(NOV 14) Zita Zatyko, 14-0-1 (10), is the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) Women’s World Super Middleweight Champion after a close and competitive fight for the vacant crown against compatriot and great local rival Diana Kiss on Saturday November 12 in Szekszard, Hungary.

On a big show promoted by Profibox Promotion at the City Sportshall, Zatyko got the edge by scores of 96-94 twice, and 97-93. This was their fourth encounter, and while Zatyko is now up 3-0-1 against Kiss, all were even and entertaining bouts.

This time Kiss, now 7-5-1 (6), got off to a good start, and won the first round by being busier, as Zatyko seemed to be seizing up her opponent. The second round was more of the same, before Zatyko started to get into her rhythm in round three and slowly began to take over by using her longer reach.

At the halfway point, Zatyko was ahead by one point on all three judges’ cards, and in many of the remaining rounds it would remain hard to separate the two. Kiss was able to keep the fight close at all times by being smoother than former Kickboxer Zatyko, but in the end the unanimous decision was right on the money.

After winning her first world championship Zatyko issued a challenge to WBF Women’s Heavyweight World Champion, and fellow unbeaten, Natascha Ragosina, 22-0 (13), from Russia, proclaiming her willingness to fight Ragosina anywhere, any time and at whatever weight from Super Middle to Heavyweight.

A Ragosina vs. Zatyko clash would truly be a female super-fight, and these two are probably the only real remaining threats to each other in Europe at the moment.