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Undefeated German Raja Amasheh
is set for her first
championship bout, when she
squares off with former world
title-challenger Fjleis Djendji
from Serbia for the vacant World
Boxing Federation
Intercontinental Flyweight title
on Saturday (October 27) in
Sankt Ingbert, Germany.
Having gone 13-0-1 (3) against
nondescript opposition in the
pro ranks, Amasheh will
undoubtedly be in with her
sternest test in Djendji, who is
14-14-1 (8) against some of the
best boxers in the world.
Amasheh has yet to go more than
six rounds, while Djendji has
been eight rounds three times,
and ten rounds twice.
Originally from Jordan, Amasheh
immigrated to Germany with her
family in 1982, only three
months old. Growing up, she
first excelled in Kickboxing,
winning a world championship in
2008 before switching
permanently to regular boxing.
In the amateurs she was a
finalist in the 2007 and 2008
German national championships,
and she turned pro in November
2008 with a draw against current
WIBF World Champion Oezlem Sahin,
who was already 6-0 at the time.
Since then she has won all her
fights in impressive style, and
is now ready for her first
title-shot.
Also turning pro in 2008, Fleis
Djendji got off to a so-so start
to her paid career, compiling a
modest 4-4 record that year,
although against very good
opposition. Her career in
general has been very much up
and down, losing as much as she
wins, but always tough and able
to compete with the world’s
elite.
In 2011, Djendji came up short
in a challenge for the WBO Super
Flyweight World title against
Carolina Raquel Duer in
Argentina, and she is aware that
a victory over Amasheh could
bring her close to a new crack
at a world championship.
A victory for Amasheh could
determine if she is ready
for the next step, so the battle
lines have been drawn for a true
crossroads fight!
The Raja Amasheh vs. Fleis
Djendji WBF Intercontinental
Flyweight title fight in Sankt
Ingbert will be promoted by
Oliver Heib and his Dog Event
Boxing.
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