Tina Rupprecht defeated Eri Matsuda and became unified light minimumweight champion on Saturday at the Olympiastuetzpunkt, in Heildelberg, Germany, with cards of 97-92, 96-93 and 96-93. The German held the WBC crown and by defeating the Japanese, she took away the World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBO belts to collect …
Read More »Matsuda and Rupprecht unify in Germany this Saturday – World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association (WBA) light minimum champion Eri Matsuda will face Tina Rupprecht in a three-crown unification fight this Saturday at the Olympiastuetzpunkt in Heidelberg, Germany. The bout will also have at stake Matsuda’s WBO belt and the IBF belt, which is held by Rupprecht. The winner will inevitably emerge …
Read More »Matsuda and Rupprecht will unify on November 23rd. – World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBO minimum lightweight champion Eri Matsuda and WBC champion Tina Rupprecht announced their unification bout on November 23 at Olympiastuetzpunkt in Heidelberg, Germany. The Japanese will travel to the German’s home for a three-title 102-pound championship duel in a great bout whose winner will be …
Read More »Matsuda is the Fighter of the Month and Miranda won the Honorable Mention award – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its January Female rankings with the individual awards for the month, including Eri Matsuda as Fighter of the Month and Jennifer Miranda as Honorable Mention. The women’s ranking lists with all the corresponding changes for the month of January are public and can be …
Read More »Kuroki and Matsuda will fight for the WBA title on Friday – World Boxing Association
Yuko Kuroki and Eri Matsuda will step into the ring at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, for their World Boxing Association (WBA) light minimum world title bout this Friday, January 12. Kuroki, 32, will make the first defense of the crown she won against Monserrat Alarcon on August 5, and …
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