Katharina Thanderz

Thanderz began her professional sporting career as a kickboxer, a sport she began at the age of ten. After 18 years in the sport,{{cite news|url=https://as.com/masdeporte/2017/10/19/polideportivo/1508441702_492337.html|title=Katharina Thanderz, de Altea a Noruega para reinar en Europa|publisher=Diario AS|first=Álvaro|last=Carrera|date=October 20, 2017|accessdate=20 February 2020|language=Spanish}} she made her professional boxing debut on 27 May 2016, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Angela Cannizzaro at the Polideportivo Jose Caballero in Alcobendas, Spain.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/731614/2063962|title=Katharina Thanderz vs. Angela Cannizzaro|website=boxrec.com|access-date=20 February 2020}}

In her first fight in her native Norway, she defeated Maria Semertzoglou for the vacant European super-featherweight title on 21 October 2017.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Katharina_Thanderz|title=Katharina Thanderz|publisher=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia|accessdate=20 February 2020|language=Norwegian}}

On 10 March 2018, Thanderz defeated unbeaten Icelandic boxer Valgerdur Gudsteinsdottir by unanimous decision at X Meeting Point in Oslo to win the vacant WBC female lightweight International title.{{cite web|url=https://aebox.org/2018/03/11/una-brillante-katharina-thanderz-se-proclama-campeona-internacional-del-consejo-en-oslo/|title=Una brillante Katharina Thanderz se proclama campeona Internacional del Consejo en Oslo|publisher=aebox.org (in Spanish)|access-date=2024-05-22}}

Thanderz claimed the vacant interim WBC female super-featherweight title with a split decision win over Danila Ramos at Ekeberg Hall in Oslo on 16 December 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenofboxing.com/katharina-thanderz-triumphs-in-bloody-war-with-danila-ramos-to-claim-the-interim-wbc-super-featherweight-championship/|title=Katharina Thanderz Triumphs in Bloody War With Danila Ramos to Claim the Interim WBC Super Featherweight Championship|publisher=womenofboxing.com|access-date=2024-05-22}}

In her next fight she challenged WBC and IBO female super-featherweight champion Terri Harper on 14 November 2020, suffering a ninth-round stoppage defeat at Wembley Arena in London, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/54947700|title=Terri Harper beats Katherina Thanderz to defend WBC world super-featherweight titie|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-05-22}}

After moving back up in weight divisions and securing three points wins, Thanderz returned to Wembley Arena to face Rhiannon Dixon for the vacant European lightweight title on September 30, 2023. She lost by unanimous decision with all three judges giving the fight to the English boxer by 100–90.{{cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/latest_sport/23825603.rhiannon-dixon-defeats-katharina-thanderz-wembley-arena/|title=Rhiannon Dixon defeats Katharina Thanderz at Wembley Arena|date=30 September 2023 |publisher=Warrington Guardian|access-date=2024-05-22}}

Thanderz was born to a Norwegian mother and a Spanish father in Oslo, Norway, where she spent the first seven years of her life.{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/kampsport/i/gX6J9/katharina-29-bokser-om-em-tittel-i-kveld|title=Katharina (29) bokser om EM-tittel i kveld|publisher=Verdens Gang|first=Per|last=Opsahl|date=21 October 2017|accessdate=20 February 2017|language=Norwegian}} She moved with her family to Altea, Spain, where she still lives and trains.

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