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Headlining a big show promoted
by SES Boxing at the MBS Arena
in Potsdam, Germany on Friday
night (March 28), World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Womens World
Super Featherweight Champion
Ramona Kuehne successfully
defended her title against
previously undefeated Gina
Chamie from Hungary.
In a well-fought encounter,
Chamie did her best to unsettle
the more experienced Kuehne,
setting a high pace and trying
to take charge, but the
34-year-old from Berlin had an
answer for everything and
connected nicely to both body
and head.
From round four it was Kuehne
who forced Charmie to fight off
the back-foot, and the German
started to have considerable
success with her power-punches.
Chamie remained competitive, but
at this point Kuehne looked like
she was on a mission to end the
fight early.
In round six, the champion
appeared to be in control of the
fight, but Chamie was still
present and fought well. A few
seconds before the end of the
round, the Hungarian threw a jab
and immediately signaled that
something was wrong with her
elbow.
Chamie made it through the
round, but as the bell sounded
to start round seven it was
clear that she could not
continue, and the challenger
broke down in tears as referee
Ingo Barrabas waved the fight
off. It was another fine
performance from Kuehne, but an
unfortunate ending to the bout.
“I want to thank Gina for a good
fight”, said Kuehne when
interviewed after the bout. “She
was undefeated, and I had great
respect for her before the
fight, and I still do. She did
well, but I felt that I was
doing better and better as the
rounds went by, and I was
enjoying myself in there.”
Making her sixth defense of the
title she won in 2010, Kuehne
took her career statistics to
22-1 (8) since turning pro in
2006. At only 24 years of age,
Gina Chamie drops to 8-1 (4) but
will surely be able to come
again.
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