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Anne Sophie Da Costa of France
won the vacant World Boxing
Federation Women’s World
Strawweight title on Saturday
night (October 20), when she
defeated Thailand’s former World
Champion Teeraporn Pannimit at
the Salle Schmitt in Sedan,
Ardennes, France.
Rather disappointingly Pannimit
failed to make weight and
therefore couldn't win title,
and the visitor did appear much
bigger than Da Costa. Early on
it looked like she might be able
to use that advantage to
overpower her opponent, but
after the first three rounds Da
Costa managed to use good
movement and footwork to avoid
the pressure and score with
quick combinations.
Due to the fact that Da Costa
doesn’t possess much power,
Pannimit always remained in the
fight and never allowed Da Costa
to relax. The home girl had to
remain concentrated until the
final bell, and while she was
winning most rounds it was a
competitive fight.
After ten rounds of boxing,
judges Jean Marcel Nartz
(Germany), Sergio Sotelo
(Mexico) and Christophe Hembert
(France) all scored the bout in
favor of Da Costa: 99-91, 98-92
and 98-92. The new world
champion improved her undefeated
record to 14-0 (6), while
Pannimit dropped to 17-7 (5).
The fight, attended by a
sizable, enthusiastic crowd, was
promoted by Jean-Luis Jolly and
the Sporting Club Sedanais.
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