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World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens World Lightweight
Champion Nicole Wesner is ready
to make her fourth
title-defense, headlining a huge
boxing, MMA and Kickboxing event
on September 22 at Gym 23 in
Vienna, Austria.
Undefeated Wesner, 14-0 (6),
from Germany but fighting out of
Austria, takes on hard-punching
Dominican Lina Tejada, 11-5 (9),
who is moving down in weight
after coming up short in World
Light Welterweight
title-challenges in her two
previous outings.
In one of the most talent-rich
divisions in the sport, with
fellow world champions Katie
Taylor (IBF & WBA), Delfine
Persoon (WBC), Chantelle Cameron
(IBO) and Rose Volante (WBO) in
the mix for potential
super-fights, Wesner is the
longest reining current female
World Champion.
She won the WBF World Crown in
December of 2014, beating Gina
Chamie (11-1), and has since
fended off challenges from
former two-time world titlist
Irma Adler (15-5), undefeated
Diafana Salazar (9-0) and rugged
contender Hasna Tukic (9-6).
25-year-old Tejada has proved on
several occasions that she is a
world class competitor, and
except for a fluke majority
decision loss in her second pro
fight back in 2012 she has only
lost to some of the best
operators in the world.
In her third fight she lost to
Amanda Cerrano (15-1-1), who is
now the only six-division female
world champion in boxing
history, and since she has only
been beat by former and future
world champion Cecilia Comunales
(12-1), and Alicia Kummer (11-1)
and Oshin Derieuw (7-0) in world
title-challenges.
After four straight fights at
Light Welterweight, Tejada is
now moving back down to
Lightweight in the hope that her
superior punching-power will
enable her to finally achieve
her dream of winning a world
championship. Nicole Wesner has
other plans, of course…
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