Sara Haghighat-Joo

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{{Short description|Canadian boxer}}
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|birth_place=Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/874006|title=Boxrec profile of Sara Haghighat-Joo|publisher=boxrec.com|access-date=2024-05-01}}</ref>
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|weight=[[Light-flyweight]]
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'''Sara Haghighat-Joo''' (born 17 June 1994) is a Canadian/Sierra Leonean [[Professional boxing|professional boxer]] who holds the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] female light-flyweight World title ([[WBA (Regular)|Regular version]]).

Having previously represented Canada, Haghighat-Joo began boxing for Sierra Leone - qualifying through her grandparents - in 2022.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://awokonewspaper.sl/former-ca...ing-zone-two-boxing-competition/|title=Former Canada female boxer Sara Haghighat-joo, to fight for Sierra Leone during zone two boxing competition|publisher=awokenewspaper.com.com|access-date=2024-05-01}}</ref>

She made her professional debut on 12 November 2022 securing a unanimous decision victory over Nayeli Verde.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/862162/2897774|title=Haghighat-Joo vs Nayeli Verde|publisher=boxrec.com|access-date=2024-05-01}}</ref>
In just her fourth pro-fight, Haghighat-Joo claimed the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] female World light-flyweight title ([[WBA (Regular)|Regular version]]) beating defending champion Maria Guadalupe Bautista by unanimous decision in Toronto, Canada, on 27 April 2024.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/haghighat-joo-dethrones-bautista-in-toronto|title=Haghighat Joo dethrones Bautista in Toronto |publisher=wbaboxing.com|access-date=2024-05-01}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record==
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|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|Maria Guadalupe Bautista
|UD
|10 (10)
|27 April 2024
|align=left|{{small|Toronto Casino Resort, Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}
|Won the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] female super-flyweight World title ([[WBA (Regular)|Regular version]])
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|Esmeralda Gaona Sagahon
|UD
|8 (8)
|21 October 2023
|align=left|{{small|Pickering Casino Resort, Pickering, Ontario, Canada}}
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|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|Mayela Perez
|UD
|10 (10)
|25 February 2023
|align=left|{{small|CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada}}
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|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|Nayeli Verde
|UD
|8 (8)
|12 November 2022
|align=left|{{small|CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada}}
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