(MAY 13) Current French national
Light Welterweight Champion Farida El Hadrati, 4-0 (3), is set
to take her career to the next level when she fights for the
vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens International title
on Sunday May 18 in her hometown Clermont-Ferrand.
Her opponent will be 21-year-old former European
title-challenger Kremena Petkova, 10-10-1 (1), from Bulgaria,
who very recently (on April 26) fought well in a losing effort
against Ewa Brodnicka (L10) in Poland for the WBF
Intercontinental crown.
Farida El Hadrati (32) turned professional in December 2012
after a very accomplished amateur career that saw her win two
French national championships, two European Union championships
and silver at the 2009 European championships.
In her pro debut she stopped experienced Hungarian Zsofia Bedo
in three rounds, getting off to an excellent start, but she only
saw action twice in 2013 decisioning Serbian Suzana Radovanovic
in January, and stopping Klaudia Szymczak from Poland in three
last May.
In only her fourth pro bout, this past March, she impressively
stopped Cindy Bonhiver in two rounds to lift the vacant French
title, and now she is ready to keep the momentum going by vying
for the WBF International title seven weeks later.
While El Hadrati has by far the better amateur credentials of
the two, Kremena Petkova is much more experienced in the paid
ranks and have fought much stiffer opposition. It is an
often-used cliché, but never the less true that she is traveling
to France unimpressed with the task at hand.
Besides losing on points to Nicole Boss for the European title
last year, and Brodnicka for the WBF Intercontinental a few
weeks ago, she has also fought notables such as Klara Svensson,
Ornella Domini and current WBF World Lightweight Champion
Delfine Persoon.
The El Hadrati vs. Petkova WBF Womens International Light
Welterweight title fight on May 18 in Clermont-Ferrand, France,
is promoted by ASM Boxe.
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