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 faces Claudia Zamora of Miami at welterweight. In another matchup at bantamweight, Issabel Vasquez of Orlando takes on Crystal Van Wyk of South Africa.
Plus, Samantha Ginithan of Las Cruces, New Mexico meets Poland’s Martyna Krol at lightweight. Yvonne Flores of El Paso, Texas and Katharina Lehner 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.