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Coming off a Huge Kickboxing Win, Tiffany Van Soest Set for World Title Match in July
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:51pm EST
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Ovchynnikova
San Diego’s Tiffany Van Soest is set to take on World Kickboxing champion Lena Ovchynnikova in a Muai Thai rematch July 21 in Croatia. The match will be on the last day of a full weekend of the World Kickboxing Championships in Croatia.
Van Soest (9-1) had a solid performance against Vivian Leung this past weekend in Las Vegas for Lion’s Promotions, getting the unanimous decision victory.
(You can see pictures here courtesy of Muay Thai Authority).
Van Soest defeated to Ovchynnikova in their first meeting this past October; in which Ovchynnikova was injured after the second round.
Ovchynnikova has held multiple world kickboxing titles and an undefeated MMA fighter.
No word if this fight will be streamed.
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