Melancholy? Not local boxer and mom Kat Lindenmuth
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Lindenmuth, the fighting mom from Bosque Farms, is headed to a fourth foreign country and fighting in a fourth weight class in pursuit of a third professional boxing title belt.
Lindenmuth on Wednesday announced she’ll challenge Brazil-born, Australia-based, Swedish-surnamed Linn Sandstrom for the latter’s WBA Gold flyweight title on May 16 in a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark.
“We’re really excited,” Lindenmuth (8-5, two knockouts), standing in front of the two title belts she earned in past victories, said during a news conference held at Rosales Karate & Kickboxing. “And in true ‘Kat’ fashion, we’re ready to stand up to that challenge.”
Sandstrom’s resume, combined with the location and the 115-pound weight class at which the fight will be contested, indeed presents a challenge.
Born in Pernambuco, Brazil, Sandstrom, 34, turned pro in Australia six years ago. Of Swedish heritage, she’s fought three times in that country. Danish promoter Kasper Holgerson (Primetime Boxing) is promoting the May 16 card. But it’s likely that Swedish promoter Armand Krajnc, who staged the cards on which Sandstrom fought in Sweden, is involved.
All that’s OK with Lindenmuth, who defeated a Thai boxer in Bangkok in winning her WIBA minimumweight title, then overcame multiple obstacles strewn in her path in defeating Angelina Lukas in Giza, Egypt to claim the WBA Gold super flyweight belt. Lukas is from Kazakhstan, not Egypt, but clearly was the crowd favorite that night in Giza.
The prospect of fighting a Brazilian/Australian/Swedish opponent in Denmark, Lindenmuth said, does not faze her.
“Every single fight that we fight,” she said, speaking for herself and her team, “we just up the level. It’s just pushing a little bit harder.”
Sandstrom’s record (12-4-3, two KOs) becomes a bit more impressive when it’s noted that two of her four losses came among the first four fights of her career.
Since then, Sandstrom’s losses have come against quality opposition.
Last August, Sandstrom lost by third-round TKO to Most Valuable Promotions contract fighter Jasmine Artiga (15-0-1, seven KOs), now the WBA world super flyweight champion.
In April 2024, Sandstrom lost by unanimous decision to then- and still-unbeaten Argentine Clara Lescurat (11-0, four KOs).
Sandstrom can claim victories over veterans Yoselin Fernandez (then 16-6) and Maribel Ramirez (15-14-4), whom she defeated by majority decision for the WBA Gold 112-pound title she’s scheduled to defend against Lindenmuth.
Tony Rosales, the only trainer Lindenmuth has ever had, said the two fighters’ styles are similar.
“She’s really aggressive,” Rosales said of Sandstrom. “But I think in the later rounds, she does deplete. So I think Kat should edge it in the last three of four rounds.”
While embracing the challenge, Lindenmuth said fighting at 112 or 115 pounds, as she did in defeating Lukas, isn’t going be a habit. She prefers 108; 105 is even better.
“These are just opportunities that came around,” she said of the Lukas fight and the upcoming Sandstrom bout. “… Hopefully we’ll have some news very shortly on a defense for my WIBA (title), because (105 pounds) is my home weight.”
Lindenmuth said she believes the May 16 card will be streamed on DAZN, though it’s not yet listed on the streaming service’s website.
SHOW HER THE MONEY: Rosales said Lindenmuth is to be paid $6,000 for the Sandstrom fight — up front. Lindenmuth said she has never received the $5,000 she was to be paid for the Lukas fight in Egypt.