As though  it were not hazard enough to gamble the four world titles she already holds (those of the WIBF, WIBA, WBA and GBU) in hopes of a fifth (the Interim WBC title-  Laila Ali currently holds the title), Natascha Ragosina [15-0-0 (11 KOs)] faces in Akondaye Fountain  [7-0-1, (4 K.Os)] a really dangerous opponent on Saturday evening in Dassau.  And she knows it: "This fight is a real challenge for me," says the Russian. "For the first time, I'll be measuring myself with an opponent of the very highest international class."

 An admirer of Catherine the Great, Ragosina has asked that one euro (approx. $1.47) from the sale of each ticket should be donated to Schloss Zerbst e.V, the association charged with restoring to its former glory the house in which the woman who ruled Russia for 34 years  lived as a young child.  The fight will be televised live on D:SF (Astra) from 23:00 (CET) / 10 pm (GMT).

[Photos of the public work-out with Natasha Ragozina and Akondaye Fountain and the other boxers of SES in the Rathaus-Center in Dessau (Germany). One photo is from the press conference. Thomas Wischnewski -SES Communication]

Natascha Ragosina

Akondaye Fountain

Vgeny Orlov

Oliver Guettel

Tomy Altmann