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On Saturday January 14, two
World Boxing Federation Women’s
World Champions will defend
their titles on big shows on
both sides of the pond, as
Ramona Kuehne takes on Hungarian
Renata Domsodi in Germany, and
Irma Sanches squares off with
Thailands Fahpratan
Looksaikongdin in Mexico.
Having won five world titles in
three weight classes, WBF
Women’s World Super
Featherweight Champion Ramona
Kuehne is without a doubt one of
the most accomplished female
boxers on the scene today.
Against Domsodi, at the
Baden-Arena in Offenburg, she
will make her third WBF title
defense.
The two will fight on a show
aired live by ARD in Germany
that also features a Super
Middleweight World title bout
between Robert Stieglitz and
Henry Weber, and the return of
“King” Arthur Abraham.
Currently 18-1 (5), with her
only defeat coming on a cut
against 25-0 Ina Menzer in an
unlucky attempt at a world title
in a fourth weight class, Kuehne
is still only 31 years old and
could potentially achieve many
more goals in the sport.
Kuehne won the WBF World title
in her first fight after the
Menzer-setback, when she knocked
out Dominican Maribel Santana in
June 2010. She has since
successfully defended with
victories over undefeated
opponents Irma Adler and, most
recently, Arleta Krausova in
April of last year. After nine
months of waiting, she is now
itching to get back in the ring
against Domsodi.
One year older than Kuehne at
32, Budapest-resident Renata
Domsodi has only lost once as a
pro (7-1, 3 KOs). The loss was
in her debut when she dropped a
decision to current WBF World
Bantamweight Champion Renata
Szebeledi, who back then had
fifteen bouts under her belt.
Since then Domsodi has not
looked back, defeating all the
opponents put in front of her,
and while she will naturally be
the underdog against Kuehne she
will be an ambitious one.
On the same night, but thousands
of miles away in Guadalajara,
WBF Women’s World Flyweight
Champion Irma Sanchez is making
the second defense of her crown
against Fahpratan Looksaikongdin.
Sanchez won the world title this
past July by stopping Panamanian
Carlotta Santos, and in her last
bout she defended with a
unanimous decision over fellow
Mexican Susana Cruz Perez in
October.
Only 24 years old, Sanchez has
already been a pro for more than
five years and has had an
eventful career spanning 27
fights with 21 victories, 5
defeats and a draw. She won her
first title in 2008 when she
lifted an International
championship, and challenged for
her first world crown the
following year, losing on points
to the much more experienced
Mariana Juarez.
Since then Sanchez won a few
regional belts and
unsuccessfully challenged for
another world championship,
before finally becoming world
champion when she defeated Katia
Gutierrez for the IBF Light
Flyweight title in January of
last year. Losing the title in
her first defense to Jessica
Chavez, Sanchez decided to move
up in weight to capture the WBF
world championship.
In her second defense she will
stand opposite another young and
hungry boxer in 20 year old
Looksaikongdin. Despite a modest
verified boxing record of 7-3,
the Thai girl has already been
in three world championship
bouts, and fared well in them
all despite losing.
In 2009 she was stopped in four
rounds by current WBF Light
Flyweight World Champion Ju Hee
Kim for WIBF, GBU and WIBF
titles, but did well enough to
earn a rematch in July 2011
where she came up short on
points with the WBF title also
on the line. In between the two
encounters with Kim in South
Korea, Looksaikongdin lost on
points to Gretchen Abaniel in
Manila, Philippines for a
Minimumweight World title.
With WBF President Howard
Goldberg at ringside, coming all
the way from South Africa to
witness the fight live, the Irma
Sanches vs. Fahpratan
Looksaikongdin clash at the
Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in
Guadalajara, will be presented
by Hector Garcia and his HG
Boxing, and will go out live to
boxing fans via Mexico Televisa.
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