Tina Rupprecht defeated Eri Matsuda to become the unified minimum lightweight champion on Saturday at Olympiastuetzpunkt in Heildelberg, Germany, with scores of 97-92, 96-93 and 96-93.

The German held the WBC crown and, defeating the Japanese, took the World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBO belts, winning three belts in this category.

Rupprecht held the baton in the fight and was quite insightful in attacking his opponent, who had a great style and great technique like the Asian. However, she was able to surprise her and combine good punches during the fight to gain an advantage in the scorecards and win by a relatively comfortable decision.

With the victory, the fresh unified champion left her record at 14 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw and 3 knockouts, while Matsuda left the balance at 7 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and 1 knockout.

Lauren Price will defend her World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title on December 14 against Bexcy Mateus at the Exhibition Center in Liverpool, UK.

On Wednesday, the promoter made the official announcement of this fight, an evening during which several crucial fights will take place and several characters will be in the ring.

Price will make the first defense of her crown, which she won on May 11 last year, defeating Jessica McCaskill in the ninth round by technical decision. The fight had to be stopped due to her opponent being cut after an accidental headbutt and the Briton was on top by the end of the fight.

Mateus is Colombian and 29 years aged. She is undefeated and has a huge chance for a career that will not be basic, but she intends to take advantage of it. The fighter from Bogota will fight for the first time outside the country, which means a massive challenge, but she is supported by her striking power and aggressive style.

Price arrives with a record of 7 wins, no losses and 1 knockout, while Mateus has 7 wins, no losses and 6 knockouts.

World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Eri Matsuda will face Tina Rupprecht in a triple crown unification fight this Saturday at the Olympiastuetzpunkt Stadium in Heidelberg, Germany.

Matsuda’s WBO belt and the IBF belt, owned by Rupprecht, will also be at stake in the fight. The winner will inevitably be the best in a division that has become increasingly competitive over the years.

It will be a hard challenge for the Japanese fighter, as it will be her first defense of the black and gold crown, as well as her first fight outside her home country, which is a challenge for any fighter’s career.

In her last fight, Matsuda, 30, defeated Yuko Kuroki to take the pioneering promotion’s 102-pound crown in a brilliant performance that shocked the boxing world.

She will now face Rupprecht, a long-time minimum delicate champion in the past who lost her world crown to Seniesa Estrada in 2023. After this defeat, she decided to move down to a lower category and was crowned by defeating Fabiana Bytyqi in January this year, so this fight will mark consolidation in this fresh category.

Matsuda has 7 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 knockout, while Rupprecht has 13 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw and 3 knockouts.