Boxing ****** as undefeated female star is shot 'by her **********' ahead of title fight
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Rola El-Halabi: The undisputed champion's career is in the balance after she was shot in the hands, feet and knees
A top woman boxer's career is hanging in the balance after she was shot by a man believed to be her **********.
German Rola El-Halabi, 25, was shot in the hand, knee and feet before a title fight on Friday night. The 44-year-old alleged attacker was also her former manager.
The undefeated fighter was preparing to fight Irma Balijagic Adler from Bosnia for the vacant IBF lightweight title when the man went to her dressing room and shot her.
Berlin police sources said that two security guards were also shot before the gunman was arrested.
All three victims were taken to a local hospital where they underwent surgery.
Police said their injuries were not life threatening.
El-Halabi, who was born in Lebanon, won the WIBF and WIBA world titles in 2009 and has an 11-0 career record, with six knockouts.
Sunday's edition of Bild newspaper identified the gunman as Roy El-Halabi and reported that 800 spectators were evacuated from the boxing arena.
Rola El-Halabi told the German daily: 'Papa rushed into the room. He threatened us with a *** in his hand and shouted "Everyone out," and then he shot me in the hand from three metres. I cried and screamed.'
'He threatened to shoot himself, but he was too afraid,' she added.
'He took his time aiming and shot me in the knee and my right foot.'
Bild said that El-Halabi split from her ********** as a manager in January.
'When I had problems I could talk with him about anything, except when it was about boys. That was *****,' El-Halabi said.
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Grisly scene: Rola El-Halabi is unlikely ever to fight again after being shot repeatedly by her **********
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Tragic: El-Hababi is taken away in an ambulance after being shot before a fight in Karlshorst, Berlin
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