Promoter Piergiulio Ruhe wants Sarah Bormann to face Yokasta Valle next if she beats Chaima Bounouar in Karlsruhe on Oct. 31; no fight is signed.
What we know
- Bormann defends her WBA and WBO minimumweight titles against Chaima Bounouar at Messe Karlsruhe on Oct. 31 over ten two-minute rounds.
- Bounouar is the WBA's leading contender and official challenger and holds its Gold minimumweight title after beating Vittoria Parigi Bini by unanimous decision in July.
- The WBA's September list recognizes Valle as the WBC minimumweight champion.
- Bormann won the WBA title in Hamburg last October with a split decision over Yuko Kuroki.
Reported, not confirmed
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Promoter Piergiulio Ruhe named Yokasta Valle as Bormann's desired next opponent; no date, venue or terms have been given.
MiddleEasy
Sarah Bormann has not yet fought her mandatory defense, but her promoter is already looking past it. Piergiulio Ruhe told Boxen1 in an Oct. 29 written interview that Yokasta Valle is the opponent he wants next, as long as Bormann gets through Chaima Bounouar.
In an English translation, Ruhe said: "The next step is Yokasta Valle. The fight should actually have happened by now." He did not give a date, venue or terms, so this is a stated preference, not a made fight. He also called Bounouar capable and courageous while saying he has complete confidence in his fighter.
The defense comes first. Bormann, a 36-year-old German, puts her WBA and WBO minimumweight titles on the line at Messe Karlsruhe on Oct. 31 over ten two-minute rounds. Her record stands at 21-1. She won the WBA belt last October in Hamburg, beating Yuko Kuroki by split decision, with scores of 97-93 and 96-95 for her and 97-93 for Kuroki on the third card.
Bounouar earned the shot. The Spanish boxer beat Vittoria Parigi Bini by ten-round unanimous decision in Italy in July, which brought her the WBA Gold minimumweight title. The WBA's September rankings list her as the leading contender and official challenger. Its preview sets Bormann's distance control and straight combinations against Bounouar's pressure and body work, though that is a pre-fight expectation, not a result.
Valle would be a significant opponent. The WBA's September list shows her as the WBC champion at minimumweight, so a meeting would bring together established champions. Nothing yet says which belts would be at stake, or that both women will still hold their titles by then.
What to watch is the Oct. 31 result. A Bormann win keeps Ruhe's plan alive, and any move toward Valle would need a formal announcement.
In an English translation, Ruhe said: "The next step is Yokasta Valle. The fight should actually have happened by now." He did not give a date, venue or terms, so this is a stated preference, not a made fight. He also called Bounouar capable and courageous while saying he has complete confidence in his fighter.
The defense comes first. Bormann, a 36-year-old German, puts her WBA and WBO minimumweight titles on the line at Messe Karlsruhe on Oct. 31 over ten two-minute rounds. Her record stands at 21-1. She won the WBA belt last October in Hamburg, beating Yuko Kuroki by split decision, with scores of 97-93 and 96-95 for her and 97-93 for Kuroki on the third card.
Bounouar earned the shot. The Spanish boxer beat Vittoria Parigi Bini by ten-round unanimous decision in Italy in July, which brought her the WBA Gold minimumweight title. The WBA's September rankings list her as the leading contender and official challenger. Its preview sets Bormann's distance control and straight combinations against Bounouar's pressure and body work, though that is a pre-fight expectation, not a result.
Valle would be a significant opponent. The WBA's September list shows her as the WBC champion at minimumweight, so a meeting would bring together established champions. Nothing yet says which belts would be at stake, or that both women will still hold their titles by then.
What to watch is the Oct. 31 result. A Bormann win keeps Ruhe's plan alive, and any move toward Valle would need a formal announcement.
- Summary
- Promoter Piergiulio Ruhe wants Sarah Bormann to face Yokasta Valle next if she beats Chaima Bounouar in Karlsruhe on Oct. 31; no fight is signed.
- Key points (one per line)
- Promoter Piergiulio Ruhe named Yokasta Valle as Sarah Bormann's preferred next opponent in an Oct. 29 interview with Boxen1.
Bormann must first get past mandatory challenger Chaima Bounouar at Messe Karlsruhe on Oct. 31.
No date, venue or terms exist for a Bormann-Valle fight.
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- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/boxing/sarah-bormann-promoter-yokasta-valle-target-mandatory-defense/
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