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Braekhus Wins German Female
Boxer
Of The Year Award, Wegner Defends Title
Cecilia Braekhus (16-0, 4 KOs) has been voted German female
boxer of the year. The First Lady edged Susi Kentikian and
Jessica Balogun to finish first in a poll conducted among
the readers of German “BoxSport” Magazine as well as a panel
of boxing experts.
The WBA/WBC Female Welterweight Champion added the WBO belt
to her ever-growing title collection with a points victory
over Victoria Cisneros in May before clinching spectacular
KO wins over Mikaela Lauren and Eva Halasi later this year.
“I am so happy,” Braekhus said. “This is a huge honor and I
am so grateful for the support of the fans in Germany. This
award really means a lot to me. This is one of the nicest
Christmas presents I have ever received.”
Braekhus´ coach Ulli Wegner also has a reason to celebrate
as he was voted German coach of the year for the eighth
straight time, sharing the first place with Fritz Sdunek.
While Wegner received the most votes from the fans, Sdunek
finished first among the expert panel. As a result, Wegner
and Sdunek shared the award. “That is great news and I feel
honored,” Wegner said. “The support of the German boxing
fans makes me very proud and I hope to pay back their
confidence with many great fights in 2011.” In the men´s
category, Vitali Klitschko finished first ahead of Wladimir
and Marco Huck.
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