Friday in Paris, the French was back on the rings with a status to assume.
Nearly a year after her last outing as a professional, IBO lightweight champion Estelle Mossely retained her belt by beating Malawian Anisha Basheel on points on Friday in Paris.
The Frenchwoman, who organized the fight herself with her promoter’s license, won after ten rounds by unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 99-91) The last fight of the Olympic champion 2016 dated back to March 2022 in Dubai when she beat Argentina’s Yanina del Carmen Lescano on points.
With this success against Basheel, ranked 18th in the IBO, the 30-year-old French boxer remains undefeated with now 11 victories in 11 fights among the pros. In parallel with her professional career, Estelle Mossely has embarked on the race for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris where she will aim for a second title after that of Rio in 2016.