Ornella Domini

Domini made her professional debut on 26 January 2013, scoring a third-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Daniela Bickei at the Hotel Ramada in Geneva, Switzerland.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Daniela Bickei|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/663659/1770428|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 September 2020|website=BoxRec}}

Following four more wins, one by TKO, she defeated the European female super-lightweight champion Sabrina Giuliani—who had moved up a weight class to face Domini—via ten-round split decision (SD), capturing the inaugural European female welterweight title on 9 November 2013 at the Hotel Ramada.{{Cite web|last=McGrady|first=Jim|date=12 November 2013|title=Women's Boxing: The Weekly Wrap Up|url=http://theboxingtribune.com/2013/11/12/womens-boxing-the-weekly-wrap-up-43/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 September 2020|website=The Boxing Tribune|language=en-US}} The two ringside judges scored the bout 96–95 in favour of Domini while the referee scored it 97–94 to Giuliani.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Sabrina Giuliani I|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/677288/1825647|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 September 2020|website=BoxRec}} After two unanimous decision (UD) victories in non-title bouts in 2014—Kremena Petkova in March{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Kremena Petkova|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/687799/1870794|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 September 2020|website=BoxRec}} and Borislava Goranova in May{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Borislava Goranova|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/692554/1890587|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 September 2020|website=BoxRec}}—Domini defeated Giuliani in a rematch on 28 March 2015, retaining her European title via ten-round UD at the Hotel Ramada with the scorecards reading 100–91, 97–93, and 97–93.{{Cite news|last=Roch|first=Philippe|date=30 March 2015|title=Ornella Domini conserve son titre avec maestria|language=fr|work=24 heures|url=https://www.24heures.ch/sports/ornella-domini-conserve-titre-maestria/story/18240145|access-date=29 September 2020|issn=1424-4039}}

Domini was scheduled to face undisputed female welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus on 28 November 2015 at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, with Brækhus' WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles on the line. The bout was set to serve on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tyson Fury.{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Jay|date=6 November 2015|title=Cecilia Brækhus vs. Ornella Domini Hits HBO on November 28th|url=https://www.womenofboxing.com/cecilia-braekhus-vs-ornella-domini-hits-hbo-on-november-28th/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Women of Boxing|language=en-US}} However, the bout was called off after Brækhus suffered an injury. Following another postponement of a bout with Brækhus, coupled with commitments outside of boxing, Domini made the decision to retire from the sport.{{Cite news|last=Berger|first=Benjamin|date=1 April 2017|title=Ornella Domini est de retour aux affaires, gare à ses adversaires|language=fr|work=Tribune de Genève|url=https://www.tdg.ch/sports/ornella-domini-retour-affaires-gare-adversaires/story/31550055|access-date=30 September 2020|issn=1010-2248}}

After two years out of the ring, she made her return on 1 April 2017, defeating Lela Terashvili via six-round UD at the Hotel Ramada.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Lela Terashvili I|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/746917/2142497|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=BoxRec}} Two months later Domini suffered the first defeat of her career, losing by UD over six rounds against Ruth Chisale on 24 June.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 June 2017|title=SwissBoxing - News|url=https://www.swissboxing.ch/fr/news/3663|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Swiss Boxing|language=fr}} She bounced back from defeat with a third round stoppage via corner retirement (RTD) against former opponent Lela Terashvili in November,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Lela Terashvili II|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/755999/2202477|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=BoxRec}} followed by two UD victories against Mariam Tatunashvili in March{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Mariam Tatunashvili I|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/763858/2221684|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=BoxRec}} and September 2018.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Mariam Tatunashvili II|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/772184/2262460|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=BoxRec}}

Her next fight came against WBC female super-welterweight champion Ewa Piątkowska on 10 November 2018 at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland. In what was described as a dominant performance from the champion, Domini suffered her second professional defeat, losing by UD with the judges' scorecards reading 100–90, 99–91, and 98–92.{{Cite web|last=Sukachev|first=Alexey|date=10 November 2018|title=Artur Szpilka Survives Near Disaster To Edge Mariusz Wach|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/artur-szpilka-survives-edge-mariusz-wach-results--133601|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=BoxingScene|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 November 2018|title=Ewa Piatkowska Cruises to Dominating Win over Ornella Domini to Retain her WBC Welterweight Championship|url=http://www.womenofboxing.com/ewa-piatkowska-cruises-to-dominating-win-over-ornella-domini-to-retain-her-wbc-welterweight-championship/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=Women of Boxing|language=en-US}}

Following the loss, she recaptured the vacant European female welterweight title, defeating Szilvia Szabados via ten-round UD on 9 March 2019 at the Hotel Ramada{{Cite web|last=Blanc|first=Georges|date=11 March 2019|title=Bruno Tavares en conquérant|url=http://www.laliberte.ch/news/sports/sports-de-combat/bruno-tavares-en-conquerant-486687|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=www.laliberte.ch|language=fr}} with the scorecards reading 99–91, 98–93, and 97–94.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Ornella Domini vs. Szilvia Szabados I|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/783507/2326979|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 September 2020|website=BoxRec}} The pair had a rematch one year later on 7 March at the same venue, with Domini retaining her title with a SD victory.{{Cite news|last=Maillard|first=Christian|date=8 March 2020|title=Ornella Domini vacille mais conserve sa couronne|language=fr|work=24 heures|url=https://www.24heures.ch/sports/actu/ornella-domini-vacille-conserve-couronne/story/11174070|access-date=30 September 2020|issn=1424-4039}}

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