Nina Meinke is facing the most important fight of her career. On Saturday, she will fight Daniela Bermudez for the IBF featherweight world title in Hamburg.
Only a few days to go until the fight of a lifetime: the next edition of the boxing event “Hamburg boxt” will take place in Hamburg’s sports hall next Saturday. The special highlight of the evening is the women’s featherweight world championship fight according to the IBF version. Nina Meinke (18-3, 4 knockouts) will face the experienced Argentinian Daniela Bermudez (32-4-3, 12 knockouts). The “Hamburg boxt” fight night will be broadcast live on DAZN, which will stream the entire event free of charge for its subscribers in the D-A-CH region from 4 pm.
Nina Meinke is ready for the World Championships
Nina Meinke, who will be competing for the world title, looks back on intensive months of preparation. “I’m very happy to have finally arrived in Hamburg. My preparation went very well and I feel physically and mentally strong,” she says confidently.
At the final press conference, the 30-year-old Berliner could hardly wait to get into the ring on Saturday. She was particularly pleased with the agreement that the fight would be held over twelve times three minutes, which is a rarity in women’s boxing to date. Meinke emphasizes: “I fully support equal rights in women’s sport and had no doubts that we would agree on this fight time.
Meinke meets experienced Daniela Bermudez
Her opponent Daniela Bermudez is an experienced and strong boxer who is also in top form. The 35-year-old, who is already a mother, said: “I’m very proud to be fighting for the world championship again. I am in top form and will give everything to return to Argentina with the belt.” The Argentinian was positive about Hamburg and her opponent: “I love this wonderful city and the spectators will see a great sporting fight on Saturday evening.”
Both boxers emphasize their mutual respect and anticipation of the sporting duel. Meinke emphasizes that Bermudez seems very focused and serious, while Bermudez thanks Meinke for the warm welcome in Hamburg.
DAZN broadcasts live
In addition to Nina Meinke’s exciting world championship fight, the “Hamburg boxt” event offers further highlights. Peter Kadiru, IBF Intercontinental Champion, will defend his belt and German champion Viktor Jurk is aiming for a successful title defense. The boxing night will be broadcast by DAZN with commentator Tobias Drews and reporters Rene Hirschmann and Andreas Rapp. There will also be interviews and insights behind the scenes.
The broadcast is part of a cross-promotion with the pay-per-view event of the heavyweight world championship between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. This will present “Hamburg boxt” to a wide audience and further increase interest in the fights in Hamburg.
Nina Meinke – a decisive moment in her career
In Hamburg, Meinke wants to make amends for her failed world championship fight against Amanda Serrano. The duel with Daniela Bermudez – who boxed against Serrano in 2021 and lost – could be the highlight of Nina Meinke’s career for the time being. With intensive preparation and the support of her fans behind her, she wants to leave the ring as world champion on Saturday.
Text: Andreas Ohlberger