Delfine Persoon: record, next fight and profile →
Last month, Caroline Veyre outpointed Delfine Persoon to capture a junior lightweight belt, the outcome of a long time in boxing. “I can’t wait to see what the future holds now,” she said.
Caroline Veyre is now the WBC women’s junior lightweight titleholder. The first career title win for the former amateur standout, however, was not pretty to watch.
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Sardius Simmons opened the four-fight DAZN show with a six-round unanimous decision win over Jonathan Lee Rice.
Caroline Veyre has 42 fewer professional bouts than upcoming foe Delfine Persoon's 53, but as she tells BoxingScene, “Experience isn’t just about the pro record.”
Also moving back is a junior lightweight title fight in the co-feature between Caroline Veyre and former lightweight titleholder Delfine Persoon for the vacant WBC belt.
The vacant WBC junior lightweight title fight between Caroline Veyre and Delfine Persoon is now official for January 22, according to Veyre’s social media account.
Caroline Veyre has some big plans, writes Lucas Ketelle.
Natasha Jonas is the latest in a long line of boxers still trying to make history as they enter their forties...
It was always going to be a tough act to follow: Wembley Stadium, 90-something-thousand fans, a heavyweight upset, a stunning one-punch finish. And yet, one week after Daniel Dubois came of age against Anthony Joshua, boxing fans were treated to three female fights in the space of 24 hours, all of which did their bit, in terms of both controversy and action, to continue the sport’s recent run of compelling storylines.
Junior lightweight undisputed champion Alycia Baumgardner’s return to the ring ended in a disappointing no-contest after a head clash in her bout against Delfine Persoon at Lux Studio in Atlanta.