Dariga Shakimova

Dariga Shakimova (born 20 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani boxer.

In 2015, she was named the Female Boxer of the Year by the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.

[2] She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

[1] Shakimova studied at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism.

After watching the film Million Dollar Baby, her mother wanted her to stop boxing, fearing for a serious injury.