(MAR 27) Segolene Lefebvre and
Mehdi Mouhib will face tough challengers when they defend their
World Boxing Federation (WBF) titles at familiar stomping
grounds, headlining a show at the Salle Gayant in home-town
Douai, France on April 12.
In her fourth defense of the WBF
Women's World Super Bantamweight crown, Lefebvre, 11-0 (1), will
square off with Laura Soledad Griffa, 18-2 (1), from Argentina,
and aims to further solidify her standing as one of the very
best in her division.
Coming off her best win to date against another Argentinian in
former WBA and WBO World Champion Yesica Patricia Marcos
(28-1-2) last November, Lefebvre (25) goes in deep again with
Griffa (33) who brings plenty of ambition to her second crack at
world honours.
Putting his WBF Intercontinental Welterweight title on the line
for the first time in the co-feature, 29-year-old undefeated
Mehdi “Coco” Mouhib, 17-0 (11), faces experienced Belgian Steve
Jamoye (27), who enters the fight with a 25-7-2 (5) record.
Like Lefebvre, Mouhib will try to build on the momentum gained
in his previous outing, where he scored his best victory so far
and won the WBF title with an impressive second round stoppage
of then unbeaten Egyptian Abdumonem Said (18-0-1).
Also on the show, promoted by Douai Boxing Club, older brother
of Segolene, Barthelemy Lefebvre, 17-10-1 (4), fights for the
vacant French national Super Welterweight title against Fouad El
Massoudi, 16-11 (2). Five additional bouts will complete the
card.