The bout between Rosalinda Rodriguez and Amy Naert has been confirmed, among other matchups, for the Alycia Baumgardner vs Delfine Persoon undercard. The fight card, billed as “Hit Like a Girl, Fight Like a Champion”, takes place at Lux Stage at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, GA on September 27. The pair battles it out for WBC International title at super bantamweight.
Unbeaten Rosalinda Rodriguez (13-0, 3 KOs) goes through the ropes as a pro boxer for the first time since October 2021, when she stopped Elizabeth Tuani in the second round. In her previous outing overall in March at BKFC Miami, the 37-year-old eliminated Monica Franco in two rounds. The Pompano Beach, Florida native made her bare knuckle boxing debut last August, scoring a unanimous decision against Maia Kahaunaele.
Amy Naert (10-3, 3 KOs) got her two-fight winning streak snapped last December, when she dropped a unanimous decision against Svitlana Vasylevska. Earlier in 2023, Belgium’s 36-year-old eliminated Nana Dokadze in three rounds and earned a UD against Snezana Siljkovic.
Also confirmed for the Baumgardner vs Persoon undercard, a featherweight bout between Nicole Schafer (3-0-1, 3 KOs) of Germany and Mariya Agapova of Kazakhstan. Philadelphia’s Natalie Dove (3-0) and Sydney Smith (1-2) of Bridgewater, Virginia square off at bantamweight.
As well, local Stephanie Simon (16-3, 5 KOs) faces Claudia Zamora of Miami at welterweight. In another matchup at bantamweight, Issabel Vasquez (10-10) of Orlando takes on Crystal Van Wyk (1-1) of South Africa.
Plus, Samantha Ginithan (12-0, 3 KOs) of Las Cruces, New Mexico meets Poland’s Martyna Krol (1-5) at lightweight. Yvonne Flores (4-4) of El Paso, Texas and Katharina Lehner (0-1) of Germany go head-to-head at welterweight. The event opener pits Agustina Vazquez (3-2-2) of Argentina against Sabrina Persona (3-2, 1 KOs) of San Diego at minimumweight.
In the main event, Alycia Baumgardner (15-1, 7 KOs) defends her WBC super featherweight title against Delfine Persoon (49-3, 19 KOs). The contest features the former undisputed 130 lbs champion of Fremont, Ohio versus the former lightweight champion of Belgium.