Originally, WBF Female World Super Featherweight champion Ramona Kuehne was scheduled to defend her belt last Saturday night against dangerous Brazilian Michelle Larissa Bonassoli at an SES-Boxing scheduled show at the Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany. Originally.
However, the challenger failed to make the 130lbs-limit at the official weigh-in on Friday. She tipped the scale at 136.6 pounds, 6.6 lbs or 3 kilogram over the super featherweight limit, and was not able to lose the extra weight in time for the fight to go on as planned.
The search for a last-minute replacement begun immediately and SES promoter Ulf Steinforth came through on Saturday when he signed little known but previously unbeaten Czech Arleta Krausova for the fight.
Krausova never went more than six rounds in her professional career but when the bell rang at the Bordelandhalle, she gave a great account of herself against the bigger, more experienced and technically better Kuehne. The challenger went for the knockout early on but the defending champion kept her at bay in front of her hometown crowd. Kuehne started to dictate the action in the middle rounds and closed strong with an all-out-rally in the tenth and final round, nearly dropping Krausova. The 30-years old Czech, who falls to 4-1 with 1 K.o., bravely stood on her feet and made it to the final bell.
Still, the decision was just a formality. All three judges were in agreement and scored the fight unanimously for Ramona Kuehne (99-91, 98-91, 98-92), who made the second successful defense of her WBF, WIBF and WBO belts. Kuehne moves to 18-1 with 5 K.o.’s and is now looking for a rematch against the German boxing star Ina Menzer, the only fighter to defeat her in a professional boxing match.
