Maria Lindberg
Born (1977-03-30) 30 March 1977
Malmö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights32
Wins20
Wins by KO10
Losses9
Draws2
No contests1

Maria Camilla Lindberg (born 30 March 1977) is a Swedish professional boxer who has held the WIBF light-middleweight title since 2009. She previously held the WIBA light-middleweight title from 2010 to 2014 and has challenged for multiple world titles, including the WBO female middleweight title in 2011 and April 2021; the unified WBC and WBO female middleweight titles in 2017; and the WBC and IBF female light-middleweight titles in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Professional career

After suffering a brain hemorrhage in an amateur bout in 1999, Lindberg received a life-time ban from boxing by the Swedish Boxing Federation.[2] Unable to acquire a boxing license in Sweden, she moved to the US and began training at the Gleason's Gym in New York City. Lindberg made her professional debut on 1 July 2003, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Katherin Pugh at the Omni New Daisy Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.[3] Following her second fight–a draw against Ann Saccurato in May 2004–Lindberg was suspended by the American Association of Boxing Commissions and the European Boxing Union due to the brain injury she suffered in 1999. After four years out of the ring, she passed medical tests for the Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer (BDB) and received a license to box in Germany, making her return to the ring on 28 November 2008, scoring a majority decision (MD) victory against Pia Porter at the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg.[4]

In her next fight she fought for her first world title, facing Conjestina Achieng for the vacant WIBF middleweight title on 8 May 2009, at the Royal Event Center in Berlin. The bout ended in a split draw, with one judge scoring the bout 97–96 in favour of Lindberg, the second judge scoring it 97–95 for Achieng, while the third judge scored it even at 95–95, leaving the WIBF title vacant.[5][6]

Lindberg moved down a weight class for her next fight, defeating Sara Davis via ten-round UD to capture the vacant WIBF light-middleweight on 19 September, at the Dampfnudel Arena in Rülzheim, Germany, with the judges scorecards reading 100–92, 99–91 and 98–92.[7]

After successfully defending her title with a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Michaela Dragan in July 2010,[8] Lindberg defeated Diane Schwachhofer via UD on 20 November, capturing the vacant WIBA light-middleweight title in Aachen, Germany.[9]

She moved up in weight for her next fight, challenging WBO and WBF female middleweight champion Christina Hammer on 27 May 2011, at the Zlatopramen Arena in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. Lindberg suffered the first defeat of her career, losing via UD.[10][11]

Following three victories in non-title fights, she successfully defended her WIBA and WIBF titles with a third-round TKO against Edita Karabeg in May 2014,[12] before making a defence against Mirjana Vujic on 1 November at the Aktionshalle Offerta in Karlsruhe, with the vacant GBU female title also on the line. The fight was initially ruled a no contest after the referee determined that Vujic was knocked out by an accidental clash of heads.[13] However, upon review, the BDB changed the result to a TKO, awarding Lindberg her third world title.[14] The pair had an immediate rematch on 13 December, with Lindberg emerging victorious with a fourth-round TKO.[15]

After five more fights, with four wins and one no contest, she faced Christina Hammer in a rematch of their 2011 contest. The bout took place on 1 April 2017, at the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany, with Hammer's unified WBC and WBO female middleweight titles on the line. Lindberg suffered the second defeat of her career, losing via UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[16]

She suffered another defeat in her next fight, losing via UD against Inna Sagaydakovskaya for the vacant WBC Silver female light-middleweight title on 29 September, at the Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla in Bilbao, Spain. The judges scorecards read 97–92, 97–92, and 96–93.[17]

Her next fight was a successful defence of her WIBF and GBU female titles in March 2018, scoring a third-round stoppage against Lela Terashvili,[18] before challenging Ewa Piątkowska for the WBC female light-middleweight title. The bout took place on 25 May at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. Lindberg was unsuccessful in her third attempt at a major world title, losing via MD. Two judges scored the bout 96–94 while the third judge scored it 95–95.[19]

After a UD victory against Mariam Tatunashvili in a non-title fight in April 2019, Lindberg challenged Marie-Eve Dicaire for the IBF female light-middleweight title on 28 June at the Montreal Casino in Canada. Lindberg suffered the fifth defeat of her career, losing via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 99–91, and 98–92.[20]

Following a TKO victory in a rematch against Edita Karabeg in August,[21] Lindberg moved up to the super-middleweight division to challenge WIBA and WBF female champion Ema Kozin, with the vacant WIBF, GBU, and IBA female titles also on the line. The bout took place on 6 October at the Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In what some media outlets viewed as a controversial decision, Lindberg suffered her sixth career defeat, losing via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 98–94, 96–94, and 96–94.[22][23][24]

On 8 April 2021, it was announced that Lindberg would face WBO female middleweight champion Savannah Marshall on 10 April, at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. Lindberg was brought in as a late replacement after Marshall's original opponent, Femke Hermans, was forced to withdraw after a member of her team tested positive for COVID-19.[25] On the night, Lindberg was knocked to the canvas in the second round after Marshall landed a right hand. She managed to make it back to her feet before the referee's count of ten to see out the remainder of the round. She was knocked down for a second time in the third round, again by a right hand, but failed to beat the count. It was Lindberg's only ever knockout (KO) defeat.[26]

Professional boxing record

32 fights 20 wins 9 losses
By knockout 10 2
By decision 10 7
Draws 2
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 20–9–2 (1) Belgium Femke Hermans RTD 1 (10), 3:00 17 Jun 2023 Belgium Alfasun Indoor Arena, Roosdaal, Belgium For IBO female super welterweight title
31 Win 20–8–2 (1) Croatia Katarina Vistica UD 6 17 Sep 2022 Germany Sporthalle, Dorf Mecklenburg, Germany
30 Loss 19–8–2 (1) United Kingdom Hannah Rankin UD 10 5 Nov 2021 United Kingdom Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England For vacant WBA and IBO super welterweight titles
29 Loss 19–7–2 (1) United Kingdom Savannah Marshall KO 3 (10), 1:11 10 Apr 2021 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England For WBO female middleweight title
28 Win 19–6–2 (1) Georgia (country) Mariam Tatunashvili UD 10 18 Apr 2015 Germany Congress Centrum, Oberhausen, Germany
27 Loss 18–6–2 (1) Slovenia Ema Kozin UD 10 6 Oct 2019 Slovenia Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia For WIBA, WBF female, and vacant WIBF and GBU female super-middleweight titles
26 Win 18–5–2 (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina Edita Karabeg TKO 2 (6), 0:45 10 Aug 2019 Czech Republic Marina Frapa Resort, Rogoznica, Czech Republic
25 Loss 17–5–2 (1) Canada Marie-Eve Dicaire UD 10 28 Jun 2019 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For IBF female light-middleweight title
24 Win 17–4–2 (1) Georgia (country) Mariam Tatunashvili UD 6 13 Apr 2019 Germany Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
23 Loss 16–4–2 (1) Poland Ewa Piątkowska MD 10 25 May 2018 Poland PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland For WBC female light-middleweight title
22 Win 16–3–2 (1) Georgia (country) Lela Terashvili RTD 3 (10), 2:00 3 Mar 2018 Germany Ufgauhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany Retained WIBF and GBU female light-middleweight titles
21 Loss 15–3–2 (1) Russia Inna Sagaydakovskaya UD 10 29 Sep 2017 Spain Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain For vacant WBC Silver female light-middleweight title
20 Loss 15–2–2 (1) Germany Christina Hammer UD 10 1 Apr 2017 Germany Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany For WBC and WBO female middleweight titles
19 Win 15–1–2 (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina Selma Music KO 2 (6), 1:03 4 Dec 2016 Germany Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany
18 Win 14–1–2 (1) Hungary Timea Belik TKO 3 (6), 0:58 20 Mar 2016 Germany Delphi Showpalast, Hamburg, Germany
17 Win 13–1–2 (1) Hungary Melinda Lázár UD 6 26 Feb 2016 Denmark Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark
16 NC 12–1–2 (1) Hungary Melinda Lázár NC 3 (6), 2:09 25 Jul 2015 Germany Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany Fight stopped after Lázár was cut from an accidental head clash
15 Win 12–1–2 Georgia (country) Elene Sikmashvili TKO 2 (6), 1:20 30 May 2015 Germany Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany
14 Win 11–1–2 Serbia Mirjana Vujic TKO 4 (10), 1:59 13 Dec 2014 Germany Zirkuszelt Messplatz, Karlsruhe, Germany Retained WIBA, WIBF, and GBU female light-middleweight titles
13 Win 10–1–2 Serbia Mirjana Vujic TKO 1 (10), 1:16 1 Nov 2014 Germany Aktionshalle Offerta, Karlsruhe, Germany Retained WIBA and WIBF light-middleweight titles;
Won vacant GBU female light-middleweight title;
Originally ruled a NC, result later changed after incorrect referee decision
12 Win 9–1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edita Karabeg TKO 3 (10), 1:43 10 May 2014 Germany Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany Retained WIBA and WIBF light-middleweight titles
11 Win 8–1–2 Romania Floarea Lihet UD 6 12 Oct 2012 Germany Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
10 Win 7–1–2 Bulgaria Borislava Goranova TKO 2 (6), 1:55 7 Sep 2012 Germany Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany
9 Win 6–1–2 Hungary Diana Kiss UD 6 11 Feb 2012 Germany Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany
8 Loss 5–1–2 Germany Christina Hammer UD 10 27 May 2011 Czech Republic Zlatopramen Arena, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic For WBO and WBF female middleweight titles
7 Win 5–0–2 Belgium Diane Schwachhofer UD 10 20 Nov 2010 Germany Aachen, Germany Won vacant WIBA light-middleweight title
6 Win 4–0–2 Romania Michaela Dragan TKO 3 (10), 1:50 17 Jul 2010 Germany Rheintalhalle, Waghäusel, Germany Retained WIBF light-middleweight title
5 Win 3–0–2 United Kingdom Sara Davis UD 10 19 Sep 2009 Germany Dampfnudel Arena, Rülzheim, Germany Won vacant WIBF light-middleweight title
4 Draw 2–0–2 Kenya Conjestina Achieng SD 10 8 May 2009 Germany Royal Event Center, Berlin, Germany For vacant WIBF middleweight title
3 Win 2–0–1 Germany Pia Porter MD 6 28 Nov 2008 Germany Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
2 Draw 1–0–1 United States Ann Saccurato PTS 4 30 May 2004 United States DC Tunnel, Washington, DC, US
1 Win 1–0 United States Katherin Pugh UD 4 1 Jul 2003 United States Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, US

References

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  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Maria Lindberg vs. Katherin Pugh". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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  5. ↑ Ochieng, Erick (7 June 2009). "Victory denied to Kenyan boxers?". The Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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