Katharina Thanderz
Katharina Thanderz (born 29 July 1988) is a Norwegian professional boxer. She held the WBC interim female super-featherweight title from 2019 until vacating in November 2020 to challenge for the full WBC title.
Katharina Thanderz | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Reach | 67 1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Born | Oslo, Norway | 29 July 1988
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 14 |
Wins | 13 |
Wins by KO | 2 |
Losses | 1 |
Professional career
Thanderz began her professional sporting career as a kickboxer, a sport she began at the age of ten. After 18 years in the sport,[2] she made her professional boxing debut on 27 May 2016, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Angela Cannizzaro at the Polideportivo Jose Caballero in Alcobendas, Spain.[3] In her first fight in her natal Norway, she defeated Maria Semertzoglou for the vacant European super-featherweight title on 21 October 2017.[4] She claimed a majority decision (MD) victory over undefeated Rachel Ball on 2 March 2019 after overcoming a broken hand suffered in the fourth round. This moved her to 11–0 in her pro career.[5] She competed at the 2019 European Games in Belarus in June.[5]
Professional boxing record
14 fights | 13 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 11 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | Loss | 13–1 | Terri Harper | TKO | 9 (10), 1:12 | 14 Nov 2020 | The SSE Arena, London, England | For WBC and IBO female super-featherweight titles |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Danila Ramos | SD | 10 | 16 Nov 2019 | Ekeberghallen, Oslo, Norway | Won vacant WBC interim female super-featherweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Monica Gentili | UD | 8 | 17 Aug 2019 | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Rachel Ball | MD | 8 | 2 Mar 2019 | Sør Amfi, Arendal, Norway | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Tamara Nunez | SD | 8 | 29 Jun 2018 | Pabellon Camila Cano, La Nucia, Spain | Won vacant European female lightweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Bojana Libiszewska | UD | 6 | 19 May 2018 | Pabellon Esperanza Lag, Elche, Spain | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Valgerdur Gudstensdottir | UD | 8 | 10 Mar 2018 | X Meeting Point, Oslo, Norway | Won vacant WBC International female lightweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Maria Semertzoglou | UD | 10 | 21 Oct 2017 | Skien Fritidspark, Skien, Norway | Won vacant European super-featherweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Karina Kopinska | UD | 6 | 14 Jul 2017 | Palacio de los Deportes, Benidorm, Spain | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Mirabela Calugareanu | TKO | 2 (4), 1:04 | 26 May 2017 | Pabellon Municipal, Sedaví, Spain | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Mirabela Calugareanu | TKO | 2 (6), 2:59 | 18 Feb 2017 | Polideportivo Margarita Ramos, León, Spain | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Azahara Sanchez | PTS | 4 | 26 Nov 2016 | Pabellón Raúl Mesa, Benidorm, Spain | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Jessica Sanchez | PTS | 4 | 23 Jul 2016 | Palacio de los Deportes, Benidorm, Spain | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Angela Cannizzaro | UD | 4 | 27 May 2016 | Polideportivo Jose Caballero, Alcobendas, Spain |
Personal life
She was born to a Norwegian mother and a Spanish father in Oslo, where she spent the first seven years of her life.[6] She moved with her family to Altea, Spain, where she still lives and trains.[2]
References
- "Boxing record for Katharina Thanderz". BoxRec.
- Carrera, Álvaro (20 October 2017). "Katharina Thanderz, de Altea a Noruega para reinar en Europa" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Katharina Thanderz vs. Angela Cannizzaro". boxrec.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Katharina Thanderz" (in Norwegian). Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Katharina Thanderz added to Feigenbutz – Nunez undercard". boxing247.com. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- Opsahl, Per (21 October 2017). "Katharina (29) bokser om EM-tittel i kveld" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
External links
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Angélique Duchemin |
European female super-featherweight champion 21 October 2017 – February 2018 |
Vacant Title next held by Elhem Mekhaled | ||
Vacant Title last held by Ikram Kerwat |
WBC International female super-featherweight champion 10 March 2018 – March 2019 |
Vacant Title next held by Terri Harper | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Elhem Mekhaled |
WBC female super-featherweight champion Interim title 16 November 2019 – 14 November 2020 Fought for full title |
Vacant |