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If you are a close follower of
women´s professional boxing, you
may or may not be familiar with
Femke Hermans. In any case, the
undefeated 26-year-old from
Londerzeel, Belgium is adamant
that the boxing-world will take
serious notice of her very soon.
On Saturday January 21 in Asse,
around fifteen kilometers from
Brussels, she squares off with
extremely experienced Bulgarian
Borislava Goranova for the
vacant World Boxing Federation
(WBF) International Super
Middleweight title in what will
be only her fourth professional
outing.
It is safe to say that Hermans,
3-0 (2), is on a fast-track to
the top. She made her paid debut
on January 23, 2016, winning
every stanza of a six-rounder
against another Bulgarian,
Galina Gumliiska, a veteran of
no less than five world
championship fights.
Compared to that she was handed
a routine assignment against
debutant Vladislava Lopuhova
last June, stopping the Latvian
in one painful round. Already in
her third fight, on October 8 in
Middelkerke, she was elevated to
main event status.
On that night Hermans won the
Belgian and BeNeLux Super
Middleweight titles with a
highly impressive second round
annihilation of former world
title-challenger Elene
Sikmashvili, who in her previous
bout had gone nine rounds with
WBC champion Nikki Adler, and
brought a fine 8-2 record.
While the goal is to “take over
the world”, she must obviously
first deal with Goranova and
take home the WBF International
crown. The 38-year-old from
Sofia has a deceiving 10-45-2
ledger, but has basically fought
every big name the European
scene has to offer.
In 2006 Goranova lost a
challenge for the WIBF World
Super Welterweight title on
points to Heidi Hartmann in
Germany, and since then she has
settled into a gate-keeper role,
giving every up-and-comer or
world class operator a hard
nights work. If you take her
lightly, you could be in serious
trouble.
The Femke Hermans vs. Borislava
Goranova WBF International Super
Middleweight title fight on
January 21 headlines a show
promoted by Alain Denon. The
card will include five
professional bouts, and seven
amateur contests.
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