super-middleweight title
17Loss16–1 Claressa ShieldsTKO5, 1:344 Aug 2017 MGM Grand, Detroit, Michigan, USLost WBC female super-middleweight title;
For vacant IBF female super-middleweight title
16Win16–0 Mery RancierUD1011 Mar 2017 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, GermanyWon vacant WIBF and vacant GBU female super-middleweight titles
15Win15–0 Elene SikmashviliKO9, 0:4115 Jul 2016 Saarlandhalle, Saarbruecken, GermanyRetained WBC female super-middleweight title
14Win14–0 Szilvia SzabadosUD1017 Jul 2015 MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, GermanyRetained WBC female super-middleweight title
13Win13–0 Rita KennesyKO4, 0:3520 Sep 2014 Stadthalle, Holzminden, Germany
12Win12–0 Gifty Amanua Ankrah8, 2:0023 May 2014 Basket Hall, Krasnodar, RussiaRetained Women's IBA super-middleweight title
11Win11–0 Zane BrigeUD1030 Nov 2013 Olympic Sports Complex, Grozny, RussiaWon vacant WBC female super-middleweight title;
Retained WBF female super-middleweight title
10Win10–0 Zane BrigeUD1025 May 2013 Olymp, Volgodonsk, RussiaWon vacant WBF female super-middleweight title
9Win9–0 Edita Lesnik1012 Jan 2013 Neu-Ulm, GermanyWon vacant Women's IBA super-middleweight title
8Win8–0 Emeke HalaszKO4, 0:5314 Jul 2012 Augsburg, Germany
7Win7–0 Pia PorterPTS1015 Oct 2011 Ofen Stadthalle, Velten, Germany
6Win6–0 Jana KlugeTKO2 19 Aug 2011 Business Center, Leipzig, Germany
5Win5–0 Daniela BickeiKO2 27 May 2011 Alte Brauerei, Stralsund, Germany
4Win4–0 Tamar Rubin2 26 Feb 2011 Inselhalle, Brandenburg, Germany
3Win3–0 Zane Brige612 Feb 2011 Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany
2Win2–0 Tanja ViehwegTKO2 22 Jan 2011 Altes Funkwerk, Berlin, Germany
1Win1–0 Mavira Leshan1, 1:1511 Dec 2010 Altes Funkwerk, Berlin, Germany