Eri Matsuda to fight in triple title unification bout!
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Over the last few days the WBA updated their title fight schedule, and whilst some of the bouts were well known, one that slipped under the radar, but could end up being one of the best of the bunch, was a 3-title unification bout, set to be held on November 23rd in Heidelberg, Germany.
The bout in question, if the image above didn't give it away, is a WBA/WBC/WBO Atomweight, or Light Minimumweight, unification bout between Japan's Eri Matsuda (7-1-1, 1) [松田恵里] and Germany's Christina Rupprecht (13-1-1, 3).
The bout will see Matsuda risking her WBO and WBA titles against Rupprecht, the current WBC queen, in what should be a great match up pitting two highly skilled and capable women against each other as the Atomweight division, which is 102lbs, gets a huge step towards having an undisputed champion.
Within just 9 fights Matsuda has unified the WBO and WBA titles won the OPBF Atomweight title, twice, as well as the WBA and WBO titles, and her only set backs have been in hotly contested bouts for the IBF title, with a draw in 2021 against Saemi Hanagata and a narrow loss in 2022 to Ayaka Miyao. She has now won 3 in a row since her only loss.
As for Rupprecht, the German is a former WBC Minimumweight champion who has scored notable wins over Joana Pastrana, Anne Sophia Da Costa, Yokasta Valle and Katia Gutierrez at 105lbs. She lost last year, to the sensational Seniesa Estrada, but has bounced back by dropping to 102lbs and claiming her second WBC world title.
With the winner of this set to hold 3 of the 4 titles, it's fair to say they will have eyes on also adding the IBF title, currently held by Japanese fighter Sumire Yamanaka (8-0, 3) [山中菫], who won the belt back in January and is yet to make her first defense.
The bout in question, if the image above didn't give it away, is a WBA/WBC/WBO Atomweight, or Light Minimumweight, unification bout between Japan's Eri Matsuda (7-1-1, 1) [松田恵里] and Germany's Christina Rupprecht (13-1-1, 3).
The bout will see Matsuda risking her WBO and WBA titles against Rupprecht, the current WBC queen, in what should be a great match up pitting two highly skilled and capable women against each other as the Atomweight division, which is 102lbs, gets a huge step towards having an undisputed champion.
Within just 9 fights Matsuda has unified the WBO and WBA titles won the OPBF Atomweight title, twice, as well as the WBA and WBO titles, and her only set backs have been in hotly contested bouts for the IBF title, with a draw in 2021 against Saemi Hanagata and a narrow loss in 2022 to Ayaka Miyao. She has now won 3 in a row since her only loss.
As for Rupprecht, the German is a former WBC Minimumweight champion who has scored notable wins over Joana Pastrana, Anne Sophia Da Costa, Yokasta Valle and Katia Gutierrez at 105lbs. She lost last year, to the sensational Seniesa Estrada, but has bounced back by dropping to 102lbs and claiming her second WBC world title.
With the winner of this set to hold 3 of the 4 titles, it's fair to say they will have eyes on also adding the IBF title, currently held by Japanese fighter Sumire Yamanaka (8-0, 3) [山中菫], who won the belt back in January and is yet to make her first defense.