Michele Aboro, along with her countrywoman Michelle Sutcliffe and German Regina Halmich, became an important figure in European women's boxing, helping raise awareness about female participation in a traditionally male sport.
[3][4] On 4 March 1995 she debuted as a professional boxer, with a first round knockout win over Marleen Lambert in Belgium.
As a matter of a fact, her first three professional fights were held in different European countries (Belgium, Italy and Hungary) and they were all first-round knockout wins for Aboro.
Aboro met the future world champion on 13 June that year, defeating Brown by a ten-round decision.
On 24 November that year she beat Nadia Debras, who she had previously beaten, by a ten-round decision, to retain her world title for the third time.