(JUNE 28) Esther Schouten and Bettina Völker will be fighting for the vacant WIBF Bantamweight title at the SES boxing card at Langenhagen, Germany on Friday, July 3rd in the co-main event. This will be a rematch for the two.

In their first bout, in January of  2001, Völker was thrown in at the deep end in her professional debut. Schouten, then 4-1-0, won by a first round TKO.  Schouten, who is under contract with Spotlight boxing, is also the favourite to win the second encounter with the semi professional pioneer of women's boxing in Germany.

Volker manages a full time secretarial job, in addition to her boxing career, which limits her time in the gym to evenings, week-ends and vacations. However, Völker displays a lot of heart in the ring, which she proved against strong opponents like Simona Galassi and Hagar Shmoulefeld. In her last fight, Volker won the WIBF European super bantamweight title against Corina Carlescu.

Whether heart and fighting spirit is enough against a more experienced, well-skilled Schouten, will be answered in Langenhagen next Friday.

The main event will feature Natascha Ragosina vs. Laura Ramsey of the United States.