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Viviane Obenauf gave her fans
plenty to cheer about on
Saturday night, March 25, when
she won the vacant World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Womens
International Lightweight title
in impressive fashion at the
Theatersaal Kursaal in
Interlaken, Switzerland.
Brazil-born Obenauf was on point
from the start, and quickly put
her opponent, Maja Milenkovic
from Karlsruhe, Germany, on the
back-foot. A sharp jab paved the
way for hard hooks, landing
almost at will to the visitors
body and head.
At times it was extremely
one-sided, and midway through
the fight it appeared to be just
a matter of time before
Milenkovic couldn’t stand it any
longer. The end came at 1:40 of
round eight, when referee Fabian
Guggenheim had seen enough and
saved Milenkovic from further
punishment.
Chasing her dream of becoming a
world champion, Obenauf (30)
improved her professional record
to 10-2 (5), and could be in the
running to face undefeated WBF
World Lightweight Champion
Nicole Wesner, like Milenkovic
from Germany, later this year.
Born in Serbia, Maja Milenkovic
drops to 5-9 (1), but is only 24
years old and has plenty of time
to come again. She lost her
first six professional bouts, so
she has done quite well for
herself since.
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