(AUG 13) PRESS RELEASE:
Pound-for-pound queen
Cecilia Brækhus (25-0, 7 KOs) will attempt to make history on
September 13 by becoming the first female boxer in any weight
category to unify a division by holding all four major titles.
The WBC, WBA & WBO Female World Welterweight Champion will take
on IBF Champion Ivana Habazin (13-1, 5 KOs) at TAP1 in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
[WBAN: Please note that
Jizelle Salandy fought for the WIBA, WIBF, IWBF, GBU, WBC,
and WBA on March 29, 2008. She did not fight for the IBF
belt but did fight for six titles in one fight].
https://boxstat.co/boxer/60448-jisselle-salandy
Victory in Copenhagen would not only make Brækhus the first
female boxer to hold all four titles simultaneously but also
just the third boxer in history to have achieved this feat
following Bernard Hopkins’ and Jermain Taylor’s middleweight
reigns.
‘’This is a massive opportunity for me to cement my legacy as
the best female boxer of all time,’’ said Brækhus. ‘’To hold all
four titles and become the first woman to unify a division would
be a huge achievement and something I have always wanted to do.
Habazin will be a tough opponent and as a fellow champion she
has my full respect, but I have a chance to go down in the
record books and I won't let anyone stand in my way.’’
’’Cecilia is possibly the greatest female boxer of all time but
it is time for her to experience what it feels like to lose,’’
said Ivana Habazin, who defeated Sabrina Giuliani in March to
claim the IBF title. ‘’I will not reveal how I am preparing for
this fight. I will only speak about that after I win. Unifying
the division would be the crowning moment of my career and it
gives me all the motivation I need to make sure I am victorious
on September 13.’’
In another historic meeting, Tim-Robin Lihaug (7-1, 5 KOs) and
Simen Smaadal (8-0, 3 KOs) will battle for super middleweight
supremacy in the first all-Norwegian professional bout since
2001.
‘’This is a good fight for the Norwegian fans and a good fight
for me,’’ said Lihaug. ‘’I have always known that this fight
would come, I have always been ready and now it is finally here.
I will not be underestimating Simen but I will not be
overestimating him either. He is good fighter with a good record
but I truly believe that I am better.’’
‘’People have been talking about this fight for a long time,’’
said Smaadal. ‘’I lost to Tim on a bad day in the amateurs but
this is going to be a totally different fight. I am still
undefeated as a professional but Tim has lost a fight. I know he
has been having a hard time since the Ahlin loss and since that
fight he doesn’t like to get hit on the chin. When I hit him he
is going to remember exactly how it felt during the Ahlin fight.
I am out for revenge!’’
Said promoter Nisse Sauerland: ‘’This is history in the making –
a victory for Cecilia would make her the first female boxer in
any weight category to unify a division and become the
undisputed champion. To top that off we have the all-Norwegian
contest between Tim-Robin Lihaug and Simen Smaadal, which is
sure to produce fireworks. This will truly be a historic night
for Norwegian boxing and definitely not one to miss.’’
Alongside the Norwegian main events the Nordic Fight Night show
will feature a full undercard showcasing Scandinavia’s top
boxing talents including the WBC Interim Female World Light
Welterweight showdown between ‘’The Swedish Princess’’ Klara
Svensson (13-0, 5 KOs) and Marie Riederer (15-1-1, 10 KOs), Erik
Skoglund’s (20-0, 11 KOs) European (EU) Light Heavyweight title
defence and IBF Intercontinental challenge against Stefano ‘’The
Hammer’’ Abatangelo (18-3-1, 6 KOs), rising Danish stars Micki
Nielsen (14-0, 11 KOs), Torben Keller (10-0-1, 3 KOs) and Abdul
Khattab (7-0, 3 KOs) and Norwegian prospect Alexander Hagen
(4-0, 1 KO).
