Hanna Gabriels is a Costa Rica female boxer whose career has been highlighted by 20 wins in 23 fights. Regarded as the world’s third-best active light middleweight, she has a number of titles to her name including the WBO welterweight title. The respected boxer was raised in a family of sportsmen and although she has come to make a name for herself in the sporting scene, she also doubles as a humanitarian, among other things.
Biography of Hanna Gabriels
Although she has come to be famous as Hanna Gabriels it was as Hanna Gabriel Valle that the boxer was born in her home country of Costa Rica on the 14th of January 1983. She was raised alongside a brother, Windell Gabriels by their parents; Yolanda Valle Moreno and Lesslie Gabriel Binns.
While there is no information about her childhood and education, it is known that since she was a little child, Hanna had always had an interest in making it as an elite athlete and if possible, she wanted to become an Olympic or even world champion.
Initially, the celebrated boxer had no interest in boxing; she was into track-and-field, but because of her weight which she wanted to shed, she took to boxing. She found joy in it and that opened the doors for her to achieve the dreams she once had as a little girl.
She is from an athletic family
Popular as La Amazona Black, Hanna was born into a family of sports enthusiast. She decided to follow the path of her father who was a boxer with so many prospects in his best days. Ahead of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Lesslie Gabriel Binns fought his way into qualifying but was unable to attend.
Apart from her father, her brother also had a foot in the sporting world. Instead of following the same path as his father and sister, Windel decided on becoming a professional footballer. He started his senior playing career in 2004 with Alajuelense and played for different clubs until he retired in 2013 with La U Universitarios. Windell also had a short spell with the Costa Rica national team in 2007, playing only 5 games.
Height of Hanna Gabriels
Hanna Gabriels is not the tallest woman on any given day, but she still manages to have a good height, standing at the height of 5 foot 7 (170 cm) tall. The Costa Rican boxer has a complementing body weight and an average body build.
What is her net worth?
For someone who has enjoyed an amazing career success over the years, Hanna Gabriels is expectedly having a good fortune to show for all her hard work. Although her actual fortune is still not revealed, she is believed to control a net worth that is more than $1.5 million dollars.
Hanna made her fortune from her boxing career and the successes therein, as well as through her numerous endorsement deals and business interests. In 2018, she signed a promotional deal with DiBella Entertainment which might have opened more doors for her.
Some endorsement deals she has to her name include with brands such as EverlastLatino, Drasanvi, and many others.
Interesting facts about Hanna Gabriels
1. Hanna did not start with an amateur career
Unlike many other boxers who rose through the ranks from amateur careers, Gabriels rose into becoming one of Costa Rica’s biggest boxers without having a career as an amateur. She only had a fight as an amateur before she made her senior debut in 2007.
However, that did not stop her from being undefeated in her first 14 fights, losing the 15th and drawing the 5th. Thus far, she has had 23 fights to her name and only lost two while one ended in a draw.
2. She is a humanitarian
The beautiful boxer is known to be concerned about the well being of others as well as animals and has supported social causes related to the promotion of health, women’s empowerment, prevention of gender-based violence and the response to the situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Costa Rica.
After winning a fight on July 17th of 2019, Hanna dedicated her world championship defence fight to refugees in Costa Rica. She also sent a message for the inclusion of and non-discrimination of refugees. She also went ahead to visit local communities along the northern border of the country to see for herself and better understand the needs of the Nicaraguan refugees and asylum-seekers.
While visiting, she also opened a sports festival in the border community of Los Chiles with a message against Xenophobia. She went as far as having a meeting with the president of Costa Rica to discuss the opportunities for the event. She was also appointed High Commissioner for Refugees by the United Nations.
3. As she once dreamed, Hanna Gabriels is a World Champion
The beautiful and talented boxer has held the title for WBA female light middleweight title since 2016, the WBA Welterweight title in 2009 and the WBA light middleweight title twice between 2010 and 2018.
4. She was sexually abused when she was 5
En la marcha en contra de la violencia hacia la mujer y nuestras niñas!❤
Alzando nuestra voz, vivas las queremos! pic.twitter.com/bqaM15K4Cc— Hanna Gabriels Oficial (@gabrielsboxing1) November 25, 2019
Hanna revealed that at the tender age of five she was sexually abused and this experience as one can imagine was not a pleasant one for her and her family. This pushed her to advocate for women in an attempt to stop gender-based violence and abuse.
5. Hanna Gabriels is married with a daughter
Hannah is married to a fellow boxer by the name Tiquito Bryan Vasquez. The details of how they met and how long they have been married are yet to be known since she keeps her family life private. The couple is blessed with a daughter named Mia. Mia was born at 39 weeks via caesarean section in February 2014.
At the time of her birth, Mia weighed 3.52 grams and measured 51 inches. Little Mia is beautiful and the centre of the world to her parents.
Complete profile of Hanna Gabriels
| Hanna Gabriels | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Hanna Gabriel Valle |
| Date of Birth | 14 January 1983 |
| Age | 37 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Costa Rican |
| Birth place | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Profession | Professional boxer |
| Education | NA |
| Father | Lesslie Gabriel Binns |
| Mother | Yolanda Valle Moreno |
| Siblings | Windell Gabriels |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse/Partner | Bryan “Tiquito” Vásquez |
| Boyfriend | NA |
| Kids | Mia |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | NA |
| Source of net worth | Boxing career |
| Height | Feet- 5feet 7in Meters-1.70 m |
| Weight | NA |
| Eye color | NA |
| Hair color | NA |
| Social media | Facebook |
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