WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 KOs), WBO/WIBF/WBF female super featherweight champion Ramona Kuehne (18-1, 5 KOs) and their teams spent Thursday with a lengthy stroll around the beautiful southern German city of Offenburg. On Saturday Stieglitz defends against WBO #14 Henry Weber (15-0-1, 3 KOs) and Kuehne faces late sub Renata Dömsödi (7-1, 3 KOs)

Robert Stieglitz: “Because of the cancellation of the Kessler fight, I had a long break. The Magdeburg SES fighter Robert Stieglitz confident: “Due to the cancellation of the Kessler fight I had a long break. All the more why I’m happy to be back in the ring in a packed house. I want to show good boxing! I am the champion and must win. I don’t underestimate Henry Weber but I want to further validate my position as a world champion. What comes after this? We’ll see, proceed step-by-step – but the fight against Mikkel Kessler or the other champions is my big goal in 2012.”

Ramona Kuehne: “The new opponent Renata Dömsödi comes from the same training group as the now injured Agota Ilko. Both are equally strong, have the same preparation, and even exactly the same record. It’s fortunately no big change. I’m just happy to be boxing again!”

 

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La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) anuncia los oficiales que estarán trabajando en los combates de título mundial entre el campeón supermediano Robert Stieglitz ante Henry Weber y la campeona junior ligero Ramona Kuehne frente a Renata Domsodi, que se efectuará este sábado, 14 de enero, en el Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Baden-Wurttenbert, Alemania, en una presentación de Sauerland Event.

El presidente de la OMB, Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, informó que para el combate, en que el ruso Stieglitz (40-2 y 23 nocauts) expone por quinta ocasión su correa de las 168 libras ante el alemán Weber (15-0 y tres nocauts), el árbitro será el belga Andre Van Grootenbruel.

Los jueces que trabajarán en esta reyerta Stieglitz-Weber son puertorriqueño José Roberto Torres, Ingo Barrabas de Alemania, y el húngaro Zoltan Enyedi. El supervisor de la OMB para el encuentro es el húngaro Istvan Kovacs.

Mientras, en el choque por el título femenino de la OMB en las 130 libras, entre la alemana Kuehne (18-1 y cinco nocauts), en su tercera defensa, y la húngara Domsodi (7-1 y tres nocauts), el árbitro será Ingo Barrabas, y los jueces José Roberto Torres, Zoltan Enyedi y Manuel Maritxalar de España. El supervisor de la OMB será Istvan Kovacs.

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Today in his hometown of Magdeburg, Germany, WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz finished the sparring phase of his preparations for his January 14 fight against Henry Weber, the first world title defense of any champion in 2012.

“I’m prepared!” declared Stieglitz. “The fight against Henry Weber is on Saturday next week. For my fifth title defense I had a great number of sparring rounds with, for example, Stjepan Bozic, Christopher Rebrasse and my two stablemates, the light heavyweights Robin Krasniqi and Dennis Simcic. Especially Stjepan Bozic was very useful because he is tough and had a great performance against Henry Weber in their last fight. My trainer Dirk Dzembski found the right motivation program in the last two months after the postponement of the fight against Mikkel Kessler and so eight months without a fight. This year 2012 will be my year. Starting with Weber on January 14th I’m highly motivated to cross my gloves with all the other champs in my division!”

    

 

Photos: Eroll Popova

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