(MAY 24) GIZA, Egypt — Undefeated champion
Mizuki Hiruta successfully defended her WBO world title at the historic Pyramids
of Giza last night, securing a ten-round unanimous decision victory over
challenger Mai Soliman.
With the win, Hiruta successfully defended her WBO Super
Flyweight World Championship title for the seventh consecutive time.
The highly
anticipated matchup was part of the monumental "Glory in Giza" fight card.
In what the media has reported, this
event marked a historic milestone as the first professional boxing world title
fight ever staged at the ancient Egyptian landmark.Hiruta, 114 ¾ lbs, of Tokyo,
Japan, controlled the pace of the bout with her signature speed, and sharp
combination punching.
Though Soliman, 114
lbs, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, landed some good combinations with
some heavy straight right hands in
the eighth round, she overcome Hiruta's defense.
Hiruta's remains undefeated with a 11-0-0 (2 KOs)
boxing record. Mai
Soliman Record is now: 10-2-0 (6 KOs)
Judges' Final Scores: 99-91, 98-92, and 98-92
(Note: Official ringside records corrected initial reports of 92-8, 92-98, and
91-99 to reflect standard ten-point must system tallies.
Hiruta has held the WBO world title since 2022 and added The Ring Magazine's 2025 Female Fighter of the Year
award.
After the fight took place at a post-fight conference, Hiruta said, "Thank you
so much to my team and thank you to my best coach, Manny Robles. I am so happy
but I will keep working hard. I want to be a global superstar, a true king of
this division. Fighting in Egypt was an unbelievable experience. Yes we can, si
se puede!"
There were no other female bouts featured on this event's card. The
historic "Glory in Giza" undercard was built around this singular premier
women's world title matchup, supporting the main event headlined by heavyweight
champion Oleksandr Usyk.
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