Undisputed super-featherweight world champion Alycia Baumgardner is ready to return to the ring, as she is going to defend her crown towards Delfine Persoon (49-3, 19 KOs) on Friday evening, September twenty seventh, on the Trilith Studios City Stage in Fayetteville, Georgia, streaming stay on Brinx.TV.
Adversity is part of life, and through the previous 14 months, Alycia Baumgardner needed to take care of hostile points similar to accusations of testing constructive for a banned substance, being harassed by a stalker, and the unlucky demise of her father. Now after experiencing a troublesome time interval, Baumgardner is able to return to the squared circle.
Shortly after her final ring look, Baumgardner examined constructive for mesterolone. An intensive investigation was performed. Baumgardner was discovered not responsible of deliberately taking a banned substance, and now she is ready to renew her profession towards a savvy ring veteran.
A local of Hooglede, West Flanders, Belgium, Delfine Persoon scored a unanimous resolution victory over Erica Farias and received the WBC light-weight title again in April 2014. Persoon would go on to have 9 profitable title defenses.
In an try and change into an undisputed world champion, Delfine Persoon fell wanting victory again in June 2019 when she misplaced to Katie Taylor through majority resolution. A yr later, Persoon made a second try at changing into an undisputed champion, however as soon as once more, she was denied by Katie Taylor.
4 years have passed by since her final defeat, and now the 39-year-old Delfine Persoon is prepared for the last word problem. On the evening of September twenty seventh, Persoon will attempt to capitalize on a golden alternative as she is ready to struggle the dynamic undisputed super-featherweight champion.
Alycia Baumgardner previously launched herself to the boxing world when she traveled to Sheffield, England and stepped contained in the ring to face the undefeated champion Terri Harper again in November 2021. With 1:41 left to go within the 4th spherical, Harper walked into an overhand proper.
The influence of the punch had Harper dazed, and out on her ft, because the referee was pressured to step in and put a halt to the competition. With the stoppage victory, Alycia Baumgardner received the WBC world title.
A yr later, Baumgardner traveled to London, England for a unification bout towards Mikaela Mayer. Through the course of the promotional occasions, Baumgardner and Mayer had been near having a bodily altercation. On struggle evening it was a forwards and backwards battle, however in the long run Baumgardner outpointed Mayer.
With the victory, Alycia Baumgardner received the WBO and IBF super-featherweight titles. For her subsequent bout, Alycia Baumgardner returned to the States for a struggle that came about in New York on the Hulu Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard.
In her match for the vacant WBA super-featherweight title, Baumgardner floored Elhem Mekhaled twice within the third spherical. She would go on to cruise to a unanimous resolution victory, and with the addition of the WBA strap, Baumgardner grew to become the undisputed super-featherweight champion.
In her most up-to-date struggle, Alycia Baumgardner would avenge the one lack of her professional profession as she defeated Christina Linardatou through unanimous resolution. Now, the champ is able to defend her undisputed crown for a second time.
Alongside Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano, the undisputed super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner is likely one of the trailblazers regarding the development of girls’s boxing. Baumgardner is wanting ahead to Friday evening as a result of she plans on including to her legacy.
Throughout a current interview with ‘Rise Up Information,’ the 30-year-old undisputed super-featherweight world champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner (15-1, 7 KOs) spoke in regards to the main problem she faces in her upcoming bout.
“I like Delfine; I feel she’s an excellent opponent. I feel she’s excellent for this struggle. She’s a veteran fighter; she has the file to showcase. We seen her in nice fights with Katie Taylor twice. We all know she’s coming to struggle and he or she has nothing to lose both, so once more, this can be a excellent matchup for Alycia and Delfine, September twenty seventh.”
Essential Occasion Combat Evening
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Undercard Begin Time: 7 PM EST
Essential Occasion Begin Time: Roughly 10 PM EST
Location: Lux Stage, Atlanta, GA
Broadcast: Brinx.TV
- Alycia Baumgardner vs. Delfine Persoon
Unified Tremendous Featherweight Championship - Rosalinda Rodriguez vs. Amy Naert (WBC Worldwide Tremendous Bantamweight Title)
- Nicole Schafer vs. Mariya Agapova (Featherweight)
- Natalie Dove vs. Laddy Mejia (Bantamweight)
- Stephanie Simon vs. Claudia Zamora (Welterweight)
- Isabel Vasquez vs. Crystal Van Wyk (Bantamweight)
- Samantha Ginithan vs. Martyna Krol (Light-weight)
- Yvonne Flores vs. Katharina Lehner (Welterweight)
- Agustina Vazquez vs. Sabrina Persona (Minimumweight)
