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World Boxing Federation Womens
World Light Welterweight
Champion Rola El Halabi, 12-1
(6), will make a quick return to
the ring after winning the WBF
title this past August.
Not much more than a month later
she will make her first defense,
promoted by DOG Eventboxing,
when she takes on undefeated
Georgian Sopo Putkaradze, 6-0-2
(1), on September 7.
The fight will be one of no less
than four WBF title fights on
the big Champions Boxing Night
at the Saarlandhalle in
Saarbruecken, Germany, as part
of the World Boxing Federation
World Convention taking place
between September 5 and 8.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon but
raised in Germany where she has
fought all her professional
bouts, El Halabi (28) currently
resides in the city of Ulm.
She defeated Hungary’s former
European title-challenger Dalia
Vasarheliy by wide unanimous
decision to capture the world
title on August 3 in Laubach,
and is wasting no time in
capitalizing on the victory.
While a clear favorite going in,
the reigning champion will face
an interesting challenge in
Putkaradze, a 20-year-old
promising prospect from Tbilisi
who has announced that she is
coming to defeat El Halabi in
style.
Putkaradze made her professional
debut in November 2011 and won
her first four bouts
convincingly before two draws
against domestic rival Mari
Tatunashvili in the spring and
summer of last year.
Since then she has won two
fights, and is coming off a
sixth round stoppage of
compatriot Tamuna Salukvadze one
month ago.
It remains to be seen if
experience of youth will
prevail, but both champion and
challenger are reportedly in the
best shape of their lives ahead
of the big night.
To learn more about the
September 5 - 8 World Boxing
Federation World Convention, and
the big WBF Champions Boxing
Night on September 7 at the
Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken,
Germany, please visit
the
convention site. |
