Katharina Thanderz
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Katharina Thanderz (born 29 July 1988) is a Norwegian professional boxer who has held the WBC interim female super-featherweight World title and the European female super-featherweight title.
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, 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.
In her first fight in her native Norway, she defeated Maria Semertzoglou for the vacant European super-featherweight title on 21 October 2017.
On 10 March 2018, Thanderz defeated unbeaten Icelandic boxer Valgerdur Gudsteinsdottir by unanimous decision at X Meeting Point in Oslo to win the vacant WBC female lightweight International title.
Thanderz claimed the vacant interim WBC female super-featherweight title with a split decision win over Danila Ramos at Ekeberg Hall in Oslo on 16 December 2019.
In her next fight she challenged WBC and IBO female super-featherweight champion Terri Harper on 14 November 2020, suffering a ninth-round stoppage defeat at Wembley Arena in London, England.
After moving back up in weight divisions and securing three points wins, Thanderz returned to Wembley Arena to face Rhiannon Dixon for the vacant European lightweight title on September 30, 2023. She lost by unanimous decision with all three judges giving the fight to the English boxer by 100–90.
Personal life
Thanderz was born to a Norwegian mother and a Spanish father in Oslo, Norway, where she spent the first seven years of her life. She moved with her family to Altea, Spain, where she still lives and trains.
Professional boxing record
| 18 fights | 16 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | United Kingdom Rhiannon Dixon | UD | 10 | 30 September 2023 | United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England | For the vacant European female lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Romania Ioana Fecioru | PTS | 8 | 24 March 2023 | United Kingdom Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Hungary Edina Kiss | PTS | 8 | 2 December 2022 | United Kingdom Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Czech Republic Tereza Dvorakova | PTS | 6 | 13 May 2022 | United Kingdom Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, England | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | United Kingdom Terri Harper | TKO | 9 (10), 1:12 | 14 Nov 2020 | United Kingdom The SSE Arena, London, England | For WBC and IBO female super-featherweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Brazil Danila Ramos | SD | 10 | 16 Nov 2019 | Norway Ekeberghallen, Oslo, Norway | Won vacant WBC interim female super-featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Italy Monica Gentili | UD | 8 | 17 Aug 2019 | Germany Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | United Kingdom Rachel Ball | MD | 8 | 2 Mar 2019 | Norway Sør Amfi, Arendal, Norway | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Argentina Tamara Nunez | SD | 8 | 29 Jun 2018 | Spain Pabellon Camila Cano, La Nucia, Spain | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Poland Bojana Libiszewska | UD | 6 | 19 May 2018 | Spain Pabellon Esperanza Lag, Elche, Spain | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Iceland Valgerdur Gudstensdottir | UD | 8 | 10 Mar 2018 | Norway X Meeting Point, Oslo, Norway | Won vacant WBC International female lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Greece Maria Semertzoglou | UD | 10 | 21 Oct 2017 | Norway Skien Fritidspark, Skien, Norway | Won vacant European super-featherweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Poland Karina Kopinska | UD | 6 | 14 Jul 2017 | Spain Palacio de los Deportes, Benidorm, Spain | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Romania Mirabela Calugareanu | TKO | 2 (4), 1:04 | 26 May 2017 | Spain Pabellon Municipal, Sedaví, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Romania Mirabela Calugareanu | TKO | 2 (6), 2:59 | 18 Feb 2017 | Spain Polideportivo Margarita Ramos, León, Spain | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Spain Azahara Sanchez | PTS | 4 | 26 Nov 2016 | Spain Pabellón Raúl Mesa, Benidorm, Spain | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Spain Jessica Sanchez | PTS | 4 | 23 Jul 2016 | Spain Palacio de los Deportes, Benidorm, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Italy Angela Cannizzaro | UD | 4 | 27 May 2016 | Spain Polideportivo Jose Caballero, Alcobendas, Spain |
External links
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||
| VacantTitle last held byAngélique Duchemin | European female super-featherweight champion 21 October 2017 – February 2018 | VacantTitle next held byElhem Mekhaled |
| VacantTitle last held byIkram Kerwat | WBC International female super-featherweight champion 10 March 2018 – March 2019 | VacantTitle next held byTerri Harper |
| World boxing titles | ||
| VacantTitle last held byElhem Mekhaled | WBC female super-featherweight champion Interim title 16 November 2019 – 14 November 2020 Fought for full title | Vacant |