Tina Rupprecht

Tina Rupprecht
Tina Rupprecht
	Rupprecht 2017
Born	Christina Rupprecht; 23 August 1992 (age 32); Augsburg, Germany
Other names	Tiny Tina
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Atomweight ; Mini flyweight ;
Height	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	16
Wins	14
Wins by KO	3
Losses	1
Draws	1

Last updated December 16, 2024

Christina Rupprecht (born 23 August 1992) is a German professional boxer who is the unified WBC, WBO and WBA female atomweight champion. She was previously the WBC female mini-flyweight champion from December 2018 until March 2023. As an amateur she won multiple German national titles.

Amateur career

Two years prior to switching to boxing at the age of 14, Tina Rupprecht had joined her childhood boyfriend in kickboxing lessons.^[1]^[2] Competing for 1. Boxclub Haan Augsburg e.V., she won the 2009 and 2010 German amateur championships for juniors aged under 19 years in paper weight (up to 46 kg).^[3] Rupprecht participated in the 2010 European Youth & Junior Women's Championships, where, in her first tournament bout, she was defeated by the subsequent champion Maja Strömberg by 1:9 points.^[4] 2011 and 2012, she won the German championships in women's light flyweight.^[3] In addition, Rupprecht won the Bavarian championship in 2012, which she was able to repeat in 2013.^[5] After a dispute with the German Boxing Federation (Deutscher Boxsport-Verband),^[6] with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, she switched to professional boxing.^[7]

Professional boxing career

With Rupprecht boxing in a weight class attracting only a small number of boxers, arranging fights with competitors on par is difficult. On 7 December 2013, she won her first professional bout at just 50 seconds into the first round by technical knockout.^[8] She defeated the opponents of her second and third boxing match in the bouts' first rounds as well.^[9]^[10] Winning against Spanish Joana Pastrana in October 2016, Rupprecht obtained the vacant WBC silver miniumweight title.^[11] In May 2017, she won the vacant IBO minimumweight inter-continental championship defeating Venezuelan Luisana Bolívar.^[12] Winning against French Anne Sophie Da Costa on 2 December 2017, Rupprecht obtained the title of WBC interim world champion becoming the mandatory challenger for the world championship.^[13] After reigning champion Momo Koseki retired from boxing in January 2018, Costa Rican Yokasta Valle was named Rupprecht's opponent for the world championship. Tina Rupprecht won the bout taking place in Munich on 16 June 2018 by unanimous decision, becoming WBC world champion.^[14]

Professional boxing record

16 fights	14 wins	1 loss
By knockout	3	0
By decision	11	1
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
16	Win	14–1–1	Eri Matsuda	UD	10	23 Nov 2024	Olympiastützpunkt, Heidelberg, Germany	Retained WBC atomweight title; Won WBA, WBO and inaugural The Ring atomweight titles
15	Win	13–1–1	Fabiana Bytyqi	UD	10	13 Jan 2024	Verti Music Hall, Friedrichshain, Germany	Won WBC atomweight title
14	Loss	12–1–1	Seniesa Estrada	UD	10	25 Mar 2023	Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, U.S.	Lost WBC mini-flyweight title; For WBA and inaugural The Ring mini-flyweight titles
13	Win	12–0–1	Rocio Gaspar	UD	10	10 Dec 2022	Römerhalle, Heilbronn, Germany	Retained WBC mini-flyweight title
12	Win	11–0–1	Katia Gutiérrez	SD	10	24 Jul 2021	Hydro-Tech Eisarena, Königsbrunn, Germany	Retained WBC mini-flyweight title
11	Win	10–0–1	Catalina Diaz	UD	10	21 Dec 2019	Cruise Terminal Altona, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WBC mini-flyweight title
10	Draw	9–0–1	Maricela Quintero	SD	10	6 Apr 2019	Ballhausforum, Unterschleißheim, Germany	Retained WBC mini-flyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Niorkis Carreno	UD	10	15 Dec 2018	Stockschützenhalle, Kühbach, Germany	Retained WBC mini-flyweight title
8	Win	8–0	Yokasta Valle	UD	10	16 Jun 2018	Ballhausforum, Unterschleißheim, Germany	Retained WBC interim mini-flyweight title
7	Win	7–0	Anne-Sophie Da Costa	UD	10	2 Dec 2017	Stockschützenhalle, Kühbach, Germany	Won vacant WBC interim mini-flyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Luisana Bolívar	MD	10	6 May 2017	Hydro-Tech Eisarena, Königsbrunn, Germany	Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental mini-flyweight title
5	Win	5–0	Joana Pastrana	UD	10	7 Oct 2016	Eventcenter, Königsbrunn, Germany	Won vacant WBC Silver mini-flyweight title
4	Win	4–0	Yana Denisova	UD	6	22 May 2016	Antey Sports Palace, Tambov, Russia
3	Win	3–0	Viktorija Mihailova	TKO	1 (4), 1:27	16 Apr 2016	FFC 56, Koblenz, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Ramona Panait	KO	1 (4), 1:19	17 May 2014	Kongress am Park, Augsburg, Germany
1	Win	1–0	Helena Tosnerova	TKO	1 (4), 0:50	7 Dec 2013	Boxclub Haan, Augsburg, Germany

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References

↑ "Interview mit Profiboxerin Tina Rupprecht". SportFrauen. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
↑ "Christina Rupprecht Sportlerin des Jahres 2011". Boxclub Haan at YouTube. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
1 2 "Deutsche Meister seit 1922". Bayerischer Amateur-Box-Verband e.V. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ "2.European Womens Youth Championships - Sangatte, France - October 26-30 2010". Amateur Boxing Results. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ "Bayerische Meister seit 1983". Bayerischer Amateur-Box-Verband e.V. 2013-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ For continuing their support of Rupprecht as a squad athlete, the DBV demanded her to move to the planned training camp for female boxers in Straubing. Rupprecht did not want to leave Augsburg because she had started studying in Augsburg. Deininger, Peter (2013-06-14). "Schlagabtausch mit dem Verband". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ "Zweite Haan Fight Night – Profi Boxen". Sport in Augsburg. 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ Schopf, Andreas (2013-12-09). "Kurzer Prozess". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ Tommybird (2014-05-20). "Fight:1875131". BoxRec . Retrieved 2016-01-21.
↑ Tommybird (2016-04-21). "Fight:2052482". BoxRec . Retrieved 2016-04-23.
↑ "Augsburgerin Tina Rupprecht feiert ihren ersten WM-Gürtel". Augsburger Allgemeine. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
↑ Langner, Wolfgang (2017-05-08). "Rupprecht ganz oben". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2017-05-08.
↑ Langner, Wolfgang (2017-12-04). "Tina Rupprecht und die Stunde der Sieger". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2017-12-04.
↑ "Tina Rupprecht holt sich auf Petkos Fightnight WBC WM Titel". Sport in Augsburg. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

External links

Official site
Boxing record for Tina Rupprecht from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Mayela Perez	WBC Silver mini-flyweight champion 7 October 2016 – 2017 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Fabiana Bytyqi
New title	IBO Inter-Continental mini-flyweight champion 6 May 2017 – 2 December 2017 Won interim title	Vacant
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Eun Young Huh	WBC mini-flyweight champion Interim title 2 December 2017 – 2018 Promoted	Vacant Title next held by Sarah Bormann
Preceded by Momo Koseki Vacated	WBC mini-flyweight champion 2018 – 25 March 2023	Succeeded by Seniesa Estrada
Preceded by Fabiana Bytyqi	WBC atomweight champion 13 January 2024 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Eri Matsuda	WBA atomweight champion 23 November 2024 – present
Preceded by Eri Matsuda	WBO atomweight champion 23 November 2024 – present
Inaugural champion	The Ring atomweight champion 23 November 2024 – present

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[1] "Interview mit Profiboxerin Tina Rupprecht". SportFrauen. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

[2] "Christina Rupprecht Sportlerin des Jahres 2011". Boxclub Haan at YouTube. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[babv-deutsche-meister-3] 1 2 "Deutsche Meister seit 1922". Bayerischer Amateur-Box-Verband e.V. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[4] "2.European Womens Youth Championships - Sangatte, France - October 26-30 2010". Amateur Boxing Results. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[5] "Bayerische Meister seit 1983". Bayerischer Amateur-Box-Verband e.V. 2013-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[6] For continuing their support of Rupprecht as a squad athlete, the DBV demanded her to move to the planned training camp for female boxers in Straubing. Rupprecht did not want to leave Augsburg because she had started studying in Augsburg. Deininger, Peter (2013-06-14). "Schlagabtausch mit dem Verband". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[7] "Zweite Haan Fight Night – Profi Boxen". Sport in Augsburg. 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[8] Schopf, Andreas (2013-12-09). "Kurzer Prozess". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[9] Tommybird (2014-05-20). "Fight:1875131". BoxRec . Retrieved 2016-01-21.

[10] Tommybird (2016-04-21). "Fight:2052482". BoxRec . Retrieved 2016-04-23.

[11] "Augsburgerin Tina Rupprecht feiert ihren ersten WM-Gürtel". Augsburger Allgemeine. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

[12] Langner, Wolfgang (2017-05-08). "Rupprecht ganz oben". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2017-05-08.

[13] Langner, Wolfgang (2017-12-04). "Tina Rupprecht und die Stunde der Sieger". Augsburger Allgemeine . Retrieved 2017-12-04.

[14] "Tina Rupprecht holt sich auf Petkos Fightnight WBC WM Titel". Sport in Augsburg. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

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