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In her most recent outing, last
November, undefeated Segolene
Lefebvre from France won the
vacant World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Womens Intercontinental
Super Bantamweight title at the
Salle Gayant in Douai. On March
10, at the same venue, she will
attempt to do one better.
Nicknamed “Majestic”,
23-year-old Lefebvre will take
on very capable Brazilian Simone
Da Silva Duarte (33) for the
vacant WBF Womens World Super
Bantamweight title. Preceded by
a stacked undercard, the fight
is headlining a show promoted by
Douai Boxing Club.
While a pro for over two years,
Lefebvre only has six
professional fights (6-0) on her
resume, but had an excellent
2016 where she captured both the
French national Super
Featherweight title and the WBF
Intercontinental crown at Super
Bantamweight.
She is sure to get her hands
full with Duarte, who is a
former South American
Bantamweight titlist, brings a
15-10 (6) record against world
class opponents, and has
challenged for various world
championships no less than seven
times previously.
In her latest appearance, this
past December, Duarte won a
minor title at Lightweight, but
she is now back at a more
appropriate weight and
reportedly focused and hungry to
make her eighth world
championship-challenge a
successful one.
The Lefebvre vs. Duarte WBF
Womens World Super Bantamweight
title fight is a wonderful
match-up between contenders
ready for the next step, and
whoever wins this fifty-fifty
encounter will be a great
representative for the sport and
the World Boxing Federation.
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