Tina Rupprecht is the real deal, having conquered all the major belts in the atomweight division as Undisputed Champion. A report from the night of the triumph with voices and moods.
It’s not easy to keep track of everything. And right, one is missing. One that is particularly important; for the sake of completion. The IBF version of the world championship belt in the atomweight division (up to 46.3 kg). “The Japanese should bring the belt with them,” said SES Boxing’s promoter Ulf Steinforth. It was already well past midnight on Sunday morning, April 6, in the packed press room of the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Brandenburg’s state capital. Because there is still a little space on the table behind the protagonists’ name badges, especially behind that of “Tiny Tina” Rupprecht. The top athlete who achieved something historic in the ring an hour and a half earlier, at least as a German pugilist: Undisputed Championesse.
Rupprecht’s opponent Sumire Yamanaka and manager Masato Yamashita step hesitantly into the room of the waiting press pack. In the manager’s hand is a black suitcase. Inside is the coveted piece, the IBF belt. Suitcase and contents …
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